i bought some aftermarket ebay mirrors, and they're not the greatest, without very much adjustability, but they do what i need them to. i can see the next lane over for quick checks, but everytime my bike moves from a straght line i shoulder check anyway. i guess force of habit from driving cars, but i think its even more important on a bike to shoulder check.

 

My mirrors give me perfect view behind me without moving as well. Then again, I'm a little guy. Just 17 years old, so I don't have much body to look around :P

just for giggles, i tucked the mirrors down while riding, its definitely a completely different feeling.

 

im 6' or 6'1" and the my elbows do sometimes get in the way but I mean its not like its hard to adjust to see around em. I think the f4i mirrors are fine the way they are.

 

Armpits and elbows was all I could see in the stock mirrors,

I removed them and use a single bar end mirror works great.

I can see direcly behind me and I just turn to look to change

lanes, I feel alot safer.

 

This is not aimed at any single poster however as many of the posts have echoed the points raised here I shall address these first:



1) if u dont have the mobility like they said u prolly shouldnt be a ridin..

It isn't a matter of mobility, it's a matter of wasting time at a critical moment adjusting my body position to see the mirrors.

2) if ur to lazy to move to look well then (haha <---- supposed to be funny)

It also isn't a matter of laziness, imagine you are at high speed and the traffic in front of you slows abruptly. You are being followed by a large vehicle which hasn't seen the traffic slowing. The 1 or 2 seconds I have wasted trying to see into my mirrors can mean the difference between me planning/utilising an escape route between lines of traffic and me looking in my mirrors too late to recognise the hazard and being killed.

3) u really should be looking behind you as well as using your mirrors....


I am not looking for riding advice but thanks all the same.




I am only looking for advice on modification/replacement of the mirrors, thanks to those who have offered this.

 

If thats the case why not just save yourself the wasted time coming here and just search mirror extenders on ebay?

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

 

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