Mirrors? Flipping them?
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I honestly don't use my mirrors much anyway, I don't trust them. Lol I typically turn my head anyway, even if I look in the mirrors.
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The ones you like in the other thread are Arlen Ness... one of the smallest ones they make. You would be suprised how good they reflect in person too. If not those ones, look at the upswept arlen ness. They flow good if you are going for a subtle look. They look very similar to the ones you like too. If I didn't do the bar mounted I was looking pretty hard at the upswept. I have seen those on bars in the normal top mount and they look clean just like the ones on that bike in the ape hanger **** thread.
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The ones you like in the other thread are Arlen Ness... one of the smallest ones they make. You would be suprised how good they reflect in person too. If not those ones, look at the upswept arlen ness. They flow good if you are going for a subtle look. They look very similar to the ones you like too. If I didn't do the bar mounted I was looking pretty hard at the upswept. I have seen those on bars in the normal top mount and they look clean just like the ones on that bike in the ape hanger **** thread.
I just checked out the Arlen Ness upswept mirrors and I do really like those! I think they would even look good in the normal position on top. I like they way they kinda look like a bobtail.
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I tried runnin my mirrors flipped. Didnt like it. I have Ness ovals. I think they are about 2.5"x 4.5" small and clean.
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I had mirrors flipped on my sportster and could see much better when solo...but when my wife rode all I could see was her knee's. I'm thinking about trying it on my Heritage as well. Any of you guys with them flipped ride with a passenger and do they get in the way? With mini apes it hopefully won't be an issue and her seating position is no longer straddling me like a piggyback ride.
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I have 14" bars and when I tried flipping the mirrors all I could see was my arms. I had to drop one arm down to be able to see anything in the mirror.
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I'm runnin the Arlen Ness Mini Ovals. Great mirror. They are convex, so the field of view is pretty good, and no issues seeing out of them mounted under the bars. Plus the price was right, IIRC got this set new in package on ebay for $89. Only thing I changed was the mounting hardware, I found a better looking option for the clamps I'm using. I also ran my stockers flipped on my old drag bars, and visibility was fine with them too.
Here's the Mini Ovals on the new bars:
And the stockers on the drag bars:
Here's the Mini Ovals on the new bars:
And the stockers on the drag bars: