How to keep your motorcycle helmet face shield looking like new
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This week on MCrider we talk about 2 ways to keep your face shield and motorcycle windshield looking like new.
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I love how you are just sitting here, waiting for new people to sign up! I love how you acknowledge the new people and praise the unique names! It's inspiring! I wish that everyone who watched your videos would sign up and be a supporting member. You offer such great training. Your selfless compassion for all riders is a gift to the riding community. If I could bankroll the MC Rider Academy, I would.
Kevin - I've been a glider pilot for many years - and those Plexiglas canopies are really expensive. Down the years a lot of pilots have found Pledge furniture polish to be the best medium for cleaning their canopies - and I us it on my MC windshield and helmet visor. Works great. Spray it on and buff with a micro fiber cloth Works great.
I use Z-Clear which also has a anti fog agent in it. To help during those sunny winter days up here in N.W. Indiana. If the roads are free of snow it's a good day to ride. Be safe this 2019 season, I like seeing all the new, and seasoned riders.
Good advice Kevin... I've been in the cleaning biz on and off my whole life. Another cheap way to clean bugs on your helmet for the soaking part is to use a paper towel. I find it soaks up and holds a lot of water. But try not to use a paper towel for the second step, unless you have no other option. Water and soaking time are your best friends for cleaning.
Hi Kevin, I really enjoy watching your very informative videos. I am a 51 year old man that has suddenly purchased a Honda CBR250R. (my wife says mid life crisis, I say I just want to have some fun before I die... although I am happy with mid life crisis - although it doesn't feel like a crisis to me) I did research long and hard around the best bike for a starter and settled on the CBR250R.
I did my upright 2 day course (Sydney AUS) last week and passed. I studied the rider rules and got my L's on Monday just gone. In AUS want-to-be riders need to attend a 2 day practical course and then pass a 45 question theory exam before they can obtain a Learners Permit. So since Monday I can legally ride my bike on the road. I am still trying to build up the courage to take my bike for a ride. I purchased the bike 3 weeks ago and my brother in law was kind enough to pick it up and ride it home for me.
My major fear is cars and trucks. I do however seriously want to feel the freedom of riding.
Am I being too cautious?
I have spent countless hours watching yours and others presentations around safety, technique, road strategy etc...
regards,
Tony
I just started riding a couple of months ago. Even after taking the MSF course, i started by riding around neighborhoods until I got used to the bike.
I did that for a couple of days before taking it out on the road during non-busy times. I'm glad i did that, because the first couple of tuns i made went a bit wider than I wanted and i ended up in the wrong lane.
Tony, I have been riding just over a year now (turning 53) after a 30 year drought from motorcycles. In my younger days I only rode 2 lane roads and rarely, a lightly traveled divided highway. It was relatively comfortable learning, far fewer cars / mile than where I live now. I restarted by riding around my neighborhood and local runs around town on smaller roads. A few weeks of that and I moved to commuting, on 'back roads' and after a couple of months I moved on to traveling on the beltway around the city (2-4 lanes per side, about 115-130 KPH) Trucks are a concern, but you have two gyroscopes under you helping keep the bike true. What little I know of Sydney (Google Earth) I would head out to the national parks around there and build time there. A CBR250R can run on and A or an M (my son had one, they are faster than they get credit for) But I would just "back road it" as often as possible. Fewer cars, better scenery.
We are all cautious, it's our experience that some of us "run with the bulls" somewhat relaxed (no, I'm not completely relaxed around groups of large trucks or the odd electric car, Teselas are stealthy bastards). Enjoy your new found freedom, and remember, there are no motorcycle parking spots in front of the psychiatrist' office.
Cliff.
Tony Tripp
Hi Tony, Terry from Melbourne, Aus. 60 yrs old, been riding 45+ yrs. I have No problem riding anywhere in ALL riding conditions. My 20 cents, just ride around the 'back streets' and neighborhood gaining confidence, and when you feel comfortable, just venture out a bit more, and more and more.
Soon enough you will be riding anywhere you want. Maybe a dumb thing to say, keep to the speed limits. You cannot go wrong. (speed camera's are EVERYWHERE here in Melbourne. EVERYWHERE.)
Regards.
