Issues seeing with flipped mirrors?
Road Master
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From: Charlotte, NC/Greenville, SC
Last edited by motohaid; Jul 19, 2013 at 12:03 PM.
Road Warrior
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From: In the foothills of southwestern NC - US of A
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Intermediate
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From: Kamloops, BC, Canada
I couldn't see properly with the mirrors I had so I replaced them with the split vision mirrors and they're good. They take a bit of getting used to but you can see behind you with them.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Gilbert, AZ
LMAO. When I had mine on top of the bars, all I could see were my shoulders. moving under helped a lot. and I have drag bars on 6" risers. And just riding with the one on the right side. Broke the other one.
Road Master
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From: St Louis, MO
You say you're 6' tall, but not how wide you are 
But seriously, I'm 6' also and even at my 220+ weight and with my ahem, slightly protruding belly, I have no problems seeing what's behind me in both of the flipped mirrors on my '09 Iron. But I mean let's face it, there's not an aweful lot of mirror real estate there anyway, making your final adjustment a real sweet spot! As far as I know the bars AND mirrors on both our bikes should be the same, so...
Anyway, I'd try them again in the flipped position and make sure that the stems are physically out as far as they can be [perpendicular to the bike] then slowly and patiently make your adjustments to the mirrors. If you still can't see like you should then you can always purchase the longer stem black mirrors from the MoCo, they're $34.95 each, or of coarse go aftermarket for less/more I suppose. I know, 'prolly not the answer you wanted to hear but at least you have those options.
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But seriously, I'm 6' also and even at my 220+ weight and with my ahem, slightly protruding belly, I have no problems seeing what's behind me in both of the flipped mirrors on my '09 Iron. But I mean let's face it, there's not an aweful lot of mirror real estate there anyway, making your final adjustment a real sweet spot! As far as I know the bars AND mirrors on both our bikes should be the same, so...
Anyway, I'd try them again in the flipped position and make sure that the stems are physically out as far as they can be [perpendicular to the bike] then slowly and patiently make your adjustments to the mirrors. If you still can't see like you should then you can always purchase the longer stem black mirrors from the MoCo, they're $34.95 each, or of coarse go aftermarket for less/more I suppose. I know, 'prolly not the answer you wanted to hear but at least you have those options.
=8^)
I couldn't find an angle that worked.
I think the longer stems were the problem.
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From: Montreal, Canada
I also flipped my mirrors on my Roadster with stock bars and 1" risers
the only issue I have is that I need more head movement to get a real good view of everything, I don't mind around town but on the highway with my fullface it's another story
but otherwise I agree once nicely dialed in I see more of the road with them upside-down
the only issue I have is that I need more head movement to get a real good view of everything, I don't mind around town but on the highway with my fullface it's another story
but otherwise I agree once nicely dialed in I see more of the road with them upside-down