bar end mirrors and filtering

[snapperslappe...]

i took the mirrors and the wee screen off the bandit today to give them a clean up.....and it looks the sex without them on....

i'm concidering (sp) getting some bar end mirrors but i'm in two minds about the extra width when filtering. How much of a difference will they make?

cheers

[steveh]

what bars are on it? standard or renthals?

i had them on my bandit, didnt bother me, there only about 2 inches longer so it didnt make much of a difference.
The bigger problem was actualy using them, they were crap.


Go for it, see what you think.

Steve.
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[neo680]

.....and it looks the sex without them on....

If that's the case, why replace them? Shoulder checks won't ruin the look of the bike. Just a thought....................
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[snapperslappe...]

i've just been out for a quick spin without any mirrors on, the amount of times i looked at the place were the mirror would have been was insane.



just as an after thought, were do the traffic bobbies stand on mirror - less - ness? I suppose as long as a check is performed it shouldn't matter too much....

[m0l0t0v]

Mirrors aren't a legal requirement.

And as far as I'm aware you don't need mirrors to pass the MOT but if you have one and not two (or none) then it is a fail. But don't hold me up to it as I'm not sure.
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[mr.z]

I've seen really tiny pisstakey mirrors before, convex things that worked well enough on the immediate area to your side/rear, might be worth a look, I'm sure they'd be easy to hide for looks and might be helpful the way mirrors are..
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[Louise]

Took mirrors off my Bandit, looks so much better. Obviously more checks will have to be made.
OH keeps saying to get mirrors again, but TBH I prefer the look without them.

[snapperslappe...]

its the old form over function chesnut..........mirrors give you an extra clue as to the crazy cage sat on your back wheel, but look out of place on most bikes ( especially the bandit mirrors, which are wack at the best of times ).

[wristjob]

[snapperslappe...]

i suppose theres always the other extreeme..........

[craigs23]

I wanted to change to bar end mirrors on the CB1, whipped off the standard items and ordered some bar enders. Rode for a week without mirrors, bar ends arrived, didn't fit, so kept them off. Prefer the look of the bike without, plus the bike's a little narrower. Haven't ridden with them since, haven't had any problems either...

Got some Motrax "universal" bar end mirrors for sale......

[Type_Mo]

[LeeWat]

I thought that if a vehicle was built with mirrors it had to have them fitted (or at least one) to pass an MOT. I may be wrong of course.

Lee
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[Type_Mo]

do not need mirrors to pass mot or to make the bike road legal.
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[Project9928]

https://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/motorcycle-mirrors.html Check these guys out as they have some good looking and well machined bar end mirrors.

I'll be getting some for my R1 so I can get through narrower gaps when filtering.

[m0l0t0v]

[Type_Mo]

i find london traffic alright with renthals and a bar end mirror
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[Louise]

The only problem I had with my mirrors is anything above 50mph they would shake/vibrate so bad I would end up spending more time trying to see if a car was behind or not, so I would opt to shoulder check twice before I moved over.
I like bar end mirrors but IMO it could make it worse for me filtering.
Some universal mirrors out there that are lower then the original bandit ones (which are quite high) but not sure if to splash my cash and it makes the bike look worse off.

[Project9928]