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Tinted visor or sunglasses
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:41 pm    Post subject: Tinted visor or sunglasses? Reply with quote

Im thinking about getting a tinted visor and just wanted to hear your thaughts on them...waste of time or must have?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't do without mine .. don't like wearing sunglasses on the bike ...
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A line of black PVC insulation tape along the top of the visor seems pretty effective as a blue peter fix for low sun... not wonderfully handy if you're lying on the tank all the time mind... but cheap as chips to try out Smile

Actually Having see your shades in another thread a tinted visor would probe best bet Wink

Can't remember what the actual ruling is - you're allowed to have a certain % tint... You would be hard pushed to get a Dark visor anywhere apart from online - www.racevisors.co.uk or www.visorshop.com
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol ok whats wrong with those sunglasses! yeh i know the tinted visors are prety much illegal but aparently the police tent to turn a bit of a blind eye as long as its not dark because it seems to be legal to wear any sorta tinted sunglasses underneath ur visor....
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't think dark visors were illegal any more ... there was an article in MCN recently (yes yes I know) Confused Matt/Martyn whats the real story Question
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BlueRR wrote:
I can't do without mine .. don't like wearing sunglasses on the bike ...


Ditto
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sunglasses under the visor look ghey imho....
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are irridium visors as dark as a sorta dark smoked visor?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

doh1990 wrote:
Are irridium visors as dark as a sorta dark smoked visor?


No, but apart from the one for the AGV helmets, I believe they are as illegal as the dark smoked ones. Tinting must be less than 25% I think.

Re being pulled, I suspect that it would be bad luck for a copper to pull you for just the visor. If, however, other parts of the bike such as exhaust, number plate, riding style and/or attitude were wrong is the eyes of the law you may get done for the lot including the visor.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

BlueRR wrote:
I didn't think dark visors were illegal any more ... there was an article in MCN recently (yes yes I know) Confused Matt/Martyn whats the real story Question


It has to conform to BS and be properly marked with the grade X, XA, YA or ZA which will be found in the corner (so to speak) normally where the visor attaches to the helmet.

Most illegal Dark visors will say for daytime use only, means fcuk all without those little letters.

You can buy road legal tinted visors but they have a certain % of tint but cannot remember by how much, if it is the same as the old style goggles it has to transmit more than 50% of the light available.

This law is another bollox one cos you can wear any % tint in the form of sunglasses but i suppose whoever thought this law up was thinking about the fact you can remove the sunglasses if the weather suddenly changes.

MCN bollox again Rolling Eyes
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