Dark/tinted visors

[at106]

I've been asked what i'd like for christmas and one thing i need is a darker visor. At the moment i only have a clear visor but when the sun does shine a darker visor would be useful. I have an AGV K3 and all the dark/tinted visors say not for road use?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Dark-AGV-K3-K4-Visor-/310340789034?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Helmets&hash=item4841c0a32a

Or another option is to get a clear pinlock visor and use darker inserts but im not sure how effective this will be?

[0l0dom0l0]

The legal limit for the amount of light a visor must let through is about 70% or something like that.

Tinted visors let around 30% through.

They are technically not road legal and its been said it might go against you in the event of an accident but in reality everyone has them.

I personally think they are safer in sunny conditions. They stop all glare from anything. I also think they are safer than riding with sunglasses.
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[weasley]

To be road legal, a visor must have no more that 50% tint. This is barely tinted and not worth it. Anything with a tint that is effective against the sun is darker than 50% and is thus not road legal.

The police have been given advice to be practical with visors, which generally means only intervene if dark/low visibility and let it go under more expected circumstances (eg a sunny day, low sun etc).

I've used a dark visor for 9 years and never been stopped. I always carry a clear one with me anyway, in case the conditions change.

I prefer a dark visor to a dark insert - the clarity is better and it's right across the field of view. If your visor replacement mechanism is straightforward it is no issue to swap between visors. I had an old AGV with fairly easy-to-use visor mechanism, although my current Shoei is easier.

TL;DR - a dark visor will be fine.
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[st3v3]

I'd be ok with it as long as it don't say "not for road use".
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I've been using not for road use black visors since I started riding. Never been pulled for it.

IMO if you're riding around at night with a dark visor you deserve to get pulled.
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[at106]

Thanks for all your replies
I'll always carry a clear visor with me anyway so there shouldnt be an issue.

[Cunnington]

I got a hyper optiks fog city insert for my shark lid, and converted it to pinlock when i got my shoei. The tint changes colour, but it doesnt darken enough to give an even luminesence when you go from dark to bright.

I've got to agree that a tinted insert isnt as good as the full visor, because the tint doesnt cover the full area, and depending on your riding position (how head down arse up you are) it can get in the way a bit. That said, it is easier to carry an insert rather than another visor.
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[instigator]

I haven't used a clear visor for about 5 years. And yes, I tend to ride daily when I can, whatever the weather. Sure makes dark, foggy mornings interesting...

[Andy_Pagin]

I just wear sunglasses.
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[Rogerborg]

"Not for road use" or "Daytime use only" is irrelevant on visors. Unlike for exhausts, it has no meaning in law. What matters is that the visor has a BS4110 or E mark. No mark, illegal. Mark, legal.

I've noted a few times that there's no obvious way to verify whether a marked item actually does meet the required standard. My visor has a stuck on E13 label, so it was ostensibly tested in Luxembourg. How on earth would I check? And why should I? The presence of the mark is what matters as far as the law is concerned.

Incidentally, the label is peeling - the moment that it comes off, the visor becomes illegal. So to keep on the right side of the law, I should make up another one and stick it on, right?

So here's what you do. Buy any visor you like, look the other way while a Glamorous Assistant slaps an "E" sticker on it, and you're every bit as legal as anyone else wearing any E marked visor, regardless of tint or "you gonna die, sucka" marking on it.

Yes, if it's over 50% tint then it shouldn't be E marked, but that's not your problem, is it? Came that way, right?
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[JoeDougieDoug...]

Tinted visors are brilliant! My Caberg flip helmet has an internal one that you can pull down. Pretty swish.
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[nightshaddow]

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[pinkyfloyd]

As above. My helmet has an inner visor that drops down. Does the job.
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[P.addy]

My tinted visor has the same stamps as my clear visor.

It still gets a bit iffy with the proper low sun, but aside from that its ace.

[Atomic Punk]

Dark visor as soon as the clocks go forward or if it light in the mornings/evenings and a clear one when the clocks go back.
Had to change it two days early this year due to the inclement weather.
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[sepher]

I always wear backed out visor, if I get caught out in the dark with it then I just ride around with visor open but normally I carry clear visor on me just in case. I'm still fairly new to riding, so if I do something stupid like stall the bike or almost drop it then I can hide behind the dark visor

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[JoeDougieDoug...]

What has always interested me is those mirror'd visors... you know the ones you get that are reflective from the outside, usually in a yellow or purple colour... do they do the same job as the tinted visors?

https://www.motorcycle-accessories-wiseguy.com/image-files/vr2mir_side.jpg
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[UKRedwing]

I have an AGV k4 as my spare lid, uses same visor as the k3, I have managed to get 4 visors somehow, a rainbow iridium tint which is road legal (came with helmet) a dark tint visor and a clear visor (given to me by a member on here when they wrecked their lid) and an iridium silver mirror visor that I bought. Never been stopped with it in 2 years, I just carry my clear in the visor pouch in my bag and swap it over if its dark.
I put a fogcity in the iridium and its absolutely perfect for riding to work in the morning with low sun, stop more light than a dark tint and the fogcity insert stops it fogging

[Redoko]

This my AVG Stealth 4 or something. Awesome helmet.

In built visor is really handy. No need to carry a spare.

https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/311433_10150382500136201_587806200_10342898_1839075548_n.jpg
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