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Old 03-09-2012, 05:03 PM
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You can always replace your factory mirror for a much more sporty ones...but don't cut the corner on saving a few bucks when buying aftermarket mirrors, buy cheap ones will rattle/vibrate like crazy...you can't really use them.

I also think if the mirror being the bike's ears??? Just not the big **** ones from factory...

It's actually my measuring tool when splitting lanes between two car....lol
 
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Old 03-09-2012, 05:13 PM
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Who's going to lie? Tell me you guys don't use your mirrors to check out that find looking lady in the car back of you....
 
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Old 03-09-2012, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by estate4life
Who's going to lie? Tell me you guys don't use your mirrors to check out that find looking lady in the car back of you....
Another use for them that slipped my mind!
 
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Old 03-09-2012, 05:57 PM
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i use 'em to monitor traffic (and to see if that cop i just passed is trying to pull a u-turn), but i never switch lanes without the good ole shoulder check
 
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Originally Posted by Shueisha
Another use for them that slipped my mind!
But only when at stop light...
 
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The highest speed limit is 35mph here, I got enough time for a quick look
 
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:58 AM
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I used them all the time. I live in a city so it helps to see if someone is riding my a$$ or if a cop is creeping up on me
 
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:14 PM
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I use mine to see what's going on behind me, but if I'm making a lane change I always turn my head
 
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:57 AM
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Mirrors are great when they actually give you a view of something useful. The stock mirrors on my gf's Speed Triple gave her a nice view of her shoulders in the city; on the highway they vibrated so much they didn't show anything. So we swapped them out for bar end mirrors which work great on Speedy's wide straight bars. And the Triumph mirrors fit nicely on my old VFR, whose stock mirrors showed nothing but my elbows. Now I just have to make some spacers for my XX mirrors . . . .
 
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reevu MSX1 is another option
 


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