All new helmets are sold with Clear visor . Smoke visor on picture are for illustration purposes only

Scorpion 52-517-261 EXO 2000 EVO Air Helmet Tear Off

Overall vision is excellent, and while the aperture is shaped to give a good view when your head is tipped down while laying across a sportsbike, when you’re sat upright, the lower section isn’t intrusive, making for a good, clear view on any bike.

The seal works well, preventing water from entering the top of the visor, channelling it down the sides, and a lever on the left allows you to crack the bottom of the visor open slightly for ventilation. Pushed up, the same lever also locks the visor down. This can be overridden by lifting the visor with more force, and I’ve never had a problem with the visor opening itself, whether locked or unlocked.

The visor is retained with a six-position ratchet that operates smoothly from a single thumb tab on the front left of the visor. I’d prefer to see a tab on either side, for use when I’m at the lights and holding the clutch in, but this is a rare addition to any helmet.

The visor change system is extremely quick and simple, with a single lever on each side to release, and the visor clipping directly back into place without and problems; an excellent system.

A Pinlock MaxVision anti-fog visor insert is included, which doesn’t interfere with the view as smaller Pinlocks can.

There’s no drop-down sun visor in the helmet, but a dark smoke visor is included in its own convenient carrier. I prefer using a dark visor to a drop-down, as it means fewer layers of plastic in front of my eyes. While they’re not for road use, as a spectacle wearer, I prefer to ride with a dark visor in the sun, always carrying my clear with me, should the weather change.

Both visors have tear-off mounts.