Pinlock Anti-Fog Shield Insert

[Giaka]

My new HJC had this as an option so I picked one up. The thing works as advertised. I went from fogging over at the slightest breath to no being able to fog the screen if I wanted to. It gets   from me.

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/helmets_and_eyewear/replacement_shields/pinlock/anti_fog_shield_inserts_for_motorcycle_helmet_shields.html

BTW I decided on the amber unit thinking it could be used at night and I was right. It works just fine after sunset.  

[ConPilot1]

I tried one. The antifogging thing works, but I didn't like it. Too much weird visual shit going on especially at night.
I'll crack my shield while running, open the Multitec up at redlights. I like the air on my face anyway. I never really did ride with
a face shield completely closed up anyway.

[Hambonee]

I tried one. The antifogging thing works, but I didn't like it. Too much weird visual shit going on especially at night.
I'll crack my shield while running, open the Multitec up at redlights. I like the air on my face anyway. I never really did ride with
a face shield completely closed up anyway.

Thats odd. I have one on my Shoei Qwest and have no distortion or visual issues at all be it night or day.

Since you don't really ride with the shield closed guess it doesn't matter but man did that thing make a difference in Foggy, cold, wet washington falls and early winters.

[Giaka]

Thats odd. I have one on my Shoei Qwest and have no distortion or visual issues at all be it night or day.

Since you don't really ride with the shield closed guess it doesn't matter but man did that thing make a difference in Foggy, cold, wet washington falls and early winters.

I haven't noticed that either and yeah my last two mornings have been in occasional thick fog and 44 degrees. Shield was closed all the way to work, never a hint of fog inside the shield.

[Justin]

I have a pinlock shield for my old HJC and I can never get it 100% right, at least when it's really cold and i really need it. It will let fog in between from the bottom, even after adjusting it numerous times. I got sick of playing with it and just use this stuff now.

http://www.amazon.com/Clarity-Defog-concentrate-microfiber-cloth/dp/B003AJGJ3A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1320281607&sr=8-2

Works pretty well and no yucky film like the other products.

On the other hand, I think I just have a bum pin-lock, as most other folks have no problem and rave about them. And mine worked great, when it worked.

[ConPilot1]

I have a pinlock shield for my old HJC and I can never get it 100% right, at least when it's really cold and i really need it.

Mine never sealed right. +1. Even when I could get it seated properly, it would never hold it's position.

[Rincewind]

I got this for Christmas last year.  Too bad it was for the wrong shield - doh!  I have the pinlock for HJ-05, HJ-07, HJ-09 shields.  And I have the HJ-07 shield.  But it's not right for Symax II.  Please let me know if anyone wants these for $20 because I don't think the Symax II shield is available pinlock-prepped.  I will just get another Fog City liner I suppose.  The Symax II fogs so easily in cold weather and I wanted to try the pinlocks.

[ConPilot1]

Mine was a $77 dollar lesson in FAIL, when you count the pinlock Shoei shield I had to purchase in addtion to the insert.

[squeezer]

Love it on my Multitec. Loved it on my previous helmet too. I don't think I'll ever ride without one.

Thought I had a bum insert on the newest one until I found the thin plastic protective covering over the inside that needs to be peeled away.

[bomber]

Love it on my Multitec. Loved it on my previous helmet too. I don't think I'll ever ride without one.

Thought I had a bum insert on the newest one until I found the thin plastic protective covering over the inside that needs to be peeled away.

and here I thought I was the only one to try this shield maintenance regimen.

[stk0308]

I've been using nothing but a Pinlock shield on my Shoei RF1100 since I bought it.  No fogging problems at all in the humid chill of the midwest.  And I've seen the non-covered areas completely white with fogging during a ride.  I'll take what little vision distortion there might be over being completely blinded by fogging.  There are some days it's just not practical to have a blast of cold air blowing straight into your face.  So cracking the visor is out, for me.

I used Fog City inserts in my previous Arai and Shark helmets.  The Pinlock has lasted longer, and worked more reliably, for me.

[ZuluHour]

I bought one for my Shoei RF1000 and X11, which as we all know, fog waay to easily for as expensive as they were.  The pinlock shield worked great even in the coldest temperatures and at a stand still.  However, the reason I ended up getting rid of it was that while the pinlock shield was clear, everything around it fogged right up creating this tunnel vision effect.  It drastically reduced my peripheral vision when fogging conditions occurred.  I ended up buying a Scorpion helmet with the no-fog shields and have had no issues since.

[ConPilot1]

I've got pretty good wind protection behind my big CB shield on the Connie, I could see the cracking of the shield being an issue for those riding naked bikes in the cold.

I ended up buying a Scorpion helmet with the no-fog shields and have had no issues since.

I'll +1 that too. Whatever anti-fog coating Scorpion is using works very well. The only issue with the Scorp anti-fog shield is water condensation building up at the bottom edge of the shield and
the resulting drippage isn't real pleasant, but then again we're talking riding motorcycles in 25° weather, so we're kinda skirting the fence on pleasantries anyway.

[steve.ski]

my pinlock system works really well, no issues. +1 on the amber lens too...

[Marin Phil]

guys who find that pinlock fogs up***  you do know that the pins (attached to shield) are eccentric in shape-meaning that they are oblong not round.  They are made that way so that there is a minute adjustment. It is hard to recognize as you can hardly see the shape of the little buggers. With the little pointer as a guide, adjust the pins until when you snap in the insert the sillycone on the outer rim of the insert is the tightest seal.  Adjust it until it doesn't fog.  Of course if the insert is old the sillycone looses its seal.   During a ride in the rain and cold last year I stopped and cleaned my shield. Rode a bit and it fogged up.  Stopped and readjusted as detailed above and back to no fog.   I have found that nothing works like a pinlock.  Have them on all my helmets.

[ConPilot1]

guys who find that pinlock fogs up***  you do know that the pins (attached to shield) are eccentric in shape-meaning that they are oblong not round.  They are made that way so that there is a minute adjustment. It is hard to recognize as you can hardly see the shape of the little buggers. With the little pointer as a guide, adjust the pins until when you snap in the insert the sillycone on the outer rim of the insert is the tightest seal.  Adjust it until it doesn't fog.  Of course if the insert is old the sillycone looses its seal.   During a ride in the rain and cold last year I stopped and cleaned my shield. Rode a bit and it fogged up.  Stopped and readjusted as detailed above and back to no fog.   I have found that nothing works like a pinlock.  Have them on all my helmets.

Yes. I screwed with them till blue in the face. It did work, like I said I just couldn't get the insert to hold it's position for very long without having to rip it out and reseat it.