Someone just returned the Insyde you bought with the items they took out of their own TourModular. I own the Tourmodular and the Insyde comm unit. I enjoy both.
That's a unique and very creative idea you thought of to try and get a little more space for your chin. Sounds like it wasn't the solution though if you shelved a $600 helmet and bought a new one. BTW, after the Iridium Silver came off the shield, were you left with light smoke or dark smoke when you compare it to your internal visors? I bought the same white with wide carbon fiber stripe in a size medium, my head measures 57mm for size reference, and it fit great. I have an intermediate oval head and a long face (think Dick Van Dyke, if you're old enough) with small features. I do not have big ears, a big nose or a big chin. The helmet fits fantastic, and I have no issues at all with ears or chin, but the internal drop-down visor and my nose.... not a good fit, literally. When I put the visor down, it hit my nose and pushed on it. It wasn't painful at all, but talk about a major nuisance! I knew the light smoke visor wasn't going to cut it, so I had ordered the dark smoke visor also when I ordered the helmet. When the light tint visor hit my nose, I knew the remedy.... I immediately went to the shed, grabbed the dremel and a barrel sander attachment, and proceeded to go to work on the new dark smoke visor. After 4 or 5 short sanding sessions and test fits, I ended up sanding out a triangle of plastic about 3/4" wide at the base and about 1" tall. I took off quite a bit more plastic than I thought it would need when I started, and my nose barely clears the visor now, but it clears and it looks great. FYI for anybody interested, these are all of the VLT tint percentages directly from AGV (not, "I saw it on a forum" somewhere). These are all the tint shades/colors they produce, but not all colors are available on all shield and/or visor models. Clear = 90% Clear + Pinlock = 80% Yellow = 90% Rainbow = 80% Blue = 50% Light Smoke = 50% Dark Smoke = 20% Iridium Blue = 10% Iridium Silver = 10% Iridium Gold = 10%
The iridium visor is dark tint after polishing off the mirror finish. I like how light the Sport Modular is and the chin bar is only irritating on longer rides. The Tour Modular is a lot quieter and just feels better to me. I'm keeping my Sport Modular as a spare.
There is a tinted 50%, but I opted for the smoke. It's dark but not overly dark. Not sure what percentage it is. I sometimes ride a little before sunrise with no problem.
I am from Germany and my last week ordered Tourmodular Balance did arrive today. My coulor is yellow/Black matte in Size XXL. I got it on Sale for 309,95 Euros, good Deal imho. I am very satisfied with my Choice for this amazing Helmet.
Really useful real world comparison. Thank you for sharing.
Someone just returned the Insyde you bought with the items they took out of their own TourModular. I own the Tourmodular and the Insyde comm unit. I enjoy both.
That's a unique and very creative idea you thought of to try and get a little more space for your chin. Sounds like it wasn't the solution though if you shelved a $600 helmet and bought a new one. BTW, after the Iridium Silver came off the shield, were you left with light smoke or dark smoke when you compare it to your internal visors? I bought the same white with wide carbon fiber stripe in a size medium, my head measures 57mm for size reference, and it fit great. I have an intermediate oval head and a long face (think Dick Van Dyke, if you're old enough) with small features. I do not have big ears, a big nose or a big chin. The helmet fits fantastic, and I have no issues at all with ears or chin, but the internal drop-down visor and my nose.... not a good fit, literally. When I put the visor down, it hit my nose and pushed on it. It wasn't painful at all, but talk about a major nuisance! I knew the light smoke visor wasn't going to cut it, so I had ordered the dark smoke visor also when I ordered the helmet. When the light tint visor hit my nose, I knew the remedy.... I immediately went to the shed, grabbed the dremel and a barrel sander attachment, and proceeded to go to work on the new dark smoke visor. After 4 or 5 short sanding sessions and test fits, I ended up sanding out a triangle of plastic about 3/4" wide at the base and about 1" tall. I took off quite a bit more plastic than I thought it would need when I started, and my nose barely clears the visor now, but it clears and it looks great.
FYI for anybody interested, these are all of the VLT tint percentages directly from AGV (not, "I saw it on a forum" somewhere).
These are all the tint shades/colors they produce, but not all colors are available on all shield and/or visor models.
Clear = 90%
Clear + Pinlock = 80%
Yellow = 90%
Rainbow = 80%
Blue = 50%
Light Smoke = 50%
Dark Smoke = 20%
Iridium Blue = 10%
Iridium Silver = 10%
Iridium Gold = 10%
The iridium visor is dark tint after polishing off the mirror finish. I like how light the Sport Modular is and the chin bar is only irritating on longer rides. The Tour Modular is a lot quieter and just feels better to me. I'm keeping my Sport Modular as a spare.
Did your INSYDE comms system arrive. Is it good?
Yes, I finally got it. Can't say that it was easy to install, but it works well and looks really clean on my helmet.
where did you get the rachet helment lock
I found it on Amazon. Just search helmet ratchet. It was about $15
Is the visor on the tourmodular full smoke or 50% tint
There is a tinted 50%, but I opted for the smoke. It's dark but not overly dark. Not sure what percentage it is. I sometimes ride a little before sunrise with no problem.
Looks awesome I’m going to buy the same one. Did your insyde turn up. If it did do you recommend
I am from Germany and my last week ordered Tourmodular Balance did arrive today. My coulor is yellow/Black matte in Size XXL. I got it on Sale for 309,95 Euros, good Deal imho. I am very satisfied with my Choice for this amazing Helmet.