On my Iron, I ran the mirrors upside down. Just picked up my Fat Bob yesterday and attempted to do the same...no luck. Yes, I can physically mount them upside down but they hit the tank well before full lock. Has anyone had any luck with this? If so, how? I would love to be able to mount them upside down. Mounted upright has serious visibility issues as well clearance issues.

 

I flipped mine.

you have to rotate the stems pretty far forward especially the left one.

at full lock i have about 1/8" clear on the left and like a 1/4" on the right.

visibility is much better, but w/ a full face helmet you have to dip your head down to see them.

 

I'm not sure how you were able to do that. I tried again today and I was able to get the right mirror done, but there was no chance on the left. Im tempted just to take them off.

 

I just said fuggit and flipped mine. They hit the tank at full lock and now I've got a couple dings on my tank, but at least I can see. I figure I'm probably going to respray the bike anyway, so whatever.

One things for sure - if you flip them, the visibility is VASTLY improved.

I've been looking for a fix to the issue of flipped mirrors hitting the tank. I'll probably just install a riser kit. That should do it.

 

I had mine flipped on my Iron and loved it. Maybe something aftermarket

 

Flipped, I just rotated the stems until I had at least 1/4" of clearance at full lock on each side. Visibility is much better now.

 

I gave it another shot...nothing! I don't know what you're doing to get 1/4" clearance

 

Yeah I wanna know how you're getting that kinda clearance. I tried everything with the stock mirrors and no bueno. I even tried tilting the bars from 15°+ to 15°- and never could get them to turn full lock without hitting the tank.

 

Where did you get the rear license plate kit BTW??

 

I'll snap and post another pic here in a bit from a different angle so you can see where my stems are rotated to, that may help you.