The MT Blade 2 SV is a full-face helmet with an internal sun visor, and its main visor (shield) hangs on a pivot mechanism at each side of the shell, held shut by a metal lock. MT Blade 2 visor removal is a tool-free job: release the lock, raise the visor to the top of its travel, then free one pivot and then the other. This guide explains how MT describes that system, the order that keeps the pivots safe, and how to check the lock and the seal once a new visor is on.
Aftermarket visors for the MT Blade 2
The short answer: press the lock button so the visor moves to its first opening position, then lift it until it stops fully open. Release the pivot mechanism on one side and ease that edge of the visor away from the shell, repeat on the other side, and lift the visor clear. To fit a replacement, seat each side on its pivot until it clicks, close it until the lock holds, and test the lock button before you ride.
Blade 2 or Blade 2 SV: check the name on your helmet
MT sells this helmet as the Blade 2 SV, where SV stands for the internal sun visor. Riders and sellers often shorten it to Blade 2, which is why some of our listings use one name and some use the other. The model name is printed inside the helmet, on a label under the lining or on the chin strap.
A visor is shaped for one shell opening and one pair of pivots, so the exact model matters more than the family name. Our catalogue also lists a Blade 1, and keeps an MT Blade 1 range separate from the Blade 2 for exactly that reason.
- Read the label. Match the full model name, not just the word Blade.
- Look at the old visor. Compare its outline, the cut-outs at each pivot and the lock tab with the listing photo.
- Read the listing’s model list. Order only a visor whose listing names your helmet. A listing that also names other MT models is not proof that those helmets share a visor.
Everything we list for this helmet sits in our MT Blade 2 visor range. If you are not sure which helmet you have, the visor finder narrows it down by brand and model.
How the Blade 2 SV visor is held: pivots and a metal lock
MT does not publish a written visor procedure for the Blade 2 SV that we could find, but its product page describes the system in some detail. MT calls the mechanism the MT-V-14 and says: “The pivoting mechanism system of the MT-V-14 guarantees a uniform closure in the entire screen contour.” The same page adds that the mechanism “allows the screen to be replaced quickly and easily, and can be released with just one hand.”
The second half of the system is the lock. In MT’s words: “Once the screen is closed, the lock ensures optimum sealing against wind and water at each closure. By pressing the lock button the screen will be released to its first opening position automatically.” MT also lists a “Metallic screen lock system” and an “Easy screen disassembly system” among the helmet’s features.
That gives the Blade 2 SV two separate releases, and it helps to keep them apart in your head. The lock button frees the visor from its closed position so it can be raised. The release at each pivot frees the visor from the helmet, and removal uses both, in that order.
What you need before you start
No tools are involved, so the preparation is about a clean, steady place to work.
- A towel, or the protective bag MT supplies in the box, so the shell sits still and stays unmarked
- Two microfibre cloths, one dry and one lightly dampened
- Lukewarm water with a little mild soap
- The new visor, still in its protective film
- Good light, so you can see both pivots and the lock clearly
MT lists a protective sheath among the contents of the Blade 2 SV box. Rest the helmet on it with the chin bar towards you, and take off any ring or watch that could scratch the shell or the new visor.
MT Blade 2 visor removal, step by step
The steps below combine MT’s description of the lock with the general tool-free method on our own Blade 2 listings: open the visor fully, release the side mechanism on each side and lift the old visor away. MT’s “Introduction Blade 2 SV” video on its YouTube channel shows the release points on the real helmet, and it is the final word if anything here differs.
- Retract the sun visor. Slide the internal sun visor all the way up into the shell, so it cannot catch on anything while the main visor is off.
- Release the lock. With the main visor closed, press the lock button. MT says the visor then moves to its first opening position by itself.
- Raise the visor fully. Lift it by its tab until it stops at the top of its travel. The method on our listings starts from this fully open position, not from partway down.
- Free the first pivot. Work the release on one side mechanism and, while it is held, ease that side of the visor outwards from the shell. It should come away with gentle pressure.
- Free the second pivot. Repeat on the other side, lift the visor away and lay it inside face up on a clean cloth.
If a side will not let go, check first that the visor really is at the very top of its travel. Never lever it with a screwdriver, a key or a coin, because a broken pivot plate costs more to sort out than any visor.
