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Changing your Arai Face Shield


Arai helmets:  Changing Faceshields

Some riders and accessory sales consultants are (mistakenly) under the impression that Arai faceshields are difficult to change.  I have met Arai owners who are intimidated by the idea of changing the shield.   In fact, recent Arai full-face helmets are designed for the quickest shield change around.   With a little practice, you can quickly change from tint to clear and back again, without every considering it an inconvenience.   For a demonstration, see this video featuring racer Nicky Hayden and others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwT-DHzXW5g

If I can do it, so can you.   My first try, looking in the side mirror of a rented R12R . . . took maybe 10 seconds!  It takes more time to get the “new” shield out of the storage pouch and to place the take-off back in the pouch.  As Nicky points out, it is definitely easier to change the Arai shield with the helmet on and buckled.

As for a suitable shield pouch, there are several products out there, but sometimes they are difficult to find.  Arai actually sells a pouch that is pre-curved and holds two shields, but for some reason the pouch is not available through Arai’s motorcycle helmet distribution.   If your favorite cycle dealer doesn’t have a pouch that suits you, the Arai pouches are available here:  

http://www.winecountrymotorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=483

Now. . . you Arai wearers have no excuses for having the wrong shield installed in the sun or shade.  Ride safely and enjoy! 
Submitted by BMWROK member:  Jim Horton

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  • About
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    • Contact BMWROK President
    • Contact BMWROK Secretary
    • Contact BMWROK Treasurer
    • Contact BMWROK Ride CoOrdinator
    • Contact BMWROK Rally CoOrdinators
    • Contact BMWROK Web Admin
  • Membership
    • Pay Annual Dues
    • BMWROK On Line Membership Form
    • BMWROK Paper Membership Application Form
    • Member Directory
    • MOTY >
      • Current Member Of The Year
  • Events & Rides
    • Frosty Fall Ride
    • Super Sunday Super Bowl Suspense Ride
    • Law Enforcement Benefit Ride
    • Icicles & Motorcicles Ride
    • GSMmotoRent
    • Finding or Leading a Ride
    • All The Gear, All The Time
  • Trips
    • Clark's Covid-19 Adventure
    • Learning Basecamp
    • Deliverance Ride
    • Northeast Florida Rally
    • ROK Club Ride to GA
    • Faisal's European Adventure
    • Best Dam Ride of the Year
    • 2016 Good Saturday Ride
    • 2016 Cabin Fever Ride
    • 2015 BMWROK Rally
    • Jim's North GA Ride Report - April 2015
    • 100 Miles to Go Where?!
    • BBBRBR Ride Report June, 2015
    • 2014 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • 2014 BMWROK Rally Gallery
    • Roger's Trip
    • 2014 Spring Fling Gallery
    • Geoffrey's 18,000 Mile Ride to Alaska
    • 2013 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • Ride: Knoxville to Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, KY
    • 2012 - Where BMWROK Rode
    • BMWROK 30th Anniversary
    • ROKtoberfest 2012
    • Colorado & Missouri Rallys - July, 2012
    • Bluefield, WV Ride - The River Runs Through It!
    • GA Mt. Rally May 2012
    • Ride: Original Mast General Store
    • Ride: Rugby, TN
    • Ed Nabors Award
    • Ride: GS in TN Gravel
    • Ride: ROKtoberfest 2011
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