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Author Topic: 1 mirror or 2? what do you do?  (Read 3683 times)
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« on: September 01, 2011, 07:58:32 AM »
Nice mirrors are spendy so I've been debating throwing symmetry to the wind and rockin one mirror. Anyone going with one and got some pics?
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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 08:02:50 AM »
I have just the one and love the look.



Great in the canyons - kinda shitty on the street.  waytogo
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2011, 08:15:21 AM »
I've gone with one at times and thought it was putting my life at risk.  For a while I used one bar end mirror and a OEM and liked the combination from a function perspective.  But esthetically, it was kind of funky.  I even did 2 OEMs and a bar end and I loved having the complete picture of what was going on behind me.  But it too was funky.  I would never again do just one.  I don't like being surprised by a cage in a blind spot.
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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 09:10:43 AM »
I had 2 bar end mirror, then 1 fell of on the highway.
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2011, 09:50:02 AM »
Just one on the left. It's convex so it gives a good view of my 6. For everything else, I use the old glance method.
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2011, 11:15:50 AM »
went from 1 to 2 due to sketchy drivers tryin to sneak by in my blind spot.  at speed (over 50-60mph) while in traffic and changing lanes i found it hard sometimes to throw a look over my shoulder
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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2011, 12:27:16 PM »
1 man, 1......thats all I can use at a time....1.
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2011, 12:34:08 PM »
I hear ya Ugly Ducky me too. Especially with a Lid on. At least now I can see them coming better at night with my new Clear Alternatives Tail Light!!  Dolph
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2011, 02:33:29 PM »
Quote from: Duck Naked on September 01, 2011, 12:34:08 PM
I hear ya Ugly Ducky me too. Especially with a Lid on. At least now I can see them coming better at night with my new Clear Alternatives Tail Light!!  Dolph
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 06:15:21 PM »
I use the one, almost completely useless, bar end mirror.  It's not convex so its of almost no use, but it looks cool.  I just use the tried and true "glance" method.   waytogo
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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2011, 08:53:12 PM »
I prefer the look of two mirrors. If you've no aesthetic preference, you could buy one and see if you miss the other one?

When I had my M900 I went from the godawful stockers to two bar-end mirrors, and then after a crash it spent the remainder of its life with zero mirrors.
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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2011, 06:44:20 AM »
Uno, useless bicycle barend.  Always look back anyway.
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« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2011, 08:35:35 AM »
I had two nice PSR bar end mirrors.  Went down a few weeks ago destroying one of them.  Tried riding with one mirror and didn't like it.  Didnt like the lack of view and the way it looked on the bike.  Now I'm running two ebay knockoff's.
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« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2011, 09:38:24 AM »
I have a pair of these
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bar-End-Mirrors-Triumph-Motorcycle-1-Bar-Adapter-/350489052123?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item519ac683db

I think they may be made in China but they are well made and provide a good rear view.  The price is for a pair.  I've been using them for a couple of months now. 
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« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2011, 10:36:31 AM »
2 required here in WA... http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/asp/legisltn/laws.asp

Tho, it doesn't say they have to be on different sides of the bike!  Evil
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