Best Tinted Motorcycle Visors: 10 Compared (2026)

The short answer: the best tinted motorcycle visor is one made for your exact helmet, in the shade that suits the light you ride in: this guide compares 10 of them from five makers, with prices checked on 10 November 2026. Our overall pick is the ClearLineMoto range of tinted visors, each matched to one helmet, for example the tinted visor for the Shoei RF-1400, NXR2 and Z-8. On the day we checked it cost 24.99 US dollars in Light Black or Deep Black, it was in stock, and it comes with a fit guarantee.

If you want the helmet maker’s own part, Shoei, AGV and Bell all make smoke-tinted visors for some of their helmets, and they are ranked second to fifth below. Pinlock’s ProtecTINT insert is the option for riders who would rather keep the clear visor they already own.

Our overall pick: a ClearLineMoto tinted visor matched to your helmet, such as the tinted visor for the RF-1400. Riding something else? Find the tinted visor for your helmet, with free tracked shipping and 30-day returns.

Who wrote this and why it matters: we sell the five ClearLineMoto visors in this comparison, and we rank our own range first. The other five products are made by helmet makers and by Pinlock. Details of their products come from their own published pages, checked on 10 November 2026. We have not handled or tried them, and we say below where each of them is the better buy.

Before you pick a shade: dark-smoke visors are not road legal in Great Britain, day or night. For a lighter tint, the test there is the approval marking on the individual visor, and we cannot confirm the marking on any of our own visors, so we do not offer them as authorised for road use. The law section further down explains what that means in practice.

Best tinted motorcycle visor: the 10 compared

Ten products, ranked in six places. Our own five share first place as one range, because each of them fits a different helmet and they do not compete with each other. Places two to six are other makers’ products. Every price was checked on 10 November 2026 and is shown in US dollars, exactly as the seller’s own page showed it, so nothing has been converted.

How to read the table

The table compares like with like on the points that decide the purchase: who makes it, what it fits, which shades it comes in and what it cost on the day. It has no star ratings and no scores, because we have none that we could stand behind. The “Best for” column is our own judgement from the facts in the row.

How we ranked them

We used four tests, in this order. First, does a tinted option exist for your helmet at all, because a visor that does not fit is not an option. Second, the price on the day we checked, and whether you could actually order it.

Third, what happens if it does not fit or you change your mind. Fourth, how much the maker tells you about the part: the approval it states, and whether it is ready for an anti-fog insert.

Our own visors lead on the first three. We stock tinted visors for helmets from more than 20 makers, our price was lower than the maker’s own price for the same helmet wherever we could compare the two, and every purchase is covered by free 30-day returns for any reason, plus a fit guarantee on every listed helmet. The makers’ own parts lead on the fourth test, clearly, and we say so in each of their entries.

What we did not do matters as much. We did not fit any other maker’s product to a helmet, we did not measure any lens, and we did not use customer reviews to rank anything. Our five visors are ranked together as one entry and not as five, so that the list is not simply a catalogue of our own products.

What a tinted visor does

A tinted visor has a fixed shade built into the material. It cuts the brightness reaching your eyes all the time, in strong sun and in shade alike, and that is both its strength and its limit. It does not change with the light the way a photochromic visor does.

That makes it a simple, cheap answer to one problem: glare on bright days. It needs no warm-up and no ultraviolet light to work, it looks the same every ride, and a spare one costs less than most other ways of getting shade inside a helmet.

The cost is that the shade never goes away. When the sun drops, behind trees or in a tunnel, a tinted visor stays exactly as dark as it was. That is why a tinted visor is a second visor and not a replacement for your clear one.

Light, mid or dark: what the shade names mean

Every seller names its shades differently. Shoei uses Light Smoke, Mellow Smoke and Dark Smoke, Bell uses Dark Smoke, and our own product pages use names such as Light Black, Smoke, Dark Black and Deep Black. Compare the description on the page, not the name.

On our pages, Light Black is described as a gentle tint that takes the edge off bright days without going full sunglasses. Deep Black, Dark Black and Black are described as sunglasses-level tints. Our guide to motorcycle visor tint options sets out how the shades differ and what each one suits.

