Scorpion EXO-1000's

The <a href="http://x-ck.com/products/scorpion-exo-1000-air-bug-matte-black" title="ScorpionEXO-1000's">ScorpionEXO-1000's</a> clear face shield uses the <a href="http://www.x-ck.com/categories/scorpion-exo-1000-air" title="scorpion-exo-1000 ">scorpion-exo-1000 </a>quick release system, which is a round dial that allows the face shield to be easily removed but is a bit fussy to replace. The face shield has an interesting bend at the very top and it's notched to fit under the brow vent.

It's a complex mold and, unfortunately, ours has a problem on the left-hand side, where it doesn't come close to sealing around the gasket surrounding the eye port opening. It starts with about a 1/8" gap on the left and doesn't touch the eye port gasket until almost half-way across the face of the <a href="http://www.x-ck.com/blogs/scorpion-exo-1000-helmet" title="Scorpion EXO-1000 helmet">Scorpion EXO-1000 helmet</a>.

This may be an issue only with our example, but prospective owners may want to closely inspect the seal between the face shield and the eye port gasket before committing greenbacks. Not that this is a deal-killer, but it's a surprising faux pas and, I think, may be partly responsible for the elevated noise levels we found.

The face shield has another unfortunate trait that we also experienced on the HJC FS-10; it only has 4 detents to hold it open, and the first is nearly half-way up. There is a lever on the left-hand side that cracks the face shield open just a touch; the lever also acts as a face shield lock, but it's fussy to use and the face shield must be fully opened and slammed home to seal (or as close as it gets to sealing) if the lever is used.

Score: I'll rate the face shield clarity, operation and visibility as "Acceptable", which drops to a "Poor" considering the sealing problem, which may be an issue with our <a href="http://www.x-ck.com/categories/scorpion-helmets" title="Scorpion Helmets">Scorpion Helmets</a> only.