Help! I can't get my visor back in! - SV650.org

12-01-05, 11:50 PM

Today I decided to go into my local Halfords and get something to stop the misting you get when sitting at traffic lights with the arai rx7. I find some Holts stuff and so I pay for it and go home to see if it works. I get the visor off no problem, give it a good clean and then put the stuff on. I then test it by breathing on it as hard as possible and find it really works, so I thought lets give it a proper test by going for a quick ride. 3 hours later I'm still fighting with my helmet trying to get the visor in place, but I just can't do it. I know what the manual says but it will not go back in.

So can anyone help me here and tell me or give me tips on how to get the visor back on to my helmet as without it I will not be able to ride.

13-01-05, 08:15 AM

It's easy. There are some semi circular cut outs in the visor which locate on some round lugs underneath the cowls at the side of the helmet. Reattach with the visor in the up position over these lugs. Then shut the visor gently. It will be stiff and click and crack but this is normal and is only the visor locating properly. Open and shut the visor a couple of times to make sure it is in properly.

It's difficult to explain in writing. Bring it round to my house and I will do it for you

Sid Squid · 13-01-05, 08:21 AM

Valman

If you till have troubles with it tomorrow, and you will be attending the Soho meet, don't try to force it if you're not sure, someone there, (me, in the unlikely event of no-one else), will show you how it's refitted, it's easy when you know how, but, as Scoobs rightly says, there are some worrying noises if you've not done it before.

13-01-05, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the help guys, but I still couldn't get it back in. I will probably run down to the dealer by the end of the day if I still can't do it, gives me an excuse to go for a ride.

BillyC · 13-01-05, 11:19 AM

Yes... Arais... not a user friendly lid, and highly overpriced in my opinion.

Go buy a Shoei and own a proper lid!

13-01-05, 11:37 AM

The RX7 Corsair is expensive, but fits my head perfectly. I tried on the Shoei XR1000 and it was too tight on my forehead and the X-Spirit was sold out so I had to go for the Arai, but I got a good deal on it so can't complain about the price really.

13-01-05, 11:41 AM

had the same problem with mine, bought arai condor, and the guy in the shop showed me how to take the visor off and snap it back in...buggered if i could remember how he did it when i fitted the fog city insert...

kind of got it back in but still not sure if it's right

.....great helmet though.

Balky001 · 13-01-05, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyC

Yes... Arais... not a user friendly lid, and highly overpriced in my opinion.

Go buy a Shoei and own a proper lid!

Is there much difference in the price between Shoei's and Arais for their top specs lids? I thought they were all around £350-450? I Picked up a Quantum F for £250 when they were replaced by the Astro - top lid, well comfy. Once you get the hang of the visor it really is a 5 second job and you can do it without popping off the side pods!

BillyC · 13-01-05, 12:56 PM

It seems easy to get a good deal on a Shoei... and the lower spec ones maintain quality... I've been very disappointed when playing with a £400+ Arai in the shop!

13-01-05, 01:05 PM

Shoeis were obviously designed for those with primative sloped foreheads

I'd have gone for a Shoei because they do have a far better visor release mechanism, but it really was too tight around the front. I'd never have spent £400 on an Arai, but I got an Astro-J for half that at the bike show

12-01-05, 11:50 PM	#1
Valman Guest Posts: n/a	Help! I can't get my visor back in! Today I decided to go into my local Halfords and get something to stop the misting you get when sitting at traffic lights with the arai rx7. I find some Holts stuff and so I pay for it and go home to see if it works. I get the visor off no problem, give it a good clean and then put the stuff on. I then test it by breathing on it as hard as possible and find it really works, so I thought lets give it a proper test by going for a quick ride. 3 hours later I'm still fighting with my helmet trying to get the visor in place, but I just can't do it. I know what the manual says but it will not go back in. So can anyone help me here and tell me or give me tips on how to get the visor back on to my helmet as without it I will not be able to ride.

13-01-05, 08:21 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Valman If you till have troubles with it tomorrow, and you will be attending the Soho meet, don't try to force it if you're not sure, someone there, (me, in the unlikely event of no-one else), will show you how it's refitted, it's easy when you know how, but, as Scoobs rightly says, there are some worrying noises if you've not done it before. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

13-01-05, 11:19 AM	#5
BillyC Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The exiles of Kent Posts: 2,184	Yes... Arais... not a user friendly lid, and highly overpriced in my opinion. Go buy a Shoei and own a proper lid! <runs and hides> __________________ SV650 K3 - Gone. Now a member of the SV650.org Kawasaki brigade!

13-01-05, 12:56 PM	#9
BillyC Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The exiles of Kent Posts: 2,184	It seems easy to get a good deal on a Shoei... and the lower spec ones maintain quality... I've been very disappointed when playing with a £400+ Arai in the shop! __________________ SV650 K3 - Gone. Now a member of the SV650.org Kawasaki brigade!

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13-01-05, 08:15 AM	#2
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	It's easy. There are some semi circular cut outs in the visor which locate on some round lugs underneath the cowls at the side of the helmet. Reattach with the visor in the up position over these lugs. Then shut the visor gently. It will be stiff and click and crack but this is normal and is only the visor locating properly. Open and shut the visor a couple of times to make sure it is in properly. It's difficult to explain in writing. Bring it round to my house and I will do it for you

13-01-05, 11:10 AM	#4
Valman Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the help guys, but I still couldn't get it back in. I will probably run down to the dealer by the end of the day if I still can't do it, gives me an excuse to go for a ride.

13-01-05, 11:37 AM	#6
Valman Guest Posts: n/a	The RX7 Corsair is expensive, but fits my head perfectly. I tried on the Shoei XR1000 and it was too tight on my forehead and the X-Spirit was sold out so I had to go for the Arai, but I got a good deal on it so can't complain about the price really.

13-01-05, 11:41 AM	#7
twotime Guest Posts: n/a	had the same problem with mine, bought arai condor, and the guy in the shop showed me how to take the visor off and snap it back in...buggered if i could remember how he did it when i fitted the fog city insert... kind of got it back in but still not sure if it's right .....great helmet though.

13-01-05, 01:05 PM	#10
Flamin_Squirrel Guest Posts: n/a	Shoeis were obviously designed for those with primative sloped foreheads I'd have gone for a Shoei because they do have a far better visor release mechanism, but it really was too tight around the front. I'd never have spent £400 on an Arai, but I got an Astro-J for half that at the bike show