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I received my M-Label mirrors today and my initial impression is that they look pretty good.  To me, they look identical to Rizoma Reverse Retros (there was some discussion on another thread that they may be the same mirror), they appear to be very stout and well machined.  The flex joint is tight, but the adjusting movement is smooth.  The mirror is flat glass with a blue tint that looks a bit too dark for me.  The mirrors come with several plastic bushings intended to adapt the mounting feature to various diameters of bars and bar-ends.  Delivered price to USA was $89 for the pair.

I have not decided how to mount them yet.  Rizoma shows theirs mounted on cylindrical bar ends, but M-Label only sells tapered ones.  I may buy a set of cheap cylindricals or have my pops machine something up for me.  Alternativley, if one has the room to slide their controls further into the bars, they could be mounted there (width of the mounting arm is .53 inches/13.5mm).

I'll update with more information after mounting and riding with them.  In my opinion, they look better than the Napoleons I'm currently using, but I anticipate that rearward vision will not be as good.

I love these mirrors, but could never justify the $100+ per side for the Rizoma's.  At less than half the cost this seems like a viable option.  Anxious to see what you think about them.

Thanks for the review lion. 

Surprised the glass is not convex.  Maybe that, and the price, are the differences with the Rizoma.  Can anyone confirm the Rizoma Reverse Retro has convex glass?

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I have not decided how to mount them yet.  Rizoma shows theirs mounted on cylindrical bar ends, but M-Label only sells tapered ones.  I may buy a set of cheap cylindricals or have my pops machine something up for me.  Alternativley, if one has the room to slide their controls further into the bars, they could be mounted there (width of the mounting arm is .53 inches/13.5mm).
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These look GREAT, exactly what I've been waiting for.  Love the look of the Rizomas, but couldn't stomach the price.  But I'm wondering, will they fit on my Tommaselli clip-ons??  I believe my bar-ends are cylindrical, too...

Move your grips on a little and put them betwwen the grips and the bar ends.

That is one of the mountings I will try, but I may not have the room.  The mirror bracket is just over a half inch wide.  I am using higher rise bars than stock so there is a limit to how much I can move my controls inwards...limited by the first downward bend.  This would be the ideal mount as I would be clamping directly to the bar and would not have to worry about spinning a bar end if mounted on that. I'll let you know!

they are flat, and tinted blue.

post some pics up! ive been on the hunt for mirrors and its hard to balance good looks with good price. Rizomas got the right idea with the looks....not so much on the price.

Yes, anxiously awaiting to hear if the flat glass is a pain in the butt. Got my finger on the order button.

id be in on it to. shipping is expensive. if we could group buy and resell!!!

with the retros, it took a few rides to get used to moving around to see behind me... hasn't bothered me since

OK fellows, here are some photos of the mirrors installed on my ride.  I ended up scootching the controls inward as far as they could go and mounted the mirrors directly on the bar, and then installed the Rizoma bar-ends I had taken off when I used the Napoleons.  I think they look really good!  Ride report will have to wait until tomorrow.

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I just ordered mine, guessing that if I didn't like them, they'd be easy to sell.

Orange, how long did it take from order date to you receiving them, seeing as they come from HK?

Ordered on the 23rd and arrived on the 31st.  That was to SoCal...points further east might take another day or so?  I believe M-Label states 7 to 14 days to the USA.

Rode the bike with the new mirrors today, and I am happy with the results.  I would recommend these to anyone looking for an alternative to the Rizmos.  The view in the mirrors is restricted ( a lot smaller than the Napoleons they replaced), but I found it adequate and there was no blurring due to vibration...I even got used to the blue tint after a few minutes. I would not hesitate to purchase another pair.

could we get a shot of the bike as a whole?


hey direcktor, id be interested in them if you didnt like them.

Ok folks, here is a photo of the mirrors on the bike, showing both sides and more of the bike.  After putting several hundred miles on the bike with these mirrors, my original verdict stands:  they are great!  The view out back is good, they look great, and they are very solid in feel and position.  If you like the style, you wont be disappointed for your $90.

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nice review, thanks ! seriously considering these.
are these as well?+1

also, cant seem to find them on ebay anymore, and i thought they were $70 when i saw them there, does + shipping = $90 total???

Damn this image is so in your face.. !really intimidating image
and the mirrors look just great..

NICE work

Mirrors are flat and tinted blue.

Price is $70 plus $20 postage to US.

Still available.  Ebay seller is Mlabel.parts. Available in black and clear aluminum finish.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BAR-END-MIRROR-DUCATI-MONSTER-Hypermotard-1100-S-GT1000_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem414c94e578QQitemZ280457700728QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BAR-END-MIRROR-DUCATI-MONSTER-Hypermotard-1100-S-GT1000_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem414c94e578QQitemZ280457700728QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

Thanks!

I dont know about intimidating, but my girlfriend thinks I look hawt.  [thumbsup]
She also says I look like a circus bear on a bicycle  [laugh]

Has anyone dived in and purchased these?

I'm considering it but I don't know if I have 0.5" left on my clip ons for them...

I just ordered the oberon looking ones.  I felt a little ashamed for buying a knock-off, but I couldn't justify the exorbitant cost of the Ob's.

