Reflecting visors?

[cambridgedan]

is there any advantage to haveing a reflective visor, apart from looking cool as,
Ive got a dark black visor at the moment and was just wondering what the difference was, apart from the obvious reflection cheers

[Ryan432]

MOst of the reflective ones are iridium which give you better visibility than the normal tinted ones, especially in low light. they get scratched really easy though..

[AllanB]

I've had a few mirrored ones - they were all tinted when viewing through them and I felt they reduced glare a lot.

Cool as hell

But - I'm back to the standard style tint as the mirrored ones scratch very easily and I found I was replacing them every 6 to 8 months

Gold is the worst for scratching. Plus I was very careful with them.


On a related note - I find it interesting that I can ride my motorcycle with a fully tinted visor yet I'd get a fine and a WOF failure if the windscreen of my car was likewise tinted.

[cambridgedan]

it is strange, but can u imagine how lame a car would look with a tinted windscreen

[Sharry]

On a related note - I find it interesting that I can ride my motorcycle with a fully tinted visor yet I'd get a fine and a WOF failure if the windscreen of my car was likewise tinted.

True but you can flip ya visor up or change it to a clear one at a drop of ya hat, try doing that with ya windscreen

[PirateJafa]

On a related note - I find it interesting that I can ride my motorcycle with a fully tinted visor yet I'd get a fine and a WOF failure if the windscreen of my car was likewise tinted.

I believe the logic is that people outside of the car can see the driver. Whereas a helmet obscures the face already, so no more harm done really.

[Mikkel]

On a related note - I find it interesting that I can ride my motorcycle with a fully tinted visor yet I'd get a fine and a WOF failure if the windscreen of my car was likewise tinted.

Yes, but no one will complain if you wear sunglasses... Or even if you are half-blind like most Chch drivers.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

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[GOONR]

... I find it interesting that I can ride my motorcycle with a fully tinted visor yet I'd get a fine and a WOF failure if the windscreen of my car was likewise tinted.

The last time I checked a tinted visor is (was) ilegal in the UK, I was really surprised that they are allowed over here.

[slofox]

. Or even if you are half-blind like most Chch drivers.

And most Hamiltron drivers...

[Mikkel]

The last time I checked a tinted visor is (was) ilegal in the UK, I was really surprised that they are allowed over here.

Well, the number of times there's been clear skies in britain since the battle at Hastings can be counted on one hand I believe.

[GOONR]

Well, the number of times there's been clear skies in britain since the battle at Hastings can be counted on one hand I believe.

Very true. I knew there was a reason I left England.

[vifferman]

My AGV has a tinted and mirrored (gold) visor. It proved to be remarkably scratch-resistant. THe only scratches on it were from an inadvertant faceplant. It seems to be darker than the tinted visor on my Shoei, and is HEAPS darker (and blocks LOTS more glare) than the iridium visor on my wife's Shoei. I'm disappointed Shoei visors are so much dearer than AGV ones, and that Shoei don't seem to do a comparable visor. I've found that the nearest I can get is to wear sunglasses as well as use the tinted visor.

I'm not sure how much extra glare the gold mirrored surface blocks, but it must block some. However, the thing I liked most about it was its total impenetrability. It must be somewhat intimidating to motorists being unable to see who/what is behind it.

[ckai]

is there any advantage to haveing a reflective visor, apart from looking cool as,
Ive got a dark black visor at the moment and was just wondering what the difference was, apart from the obvious reflection cheers

Agree with the easy to scratch thing. Bloody insane, even if you take real good care of them. Part reason I got my one (blue) is because it's a different colour to the normal tint. Normal tint is black, which I can't stand, and mine is a bronze which makes it heaps better cutting through the glare and bright light.

Will probably end up getting another one at Christmas time which means it's lasted about 18 mths. Which I didn't think is that bad considering I use it 95% of the time.

[Swoop]

The last time I checked a tinted visor is (was) ilegal in the UK, I was really surprised that they are allowed over here.

Unfortunately there are a few police recruits who arrive here with that same mentality. A certain KB'er has had a few incidents with the same plod, who then had to get a superior to clarify that "yes, it is legal here" to the UK retread.


A visor that reduces the amount of glare is a must. We do not have an ozone layer here...