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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Today was my first day full day of ownership on my 48 and I was amazed at the improved visibility with the mirrors mounted under the handlebars. I thought people were primarily doing this on other models to copycat the look, but now I understand.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Lebowski
Today was my first day full day of ownership on my 48 and I was amazed at the improved visibility with the mirrors mounted under the handlebars. I thought people were primarily doing this on other models to copycat the look, but now I understand.

Oh yeah!! I was the same way that was the first mod I did when I bought my bike. Congrats on the new bike.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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me tooo. I had a big freaking smile my first flipped turns. I thought I was a genius.
ENJOY
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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I'm about to unflip mine. I can't see ****....
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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I had flipped mirrors and I couldn't see anything. Now I have a solo one that's fliped under but I always check my lanes
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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I couldn't see anything either but I did get new bars. However now I can't even flip them because they will hit the tank.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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I guess it takes a certain combination of bars, mirrors, rider position, etc. to make it work. I just know that my current set-up is a dramatic improvement from what I had.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I flipped mine for a few days but couldn't really see anything but I've got 12 inch apes
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by streetfighter06
I'm about to unflip mine. I can't see ****....
i wonder why lol
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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The view was much better when I flipped my mirrors but it did cause me one problem. I would go to make a quick lane change and I would be looking above my bars not below them to check the lane for traffic. Took me a bit of time to get used to looking in the right location.
 
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