While the visor is off: pivots, lock and seal
This is the one moment you can reach every part that decides how well the visor seals. Road grit in a pivot makes the visor stiff and uneven, and dirt on the lock or the rubber seal stops it closing tight, which defeats the sealing MT designed the lock to give.
- Wipe both pivot mechanisms with the damp cloth and a little mild soap, working into the recesses.
- Clean around the lock and its catch, then wipe the rubber seal right round the opening. Our guide to cleaning a motorcycle visor seal goes through that part in more detail.
- Dry everything with the second cloth and let it air for a few minutes.
Keep to water and mild soap. Solvents, fuel and household glass cleaners can damage plastics and coatings, including the anti-fog treatment MT lists for this visor.
Fitting a replacement visor
- Hold it by the edges. Keep fingerprints off the viewing area and leave the protective film on for now.
- Offer it up fully open. Present the visor to the shell at the angle it sat at when fully raised, with each side lined up on its pivot.
- Seat one side. Press that side onto its pivot mechanism until it clicks.
- Seat the other side. Do the same on the opposite pivot, keeping the visor square to the shell.
- Close it and peel the film. Lower the visor slowly until it closes and the lock holds it, then remove the film from both faces.
If one side clicked and the other did not, the visor usually looks fine when raised and then closes at a slant. Take it off and seat it again rather than forcing it down onto the lock.
Testing the lock button and the seal
Do these checks at home, not at the side of the road. The Blade 2 SV gives you a useful extra test, because the lock button should behave exactly as MT describes once the visor is seated properly.
- The lock holds. With the visor closed, a light pull at the lower edge should not lift it.
- The button releases it. Press the lock button, and the visor should move to its first opening position by itself.
- It travels smoothly. Raise and lower it several times. It should move evenly on both pivots with no tight spot.
- It seals all round. Closed, it should meet the rubber seal along the whole edge with no visible gap.
Lower and raise the sun visor as well, to confirm the two do not rub. If the lock will not hold or the visor will not move freely, do not ride on it: refit it once more, and if the fault remains, have the helmet checked.
The sun visor: three drop positions
The Blade 2 SV’s internal sun visor is separate from the main visor and stays in the helmet during a swap. MT says it devised a system that lets the rider set how far the sun visor lowers, in three positions, so it can suit different nose shapes. MT also mentions a larger sun visor, which it says reduces the light that gets in when it is down.
Because the two visors sit close together, test a new main visor with the sun visor in each of its three positions. MT’s channel has a separate “SunVisor Blade 2 SV” tutorial if you want to see the adjustment done.
Choosing a replacement visor for the MT Blade 2
Every visor and insert we list for this helmet names the Blade 2 or the Blade 2 SV in its title. The table shows what each type is for and where to read more before you choose.
| Part | What it is for | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Replacement visor for the MT Blade 2 SV | Replacing a scratched, hazed or scuffed visor, with clear and tinted options | clear replacement visors explained |
| Photochromic visor for the MT Blade 2 SV | A visor that darkens in bright sun and turns near-clear again as the light drops | how photochromic visors work |
| Anti-fog insert for the MT Blade 2 SV | Keeping the inside of the visor from misting up in cold or wet weather | how to stop helmet visor fogging |
MT describes the original as a polycarbonate visor whose optical quality allows higher light transmission, with an anti-fog treatment on top. Once it is badly marked, that clarity is gone, and rule 84 of the Highway Code rules for motorcyclists explains why it matters: “Scratched or poorly fitting eye protectors can limit your view when riding, particularly in bright sunshine and the hours of darkness.”
Light marks can sometimes be polished out, and our guide to removing scratches from a motorcycle visor explains where the line sits. Deep scratches in your line of sight mean a new visor.
Anti-fog on the Blade 2: the FogOff sheet and anti-fog inserts
MT lists a “FogOff anti-fog sheet” among the Blade 2 SV’s features, alongside the anti-fog treatment on the visor itself. If your old visor carries an anti-fog sheet, look at how it is attached before you throw the visor away. Treat a replacement visor as the visor alone unless its listing says otherwise.
Our product pages say most of our inserts fit between two small pins on the inside of the visor, so check that your Blade 2 visor has them before you order. The method is to take the visor off, clean the inside with a dry cloth and follow the fitting guide in the pack. A visor swap is the natural moment to do it, because the visor is already off the helmet.
