pinlock photochromactic

[ddtwelve]

I've been looking at these inserts for a while and was wondering are they road legal and do they work ??

[Davidjw]

I used to have a foggy insert and while it was good never went dark enough for me so went for a dark visor instead , but you may get on ok with it 

[ddtwelve]

Be better than a clear visor for me then,as £40 for q dark one a bit much fir a bit of plastic

[DryRob]

My helmet has a flip down sun visor which is very handy, have a look at that option if you're going to need a new helmet soon.

[ddtwelve]

my shoei at the moment a good one , looked at flip ups but my intercom hasent got a ridged boom for the mic  :'(

[DryRob]

It doesn't need to be a flip up to have a visor; AGV, HJC and maybe Shark do "fixed" face helmets with sun visors

[flesh]

They are not road legal and are stamped as for "track use only"
I have been using a Pinlock Protint my Shoei XR1100 for the past year and its ok. Not as good as a full tint pinlock insert though. Slightly darker than a clear insert in normal or dull conditions and good enough to keep most of the glare off in full sun. The benefit is that you you dont have to keep swapping it out for a clear. I took it out for the winter though.
What is is not great at is night riding or poor visibility/heavy rain. The insert is much thicker than a standard clear pinlock so you do get a bit of the double glazing effect which I find distracting in heavy rain. Also does not sit as close to the main visor as a clear  one. Price is steep aswell.