What is PINLOCK? How to install, maintain and use PINLOCK helmet visors

[@yorickcouteau1960]

Bro ive been driving around with the yellow foil on it 😆😆😆😆

[@rob-fb5xs]

Good idea, stops it from scratching.

[@umutmithat7274]

I installed mine and rode it like that fir the whole day wondering why my vision is so blurry 😂😭

[@hughjanus590]

😂😂😂

[@morningstar6506]

​@@umutmithat7274Lololol, I pulled it out and called bullshit on it because it was light blue and blurry, for a yellow visor 😂

[@jerrydelatorre5977]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonybarton3746]

Used pinlock for years , but didn’t know it came in 3 grades,found out that 120 is the best , used by gp drivers , it’s expensive,but fitted it to my latest winter helmet , it’s brilliant and woudnt go back to grade 7 or the other one ( which I’ve forgotten) . 😊😊👍👍👍 also don’t forget that the tabs your pinlock attaches to visor can be turned to improve the seal😊👍🤣

[@kiliang96]

Mine came with the helmet, I was surprised to see it was the most expensive, considering what I paid for the helmet, 260 for that helmet, is my best buy ever hahaha

[@dm-pf3ht]

Thanks for adding the "refreshing the pinlock" bit

[@jcdrummer616]

Hands down this is the best tutorial video for installing and removing a Pinlock!! Even puts Pinlocks video to shame!! 👍👌

[@IndyMotoRider]

My visor started fogging up when I stumbled across this vid

[@hottestmangravy9105]

Should’a used a pinlock visor

[@spring9603]

😆

[@MarkoDucatiV4S]

Finally...!! A clear video explaining how to put on and take off the Pinlock lens. Thank you very much and greetings from Italy

[@rubberonasphalt]

0:45 I think the cameraman forgot what he was focusing on

[@erwinerwin1245]

I had no idea what a pin lock was and after watching this super excellent video, I now know what it is and will buy a helmet that has the pin lock system

[@Ad-wh1qw]

Brilliant vid! That yellow film is a bugger to get off and find the edge! I just sat it on my lap and slid it in the pinlock on one side, then folded it onto the visor until I got the the other end, then slightly flexed the visor ever so slightly outwards so the other pin lock slipped into place. Job done! Thanks again! 👍

[@iandaly8786]

Vanessa Ruck you did an excellent video about the Pinlock system, I didn't know what Pinlock meant when I saw it on the features of an AGV Helmet. After watching your video I am now au fait with the Pinlock System and its features and know how to install and care for it. Thank You!!

[@Rickmac22]

Great video, thanks for simplifying this whole pinlock issue. I've always heard about these but never understood the practical benefit nor the installation process. Thank you!

[@stevewilson8752]

Im due to upgrade my motorcycle Helmets (two of them ) & after seeing this video il be going PINLOCK on both Full face & Modular Helmets ☺️👍 Cheers from Bundaberg Australia 🇦🇺🍹🕺

[@pappaclutch3266]

Years of riding, never had luck with pin locks. I use fog wipes and good for about 2 weeks then reapply. Never let me down.

[@MrDixonSyder]

Just bought a second pinlock for my second tinted visor. The install seems easy enough. Thank you

[@nuf294w]

Thanks Vanessa, very clear (no pun intended!) demonstration, off now to install on my new Bell.

[@skl7992]

Wow great content, 0 nonsense, from noob to pro tutorial. Wish the rest of internet could learn here how tutorial should look

[@rodneyhanbaum697]

outstanding video! I recently purchased a shoei Neotec II with this system. Your video is so much better than the written instructions! thank you Miss Vanessa!

[@Chrisjude100]

My first helmet came pinlock ready and I purchased clear, yellow and dark lenses. I used yellow in winter, great for toning down the welter of headlights and traffic signals in town. Used dark in summer in S. Europe (no need ever in the UK). Only problem, it does nothing for fogging spectacles in winter.

[@equalfps]

happy i bumped up to this video. can you have pinlock on whole year around or is it a cold weather thing mainly?

[@paulb1383]

Amazing - my first helmet (5yrs) actually came with that and I had no idea what was! I thought it eas some type of sunshade and could never figure out how to use it.. 😂😂😂😂

[@johnkoons3924]

Wow what a beautiful presentation❤

[@chrisbamborough222]

Vannessa that was was very Professional presentation clear explanation and to the point thanks.

[@docimastic]

Great video, thank you! I had always wondered about pin locks and now I know!

