I take my time I can get them out without too much hassle, it's getting the thing back in that's the issue
Technique, pure and simple. A few seconds, no force involved, 1 broken sidepod in 14 years of very regular visor changes (and that was already damaged so pushing for mitigating circumstances!). \disengage smug mode
The trick to putting it back in is to do it in reverse of how you took it out! When you take the visor out: 1. Open the visor fully so the side clips lift up 2. Push side clips up to release visor 3. Continuing the upward/opening movement of the visor, removing it from the side pods. When you put it back in, don't try forcing the visor into the side pods from the front, start in what would be the open position of the visor and feed/guide the visor into the pod in the same downward/closing/rotating motion. The bit you're trying to slot into place is the cut-out in the visor where it pivots. I usually have one hand on the side pod and use the thumb on that hand to help guide the visor into place. I only do one side at a time - when you've got the visor guided into place around the pivot point, close the visor and the side clip will lock it into place. Now repeat for the other side.
I have wondered why they change the visor and don't use tear off's too. Obviously they are very experienced at changing the visor, and it's unlikely to go wrong, but if it did it could be a disaster. I struggled with changing the visor on my Arai helmet initially, it went against all my mechanical finesse instincts to do what is required, but once I was shown how to do it, and overcame my reluctance to 'rip it out' I now find it effortless and takes a few seconds.
Patience mate. Try to get someone who knows how to do it to show you, it's like anything else, once you know how to do it you wonder why you ever had any problems in the first place!
Old fashioned Isle of Man tradition perhaps???? - ..............Can't think what else it could be........Anyone know?
Only thing I can think of is that using the tear off's impairs optical clarity, not such an issue for the short circuit racers maybe, but when you are on the T.T course there are sections where the light levels are a bit dim under the trees.
Some do both, but you can only put so many tear offs onto the visor. Have you seen the front of a tt bike after the race? Splattered doesnt quite do it justice
One bit of advice then....don't even think of adjusting the aero foil, it will only end in tears with your luck. :tongue:
Been wearing Arai for 15 years or more, always found the visor change really easy (was even easier before they had the 'flip-out levers'), never broken anything doing it but, to be fair I don't change visors that often.