Anti-fog surfaces work by changing how moisture behaves on them. A 2022 materials study in Advanced Science, available on PubMed Central, explains that on a hydrophilic anti-fog coating “condensed water spreads into a pseudo‐film shape immediately to avoid fogging”, instead of forming droplets that scatter light. It is a laboratory paper, not a test of any insert, and our page on anti-fog visor inserts covers the wider range.
Tinted visors and the law in Great Britain
Several visors listed for the Blade 2 come in smoke, mirrored and iridium finishes, so the legal position is worth knowing before you choose. In Great Britain the test is the marking on the individual visor, not its colour or the name of its tint.
The Motor Cycles (Eye Protectors) Regulations 1999 prescribe BS 4110 and require eye protection to carry an approved certification mark of an approved body. A visor is only road legal in GB if it carries that marking.
Iridium, mirrored and dark smoke visors transmit too little light to be legal for road use in Great Britain, day or night. Keep a visor like that for the track or off-road riding, and check the marking on any clear or light visor before you ride on it.
Selling eye protection for road use that is not of a prescribed type is an offence in itself under section 18 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. That is why ClearLineMoto never describes any visor as approved or certified: we do not check the marking on individual items. For more detail, read our guide to tinted visor law in Great Britain, and riders in the US can start with our guide to visor tint rules in the US.
Troubleshooting a Blade 2 visor swap
Why won’t the Blade 2 visor come off?
Most often the visor is not at the top of its travel, or the side release was let go before that edge had moved out. Press the lock button, raise the visor fully, then hold the release and ease the edge outwards in one movement. If it still sticks, look for grit in the pivot before trying again.
Why does the visor not stay shut after fitting?
The lock holds a visor that closes square, so a visor seated on one pivot only will often refuse to lock. Remove it, check that both sides clicked onto their pivots, clean the lock area and try again. If it still will not hold, do not ride with it.
Why is there a whistle or a draught at speed?
MT describes the Blade 2 SV visor as airtight, so new wind noise after a swap usually means the visor is not sitting flat on the seal. Dirt on the rubber, or a visor slightly off one pivot, is the usual cause. Clean the seal, reseat both sides and test again with the visor locked.
Looking after the new visor
Wash the visor with lukewarm water, mild soap and a soft cloth, and let it dry in the air rather than near a heater. Store the helmet in its bag, and keep fuel, solvents and window cleaners away from both visors.
Rule 83 of the Highway Code asks riders to check before every ride: “Before each journey check that your helmet visor is clean and in good condition.” Our complete guide to cleaning a motorcycle helmet visor goes further on technique.
If you own more than one MT helmet, our guide to changing the visor on an MT Thunder 3 walks through the same job on another model, and our overview of visors that fit MT helmets shows how the range is grouped. You can also browse our visors for MT helmets model by model.
This guide was written by the ClearLineMoto team. ClearLineMoto is not affiliated with MT Helmets, and every part we list is described by the helmet models it fits.
Visors and inserts mentioned in this guide
- MT Blade 2 SV / Rapide Pro / Revenge 2 Replacement Visor — Iridium, Smoke, Clear Tints
- Replacement visor for the MT Blade 2
- See the photochromic visor for the Blade 2 SV
- MT Blade 2 SV Anti-Fog Insert
- All visors listed for the MT Blade 2
Frequently asked questions
Do you need tools to remove an MT Blade 2 visor?
No. MT says the Blade 2 SV mechanism lets the visor be replaced quickly and easily, and both the lock and the side pivots are worked by hand. Keep screwdrivers and coins away from the pivots, because levering is how they break.
What does the lock button on the Blade 2 SV do?
It frees the visor from its closed, sealed position. MT says that pressing the lock button releases the visor to its first opening position automatically, and from there you raise it by hand. It does not release the visor from the helmet, which is the job of the side pivots.
Do I need to take out the sun visor to change the main visor?
No. The internal sun visor stays in the shell and works separately. Raise it fully before you start, then test the new main visor with the sun visor in each of its three drop positions.
Will a visor listed for another MT helmet fit the Blade 2?
Rely only on a listing that names the Blade 2 or Blade 2 SV. A visor is cut for one shell opening and one pair of pivots, and a listing that names several models does not prove they share a visor. Compare your old visor with the listing photo before you order.