Arai Astro-J }:-(

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

I have one, and the design of the release mechanism for the visor is terrible. It’s fiddly and breaks all the time, and I wouldn’t call it reliable. Right side seems a lot easier to fir the visor into than the left.

I've just spend ages putting it back together after it all fell apart, when I wanted to change my visor.

AND the clips broke a few moths ago, and as a consequence I broke the shield because I needed to change my visor.

Arai . For a £300 lid I expected better.

Sucks

(The rest of the lid is pretty good. )

[Rob W]

Hmmm, first person I've ever heard complain about an Arai. My old man's got the Walker rep one (dunno the model) and he said it's the best lid he's ever had.

I must admit it would annoy me to have paid £300 for a lid that was a pain in the arse for you to change the visor, that's why I've got a Moto-X one and a set of Scott goggles
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[Kram]

*hugs his £60 FM helmet* it saved my head in my crash
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[Annabella]

The visor change system can be fiddly on Arais. I know how much trouble James has had trying to change his. Both my Dainese and my current Shark quick release systems were much faster and far less fiddly.

However, there does seem to be a nack to the system. I think it's all to do with confidence - it sounds like it's going to break, but it'll be ok...


Pity yours broke eh
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[strag]

I have an astro J and initially found the mechanism 'worrying' feeling it was gonna break. But having had a summer of using an iridium visor and lots of changes I can do it in seconds. As has been mentioned it is a knack Putting the visor back in is very easy once you know the angle. Don't give up!!
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[Rob W]

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

I've had the lid for ages. Admittedly, it has been broken for a good part of that time.

I dunno, when it works, its fine. But if you even get it even slightly wrong: "pop"/"crack", "F*** YOU"!!!

I just can't understand why they had to make those parts so cheaply. And it doesn't help when the warranty conveniently doesn't cover "any moving parts".

I phoned up the place I got it from, (when it broke the first time), and they wanted £25 for a new base plate, and another £25 for the shield. All that had broken was the little grey clip, and they wanted me to buy the whole base plate.

So I phoned around and got both parts free at this other place.

[Kram]

all i got on my FM helmet at my crash was a slight scratch, still getting a new one though
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[WildGoose]

yes, visor change mechanism will bite you if you dont act as if you are the boss

i just take mine into the local shop, and ask them to do it for me
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[mchaggis]

The visor change mechanism on my V-Flyer is an absolute nightmare! Full of tiny plastic lugs and bits which look like they're going to ping at any moment. You have to oddly bend the visor to get it in too, at least I do. The guy in HG made it look sooo easy. Ha ha.
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[Fortuna]

This was quite a bit when it was new.

[hawkeye]

I've just got a dark visor for my Astro-J and had to ask the guy at the stand (got it at the NEC) how to change the visor. Had to change visors today whilst riding home (fog closes in quick towards Winchester) and managed the pit stop in about 90s (stop, gloves off, visor out of carrier, change visor, put visor away, bag on, gloves on, zoom off)
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[instigator]

LOL!! You don't really ride around wearing that lara croft helmet, do you?!?!

[Fortuna]

[jonboy]

pmsl a tomb raider helmet - credit to ya fella

[Fortuna]

It cost quite a lot too!

[jonboy]

Well it does look like you went for the super vga version!

[Sparks!]

[Fortuna]

Yes they are about £120 now but it's quite old. Was about £200+ when I got it. Which is still a lot for me.
This will be my next one.

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