Arai Tour X – Who's a clever sod then?!

[Robster]

After a little "spill" the other week during the Ady Smith Offroad Skills course where I made a rather sharp and speedy connection between my face and a tree, I sheared off a couple of the little plastic screws that hold the visor and peak on on my Arai Tour X.

It wasn't a problem to remove the ends of the screws that were left in the helmet by heating up a small thin-bladed screwdriver, pushing it into the plastic and simply unscrewing, whereupon I ordered a couple of new screws.

However while waiting for the screws to arrive I resorted to using my old Roof Boxer lid and promptly remembered why I changed to the Tour X. Two words...Cool yet Awful. Yes I know thats three...but you get the idea.

Anyway, after a day or two of intense noise, fogging under normal conditions and catastrophic fogging and leaking in heavy rain/hail on the M3 I reverted back to the "unscrewed" Tour X - there were still 2 screws in place and it visibility couldn't be any worse than with the Roof even if the peak flipped down over my eyes!

My MRA vario screen pushes most of the air clean over my head anyway so it the peak barely moved. However I noticed that the very slightest adjustment of the angle of the peak could result in a massive difference in noise. Literally a nudge of half an inch up or down and it'd go from very noisy to almost completely silent. I know people have complained of these lids being noisy, but I've never really had any bother.

So it didn't seem like beyond the realms of engineering to me for someone to produce something that fit in the original holes on the helmet, secured the visor as normal but allowed for some small adjustment of the peak itself...something which would actually be quite handy even from a blotting the sun out point of view.

What do you reckon? Who's a clever sod?

[Wee Jack]

Well ??? have you made something ???? sounds like it , but no piccies !!!

OR are you submitting this as a suggestion for somebody else to bodge?

[Robster]

Well ??? have you made something ???? sounds like it , but no piccies !!!

OR are you submitting this as a suggestion for somebody else to bodge?

Entirely a suggestion...I'd not have a clue how to make one!

[Wee Jack]

It sounds like a relatively simple engineering exercise to me without actually seeing a tourx in front of me.

I think I could manage something but would be very reluctant to play with somebody elses helmet (easy tiger!!) in case it went badly wrong !!

And I'm not sure of the insurance consequences if you ended up splatted in a modified helmet ?????

But, a tilting peak sounds like a useful mod and would enhance safety (sun visor / noise reduction) without breaching the mechanical integrity of the safety shell - just ensure the visor can still "ping off" in a crash, like the original ................................. mmmmmmmmmmmm? Unfortunately all my attic relegated old lids are flips so I don't have a test mule to work with !!

[FatFergie]

Ummmmm, my Tour X is adjustable, you just loosen the screws and tilt/untilt.

[Robster]

Ummmmm, my Tour X is adjustable, you just loosen the screws and tilt/untilt.

Yup, this is true, but I was thinking more along the lines of a ratchetty sort of thing that would make it adjustable on the fly.

[FatFergie]

Oh I see, maybe two ratchetty type washers either side?

[Sohoeasy]

Rob,mines always half loose and I can adjust it on the Fly ! I even have it half cocked at times leftside up right side down.I'm so cool ! I just can't understand why no one has mentioned how cool I look ?

[Steve C]

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Anyway, after a day or two of intense noise, fogging under normal conditions and catastrophic fogging and leaking in heavy rain/hail on the M3 I reverted back to the "unscrewed" Tour X - there were still 2 screws in place and it visibility couldn't be any worse than with the Roof even if the peak flipped down over my eyes!

My MRA vario screen pushes most of the air clean over my head anyway so it the peak barely moved. However I noticed that the very slightest adjustment of the angle of the peak could result in a massive difference in noise. Literally a nudge of half an inch up or down and it'd go from very noisy to almost completely silent. I know people have complained of these lids being noisy, but I've never really had any bother.

So it didn't seem like beyond the realms of engineering to me for someone to produce something that fit in the original holes on the helmet, secured the visor as normal but allowed for some small adjustment of the peak itself...something which would actually be quite handy even from a blotting the sun out point of view.

What do you reckon? Who's a clever sod?

Hope you patented it Robster Mr Arai's going to make a mint out of your idea if he finds out

[Wee Jack]

Yup, this is true, but I was thinking more along the lines of a ratchetty sort of thing that would make it adjustable on the fly.

Wooooo ! "a ratchety sort of thing" your really upping the anti here !