I started riding 8 months with zero experience. I'm 53 years old and I absolutely love it. I didn't do any courses and I passed my riding test with zero demeits. I practiced a lot in parking lots especially the belt exercises created by Moto Jitsu. With full confidence on the bike I actually look for busy traffic. At Christmas I went in parking lots on purpose so I could work on maneuvering. I have zero fear of stupid cars. So work on your skill. Practice practice practice.
Congratulations Tony. I’m thinking that’s a great starter bike. These folks gave smart advice. Practice always teaches well.
Hi Kevin. I've been using Plexus for about a year now. It's a great product. I actually got the tip on Plexus from you over a year ago. I use it on my helmet, my girlfriend's helmet and both our windshields. 2 thumbs up on this product!
Hey Kevin! Well, this is one of my sweet spots :) Fist: keeping the shield at home is one thing, and taking care of it on the way is totaly another (if you wanna do it really well).
1. at home: do it regularly, I am doing this instantly, but regularly is also good enough, if it's really often. Don't way till it's really messy or dirty. I clean it twice a day (before and after the ride), dometimes even 3 or more times! Because the less debris you have on the surface, the less micro scratches you will have after cleaning. And those scratches are the real pain in the... you know where at night!
2. on the road: I use watter, soap, and skin - yes, fingers to get all of those bugs and other stuff out of my shield. This is pretty commont on virtually any filling station and WC, under your fingers, you can easily feel if anything is still left on the shield surface, and you can apply gently "force" to get rid of them.
I"ve been using Plexus on my windscreen and lights for years. Glad I just saw this and now can use it on my visor too. Thank you.
4inch grinder and a 60 grit flapper disc works best. Gets those West Texas vulture carcasses off every time.
Us Texans have a very different sense of humor!! I'm LMAO, and I know that there will be some idiots that will comment on this thinking that WE'RE the idiots! Cant wait to hear some of the responses to this. Still LMAO. Way to go Jack. Too funny!
@@rodneyvale7457 - First Mayfly or grasshopper swarm they ride through, they would get the joke.
Once rode through a swarm at dusk, stopped afterwards to wash my headlight. Swear to God I looked like I was wearing a Mossy Oak ghillie suit. My bike looked like the fuzzy dog car from Dumb and Dumber.
Hi Kevin, i have never rode a motorcycle before and I’m 31, I just bought a 2004 Honda shadow with 29k miles from a friend that was moving out of state and couldn’t take it with him. I really want to thank you because I was planning on getting on that bike and figure it out as I go, but now I am going to go take some classes and try to develop my skills so I can be able to come back to my wife and kid safely every time I ride. 🍻
You got a what a Toyota shadow i like to see that Toyota shadow lol
I carry a small bottle of hydro peroxide in a spray bottle (Walmart). Watch the bugs bubble away, then wipe off. I usually follow up with the same spray polish I use on my bike. My screen does not yellow nor is the life shortened. Works great on the chrome too. An old biker told me that trick.
I carry the smaller can of Plexus in the saddlebag wrapped up in a micro fiber cloth. (so not to scratch up my Ruger .38)
@Johnny Appleseed Thanks for that very intelligent comment. I'm sure that your mother is proud of how you've turned out.
@Johnny Appleseed So I suppose you're a S&W guy? I have some of those, too. I just keep the Ruger revolver with me on the bike. It's lightweight and dependable. Not sure why you're bad mouthing Ruger, though...
@Johnny Appleseed ...and to you, also.
You were right. I got a can off Amazon per your suggestion on a previous video and it's incredible. Like new luster on wind shield and headlights.
When I rode across the country a couple years ago, whenever I'd stop for gas or food, I'd take a napkin, wet it, and lay it on the face shield. It didn't take long (60 seconds) and the bugs were soft. At that point, I gently cleaned the shield with a micro-fiber towel I carried with me. Worked like a charm! I had some of that Plexus too and used it when I got to my destination (VA on the way out, TX on the way back).
Rain X has a product for this stuff now , works pretty good. and a lot cheaper then PLEXUS
If it's not expensive and you use it on motorcycles....what fun is that?
Tyler Higgins yeah really, because you know it's not quality, if it's not expensive. Ask any mechanic with SnapOn tools!
I've been using Plexus for a few years now. Worth every penny.