If you want one visor for every kind of light, a tint is the wrong tool. The best photochromic motorcycle visors are compared in their own guide, and our comparison of photochromic and tinted visors explains when each one is the better buy.

1. ClearLineMoto tinted visors, matched to the helmet

• Made by: ClearLineMoto, as aftermarket visors
• Fits: one helmet or one helmet family per visor, five of which are compared here
• Tints: from a gentle Light Black to a sunglasses-level Deep Black, depending on the helmet
• Price: from 24.99 to 48.99 US dollars for the tinted options across the five, checked on 10 November 2026
• Returns: free for any reason within 30 days, with free tracked shipping

This is our pick, and it is our own product, so here is the argument in full. A tinted visor is only worth buying if it is made for your helmet, and we stock one for helmets from more than 20 makers, each listed for a named helmet. On the day we checked, each of the five below cost less than the helmet maker’s own tinted part for the same helmet wherever the maker showed a price, and all five were in stock.

What you give up is just as plain. These are aftermarket visors and they are not made by the helmet makers. Our product pages state no approval marking, and we cannot confirm the marking on any individual item, so we do not offer them as authorised for road use.

If an approval statement from the maker matters to you, the makers’ own visors in entries 2 to 5 are the ones to buy. If price, choice of shade and being able to order today matter more, read on.

For the Shoei RF-1400, NXR2 and Z-8

The RF-1400, the NXR2 and the Z-8 take the same visor, so one part covers all three helmets. Our RF-1400 tinted visor comes in Light Black, the gentle tint, or in Deep Black, the sunglasses-level one. Both cost 24.99 US dollars on the day we checked.

The price is the plain argument. Shoei’s own CWR-F2 shield for the RF-1400 was listed at 74.99 to 129.99 US dollars on Shoei’s US site, and it was out of stock there. Everything we stock for this helmet, clear and mirrored versions included, is on the Shoei RF-1400 visors page.

For the Shoei Neotec 2

Touring days start in low light and end at dusk, so on a flip-front touring helmet a tinted visor is usually a second visor, kept for long sunny stretches. Our Neotec 2 tinted visor gives the widest choice of shade of our five. Deep Black costs 28.99 US dollars, and Smoke and Dark Black cost 48.99 US dollars.

Be careful with the name. The Neotec, the Neotec 2 and the Neotec 3 are three different helmets, and this visor is listed for the Neotec 2 only. Shoei’s own shield for the same helmet is entry 5, and the rest of what we stock for it is on the Shoei Neotec 2 visors page.

Riding something else? We stock tinted visors for helmets from more than 20 makers. Pick your brand and model in the visor finder and it shows only the visors listed for your helmet.

For the AGV K6

Our AGV K6 tinted visor comes in Black, which its product page describes as a sunglasses-level tint, at 27.99 US dollars. It is listed for the K6, and the same page offers clear and mirrored versions of the same visor if you want to build a set.

AGV makes a smoke visor of its own for the K6 S and K6, and it is entry 3. On the day we checked it was listed at 110 US dollars on AGV’s US site. AGV also states that its visor is ready for a wide Pinlock insert, a point in its favour that we cannot match with a published claim.

Other options for this helmet are on the AGV K6 visors page.

For the HJC i70

The i70 is the one helmet here where we found no tinted part from the maker with a price on the maker’s own site. HJC’s US site names the HJ-31 as the shield for the i70, but the page we could read gave no tint options and no price. That is why HJC has no entry of its own in the ranking.

Our HJC i70 tinted visor comes in Deep Black at 29.99 US dollars. A deep tint is a strong-sun choice, so keep the clear visor for everything else. Everything we stock for this helmet, clear versions included, is on the HJC i70 visors page.

For the Bell Bullitt

Our Bell Bullitt tinted shield comes in Light Black or Dark Black, both at 47.99 US dollars on the day we checked. It is the dearest of our five, and here the gap to the maker’s own part is small. Bell’s Dark Smoke bubble shield for the Bullitt was listed at 49.95 US dollars, and it was sold out on Bell’s site.