[@EvertClancy]

Thats what i’m planning to buy this winter season, thanks for the detailed review 👍

[@9719178]

What do you use to clean the pinlock once you've removed it?

[@minshum]

Lovin’ the caps & guns. You obviously work hard 👏

[@darlyp8587]

Great video. I have two different helmets with them and never used them. Do they distort vision in any way? I'm a bit older and not a clear as years gone past lol. thanks.

[@monkeytheo]

No distortion at all.

[@MrMesospheric]

Shoot me down in flames, but I've never had fogging issues with modern, ventilated helmets, regardless of (UK) season. But thanks for the explanation, which is excellent.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Lucky, mine fogs all the time.

[@Bateaos]

Very comprehensible and great all around video. great tips. thanks !

[@leonardohunt2359]

This was the best video that I watched, and I watched a few of them. Thanks.

[@gcdiver]

Just bought a transitions lens for my Shoei RF1200. Don’t have any opinion on applying a pinlock insert on this type of visor? Are there any downsides? Thanks in advance!

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Excellent instructions. When I bought my AVG helmet it came with a free pinlock. The guy at the Honda/infinity shop installed it on the visor. After a week of use the pinlock fell off my visor. I put it back on but it kept falling off. Then I took the visor off to see what was going on with it. And I noticed that the pinlock is a few millimetres short of where it needs to reach at the two little screws. So now I have to take it back to the shop and have them sort it out. By the way, pinlock is extremely effective. It reduces fogging massively. I would say completely eliminates fogging in non winter months. We'll see how it performs in winter. But I would highly recommend it anyways. 👍

[@SunShine4Pacal]

Might be useful to add that some Pinlocks are available that tint react in sunlight (I have this on my Ruroc), before buying a helmet, also check what Pinlock options are available to you, especially if your helmet does not have a built in sun visor.

[@SouthernBoyzRyde]

Good video and well explain, I see this as a big plus riding in rain

[@workingorder2189]

Extremely helpful. Thanks a million!

[@QuadZam]

I have that to. Works when its not raining or snowing. So when I drive in rain it really get between the pinlock and visor. Have checked and can see any gaps between. So I would says it is not working in every weather.

[@davedthomas01]

You need to adjust the pins to tighten the seal between the insert and visor 😉

[@stephenhamer1702]

Very good explanation....

[@daSiew]

What i dont understand is, why the Visors dont have a built in double Glass Airpocket from the Factory?

[@musk-eteer9898]

true, i don't care if they charge more

[@michaeltrivette1728]

My helmet came with a pinlock.

[@Gseyer1]

That’s how they make money

[@mengaw-yong2490]

But like double glazing

[@sharpy8498]

Tbh good helmets come with one

[@warrengh5647]

Great info there thanks, especially the fact about refreshing the visor.

[@olmoclaveromarti990]

Thank you so much, so clear

[@yellowdog001]

just got an AGV k3 and installed the in box pinlock. But it is showing glares. Any idea what might be wrong??

[@KingJerbear]

Wow, great video. Answered every question I could ever think of.

[@metaomicron72]

I never put mine (came with the helmet) on because I assumed I was missing some sort of pin

[@wsbygt]

FYI: I already knew what pinlock is and what it does I came for content!

[@VigneshPai]

Thank you for this video. I found my Pinlock(70) insert touches the visor (MT V14) and creates some patches of vacuum. Is this something normal? Although my previous SMK came with a built-in Pinlock, that didn't create any such patches.

[@TheGirlOnABike]

Oh that sounds frustrating. My tip is to double check you out 100% have the right pin lock for the visor. If yes then I'd suggest removing, cleaning and reinstalling to see if that helps. They can be a little fiddly. I hope you get it sorted as they should work smoothly. Worst case maybe reach out to pin lock for support?

[@rupertrussell1]

You may also want to try adjusting the settings on the pins to apply more or less pressure. Possiable less if it's pushing the pinkock too close to the visor?

[@VigneshPai]

Thanks for your replies. Update: I switched to "fog-off", which is a cheaper and more universal alternative. I plan to change them more often. I also learned that pinlock visors with rubbery beading that traps air are subject to wear and tear, given the visor's exposure to direct sunlight, you should be changing it every once in a while.

[@haterhayder]

@@VigneshPai did you watch this video at all? everything you said was mentioned in the video, and further elaborated on how it works and make it last. The tension on your pinlock was too high, and the bead is SILICONE, not rubber, and doesnt degrade in sunlight. so youre spreading fake BS info

[@maninthecab]

Very helpful and informative but where does the word condensating come from ?