I carry a small water squirt bottle and bounty paper towels. The squirt bottle is set on mist and the shield will get a covering but not dripping. Then a cleaner brand called "Original Bike Spirits" made for plastics. At fraction of the cost of plexus and does the job quite nicely. Been using it for 30 seasons on my windshields and helmet shields ... great stuff!!
Great tip using the wet chamois, Kevin! Keep the chamois on the bike and use some of your hydration water to do the same thing on the road at a rest stop. I use Plexus on my visor and on my Shoei helmet as well. Keeps the helmet clean and shiny and helps it shed bugs easier. Keep up the good work and see you on the road!
What was the last thing that went through that bug's mind??? It's butt.
Still one of my most favorite jokes
lol
Big fan of Plexus. Use it to give the plastics on my bike a cleaning after almost every ride. Not the cheapest solution out there. But works the best for me.
Plexus works great. My wife and I are going on our longest ride since we started tomorrow. I’ll definitely be putting it in my back pack.
I have been using pledge in the spray bottle for three years now and it works really well it devolves bugs instantly and leaves a shiny wind screen...
Haha 😆 Loved the graphics and sound effects!!! Got pretty warm this last Thursday and there was a sudden outburst of butterflies everywhere. Body parts all over my bike , visor and me!!!
Pledge, I use it on the lexan/plexiglass windscreen on my airplane. So if it works there I don’t bat an eye to use it on my helmet!
i use the wet towel method, learned it from a video for icon helmets a while back. ive found if you use hot or warm water, you can put the towel or rag or paper towel soaked with warm water, wait about 30 seconds and the bugs are gone. the warm water really makes a difference. another way i keep my visor clean is i keep a small pump spray bottle of eye glass cleaning solution and an eyeglass cloth in my jacket pocket (not a lot of extra room on a sport bike) and it works great. lastly, if you dont have either of those options available, ive stopped at gas stations and used their squeegee and window wash to clean my visor. sometimes with me still in my helmet. its messy and you get funny looks, but you can see when you leave the gas station.
Yeah, Plexus is the best! It’s the only thing I use on my helmet and windscreen. It’s expensive, but lasts forever. I bought two bottles a few years back, and still haven’t cracked open the second bottle.
Started using Pro Honda spray cleaner and polish. Works amazing on bike, visor, and costs a fraction of what Plexus does.
I have an Iridium visor. I use a fairly wet microfiber, let it sit for a bit, it wipes off most of the debris, then wipe dry with a fresh microfiber, or use a Blue Scott’s Shop towel to remove water marks. Those are way smoother than a Paper Towel.
My friend and I drove around Lake Michigan last summer. After a day of riding the wind screens were covered in bug guts. My friend went in the motel, soaked a small towel with water then layer it over the wind screen while we went to dinner. After dinner he took the towel off and the bugs were ready to fall off with a wipe of the wet towel. He followed it up with a micro cloth and it looked perfect.
I was on a ride with two others with their Harleys and my rented Road King. We stopped for the night in Cincinnati with lots of bugs on all windshields. We were tired and planned to clean up in the morning. We asked if we could leave the bikes under the main entrance canopy to avoid any rain, and were told that was fine and the front desk would watch them. The next morning we found the bikes soaked by the lawn sprinklers, and not a bug in sight. The shields were crystal clear, but had to dry the seats.
I’ve used Plexus for many years on my helmet and the bike paint to get rid of bugs and road grime. It’s great stuff!
Because of your recommendation, I began using Plexus last year. It's great stuff.
Sorry to burst any bubbles, but Lemon Pledge and microfiber cloth. Pilots have been using it on super-expensive windscreens for decades. Also aids in bug removal. It will clean almost the entire bike.
Plexus is great stuff. I’ve been using it for about 17-18 years. I’ve used it to clean all sorts of equipment from helmets to paintball masks. It has never let me down.
Plexus is great, wont damage the visors, but is darned expensive.
Plexus works so much better than expected. Thank you Kevin.
Way ahead of you on Plexus. Been using it for years and carry it with me.
I recommend the Honda Goldwing or any Harley touring models. It's a big windshield that will protect you from bugs... with a motorcycle attached to them.
i recomend a car of any kind
its cheaper.
lol.
