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jamieclayton9
08-12-05, 10:31 AM
does anyone know were i could pick up a cheap one. getting fed up with not being able to see properly on the way in to work in the morning. many thanks. jamie

Scoobs
08-12-05, 11:02 AM
I've always had good results with these to stop visor fogging.

http://www.speedycom.co.uk/shop/image.php?productid=16541

It is a Respro Foggy mask.

Kate
08-12-05, 11:05 AM
Are you riding in the dark? The reason I ask is that I used to have a fog city insert and it was great in the daylight but in the dark I got a lot of halo's around lights and reflections. In the end I took it out (it took a long time to get the glue off the visor).

I'm currently waiting to find somewhere that has a Pin Lock visor for Arai lids. I don't know anyone who has had problems with the Pink Lock system.

thor
08-12-05, 11:13 AM
I'm currently waiting to find somewhere that has a Pin Lock visor for Arai lids.

http://www.racevisors.co.uk/index.cfm/view_id/4/details/true/code/V-ARA-LTY

Good shop

fizzwheel
08-12-05, 12:25 PM
Are you riding in the dark? The reason I ask is that I used to have a fog city insert and it was great in the daylight but in the dark I got a lot of halo's around lights and reflections. In the end I took it out (it took a long time to get the glue off the visor).

I'm currently waiting to find somewhere that has a Pin Lock visor for Arai lids. I don't know anyone who has had problems with the Pink Lock system.

I find my fog city does this to, but I would rather have a bit of this than having a fogged up visor, I've got a respro mask that Scoobs recommends and I would agree with him top bit of kit, really helps

Balky001
08-12-05, 12:40 PM
I find my fog city does this to, but I would rather have a bit of this than having a fogged up visor, I've got a respro mask that Scoobs recommends and I would agree with him top bit of kit, really helps

I had one of the Hyper-optic fog city inserts that are supposed to go dark in the sun. It was terrible, it looked like it was always dirty even though it was spotless, the colouring wasn't good at all. I found the clear fog city can have a similar effect but the Pinlock is excellent and you can change them at any time so you can have tinted or clear.

Mogs
08-12-05, 01:00 PM
I find my fog city does this to, but I would rather have a bit of this than having a fogged up visor, I've got a respro mask that Scoobs recommends and I would agree with him top bit of kit, really helps

I've got the fog city in both my full face and flip front lids, they work well. I've also got the Oxford version of the mask, but I had to sew the velcro patches in my lid as the self adhesive was not up to the job. The mask takes a bit of getting used to, but it works better than anything else I've tried.

T0mm0
08-12-05, 01:15 PM
I too like Scoobs and Fizz have the Respro Foggy anti fog mask. Never had any problems with the visor misting since fitting it, over 2 years ago.

Cheers
T0mm0

splund
08-12-05, 01:57 PM
Those masks look the business. Think i'll ask Santa for one.

Scoobs
08-12-05, 02:04 PM
Those masks look the business. Think i'll ask Santa for one.

About £10-12 so a nice little stocking filler mate.

Saracen
08-12-05, 03:16 PM
I've found the cheap Oxford ones (~£5) are good, and do the job well. You can pick them up in most bike shops or on eBay.

creamerybutter
09-12-05, 02:45 PM
Are you riding in the dark? The reason I ask is that I used to have a fog city insert and it was great in the daylight but in the dark I got a lot of halo's around lights and reflections. In the end I took it out (it took a long time to get the glue off the visor).

I'm currently waiting to find somewhere that has a Pin Lock visor for Arai lids. I don't know anyone who has had problems with the Pink Lock system.

Yea I removed the fog city insert because of the effect it has on lights. Highly recomend the Foggy mask, not only does it keep the visor fog free (well mostly) but it keeps you mouth and nose nice and warm. No more runny noses or saw lips for me this winter...(well certainly not now the bike is all busted up).

One question though what is Pinlock?

Kate
09-12-05, 05:07 PM
One question though what is Pinlock?
Its like the fog city insert in that its something that sits on the inside of the visor but it locks in place instead of being stuck on. It doesn't have any issues with lights and prevents any fogging in the insert area, you can also get clear or tinted inserts and switch them about as needed.

The only problem is that you need to get a visor which already has the bits ready for the pinlock inserts. They come as standard with Shoei lids but have only recently started doing them for Arai, as I understand it. But I see I can get them from that rather handy link from Thor 8)

jim@55
09-12-05, 05:14 PM
thepinlock system requires you to drill 2 holes in ur existing arai ??visor to accept the pins to hold the visor insert,kinda like the fog city but you can change these as appropriate ,,,u get a template with the kit thats why it specific for the visor ,kinda like a visor within a visor(or so i was told)

raymond smith
09-12-05, 06:18 PM
new arai helmets now come with pinlock visor and imho is the best of the bunch. the fog city worked ok but they didn,t stay in long enough cos the glue failed

northwind
09-12-05, 07:43 PM
Never had any problems with the glue on Fog Citys, I've had 2 and between them they've covered about 25000 miles in 3 years in all weathers. Not being cheeky but I'd be inclined to point the finger at the installation, they can be a little fiddly.

Get the yellow one... I had a blue one in my HJC and while it darkened more effectively in daylight, it was irritating at night, sometimes. The yellow one's less good in daylight but much better at night (yellow and light green tints are good for improving visual acuity in the dark)

I've got a Foggy mask, can't get it to work with my Arai Condor- the cheek pads are too prominent, so it won't fit comfortably. Works brilliantly in the old HJC though.