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Old 08-22-2008, 09:53 AM
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For the guys with drag bars, I was wondering what mirrors you are using? I am wanting to hang one mirror below my bars. Just curious as to what you guys have done.

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Old 08-22-2008, 10:40 AM
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I would also like to know the same thing. I took my mirrors off yesterday but hate not being able to see behind me. I'm not to sure if I like the look of the stock mirrors hang under the bars(Love the bars though)
 
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Old 08-22-2008, 11:54 AM
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I hung my stock ones below the bars and they work great, cleans up the look of the bars too.
 
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I hung my stock mirrors under my bars like HOTLAP did. You can see 100 times better with the mirrors underneath the bars. No more looking at you arms...
 
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ill have to try that I bought the extended mirrors.....I like to see who is coming up behind me
 
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How is it that the mirrors don't hit the tank?
 
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I'm going with the black arlen ness stealths, look into them fish...I saw them on a buddy's bike and they looked sweet...not too expensive either. But I'm going to keep mine upright. I don't know, maybe its just me, but I like the mirrors upwards. Upside down just doesn't look right...but to each his own
 
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:32 PM
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I hung the stock ones too. The one on the left does hit the tank when the bars are fully locked to the left, but until I can get some bar-ends they'll have to do. At least now I can see what's coming up behind me.
 
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how did you mount the right side with out relocateing the turn signals?
bradnailer did you remove the right and flip the left ? cause your signals appear
to be mounted too the bars. looks great!
 
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Maybe some bars pull back further than others but my mirrors miss the tank on both sides by about 1/8", I did have to wait to tighten the stems until I had them mounted and turned the bars from side to side to check the clearance.
I relocated my signals at the same time so they didn't interfere.
Personally I like the look of only the guages sticking up above the bars.
 


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