These are Mlabel Oberon knockoffs. Be sure to buy new machine quality allenbolts. Those delivered with the mirrors are shite!

Otherwise a real good mirror to a nice price :)

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thanks for the tip.

Thanks for this review.  I just received my oberian bar-end blinkers....and they do not work well with CRG lane splitters so I'm looking for a mirror.  I think these will work perfect (flipped to be under the bars of course).   [thumbsup]


Now...should I go for the silver to match my billet triples, or the black...

Just a heads up boys, there are a couple US based sellers for these now and cheaper. Look like they use the same pics even. I stumbled on to them when just doing a generic search for bar end mirrors.

Awesome, and don't forget to use bing cashback on ebay either.  8% more off.

Question....did they mount directly to the bars?  My bar (S4r) is ~22mm in diameter, so I'm not sure how the 26-30mm adaptors would work.

cant seem to find, any link you can provide?

whats this?

heres the gent.....

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cheers!

Yes Theo, they mount either on the bar itself, or on bar-end plugs.  Shouldn't be too difficult to machine up an adapter of your own.

Figures...no sooner that I buy these, that someone sell them cheaper!  Great price...$20 cheaper for the pair than I paid for them!!!  Smoking deal boys and girls!!

Gotcha.  I figured I can make a adapter if need be, but was curious if you needed to.  Seemed like you mounted them on the bars, but the ad....

Yup, mine mounted on bars using their thick adapter, but even that one was tight and I had to "persuade" it with a rubber mallet.

yea boo for flat glass.

I shelled out for rizomas (not reverse retro) and was VERY
dissapointed to find flat glass. however my mirrors were the cheaper kind, not the $350+ of the awesome prototypes etc. i figured they must be convex and thats why they cost more

my mirrors showed up today
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Riding to work tomorrow so I'll have some opinions after that.  Maneuvering them is a little tough will all the set screws and bolts.  I don't really like the whole metal sleeve thing holding them on.  I might try figuring something else out for that.  I like the simple friction setup the Napoleans use.

I also plan to replace all the set screws with quality stainless versions and blue loctite them.

I'm planning to replace my bars (suburban machine) at some point as well and will fill that gap between the barends and the grips at that point.

took the plunge, i'll post pictures when i've got them installed

better vision than the napoleans.  Seemed like no matter where I put those my elbows still blocked them.  The convex lense helps on these, I can see directly behind me and still see most of my blind spot.  Tested them out a little with slower traffic and by the time I can't see them in the mirror I can see them in my peripheral vision.

My only complaint is I had to augment the mounting with some rubber strips or it wobbled, no matter how tightly it was mounted.  Adjusting them whilst riding is pointless, soon as I touch them to nudge one way or another, the clamping mechanism lets go and suddenly it's very loose.  twist it back the other way, tightens back up.  I might try to fashion up a rubber tube like the napoleans use.  That seems more user friendly.

Overall I'm satisfied.  I wish I didn't feel so dirty for buying them off ebay from some nigerian prince in Hong Kong.

are these the round ones you speak of? or "Reverse retro" style?

want to figure out which are convex

the round ones pictured a few posts up.

so I took the rubber tube piece off my napoleans, tool the shims off the m-label mirror, put the rubber on, turned the wedge nut thing around, so the wide end pressed against the rubber, and voila, a nice stable clamping mech that doesn't come undone at a feather's touch.  Of course, the napoleans are out of commission from being canabalized, but it works until I can find some other suitable tubing.

I've had mine for a month just put them on and went 175 miles today. No complaints, I like these a lot would recommend them to a friend.
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Got mine and installed them yesterday. I bought them from the $20 cheaper guy on ebay, and he shipped them VERY fast. I don't mind the blue glass. Finish is decent but doesn't match the dark color. Mounting is a sinch. I would recommend these to everybody with a naked bike.

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I run the mirrors the opposite way, with the flat towards the inside.  MUCH better viz that way.  But I suppose it's a style thang.

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FYI you can also find them on fleabay listed as Motrax bar end mirrors that come with the bar ends as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motrax-Bike-Mini-Reversible-Bar-End-Rear-Side-Mirror-/260615980792?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cadec46f8#ht_4986wt_972 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motrax-Bike-Mini-Reversible-Bar-End-Rear-Side-Mirror-/260615980792?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cadec46f8#ht_4986wt_972)

Ahhhh, you guys are gonna laugh at me, I just ordered the Rimoza ones, I wish I had seen this one prior!!! [bang]

So, they come from HK and now sold in USA but, store site is in German? ...

Welcome to multiculturalism, may I take your burkah?

Sorry, today I'm wearing my Poncho ...

can someone do me a huge favor????

im interested in seeing what this looks like pot upside down on the left side only. (take the right one, put it on the left, downward)

maybe give me an idea of how visibility is, maybe also if it hits the tank on turns as well

thanks guys

As the original poster I wanted to let everyone know that I still really like these mirrors, but they may have a small flaw.

The cap screw that attaches the mirror to the bracket can come loose and fall out.  If the mirror starts getting loose, check the screw...add some loctite and snug it up.  I was riding a couple weekends ago, and one of mine fell off (looked for it but couldnt find it).  Even more kudos to M-label for excellent service...ordered another pair off E-bay on sunday night, and they arrived at my house on west coast usa on thursday.