[@human1513]

Thank you. I always wondered.

[@sportgliderider]

nice one, i did wonder how it actually fitted, easier than i though.

[@jeffhdpd782]

honestly for me the fogging problem is my glasses much more than my shield. ive used pinlock before and its good to have i guess. it does work so if you dont wear glasses it can help without popping up the visor

[@PanRider939]

Anti fog lens cleaning wipes work wonders.

[@davedthomas01]

For glasses you need to keep the visor closed, keep the inside of your helmet at body temperature, this will prevent water vapour from condensing on your glasses. 😉

[@farmer1216]

Thank you. A lot clearer now.

[@petet7458]

Nice one mate - spot on helpful ... ta

[@timothyjamieson1282]

I need to get this for my hrlmet. Used the Oxford anti fog spray on it and it was the worst ever! Ended up doing 80 kph on a state highway, with visor fully open, blinded by the eind at 5 am, because it fogged up completely! Damn Oxford made it 10 times worse! Any idea how to get that crap off again?

[@patrickdoake6022]

Have a helmet with pinlock getting rid as in rain water runs between 2 visors! Cant see! Prefer single visor, used to that after 35 years on bikes. Ordered nice matt black lid to match my black exterior 🫣🧐😂

[@adrianzmajla4844]

Adjust your pins for a better seal.

[@nestortorres5458]

Awesome video - thanks for sharing 😎

[@mengaw-yong2490]

Not sure why & how but my pinlock on my arai tour x4 lets in water turned screw to tighten and loosen but still lets in water

[@dcxplant]

Brilliant! Ordering one of these rn. Ty

[@ScragNath]

What position should indicator pins be in before/after installation? Do they adjust the tension and how will you know if the are in the correct position?

[@rupertrussell1]

There is 180 degrees of adjustment. There is probably a small arrow on the pin. It' s a cam so turning it either applies more or less pressure on the ends of the pinlock insert. The insert needs to be squeezed between the pins enough to make it pop onto the visor. If you don't have enough pressure it may not seal correctly. I think trial an error will show you what setting works best. And it may change over time as the pinlock insert shrinks and expands depending on how much water it has absorbed.

[@ibrahimdeniz7308]

Oh my god she is beautiful

[@Vid-FX]

Same tech, that my grand father used to stick to his rear window of his classic car in the 70's.

[@smellthecoffee5314]

Great demonstration - very thorough. Don't think the explanation of how it works applies when indoors. The visor and Pinlock are both at room temperature - any improvement seen indoors must be from coatings - which should have been applied to the visor in the first place.

[@rupertrussell1]

The Pinlock has a hydrophilic surface which absorbs the tiny water droplets that form when a helmet fogs up. That's why you have to make sure it dries out between uses. The air lock helps as well.

[@gvxclassics]

Years ago I used the "fog city face sheild". It just stuck to the visor.

[@Droptineful]

Great demo!

[@anuvabsaha5317]

You saved me hours of research. Thanks Van_Essa!

[@hierarchitexture3664]

Those EU helmets are badass.

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Good video.

[@cellphonenut]

Glad I found this footage my j-cruise Shoei is fogging up like SF CA

[@scottbailey5644]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@josephxanthopoulos]

perfect presentation ! thanks

[@twanbrinkman3329]

why did yall remove the course raider 2.0/course surfer Pinlock, i bought the helmet, and now the pinlock is not available anymore. Plus now my visor is all fogged up when i ride. if not bringing it back, is there something i can do to prevent the condensation?

[@tbillyjoeroth]

my visor gets fogged just watching her video, so what do I do now?

[@woodywood3388]

😂

[@varadjoshi6523]

Not nice bro

[@ramzamountain1636]

Hjc hj-17 i bought had cracks on both the pinlocks.

[@davemartin4456]

very well explained thank you

[@neilbassett38]

what is optical clarity at night ? does pin-lock over time saturate needs to dry out ?

[@larrypeplinski593]

Thanks for the explanation.

[@marklewis4284]

Great video

[@Sengrath2986]

Daylight use only makes it worse. What I'm supposed to do , stop on the roadside, taking my anti fog out if the sun sets?

[@Strideo1]

What do you mean?

[@Sengrath2986]

@@Strideo1 as a safety issue, cause you are seeing through both layers, it is only recommended to use it during the day. Want to draw it to you?

