anyone else ride w/o mirrors? ?


Modified by spoon063 at 8:45 AM 11/16/2005

 

can't imagine riding mirrorless. Mine are pretty worthless in terms of looking directly behind me but for lane changes they're great

 

with mirrors at all times. isn't it illegal in some states to ride without them?

 

I ride with pig spotters. SOO much better than stockers...they don't vibrate at high speeds and i can pretty much see everything.

 

What are pig spotters? Never have heard of them...


Stock here too.

 

I have stock R6 mirrors on the SooperChicken... but none on my GSXR.

 

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Put that in Google and got this. Eveidently they're convex so you can see a wide angle. They're also pretty ugly if you ask me.

 

That same site sells ".38 Special Frame Sliders" which seem to defeat the purpose.

 

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lol,

Attention ***** frame sliders, what will they come up with next?

 

I voted for some kind of stupid retarded setup because the STOCK aprilia mirrors are some kind of stupid retarded setup

 

i ride without mirrors

 

i have to use my mirrors... its like if you dont have them. its like not wearing underwear.

 

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****... it's like walking around in compton at night without my gun

 

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lol compton isn't that bad...i use make frequent stops there for my old work

 

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uh.. by July 26th, there were 44 homicides in 2005. The city averaged 80 killings a year since 1980.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/...4.php

 

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uh.. by July 26th, there were 44 homicides in 2005. The city averaged 80 killings a year since 1980.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/...4.php </TD></TR></TABLE>

WTF!!!! is that in guiness book of city homicides... hahah

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScareyH22A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">uh.. by July 26th, there were 44 homicides in 2005. The city averaged 80 killings a year since 1980.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/...4.php </TD></TR></TABLE>

yikes...maybe i lucked out

 

the only thing thhat i dont like about not having mirrors is splitting lanes with other people... its almost stupid to try to look behind you splitting lanes.

 

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thats tite y0

 

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Some would say the same about not having mirrors in general.

 

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Some would say the same about not having mirrors in general.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't use mirrors, and I feel safer that way. You've got to look away from the road and refocus your eyes to figure out what's in your mirrors to use them effectively, even if it only takes a second... and you're not exactly getting IMAX quality. It takes me the same amount of time to get a quick glance behind me that it does to use a mirror and I feel that I'm getting a much more accurate picture.

I have never felt at risk without them, nor have I felt that I don't know what's going on behind me. If you're decently situationally aware then you won't have a big problem... I rode my father's bike, which still does have mirrors, and it was really just a big distraction from what was ahead of me.

To pass inspection, though, I'll get one of the CRG bar ends.

 

I took off my factory mirrors and put on one crg bar end mirror on my left side. I don't use mirrors because it can make me lazy. I always look over my shoulders. Also, sometimes, carving canyons, glancing down at your mirrors, to see how your mates are doing can disorientate you.

 

while all this is absolutely true, I can not live in california traffic without them... I feel naked without the ability to GLANCE and get positions of cars and object around me. they help me plan my direction of movement and more than once saved my life! literally, splitting lanes to just outpace a car that had not slowed in time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ASteele2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't use mirrors, and I feel safer that way. You've got to look away from the road and refocus your eyes to figure out what's in your mirrors to use them effectively, even if it only takes a second... and you're not exactly getting IMAX quality. It takes me the same amount of time to get a quick glance behind me that it does to use a mirror and I feel that I'm getting a much more accurate picture. </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScareyH22A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I took off my factory mirrors and put on one crg bar end mirror on my left side. I don't use mirrors because it can make me lazy. I always look over my shoulders. Also, sometimes, carving canyons, glancing down at your mirrors, to see how your mates are doing can disorientate you.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You have to refocus or it could make you lazy? That sounds like a bunch of the same mumbo jumbo people say about not wearing a seatbelt in the car. Do you guys not use mirrors in a cage because it might make you lazy or you have to refocus on it? I learned how to do both fairly efficiently when I learned to drive a car as a teenager... do you guys have some sort of learning disability or something?

Turning your head is all well and good but can you see your 6 without mirrors? Unless you're some sort of yoga guru, I highly doubt it. I guess I'm just more into watching who is barreling down on me at a red light and I don't think you can do that effectively without mirrors.

During lane changes I do <U>both</U>... look in the mirror and turn my head... just like in my cage.

 

currently dont have a mirrors (or a horn) on my gsxr and I feel a bit nervous at stop lights. Trying to source some factory ones right now. To think about it...I didnt have a horn or mirrors on my nc30 either