So for a Bullitt, choose on the shade and on whether you can get it. Ours offers a lighter tint as well as a dark one, while Bell’s is the maker’s own part with Bell’s own 30-day returns. More for this helmet is on the Bell Bullitt visors page.

Best for: riders who want a tinted visor made for their helmet, in a choice of shades, without paying the helmet maker’s price. Not for: riders who need an approval statement from the maker, or who want one visor for every kind of light.

2. Shoei’s own CWR-F2 face shield in smoke tints

• Made by: Shoei, for its own helmets
• Fits: RF-1400 and X-Fifteen, as listed on Shoei’s US site
• Tints: Light Smoke, Mellow Smoke and Dark Smoke, among other finishes
• Price: 74.99 to 129.99 US dollars on Shoei’s US site, with no price shown per tint, checked on 10 November 2026, and out of stock there on that day
• Anti-fog insert: compatible with a Pinlock insert sold separately, according to the same page

This is the part to buy if you want the name on the visor to match the name on the helmet. It is made by the helmet’s maker, it comes in three smoke shades, and Shoei’s page states that the shield conforms to ECE-R 22.06. We state no approval for our own visors, so on documentation this entry beats ours outright.

The page does not say whether that statement covers every tint, so read the marking on the shield you receive. Whatever the paperwork, the darkest of the three is still a strong-sun shade and not one for dusk.

It is also sold through Shoei’s dealers, and the product page lets you check dealer stock. That means a shop you can walk into and a person who can check the fit, and for some riders that is worth the difference in price by itself.

It sits below our range on price and availability. Even the bottom of its price range was three times our price for the same helmet, and it was out of stock on Shoei’s own site on the day we looked. A dealer may have it when the maker’s site does not, so it is worth a phone call.

Best for: RF-1400 and X-Fifteen owners who want Shoei’s own part, a choice of three smoke shades and a dealer to buy from. Not for: riders on other helmets, or anyone who wants to pay less for a tinted spare.

3. AGV’s own smoke visor for the K6 S and K6

• Made by: AGV, for its own helmets
• Fits: K6 S and K6, as listed on AGV’s US site
• Tint: Smoke, described on the page as tinted
• Price: 110 US dollars on AGV’s US site, checked on 10 November 2026
• Anti-fog insert: ready for the Max Pinlock 120 insert, which is not included, according to the same page
• Guarantee: a legal guarantee of one year, as stated on the page

For a K6 owner this is the natural rival to our own K6 visor in entry 1. It is AGV’s own part, and AGV’s page says the visor is homologated to ECE 22.06. That is a statement we do not make for ours.

Its second advantage is the insert. AGV states that the visor is ready for the Max Pinlock 120, the wide version of the insert, which matters a great deal if you ride in cold or wet weather. Our K6 product page makes no such claim, and a tinted visor that fogs up is harder to see through than a clear one.

It ranks below our K6 visor on price, which was almost four times ours on the day. The page also did not say plainly whether it was in stock, showing both a button to order and a button to be told when it is available.

Best for: K6 S and K6 owners who want AGV’s own smoke visor and plan to fit a wide Pinlock insert. Not for: riders on other AGV helmets, or anyone who wants a dark spare for under 30 dollars.

4. Bell’s own Dark Smoke bubble shield for the Bullitt

• Made by: Bell, for its own helmets
• Fits: Bullitt helmets, in Bell’s words
• Tint: Dark Smoke, with a black or a brown tab
• Price: 49.95 US dollars on Bell’s site, checked on 10 November 2026, and sold out there on that day
• Returns: 30-day returns, according to the same page

Bell’s own bubble shield is the closest contest in this list. Its price was within two dollars of ours, it is the helmet maker’s own part, and Bell offers 30-day returns, the same window as ours. If you want the shield Bell itself makes for the Bullitt, this is the one to buy.

The page also gives a choice of a black or a brown tab, a small styling detail that matters to some Bullitt owners. It states no light-transmission figure and says nothing about an anti-fog insert.

