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hi folks! im plannin on ditching the stock mirrors and replace them with bar end mirrors. which one would be better? any other suggestions/ideas?... thanks in advance

I would say Oberon street fighters!!!
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They have a very clean and simple look...some of the mirrors out there look like a metal erector set. The Oberons have several different configurations on how you can mount them.

I have the CRG hindsights and think they're awesome. Can't speak for how the others perform, but i prefer the look of the hindsights.
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I'll second the Oberon Streetfighters.  I have them in silver on my silver M1100.  The Oberon have a very clean look, they are a little bit of a pain to get set (3 different set screws; I am a little bit of a stickler in wanting my mirrors set perfectly for me) but they are very adjustable and once you do have them set; they don't move.  The Oberon look like a part of the bike instead of an add on.

OBTW, I have a much better view with the Oberon than the stock and there is MUCH less vibration distortion to the image than the stock mirrors.

I have the 60 mm flat:

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/60mm_Bar_End_Mirrors.html (http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/60mm_Bar_End_Mirrors.html)

They now also have a 75 mm convex:

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/streetfighter_75mm_Bar_End_Mirrors.html (http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/streetfighter_75mm_Bar_End_Mirrors.html)

I got mine through:

www.monsterparts.com (http://)

CGR blind sights...   [thumbsup]

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I prefer the Motrax Mini Reversibles.

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Napoleon Bar end mirrors.

If you're after a bit of a Cafe Racer look.

I buy the cheap sets off ebay ( $20 a set)...2 sets at a time....

I ride  home to a long grass over years of cow poop drive which when wet ... well I go down several times a year...front wheel will just up and  wash out laterally... not a darn thing or skill fixes this.... is like riding on a greased steel plate...   

Thus I use mirrors up.... [thumbsup]

Another invisible vote for Napolean Barren's
~best when they have boobies in their view.

I use the M-label Rizoma Reverse Retro Clones.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36618.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36618.0)

The bike came with CRGs...idnt like them.  Bought Napoleons and I liked the way they looked, but they would not stay in place (also, current Napoleons are not as well made as those I had in the 80s)

Just ordered another pair of M-label to replace one that fell off (my fault...it's a good quality product)

I was facing the same delima a few months ago and decided to go with the Arrows as they seemed to be less prominent and I wanted my S2R to be my own.

That said I love the Arrows.  They provide great visibility with little to no vibration at any speed.  I'd by them again and highly recommend them.

+1 for the Oberons.  I have a pair of the 60 mm on my bike, and they are seriously high quality. 

It turns out that I don't actually like the look of bar end mirrors much, so I may ditch them during this winter's mod season, but I still think these things are extremely well made.

 Same dilemma here. After all the mirror options I've looked at, I went ahead and ordered a set of the Oberon street fighter 75mm bar end mirrors from MonsterParts.com. They look clean and trick, imho.
 I've had the CRG and Napoleons on a pair of Suzuki SV's and both looked good and worked well.
This time around I wanted something a bit cleaner looking then the CRG hindsights, and smaller than the Nap's.
I do like the looks of the CRG Arrows mounts better, than those of the other CRG mirrors. They look less busy.
Good luck.
GB

ebay rizoma knockoffs +1

I sold my Hindsights and picked up the CRG arrows for my m1100.  I like the more angular shape than the round on the 1100.  Great visibility and makes the bike look a little more aggressive in my opinion.

I just installed the mirrors listed below.  For the price, it wasn't too bad.  The quality is very good as well.  I picked these because their design looks like they were made for the bike.  Almost OEM.  The only thing I didn't like about these is the way they fasten to the inside of the bars.  I feel like I cant tighten them enough so they wont vibrate loose.  They take some time to get adjusted because there are 3 adjusting screws on each mirror.   The only way to readjust these is to break out the allen keys.   I had the bike out for an hour or so and they seem ok but time will tell.  They really give the bike a nice clean look.

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+1 for crg hindsights

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i got the ebay mirrors that have the 3 allen screws to set and install.

they're small, but convex, and actually provide better rearward visibility than my stock mickeymouse ears.

i haven't ridden much with them, maybe 75+ miles only, but they're still on their solid and where i set them.