legal tinted visors

[M.C.]

has anybody got the legal tinted visors (50%) for their lids if so are they any good and could you put a pic up with your clear visor next to it for comparison.
I would go down the dark tint route but I have heard they can now give you points for this, I know most coppers would just give you a b*******g for it providing you had your clear with you and it was not being used stupidly but I only takes one having a bad day who don't like bikes.

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by M.C.

has anybody got the legal tinted visors (50%) for their lids if so are they any good and could you put a pic up with your clear visor next to it for comparison.
I would go down the dark tint route but I have heard they can now give you points for this, I know most coppers would just give you a b*******g for it providing you had your clear with you and it was not being used stupidly but I only takes one having a bad day who don't like bikes.

TBH if you're going somewhere with a dark visor on then its a good idea to take you clear visor too, in case you ride back when its dark.
I have a very dark visor for one of my lids and on many, many more than 1 occasion have i ended up riding home in the dark with it.
A couple of times this has involved being led home by someone as the lights on my old curvey were about as good as holding a canlde in front of me and on other occasions i've just had to open the visor and keep the speed low to stop my eyes from streaming too much.

[M.C.]

I had a tinted visor for my old suomy and ALWAYS carried my clear one in the oxford bum bag

[Dave20046]

I didn't think any tinted visor was legal. I thought you could only get away with flip down ones and insets as legal.

Don't think you can get points for it either. Someone in the know would be useful to pop up right now....

[M.C.]

there is a % of tint (certain amount of light transmitted available through),
as for the points I remember watching a traffic cops programme last year (I think) and the traffic cop pulled a woman over in a range rover with tinted front side windows and was going to give her points and a fine if she did not rip them off

[Spiderman]

Ah thats tints for car windows etc. I think Daveynumbers is right that there is no legal tint allowed for visors mate and only a fine for not having a clear one.
I'm sure this has come up before numerous times so if you do a little searchy poos you may find the definative answer from one of our resident boys or girls in blue.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by M.C.

there is a % of tint (certain amount of light transmitted available through),
as for the points I remember watching a traffic cops programme last year (I think) and the traffic cop pulled a woman over in a range rover with tinted front side windows and was going to give her points and a fine if she did not rip them off

that's a car not a helmet, I have a feeling it's a different kettle of....

To elaborate; On a car window It's an actual defect with the vehicle - far more likely to carry points as if you had bald tyres etc.

Originally Posted by Spiderman

there is no legal tint allowed for visors

Yes there is. Light smoke and the rainbow iridium types are road legal as are blue and amber tints (according the racevisors.co.uk)

[7755matt]

I was told by my riding instructor that 50% tint was legal provided you had a clear one with you if needed. This is massively different to cars, maximum 25% tint on windscreen and 30% tint on front side windows.

As far as I'm aware it's not worth points but is a fixer.

[Spiderman]

Ah good to know, i guess the light smoke/silver tint on my Spidey lid is legal then since its a genuine HJC item too.
Jeez look at me, i got legal stuff. Who'd have thought it.