Visor fogging?

[nodrog:Me]

the " Pinlock System " is a Shoei thing & designed for Shoei helmets but you can fit to pretty much any lid, all you need is a drill,drill bit & 15 minutes. Found me a spare one ( I have a Shoei Multi tec flip front helmet also ) sized up my Nitro Aerotech to make sure it would fit, drilled me holes & 15 min later DONE.... just came back from 2 weeks touring the lower north island & even travelling through national park in thick/cold fog it didn't fog up at all I have recently spoken with a local bike shop & they informed me that the new pinlock visors have a wider oval shape & better side vision to fit the new Shoei XR 1100 & to offer better vision if you are on a sport bike due to the seating position, so before buying anything off the shelf I'd take me lid in a size both up & pick the best that suits you.

Arai have a Pinlock System too.

Fanny

[onearmedbandit]

the " Pinlock System " is a Shoei thing & designed for Shoei helmets but you can fit to pretty much any lid, all you need is a drill,drill bit & 15 minutes. Found me a spare one ( I have a Shoei Multi tec flip front helmet also ) sized up my Nitro Aerotech to make sure it would fit, drilled me holes & 15 min later DONE.... just came back from 2 weeks touring the lower north island & even travelling through national park in thick/cold fog it didn't fog up at all I have recently spoken with a local bike shop & they informed me that the new pinlock visors have a wider oval shape & better side vision to fit the new Shoei XR 1100 & to offer better vision if you are on a sport bike due to the seating position, so before buying anything off the shelf I'd take me lid in a size both up & pick the best that suits you.

Arai also have the Pinlock system.

[p.dath]

I have a pinlock visor, and also are a firm believer in them. Do note that they can still fog up in sever conditions. They just don't fog up as much as having no pinlock.

[insomnia01]

Arai have a Pinlock System too.

Fanny

my Bad

Arai also have the Pinlock system.

My Dble Bad

[Oakie]

But what happens when ya stop at traffic lights or stop signs etc in the pissin down rain.????

Even with my Foggoff mask the visor would fog up when I stopped,not so with a pinlock insert.

Doesn't seem to be a problem ... but then again, I'm not a heavy breather.

[skippa1]

+1 for pinlock

[Toaster]

I rode through the desert road recently on the trip back from Wellington to Auckland and had major fogging in that cold! Shoei Helmet.

[onearmedbandit]

I rode through the desert road recently on the trip back from Wellington to Auckland and had major fogging in that cold! Shoei Helmet.

But did it have a pinnnnloooock?

[breakaway]

Are pinlocks universal for all helmets? I did some searches and only came up with pinlocks to suit HJC, Arai and Shoei helmets. I have a Shark.

[p.dath]

Are pinlocks universal for all helmets? I did some searches and only came up with pinlocks to suit HJC, Arai and Shoei helmets. I have a Shark.

Nope. Some more expensive helmets come with them standard. Some helmets are made so you can buy the pinlock as an extra accessory and fit it. Other helmets were never designed to fit a pinlock visor but there are often third party kits to retrofit them onto the visor.

[nallac]

see here.... http://www.racevisors.co.uk/category...-visor-inserts

it shows pinlock inserts are made for some shark helmets, if your model isn't set up for one they list a universal DYI one.
Ask at your local bike shop they can get em in.I Asked at mine ,they didn't know what they where, but got one in for me.

[NZsarge]

+100 for pinlock. Suuuperb!

[insomnia01]

Are pinlocks universal for all helmets? I did some searches and only came up with pinlocks to suit HJC, Arai and Shoei helmets. I have a Shark.

If you size up the insert Vs your visior & it fits inside the edges of your visior then its only a matter of drilling some holes & your done. I couldn't find any inserts for my Nitro but had a spare lying around for my Shoei, sized the insert up with the visior everything was well inside the edges of the visior, drilled some holes inserted the pins/insert made it a nice tight fit , DONE & it works primo !!!

[DonaldH]

From sparrowhawk september 2008:
"A tiny drop of washing-up liquid, you know the type you use to wash dishes in the sink. Smear it around the inside of the visor and leave it. Cheapest anti-fog treatment I know. That works for me too. A bit of dishwashing liquid on a soft cloth, then like polishing a car. Put it on, leave it for 5 minutes, buff it off. Lasts about a week between applications, and works wonders. makes the inside of your helmet smell like lemon too."

I can testify to it working in the depths of a Scottish winter and the solution being as cheap as chips appeals to a Scotsman :-)

[Matt]

I have a pinlock visor, and also are a firm believer in them. Do note that they can still fog up in sever conditions. They just don't fog up as much as having no pinlock.

Agreed - I've been using the system for the last 5 years or so - I still fog up a bit when it's really cold/wet, as for some reason I can't get a 100% seal with pinlock my new XR1000 (regardless of whether I use my tinted/clear visor) - but overall it seems the best solution, and much better than having to put cat crap etc on it all the time!