visors???

raps · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 03 Dec 2002 Karma :

Just a quick question. Are iridium/dark visors road legal?

Im thinking of getting one of them, probably the iridium one, but have heard they arent road legal. Is that the case?

Thx Raps

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

There about as legal as small plate's Sad

for this time of the year i would get a dark one not iridium only coz if your not carefull salt/grit on roads scratch's the nice shiney look!

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

no, legal visors must let 50% of light through

HOWEVER

ride discovered that you wont be pulled for a dark visor on its own, cos the police have more important stuff to be doing which makes sense

just dont wear them at night, in the rain, on a dark day when you dont need them

if you have a loud can, small plate, bald tyres, and are riding like a twat then the dark visor is just another thing for them to pick you up for, so no they arent legal, but you wont get in trouble for wearing them as long as you are sensible

and the more people who use them sensibly the greater the chance we have of gettin them legalised
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

as above, they are not legal.

I would say a small plate is more illegal than a visor though, cos an untrained monkey can spot a small plate

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

never saw the point of a small plate myself, reckon it looks better if everyone has the same size plate

i wont deny bikes look better without them, but you cant do that, so just deal with it, gettin a small one, doesnt make it disapear
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

Mr Lucky · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Karma :

I have been pulled for an iridium visor and for no other reason...
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

obviously depends on the officer, but i think police attitudes (at least in some areas) have changed, dunno though

RiDe has some stuff about it in this months issue
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

ive been pulled for my uridium visor for no reason as well...although nouthing was done about it, i just think they were bored
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Mr Lucky · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Karma :

muppet_ninja · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Karma :

Visors !!!

you mean to say the police see anything other than the back of your bike ?? I hope not Confused