I have some narrow drag bars on my 1200C and I can barely see anything out of my mirrors except my elbows. I've tried flipping them but they hit the tank. Any recommendations for a slightly wider mirror or stem set up? Who's tackled this problem without making the bike look like an alien with antennaes?

 

Just get some apes and you will be fine

 

Personally I don't have real issues with my drag bars and mirrors. I've just gotten used tucking in my elbows that fraction when I look back. It's really no different then riding a sport bike. But you can get longer stemmed mirrors that might make a difference. There are guys here that swear by flipping mirrors, but, IMO, there are two problems. One, all the Nightster/Iron guys are doing it. And two, they only work if you ride solo all the time. With flipped mirrors, if you have a passenger all you can see is their knees.

 

bar end mirror from jokermachine. simple and good quality

 

I've heard that they vibrate really bad. How true is that?

 

Get some Harley mirror extensions. You can get them at the dealer.

 

Here is what I did with my 1200S for mirrors.

 

See, the problem the OP is having is that the Custom model has a bigger tank so flipped mirrors hit the tank. And If he's gonna need extensions to flip 'em, just use the extended mirrors on top.

 

Here's my setup, no problems with narrow drags and mirrors. All OEM Harley.