28-05-12, 06:26 PM
(28-05-12, 06:13 AM)Dave48 link Wrote: Grahamm: Was @ my local bike shop Saturday & first bike I saw parked up was identical to mine-red FZS1000 2002. The owner had fitted round blind spot mirrors which cover a fair part of the original mirror surface. When he came out to ride off I got talking & he says they make a huge diff.to his rear visibility. im getting tired of having to tuck my elbows in everytime i take a peek so may try them myself now.
I've measured the mirrors and they're roughly about 6" wide by 3" deep, although, having sat on the bike I've noticed that a fair amount of the space the blind spot mirrors will take up is lost by simply reflecting my elbow and side.
I think what I'll do is stick a couple of pieces of 2" diameter cardboard on the mirrors and go for a spin around the block and see if the amount of view that's remaining is still ok, then, if so, pick up a set of the blind-spot ones.
They're only about £5-£6 including postage on eBay, so if they don't work it's no great loss.