Helmet visors: The safe face protection for your motorcycle ride
Helmet visors are essential to protect you from dust, wind, insects, rain or sun on your high-speed motorcycle ride. Because even at a low driving speed, blown stones or dust can become a danger and cause accidents. You should therefore use helmet visors or motorcycle goggles to protect yourself adequately.
Helmet visors are divided into scratch-resistant visors, which are additionally protected with a coating of lacquer or elastic plastic over the normal plastic layer, and non-scratch-resistant visors. The last ones consist of a hard and transparent plastic layer, which is unfortunately more prone to scratches. However, what most helmet visors have in common is:
impact resistant
shatterproof
made of polycarbonates
protect against wind, dust, stones, insects, rain, pollen, snow and possibly the sun
Helmet visors: The safe face protection for your motorcycle ride
Helmet visors are essential to protect you from dust, wind, insects, rain or sun on your high-speed motorcycle ride. Because even at a low driving speed, blown stones or dust can become a danger and cause accidents. You should therefore use helmet visors or motorcycle goggles to protect yourself adequately.
Helmet visors are divided into scratch-resistant visors, which are additionally protected with a coating of lacquer or elastic plastic over the normal plastic layer, and non-scratch-resistant visors. The last ones consist of a hard and transparent plastic layer, which is unfortunately more prone to scratches. However, what most helmet visors have in common is:
impact resistant
shatterproof
made of polycarbonates
protect against wind, dust, stones, insects, rain, pollen, snow and possibly the sun
Visor helmet: what types are there?
Do you want to buy a new helmet visor, but don't know what is important? When talking about helmet visors, one can distinguish between these three types, all of which you can find in our Helmexpress shop:
Sun visors
Sun visors are only intended for use during the day and are offered with different tints. With a sun visor, you are perfectly equipped to protect yourself from the dazzling rays of the sun when riding a motorcycle. In many helmets, they can be integrated in addition to the normal, clear helmet visor and can be easily folded down when the sun is shining.
Pinlock lenses
A double visor in a motorcycle helmet, which consists of a main visor and a second, smaller plastic disc, is called a pinlock lens. With this pinlock lens you prevent the air you breathe from fogging up the window in cold weather and thus restricting your view. Full-face helmets can often be retrofitted with a pinlock lens if this is not built in from the start.
Visors
Visors are available in different designs, for example as clear, tinted or mirrored models as well as visors with pinlock preparation. As tinted helmet visors, they offer protection from the dazzling light of the sun or oncoming drivers. Orange and yellow visors increase the contrast in poor visibility.
Regardless of whether you opt for a motorcycle helmet with a black visor or a mirrored motorcycle helmet visor, these may only be used in daylight and good weather conditions, as they only let in little light and are therefore a danger in twilight and darkness. If you do not adhere to these legal requirements, you must expect legal and financial consequences in the event of an accident. In addition, mirrored or heavily tinted visors must have an E-mark to guarantee safety in daylight. Find safe ECE R22 05 visors for your motorcycle helmet in our helmet express shop!
How is the helmet visor cleaned?
So that your vision is not impaired by dirt or insects while driving, you should keep your motorcycle visor clean at all times, regardless of whether it is a motorcycle helmet with a dark visor or a clear visor. On longer tours, it is worth cleaning your visor during the break, especially when there are a lot of insects around. But what do you have to consider when cleaning?
Stubborn dirt should be soaked with water so that it can then be removed with a microfibre cloth. Avoid wiping away small particles and dirt before soaking - this can lead to unsightly scratches. Heavy rain often helps to remove the major dirt. If only nice weather is in sight, let some water run over the visor yourself or place a damp paper towel on it. Do not use sponges, these can also cause scratches. For interior cleaning, you should follow the manufacturer's recommendations. If you want to clean your visor completely, we recommend removing the helmet visor.
If your motorcycle helmet visor is scratched, do not use abrasives or chemicals. This can cause the plastic to go blind and your vision is dangerously restricted, which can lead to accidents. In this case, it is time to get a new helmet visor. You will find a large selection for this at Helmexpress - browse through our diverse range of visors, sun visors and pinlock lenses and find the right helmet visor! Our Shark helmet visors or the brands NEXX, HJC or SHOEI, for example, are particularly popular.