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Greetings all
Not sure if this has been discussed… I looked around on the net and didn't find anything… has anyone put any type of convex mirror on the R12RT w
Tom Casey
16 R1200RT (still not named)
75 R75/6 ole yeller
Hornig sells mirror inserts with a convex piece in it separated by a thin vertical line. they just glue on top of the OEM mirrors. i installed them on mine. They work great and look factory. just like the OEM on the K bikes. About $150 shipped
U might try a Hercules auxiliary blind spot mirror. Designed for small cars. I used them on my K100RT; worked great for me.
OHHHH, I like the looks of those! Looks like they would be a nice upgrade from the little circular ones I presently have.
The Horning web page says that they are "glued on". Is there a self-adhesive backing on them or does one have to smear Elmers/JB Weld/Gorilla Glue on the existing mirror surface?
Thanks for the info!
Each to their own and everyone has their own preference. But I am saying before you spend that money be sure you would like that style. I did not bother to look at the price of them but I bet they are expensive.
Sounds like I'm an outlier here but my experience with stick-on wide view mirrors is that they're not worth the trouble. They are, without exception IMO too convex: they look good on a card in the store, but they shrink the image so much it's useless..
I've used 1 1/2" and 2" blind spot mirrors and they do work, but I prefer the wedge types. The problem I have with the round mirrors is that they show you every direction, when all you need is the view to the side. I don't need to see the sky, the ground, or my bike. Squeezing all that extra stuff into the already small circle means only a quarter of the view is useful. The wedge type is basically a section of 4"- 6" mirror that shows just the important area, so the image is bigger and easier to interpret.
Thanks, make sense. Can you display a photo with one of these on your oem mirrors?