You just described my exact methods! Right down to wrapping the Plexus can in a micro fiber. Note: I use hot water. The wet towel or fake chamois works ideally as well for faring and tour packs!
I find microfiber cloths to still leave fine scratches on my shields and is especially noticeable at night when around bright lights. I like to run the shield under warm water for a minute or two, apply a drip of dish soap, and use my FINGERS to lightly rub it clean. No cloths at any point. Rinse with distilled water and dry with compressed air. Perfectly clear every time.
I clean with Dawn dish soap and a soft dish cloth. Dry with terry or microfiber. Occasionally, I apply PlastX, a plastic restorer I’ve used to keep the back widow on my soft top convertible like new for 15 years. It works great on plastic headlight lenses, too. On the road, I use the windshield cleaners at gas stations. PlastX will correct any scratching that might occur.
👍Plexus is what I use on my airplane's windshield, pledge is used on the leading edges.
best way as a car detailer . first clean visor with a nice window cleaner . then clay bar the visor . then apply think layer of car wax to visor . wait for it to become non transparent and when u push the wax with your finger it should pile up. then buff it off . it is now bug and rain proof. rain rolls off and it's ultra clean. when bugs hit it they wipe off with any napkin or hand . hope that helps . can explain more though if needed
Lemon Pledge seems to be a good fit for this application since I use it on my side walls... have to give it a try on the visor...thanks Kevin even though it wasn't the one you have great experience with....
I have used a little touch of baby soap and then rinse the visor well and just let it air dry. But I also would remove the visor. It always seems to leave a foggy residue so I stopped using my micro fiber cloth to dry it...
Been using Plexus for years. I wear glasses behind the visor. Great tips!!
Honda cleaner (common bike cleaner) is bad for visors, it wont scratch or fog, but over time it will take off any coatings on the visor. It messed up 2 Scorpion 500 visors I had. Now I only use plexus or water on visors.
Good to know. I just started using the Honda cleaner, will keep it away from my visor from now on.
Baby wipes!! I have no idea of the long term impact to the plastic, but baby wipes work amazing, are disposable, easy to come by in small packages, and have multiple uses as far as bang for your buck on carrying a product with you on every ride.
Plexus is the best for faceshields and windshields. I’ve been using plexus and have the same faceshield for over 3 years now without a single scratch...over 13,000 miles...same can of Plexus as well.
Plexus is a great cleaning product for all things plastic and another good tip for keeping your shield clean after using Plexus is to keep your fingers off the viewing area of your shield. Just saying. Good informative video again. Keep "em coming.
I note several comments from pilots about Pledge wax and the windscreen.
I also use that technology on most of my 26 airplanes.
THEN last year I tried Plexus on my Bike. WOW
USING PLEDGE unless I ran clear water over it I found the wax attracted dust.
ALSO when wipping the plastic always use a Non Circular pattern. Over time the micro scratches result in a pattern that kills vision when flying, Ridein into the Sun.
Kevin, as a Christian have you considered how often you use the word "Hate"
Thank you for your contribution to safety
I once hit a pterodactyl while riding, what a mess. It flew right in front of me and splat! I wish I had known your tips then because cleanup would have been a piece of cake.
The plexus is great i have used it for years. My dad used it on his airplane windshield and recommended it!
Kevin, I'll "one-up ya". Someone told me awhile back about using peroxide to clean my face-shield and windshield. Tried it and it's wonderful!! Not only cleaned it but took all the residue and everything off and leaves it crystal clear!! Just put it on a rag just like you're talking about with the water and a dry rag afterward. Proceeded to wipe down the whole bike with it and then moved on to wiping my car wind shield both inside and out and it wiped off all the build up residue that even Windex had left for years! Couldn't believe how crystal clear that turned out!! Now cleaning everything with peroxide!! It's cheap and I never could use up a bottle of it anyway and it's nothing but water and oxygen !! Give it a try and you'll be surprised.
Sand paper, brown public restroom paper towels, Go Jo and brillo pads.... Really cleans them off.
S Tho; Sure, they're good, but I recommend a sandblaster to get of the tough June bugs off and to get to those hard to reach places.
@@nonaubiz8939 It's great for under your fingernails too!
