Shark Vantime User Manual

SHARK Vantime

SHARK Vantime - V01

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CONTENT

• Anatomy of the helmet ............................................... 3

• A helmet in your size .................................................. 4

• Chin strap .................................................................. 5

• Advice for use ............................................................ 6

• Visor ......................................................................7 - 8

• Sun visor ............................................................. 9 - 10

• Textile parts .......................................................11 - 12

• Easy Fit .................................................................... 13

• SHARKTOOTH ............................................................ 13

• Ventilation ................................................................ 14

• Warranty .................................................................. 15

• Legal informations ................................................... 16

Thank you for choosing a Vantime helmet.

The Vantimeis a top-quality helmet that is

ideal for use in urban and extra urban areas.

For the Vantime, SHARK has invested all of

its designing experience in safe headgear for

riding two-wheeled motorised vehicles.

The helmet complies with international

standards but does not purport to guarantee

total protection in all circumstances.

Make sure you carefully read all of the

following recommendations before using the

helmet. Just because you are wearing a hel-

met does not mean you should neglect driving

carefully.

Standard: This Vantime helmet has been

approved and conforms to the

ECE R 22/05 standard. It therefore meets

the requirements imposed on all the countries

that recognise this standard in their territory.

Warning: for French trafc, the Highway

Code requires safety reectors (supplied se-

parately in a packet) to be tted in accordance

with the enclosed plan. In the United States

and Canada, specic regulations require that

helmets that only have ECE approval cannot

be used in these territories unless they have

acquired additional DOT FMVSS 218 approval.

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ANATOMY OF THE HELMET

1) Visor VZ140 long trip

2) Sun Visor

3) Ergonomic sun visor command

4) Top ventilation

5) Cork top ventilation

6) Central visor grip

7) Chinstrap buckle

8) Visor seal

7 - “Precise Lock“ buckle

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XS 53/54

S 55/56

M 57/58

L 59/60

XL 61

A HELMET IN YOUR SIZE

For a helmet to provide effective protection
while remaining comfortable, it has to be per­fectly suited to its user.

Choosing the correct size is essential.

Measure the circumference of your head
with a tape measure, positioning it about 2
cm above your eyebrows: this is where your
head is the largest. Once you have taken this
measurement, compare it to the table of sizes.
Try the size of SHARK Vantime helmet closest
to the measurement obtained, starting with the
size smaller than your head measurement. If
you feel that the contact is too hard, try the
size larger.

Your head should be held quite rmly but you
should feel no discomfort.

Tests for size must be carried out with the
chin strap tightened (please refer to the sec­tion on page 5 for instructions on tightening the
chin strap). Check that you have good vertical

and horizontal visibility.

Check that your head can carry out all of
these movements without any particular dis­comfort.

• Check that when the chin strap is tighte­ned, the helmet cannot be removed from your
head when you try to move it forward by force.
If the helmet comes off or nearly comes off, it
is too big or else the chin strap is not correctly
tightened. Keep trying on helmets until you nd
the ideal size.

WARNING: do not lend your helmet, even for
a short journey, if its size is not perfectly sui­table. For each use of your helmet, it is abso­lutely necessary to make sure that the helmet
is well positioned on your head, and that the
chin strap is properly adjusted, following the
instructions of this manual (p. 5).

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CHIN STRAP MICROMETRIC BUCKLE

Vantime helmet is equipped with a chin strap

micrometric buckle.

“Precise Lock“ ratchet system allows you to
make adjustments through the length of the
toothed portion.

However, it is necessary, when your purchase,
to adapt the length of the chin strap to your
morphology.

Put on your Vantime helmet (p.6) and lock the
holding system.

When the strap is set to medium position,
chinstrap should be correctly stretched below
your chin (A) to ensure a secure hold without
inecting you pain or discomfort.

If needed, adjust the strap length with the
buckle (D, E, F).

Even if the notched strap allows you to im

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prove the setting to each use, it is necessary to

check frequently that the strap length is correct.

To lock the chin strap, you just have to slide
the strap into the appropriate space of the
buckle until the tightened get sufcient (B).

To release the chin strap, pull on the fabric
grip (C) and remove the strap of the buckle.

Warning: never ride with the chin strap loose or

insufciently tightened. Even though the inte-

rior padding gives you the impression of being

held, your helmet risks coming off in a fall.

Never apply lubricating or acid products or

grease or solvents to the chin strap buckle

parts.