Anyone installed bar end mirrors?

HyperstradaHopeful · Jan 10, 2014

Curious if anyone has removed the OEM mirrors and put on bar end mirrors? Any pictures you can share?

I don't particularly like the look of the OEM mirrors and think something else would look a lot better, assuming visibility isn't sacrificed much.

These look like some great options I found surfing online...

CRG Arrow Mirror

Rizoma 'Reverse Retro' Universal Mirror

Rizoma 'Class Retro' Universal Mirror.

boxedup · Jan 10, 2014

I just put the CRG Arrow Mirrors on mine. I'll post a pic when I get home. They are cool!

HyperstradaHopeful · Jan 10, 2014

boxedup said:
I just put the CRG Arrow Mirrors on mine. I'll post a pic when I get home. They are cool!

Please do! Would love to see! And how is visibility? Do you have any better or worse visibility compared to the OEM mirrors?

boxedup · Feb 13, 2014

...just got home.

Took two minutes to put on. Very well made.

gatdammit · Feb 13, 2014

My experience with moto mirrors is more do they actually work, then how they look. If you've ever had mirrors that are useless, you know what I mean. The stockers work well, hold their position till about 90 mph, and don't look bad.

Rizoma had a few that look almost stock with a touch of flare.

boxedup · Feb 14, 2014

I agree. With the barend mirrors I see a one-fourth of my hand and three-fourths of the road instead of seeing half of my shoulder. I will say that the CRG mirrors hold up at 90...um... that is of course, if I ever went above the speed limit.

zippy49 · Feb 14, 2014

Anything that makes the bike wider is off my "to do" list. The stockers are quite vibration resistant and give me plenty of rear vision.

gatdammit · Feb 14, 2014

Not a great place for quick scanning, though. I like the look on naked bikes but, if you're already rocking a big windscreen, the mirrors aren't gonna cramp your style any less.

Has anybody ever seen a rearview camera installed on a bike? It would be a little rediculous having a dedicated display just for rear monitor but they're getting pretty small. The ones they set in the all-in-one rear view mirror packages are like 3"x3".

HyperPedro · Feb 16, 2014

Gat,

This mob have fitted one to a helmet; way of the future maybe?

Skully demonstrates GPS, rear-view camera in motorcycle helmet | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews

gatdammit · Feb 16, 2014

Big HUD fan. Google Glass would be a possibly easier route.

HyperPedro · Feb 17, 2014

I have not had personal experience, but as you probably know HUD is run of the mill in aircraft and increasingly in cars; I can think of all sorts of helpful and fun motorcycling apps for Google Glass; for instance, satellite look ahead to see where the speed traps are (radar detectors are illegal in most Australian States, including mine) or the visual interface for the phone and music player or the visual display for the GoPro App to name a few. Bring it on!

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