I have used RainX since 2002. Keep it away from the pins for a pinlock extra shield. At gas stations, I get out my own clean microfiber cloth and use their windshield cleaner liquid if it does not smell terrible, or my own spit. If a really big bug hits my main view area, I will find a safe place to stop to clean it off before it dries.
Nice video Kevin. I bought some of the Plexus cleaner and tried it out tonight. It really puts a shine on the windscreen. Thanks for the tip.
For the bike, after I wash it with specific soap I use a paint protector, and then I spray wd40 all around it. Microfiber cloth and wd40, leaves a nice film everywhere making the shine last longer and making it easier on the next wash
Biggest issue here in Florida (on top of bugs) is the sand. Need a new visor and plastic painted/replacement due to the sand blasting from the higher speed roads.
Plexus is freakin awesome! Micro fiber cloth and not a scratch for 2 years and counting!
Hi Kevin- great video and subject matter. BTW, you have a good looking thumb. You could put George Costanza out of business as a hand model. All seriousness aside, I use Plexus on my mother-in-law after we hose her off on the deck. It leaves her shiny and slick. Doesn’t help with the bugs that fly into her teeth much though.
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FYI, if you have a sport bike and have less storage space, you can cut a microfiber cloth into a smaller piece and spray it with plexus and put in a zipper sandwich bag to put under rear seat.
As others have said, Pledge furniture polish is an excellent alternative to Plexus. I’ve used both and have no complaints with either.
best educational channel about motorcycle driving ever. helped me a bunch . keep up this important and awesome work. thank you a bunch
I use the stuff for my glasses. Often times you can get it free or really cheap with free refills. Works great and it's company enough to carry in my jacket pocket.
A video on how to wash your motorcycle would be nice
or a video on how to wash the inside of your helmet
I’ve been using plexus for almost 20 years. It’s also great on all the plastic panels on my bikes. I consider it like waxing metal painted surfaces, except it’s faster and easier.
Funny, I was just looking at my visor thinking hell that needs a clean! nice timing Kevin
I do not use microfiber cloth/towel on the windshield of face shield at all anymore. I've messed up a couple of face shields and a windshield with the microfiber rags. The Plexus is great, never had a problem with it. I switched to bath towels or cloth diapers or Tee shirts.
Plexus......is used on my entire bike for cleaning!!! The very best stuff I can use to clean my bike.
A couple of shield companies have suggested the best product for your shield or windshield is being out in the overnight dew.
Antiseptic wipes and a microfiber cloth work well.
I use Lemon Pledge. Have used it for years with no issues.
Plexus is great stuff. It's not cheap, but neither is a ruined windshield or faceshield
Honda Polish does a great job too.
good tip !
also it is good to remove the road film from the visor. as like headlights do on a automobile. they get dingy after time from
lack of maintenance.
awsome video !!
1000 thumbs up !!
Thanks. I find a little water or spit and a soft rag works fine. That's how I roll. I used one of their products and it didn't work for me at all. I was using the solution to fill in scratches and it just didn't work even though I followed the directions. I never think I need to use a bunch of chemicals to clean. The harshest solution I use is soap and water to rinse. It doesn't stink afterward either.
Once you have it clean, my son uses Rainx without any problems. Please test an area on yours before proceeding further. I like to use the spray on wax and chamois dry method, so bugs are easier to get off and the rain beads away.
I have had lots of times where I had to pull over repeatedly just to clean my visor. I really appreciate this video!
Come on guys, motorcycle season is here we can't keep this guy just waiting for us! He needs to get out there and ride!
Great stuff. I use it on windshield and all plastic
Plexus is a great product I've been using it for a while. Thanks for the video 😎
Decided to get off the freeway this evening for a ride along the regional park...and #*&% SPLAT!
I coat everything with F11. That stuff is awesome, I have an Ultra Limited and was a pain to wash and dry, with F11 I clean it with wet sham only now water hose. Everything slide right off. I carry a small bottle of Bug Slide for when I'm on the road for my wind shield and visor.
I use it. It's great! I was told that the Air Force uses it on their fighter jets windshields.
You covered neither interior helmet sun-glasses, nor fog-deternet in-lays in the visor. You know what I mean. - Love this channel, tho! Keep it up!