It ranks fourth for one reason: on the day we checked it was sold out on Bell’s site, so it could not be ordered there. The page we read also offered Dark Smoke only, while ours comes in a light and a dark tint.

Best for: Bullitt owners who want Bell’s own shield and can wait for it to come back in stock. Not for: anyone who wants a lighter tint, or who needs a shield this week.

5. Shoei’s own CNS-3 shield in smoke tints for the Neotec II

• Made by: Shoei, for its own helmet
• Fits: made exclusively for the Neotec II, in Shoei’s words
• Tints: Mellow Smoke and Dark Smoke, among other finishes
• Price: 74.99 to 129.99 US dollars on Shoei’s US site, with no price shown per tint, checked on 10 November 2026, and out of stock there on that day
• Anti-fog insert: compatible with a Pinlock insert sold separately, according to the same page

Shoei’s own shield for the Neotec II is the rival to our Neotec 2 visor in entry 1. It comes in two smoke shades, Mellow Smoke and the darker Dark Smoke, and it is ready for an anti-fog insert, which our product page does not claim.

Its strength is the same as entry 2. It is the helmet maker’s own part, made for one helmet and sold through Shoei’s dealers, so if an exact match to the original part matters more than price, start here.

It ranks fifth because it covers one helmet and costs more. The bottom of its price range was 26 dollars more than our dearest Neotec 2 tint and 46 dollars more than our Deep Black, and it was out of stock on Shoei’s site on the day we looked.

Best for: Neotec II owners who want Shoei’s own shield and an anti-fog insert to go with it. Not for: owners of the first Neotec or the Neotec 3, which are different helmets.

6. Pinlock EVO ProtecTINT insert for the Shoei RF-1400 visor

• Made by: Pinlock
• What it is: an anti-fog insert with a tint that adapts to the light, not a visor
• Tint: clear to light smoke, in Pinlock’s words
• Fits: the Shoei RF-1400 visor, using Shoei’s own pins, with other Shoei models listed on the same page
• Price: Pinlock’s page showed no price when we checked on 10 November 2026

The ProtecTINT is a different idea, and for some riders a better one. It sits inside a Pinlock-ready visor, stops the visor fogging and adapts its tint to the light. You keep the clear visor you already own and get some shade without carrying a second visor.

Its limits come from the same design. Pinlock describes the change as clear to light smoke, so it is a mild tint and not a dark one. It is made per visor shape, so you need the version for your exact visor, and your visor has to have the pins to hold it.

We rank it last because it is not a tinted visor, and this is a comparison of tinted visors. That is a matter of category and not of quality. For a rider whose first problem is fog, it could fairly be ranked first.

Best for: RF-1400 owners with a Pinlock-ready visor who want fog control and a light tint in one part. Not for: anyone who wants a properly dark shade in strong sun. We sell Pinlock-compatible clear inserts, which are not made by Pinlock, on our anti-fog inserts page.

Decided on a tinted visor and not an insert? Start with your helmet in the visor finder, or browse all our tinted visors by helmet, each covered by the fit guarantee on the helmets listed on its product page.

How to choose a tinted visor in two minutes

1. Read the model name on the label inside your helmet. Generations with similar names often take different visors.
2. Decide what the tint is for. A light tint takes the edge off bright days, while a deep tint is a strong-sun shade only.
3. Look for your helmet in the table above. If it is there, that entry is your starting point.
4. If it is not there, use the visor finder or browse every tinted visor by helmet.
5. Decide whether you want the helmet maker’s own part and its approval statement. If you do, and one exists for your helmet, buy that and accept the price.
6. Keep your clear visor, and carry it on any ride that might run into dusk.

Two more checks are worth a minute. If you ride in cold or wet weather, look at whether the visor is ready for an anti-fog insert, because fog and a tint together cut your view twice over. And look at the returns window before you buy, because a visor that will not clip in has to go back.

Once it arrives, treat a tinted visor like any other. Clean it with water and a soft cloth, keep it in a bag when it is not on the helmet, and replace it when it scratches, because a scratched tinted visor scatters light just as a scratched clear one does.

