Electronically folding mirrors for filtering?

[Fifteen15]

I was filtering today and nearly clipped a cars mirror with my mirror. It got me thinking, why isn't there a mod where you press a button and the mirrors electronically fold in? Then when you're at the front of the queue you press the button and they open up again.
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[J4mes]

Because if you're getting close enough to clip mirrors now, when they electronically fold in you'll be getting close enough to clip your bodywork and knock yourself off instead

[Dazbo666]

[goto10]

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[salty21]

[map]

In the recent vlogger threads I came across one where the biker had 'memory mirrors'. They could be folded in for filtering and then when pushed back they'd remember their position for road use.

Never seen these before so can't say if OE or aftermarket.

Failing that I've always considered the mirrors the widest part of the bike. They are slightly wider than the panniers. If the mirrors fit through the gap then the rest of the bike follows.
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[Alpha-9]

Because you have hands, don't be lazy

I'd rather do it myself than make my battery
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[J.M.]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Weight (and weight in a silly place) and cost for minimal gains for many people are probably the reasons (many countries do not allow filtering).

All the best

Keith
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[snikks]

If it's the height that's the issue, rather than the width, why not switch to some folding bar-end mirrors? Extra bonus, the bar end mirrors will contact the cars and fold in before your handlebars hit them and get forced over.
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[G]

Often thought about this before.

Did do it with my hands, but the whole point of the filtering is to save time.

Also, once had to quickly return hands to bars with muffs, but missed and ended up having to control bike through thick muffs.

It's the width that's the issue generally. I'd prefer to have mirrors the rest of the time given the choice, but for really tight filtering the extra width can be an issue.

[J.M.]

I wonder if removing your mirrors and adding mirrors to your helmet would be a viable solution?

https://www.snowmobileforum.com/attachments/used-snowmobiles-parts/182d1073762358-helmet-mirror-arai-shoei-suomy-shark-mrrforum3.jpg
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[cimbian]

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[WannaBeDude]

One of my fav subjects

Firstly i want that lid with the submarine mirror that lets you see behind, although you have to get the knack of it afaik.

My current solution is.

Get the handlebars you want, and have them the size you can or want, as in not too wide, i had to sell the streetfighter bars i bought as they were too wide, and cutting them would of meant not enough room for controls.

One Oberon 60 mm bar end mirror in the up position, it sticks out only about 20 mm more than rng bar ends.

The above is 35 quid, and they are much better than the pair of rip off ones at 17 quid, purely through being smaller and having DECENT internals, cant say if convex and mould are any different. Ive had the rip offs, so not just speculating.

On the left is one rng bar end.

Central on the flyscreen is a riderscan.



https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/covdude/2012-09-25140536.jpg
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[Knightsy]

[Amnesty]

My mirrors are custom, ( came withbike ) they're like a ball and socket style joint, firm enough upto like 90mph, ( not that i go that fast ) but they're flexible at the touch of a finger ,so i can put my in while filtering, which smoetimes i do, as they are alot wider then handle bars so worth it for me.
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[WannaBeDude]

Dont know, i dont really do more than 80 .. lol

They will be fine, Oberons are high end bar end mirrors afaik, and are about 80 quid for a pair.

17 quid Hk rip offs do a fine job, but are 70 mm and the internals are poor quality, but well worth getting, unless you want just one mirror, then just spend the extra 15 quid est, on the oberon 60 mm.

Fyi ... not fav subject attall, more like bought loads of mirrors and bars and pissed about loads, so imo i have a good solution and therefore advice, which if taken and appeciated, makes up for the pissing about.
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[G]

Oh and yes as above - on my GSXR, folding the mirrors in made the bike a nice chunk narrower as the bars were fairly narrow. The mirrors stuck out the furtherest of any point on the bike.

But also, the bar ends which are the next point can be easily turned to avoid car mirrors etc, which the mirrors can't be.

I believe when cows was arguing that his 100 was better for filtering I found that the GSXR was actually listed as similar or narrower than the 100!

[WannaBeDude]

Tbf no links, but i did find a fair few decent folding ones, and even some good Hk rip offs, but decided the folding and reajusting of them would piss me off, but they are a good and valid solution for some and many and worth considering, dependent on your use, travel , commute etc.
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[G]

GSXR:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18968307/gsxrmirrors.jpg
A little more difference if the bars were straight as I did it to the lever.

[Rogue_Shadow]

Surely adding an electrical mechanism to the mirrors would make them less rigid and useless against high wind speeds.
You would have to bulk them up to house the electrics while still maintaining rigidity ... would look daft imo