The stock screen of my motorcycle had a really tiny "flyscreen" and the only thing it did great, was directing all flying insects towards my visor (and shoulders). Every hour or so I had to pull over and clean it. Since I have a bigger screen on the bike, everything stays pretty clean all day long.
If I have to clean some dirt off, (at home) I get a piece of paper towel, soak it with a splash of hot water and with a few wipes, the visor/helmet is clean again. For on the road, I use "wet tissue wipes" (50 in a plastic box or so) which does the job also. Small enough to carry it under the saddle. Or cheaper, just a microfiber cloth and some spit.
Thank you. What about road grime or grease? Ive got some on mine now and afriad to touch it.
Incredibly useful (I hope). I'm tired of replacing my face shield every year at $40 a pop. After a year it becomes hopelessly beat-up with fine scratches that will not polish out. I usually remove it and clean it with soap and water though it' possible I've used windex a couple of times when in a hurry. Kevin, I'm going to try your methods but I'm wondering whether annual replacement is the norm for these shields. My helment is an Icon Airmada.
I have only replaced one shield and that was from a drop. I do replace helmets about every 3-4 years though.
Thanks for the info, I used Windex.
I use plain old dish washing liquid “Palmolive and water” for the presoak, works excellent... and cheap.
(Get the original, unscented)
(It’s one of the few products you will ever see recommended in an Aircraft maintenance manual for general cleaning)
"Bugs are water soluble." Never thought about it but that's true... and come to think of it, so are we!
Hello Kevin....just watched your new video on plexus plexiglass cleaner/polisher. Stuff looks awesome..at the moment I use to clean and polish my windshield novus1 cleaner polisher. Stuff works fantastic. What are your thoughts on this polisher compared to plexus? I'd love to here your comment. As always keep on riding and as a fellow biker I just wanna say thank you for your wonderful riding tips and great channel...stay safe out there 👍
I use Harley's "bug remover". It's pretty good.
Kevin,
I have a question/suggestion that might make for an interesting instructional video. I've recently brought my 03 Suzuki VL800 down to Ga for school; I've been riding a few years but still very novice even after the MSF course. One of the very small campus parking lots I'm allowed to park in can only be accessed by making a sharp right turn off of a narrow path into a steep incline, followed by another sharp right and decline. (It's equvillant to trying to do a u-turn up and then down a hill). I've done it a few times, but not smoothly. I can't figure out if I should try and make the turn in second gear with more speed, or shift down to first, drag my rear break, and throttle and clutch control to get up it. Do you have suggestions about how to navigate sharp, slow turns in confined spaces with different gradients that might exaggerate or tax the rules of safe, effective mc riding? I've seen your videos on turning from a stop and how to handle that when your on an incline, but I may need to rewatch it. Thanks for all the great content Josh.
One thing if you have the inner shield pin lock do not use anything on inside that shield is soft and scratches right away. I use a product from Sumner labs called 210 is also a very good product.
Plexus seems to work well... I wish the fragrance was reduced... don't really like it in the confines of my helmet if I ride shortly after cleaning it.
I keep a travel size bottle of eyeglass cleaner and a microfiber in my frunk. Clean my glasses before I ride, and hit the bugs on the visor and windscreen as needed.
Any suggestions on existing scratches on face shields and or windshields. (I know you can never get them completely out)
I have been researching ceramic coating to fill in scratches. Good UA-cam video on "Sweet Scoots" I think I will try on a old faceshield to see how well it works.
I've been using Zeiss Lens Wipes when away from home. Individual wipes about the size of a wet wipe you might get a a nice messy BBQ place.
I carry two micro fiber clothes in separate ziplock bags. One of the cloths is damp with water and the other is dry. I use them like you did in the bench cleaning but on the road.
Also what I do. Has worked well for 2 years. No scratches on the face shield.......until I carelessly let my helmet hit the ground.
When I'm on the road and my bike is outside over night I get out before the dew evaporates and clean my windshield with a towel from the hotel. If you ask at the desk they will usually give you old towels they use for rags, just be careful that they give you a clean rag. I do the same thing at home when I'm washing my bike. It lets the bugs soak for hours. I've never used Plexus and probably never will, it looks expensive and takes up way too much room in a saddlebag to travel with. It would be nice if it came in a 3-4 oz. spray bottle.
Hello Kevin ! Thank you for all of this info. Ride safely sir.