[@Strideo1]

@@Sengrath2986 If both the visor and the insert are clear then night riding won't be an issue. The only time I could see it being a problem is if the pinlock has a dark tint on it or something. I use a clear pinlock and a photochromatic visor that gets darker when the sun hits it but everything is clear at night.

[@smellthecoffee5314]

@@Sengrath2986 Is English your first language ? Your comment was ambiguous. Maybe don't be rude to people until you learn how to construct clear sentences.

[@ivansilva4559]

She is soooooo Beautiful 😻

[@TennisDK-hy7hr]

What a beautiful …. Helmet

[@BardicheOverhead]

Where did you get that dope ass cylinder piston necklace?

[@haileyArevan7176]

New subs.thanks for sharing..godbless

[@tervits]

Wind is so noisy when I removed that two buttons 😂 at first i don't understand the purpose I thought it will prevent fogging if removed.

[@bikebudha01]

One the one hand, this video could have been 45 seconds long. As that's the amount of time it would actually take to put a god dam Pinlock visor on your helmet. On the other hand, she is wearing a tanktop... So 7 minutes feels a bit short...

[@rotorblade9508]

good but the test doesn’t tell anything about the principle. so you said it creates a thermal barrier between the inside and outside but the outside and inside have the same room temperature . Anyway, it could have a little effect if the extra layer is thin and warms up quickly as you breathe against it

[@ceesklumper]

Dutch company makes pinlock screens, quite the monopoly. I once cleaned my pinlock screen with Plexus plastic cleaner and thought I ruined it, as it reacted to the cleaner and became soft. But, it evaporated and all was well again. Moral of the story, be careful what you clean it with.

[@annashealthylifeeverything8583]

was it pinlock 30, 70 or 120?

[@bennozwanenburg9318]

Nice product but it's very disappointing XLMoto doesn't have a pinlock for my Course Raider helmet while their website tells me there's a pinlock available: "Pinlock70 prepared, lens not included". So now I have a helmet which is unusable.

[@Jimmy_Saf]

It’s so funny…. I never fit the pin lock on my shoei NXR because I never actually looked in to the benefits. I’ll do this when I get home

[@PanRider939]

Tip. You need to have no moisture in the pinlock visor or it will condense and fog up. Do the job inside a walk-in refrigerator where the air is cold and more importantly, dry.

[@howarddavis3294]

Very good video, thanks.

[@Doomzday831]

Really helped thanks!

[@mrkabonster]

I just don't understand why it's always out of stock for my helmet, Scorpion EXO-GT930.

[@_SoapMacTavish_]

What to do if there are some bubbles appear in the vaccumed area 😭😭

[@Tonyphotoplus]

Pinlocks are GREAT. EXCEPT! When you have to wear classes. Benefit is that not both are fogged up, only one 😵‍💫😁

[@Shootinglefty]

I'm in love

[@yveslegrand9826]

Definitely, I hate this Pinkock stuff. It makes cleaning the visor a pain and doesn't help the vision...

[@msdosnt]

Doesn’t help the vision? Apparently you’ve never had a visor fog up essentially keeping you from seeing at all. This prevents that at a cost of a little bit of blur and/or interesting light artifacts. It allows me to keep my visor mostly closed helping block cold air on my face and it doesn’t fog up. I’ll take the slight blurriness and light artifacts to cure that problem aspect. Easy to clean, take it off, clean what needs to be. Used it during winter very easily to maintain. Yeah it takes a bit to remove and clean then put it back on. Maybe your expectations are unrealistic. I have needed to clean mine 0 times. The outside of your visor is what gets dirty. If your inside is getting dirty something else is the real problem or you aren’t cleaning it right in the first place before putting it on.

[@yveslegrand9826]

@@msdosnt I had my first helmet at 14 which is 50 years ago... no more comments...

[@msdosnt]

@@yveslegrand9826 I’ve been wearing one longer than you and been riding since I was 7. Not to mention that pinlock hasn’t been around for 50 years, not that it matters. Overall, to make a blanket statement that they don’t improve vision is shortsighted at best, they do work and the sales and facts prove it. They have quarks that you have to deal with but none of them come close to your 50 years of ‘expertise’ 🤣

[@RationalJJ]

But why do we need the 2 holes?

[@farzon1]

Ty so much ❤

[@ginobaldini5523]

because there are manufacturers who mount anti-fog visors

[@themystx2]

Pinlocks suck at night. Always keep around a non pinlock helmet (or visor) for when the sun goes down.

[@richardmaximo2260]

Super

[@old4x4]

"Clean it" With what?