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Tubz1983

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Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« on: 13 August 2015, 01:38:09 pm »
The standard mirrors serve their purpose, but I was wondering if anyone has fitted smaller mirrors that are easier to fold in and out during tight filtering that don't interfere with lock to lock steering around traffic (the standard do interfere)
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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2015, 05:20:10 pm »
Mirrors are your cats whiskers, if they get through a space then so do your elbows.
I would've thought if they were any narrower you'd be looking at yourself.
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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #2 on: 13 August 2015, 05:27:16 pm »
Just fold them in to go through the tight gaps! Admittedly, I've not quite mastered doing this one handed whilst approaching a tight gap. Now if I had a thumb button to auto fold them in...

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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2015, 05:32:56 pm »
the fazer mirrors hit the bars or hands when folded theyre a pain.

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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2015, 05:44:31 pm »
The standard mirrors serve their purpose,
Well you see THEY DONT
Already on your mk 1 boxeye half the view is your elbows anyway so if you go smaller then the whole view will be your elbows
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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2015, 09:15:06 pm »
Mine fold back automatically when going through really tight gaps :)

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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2015, 12:51:17 am »
I like my bar end mirrors through traffic.
I also like the whiskers analogy...very apt...
$22 oz bucks on egay for these anyways, they don't vibrate and carry on, i think it was worth it.

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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2015, 07:49:38 pm »
Bar end mirrors look like an option, I shall investigate

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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2015, 09:03:57 pm »
If you look just to the right of the front brake reservoir, you'll find a 10mm tapped hole (may have a plastic cover) - same the other side. These holes give you the option of something like these below which I've just slapped on my Tiger to improve filtering. Endless choice of styles this way and no wider than your bar ends.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-10MM-UNIVERSAL-MOTORCYCLE-MIRROR-BIKE-MOTORBIKE-REAR-VIEW-SIDE-MIRROR-BLACK-/261252265468?hash=item3cd3d935fc
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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #9 on: 23 August 2015, 07:15:11 pm »
dont be lazy just take them off  :b
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Re: Smaller Filter friendly mirrors?
« Reply #10 on: 24 August 2015, 10:14:01 am »
Mine fold back automatically when going through really tight gaps :)
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