Schuberth C3 Visor Question.....

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I ride a 2008 GSA, and purchased a new Schuberth C3 crash helmet recently. Somewhat annoyingly, I discovered the visor will automagically shut at speeds of anywhere over 30mph (typically 30-40mph range).

The helpful people at Oxford Products have changed the visor mountings, and I could immediately notice the difference in the graduated steps when opening/closing said visor - it was much smoother/easier to move prior to th emountings being replaced.

However, unfortunately the visor still exhibits the same behaviour - which I've not personnally encountered over the years with other makes such as Shoei etc.

Now I appreciate that most of the time I will ride with the visor down, but I wouldn't expect a £400 product to function in this manner, and I should be able to choose if I want the visor open or closed regardless.

The next test will be to ride a different bike and see if the same thing happens, or try a different C3 on the same bike maybe....

Has anyone else purchased a Schuberth C3 and encountered similar automagic visor closure behaviour??
 
Just to clarify, I should add that this issue happens when the visor is fully open - slamming down into the shut position (city mode), without the help of human hands, at speeds of circa 30-40 mph.
 
i have the same effect on my c3 do i need to get the mountings changed?
 
Whilst the change of mountings seemed to make the visor feel "stiffer" when moving it from position to position, unfortunately the same visor closure behaviour continues in my case....
 
IMHO The extra weight of the pinlock, coupled with the airflow, is enough to close the visor. I test rode some bikes last summer and found

2005 GS with NN high and wide screen - visor stays open
2008 GS standard screen - visor closed at around 30-40mph
2008 GSA ditto
2008 RT ditto
 
Now done a couple of thousand miles with the C3 behind the noisy and wind torn screen of an F800 :eek:

But have no trouble with the visor shutting :)

:beerjug:
 


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