Helmet Question On Removing The Pinlock Visor

try it if it doesn't work put it back, you can get anti fog sprays, I've never used them but someone will give you their opinion

 

I received pinlock visors with two of my helmets, but I've never bothered to install them, if my visor ever starts to fog up I just crack it open a bit. I might be missing out, but I also wear glasses whilst riding, so how many layers of perspex/glass do I need?

I've just remembered that those same two helmets also have dropdown sun visors, so if I installed the pinlock then potentially that could be 4 layers between my eyes and the route ahead

 

I’ve a Schuberth C3pro with the pinlock installed. The original one wasn't tight enough to create the seal against the visor but they sent me another and that fits perfectly. They genuinely do work if fitted correctly and I wouldn't have a helmet that didn't' use the system. In this damp weather the visor will just fog up whatever you do.

 

I use a pinlock on my shoei helmet and I also wear glasses. I rarely get any fogging on the visor, I give my glasses a little spray with antifog spray which I find stops my glasses fogging up as well. All is good in my world...

 

If you want to keep the visor from fogging up without a pin lock, then go old school and smear a little washing up liquid on the inside and wipe until clear. Still works!

 

Or do as I do and don't ride in the rain... I do have a Pinlock on my Arai but only because it's the photochromic one that darkens in sunlight. The insert so neatly fits right round the edge of the visor so I can barley see it even if I look for it.

 

If you take the pin lock off you’ll almost certainly get fogging on cold days as soon as you breath on the visor - I tried anti fogging spray in the past (muc off I think) and it was pretty good, but still had to open the visor when slow moving or stationary and you have to apply it in a particular way iirc.
I suffer the same issue as you with the pin lock on my Arai but I’d rather see the top of the pin lock in my peripheral vision than suffer from surprise visor fogging!!

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Nick