Tinted visors and the law

Great Britain

In Great Britain the legal test is the approval marking on the individual visor, not its colour or the name of its tint. The rules are in the Motor Cycles (Eye Protectors) Regulations 1999, and rule 84 of the Highway Code rules for motorcyclists says that eye protectors must comply with those regulations.

Dark-smoke, iridium and mirrored visors transmit too little light to be legal for road use in Great Britain, day or night. That applies to the makers’ darkest shields in this list as much as to ours. We do not check the markings on individual items, so we make no claim about road use for any visor in this comparison, ours included.

A lighter tint does not settle the question either. What decides it is the marking on the visor you receive, so check that marking before you rely on it. Our guide to tinted motorcycle visors and the law in Great Britain covers the detail.

United States

In the United States the rules are set state by state. Check what your own state requires before you fit any tinted visor, and see our guide to tinted visors and US state rules for where to start.

Common questions

Is a tinted motorcycle visor legal in Great Britain?

A dark-smoke visor is not road legal in Great Britain, day or night. For a lighter tint, the test is the approval marking on the individual visor and not its colour. We cannot confirm the marking on our own visors, so we do not offer them as authorised for road use.

Light smoke or dark smoke: which should I buy?

Buy for the light you ride in most. A light tint takes the edge off bright days and is the easier one to live with, while a dark tint is a strong-sun choice only. Neither replaces a clear visor when the light drops.

Can I ride at night with a tinted visor?

We would not. A tinted visor cuts the light reaching your eyes all the time, and after dark there is little light to spare. Fit your clear visor before dusk or carry it with you.

Is an aftermarket tinted visor the same as the helmet maker’s own?

No. An aftermarket visor is made by a different manufacturer to fit the same helmet. It is not the maker’s part, it does not carry the maker’s warranty, and it may not state the approval that the maker’s part states. What it offers is a lower price and a wider choice of helmets and shades.

Will a tinted visor fit my helmet?

Only if it is listed for your exact model. Use the model name on the label inside the helmet and not the look of the visor, because helmets with similar names often take different visors. Our visor finder asks for the brand and the model and shows only the visors listed for it.

The verdict

For most riders the best tinted motorcycle visor is a ClearLineMoto visor matched to their helmet. It exists for their helmet, it cost less than the maker’s own wherever we could compare the two, it comes in more than one shade for three of the five helmets here, and it is covered by free 30-day returns for any reason. That is our own product and our own ranking, which is why the disclosure sits at the top of this page.

• You own an RF-1400, NXR2 or Z-8: our visor in entry 1, or entry 2 if you want Shoei’s own part.
• You ride a K6: our visor in entry 1, or entry 3 if you want AGV’s own part and a wide Pinlock insert.
• You ride a Bullitt: our shield in entry 1 for a choice of shade, or entry 4 when Bell has it back in stock.
• You ride a Neotec 2: our visor in entry 1, or entry 5 for Shoei’s own shield.
• You ride an i70: entry 1, since we found no priced tinted part on HJC’s own site.
• Fog bothers you as much as glare: entry 6, or one of our clear inserts with a tinted visor.

Products mentioned and sources

• ClearLineMoto tinted visor for the Shoei RF-1400, NXR2 and Z-8
• ClearLineMoto tinted visor for the Shoei Neotec 2
• ClearLineMoto tinted visor for the AGV K6
• ClearLineMoto tinted visor for the HJC i70
• ClearLineMoto tinted shield for the Bell Bullitt

Sources for other makers’ products, read as plain public pages and checked on 10 November 2026: shoei-helmets.com, the CWR-F2 Pinlock Ready Face Shield page and the Neotec II CNS-3 Pinlock Ready Face Shield page; agv.com, the K6 S and K6 Smoke visor page on AGV’s US site; bellhelmets.com, the Bullitt Bubble Shield Dark Smoke page; pinlock.com, the EVO ProtecTINT page for the Shoei RF-1400 visor; hjchelmets.us, the shield type list. Our own prices and tint descriptions come from our product pages on that date.

Free 30-day returns for any reason: full refund, and we refund your return postage.