Author Topic: Mirrors (Read 6697 times)

SCJIM · « **on:** November 09, 2005, 09:52:24 AM »

i think they all came with the same round mirrors.

but im partial to the rectangle myself.

i know there are loads of custom items out there, so ill try to make this poll as encompassing as possible.

Gordon · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2005, 05:11:07 AM »

I'm partial to the bar-end mirrors.

mcpuffett · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2005, 01:26:38 PM »

round ones for me

square ones just would'nt look good

mick.

Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8" · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:09:29 PM »

what does the shape matter when you can't use them after 50 MPH any way. That is unless a blurry fuzzy thing is behind me all the time.

rsmith550 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 01, 2005, 04:50:34 PM »

Bar end mirrors as well!

historicjake · « **Reply #5 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:01:44 AM »

Any one remember the scene in Happy Days where Fonzie asks Richie which way his morrors should go? Richie says "So you can see behind you." and the Fonz replies, "I don't care where I've been, just where I'm going.", then flips them down to look cooler...

I like seeing behind me personally, and with slick bar end mirrors you can be stylin' too.

http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Billet-Bar-End-Mirror-p-17541.html

$$$$$$

Jim Shea · « **Reply #6 on:** December 02, 2005, 06:43:58 AM »

Quote from: Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8" on November 15, 2005, 09:09:29 PM

what does the shape matter when you can't use them after 50 MPH any way. That is unless a blurry fuzzy thing is behind me all the time.

Quail,
You must have some serious vibration probs, oh of course you have the old K8 bone shaker!

I can see perfectly in my mirrors at 70 mph, and I prefer round ones.
jim.

MetalHead550 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 02, 2005, 04:48:12 PM »

Bar end as well. Mine are kind of a rounded, tappered rectangle? Rectircle. I like the fact that they look good better than rectangular ones but alow for the same periphial view.

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2005, 12:12:51 AM »

50 mph ?

Hah! You were lucky... (Python thread imminent)

Doesn't matter how fast I'm going - I can only see my elbows.

Ignore Jim, he has non-standard (longer) mirrors and can see fine.

Jim Shea · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2005, 12:32:00 AM »

Ignore me, indeed!
I don't have special mirrors, it's just that Steve has great long Orang-utang arms!

SCJIM · « **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2005, 07:29:54 AM »

ohhh okay

that Jim

for a sec there i thought i was the one being ignored.

it wouldnt be a suprize to me. LOL

Jim Shea · « **Reply #11 on:** December 04, 2005, 09:36:57 AM »

Jim in SC,
Trust me if you don't behave yourself you will be ignored!

SCJIM · « **Reply #12 on:** December 06, 2005, 06:31:14 AM »

funny thats what my wife says

Gibson · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2006, 06:07:42 PM »

round or rectangular both look good to me i only run 1 rectangle one cause i don't like the bug eye look

csendker · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2006, 08:36:40 PM »

I've got rectangular bar-end ones that came with the bike. I switched to the standard ones and drove to work; all I ever saw were my biceps. Not being much like the Governator in the bicep department, and not wanting to share his driving skills either, I swapped back to the bar-end as soon as I got home. I couldn't see a damn thing. Is this normal? I don't have stock bars, mine are only about a 1" rise or so, does this make a difference?

Gordon · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2006, 04:29:40 AM »

The lower rise bars might make a little bit of difference, but probably not much. I switched to bar-ends originally for looks, but when I realized I could actually see behind me, that's when I knew they were keepers!

cbjunkie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2006, 11:44:40 AM »

i'm seriously considering dropping 65-85 dollars for one of those aluminum billet round bar-end mirrors - has anyone bitten this bullet yet?

http://store.azmusa.com/hinbilbarmir.html
http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Billet-Bar-End-Mirror-p-17541.html

csendker · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2006, 01:13:54 PM »

Here's a picture of the ones that I have. After trying the stock ones (once!), I'm back with these. I have to say, they work great.

Gibson · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2006, 06:57:30 PM »

Billet is BAD and way overpriced if it an't steel it an't real.

cbjunkie · « **Reply #19 on:** February 01, 2006, 06:59:03 PM »

really? what's up with that?

Japbikemike · « **Reply #20 on:** February 07, 2006, 04:59:01 PM »

I've had the bar end mirrors on my drag bars and loved 'em, now have them on clubmans, not quite sure of the look.

Jim Shea · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2006, 01:32:09 AM »

Umm, they do look a too far back!!

cbjunkie · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2006, 06:47:48 AM »

do they work?

Gordon · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2006, 08:41:38 AM »

Quote from: cbjunkie on February 08, 2006, 06:47:48 AM

do they work?

When I had the clubmans on my 750 I had the bar-end mirrors on very briefly. They just didn't work well at all with that set-up. Too low to be useful and just kind of screwed up the whole look for me. I like the mirrors to be placed so I can just glance at them without moving my head. With the bar-end on the clubmans I actually had to look down to see them, too much effort involved.

cbjunkie · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2006, 08:59:08 AM »

makes good sense...

GIBSON ...noone has told me why aluminum billet mirrors are bad. it's not obvious to me why they would be...

Japbikemike · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2006, 12:35:18 PM »

Quote from: cbjunkie on February 08, 2006, 08:59:08 AM

makes good sense...

GIBSON ...noone has told me why aluminum billet mirrors are bad. it's not obvious to me why they would be...

Because they're too pretty?
I'm coming to the conclusion that bar-end mirrors just don't look right on clubman bars.

cbjunkie · « **Reply #26 on:** February 08, 2006, 02:05:53 PM »

ha-ha! if there's anything pretty on my bike when i'm done with it then i've failed to make it mean enough! I guarantee any prettiness will be overshadowed by the snarling black meanness of my ride... >:(

Japbikemike · « **Reply #27 on:** February 11, 2006, 01:33:05 PM »

Lesson learned. I went back to the drag bars. Now the mirrors look right and I can comfortably ride all day.

boatsdickson · « **Reply #28 on:** March 16, 2007, 09:41:07 AM »

If I did it right, heres sum pix of my current favorites. Not as benificial as the long arm style, but the style is worth it to me.

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Author Topic: Mirrors (Read 6697 times)

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Jim Shea

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Gibson

Gibson

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