"proper" mirror adjustment By glavey (Read 1,266 times)

[glavey]

Is there a proper way to set up your mirrors, like making sure you can see a certain part of the road or a part of a car behind you, or do you just adjust them to your liking?

[cyborg]

i always run my mirrors undershot on all my bikes,,so i'm looking under my arms,,i get a better view,,,i already know what kind of jacket i have on,,,with regularly placed mirrors i'm always looking at my shoulder,,,and also undershot mirrors are shorter so there's less movement so i get a clearer view

[Guitarman]

I like to see what's behind me and cover as much of my blind spot as possible.
Hard to do with only one mirror. I'm seriously thinking about adding another set or something.

[glavey]

Anyone ever use those stick-on convex mirrors? Would they be of any benefit to us scooter riders?

[cyborg]

I have them on both my machines

[novaraptor]

I, too, have them on both of my rides. The convex mirrors let me see that area between the standard mirror coverage and the area diagonally back to either side where there is usually room to hide a small car.

[cyborg]

I always use a small convex on everything own,,,from my one ton down to the stella,,,i'll post a pic in a few

[cyborg]

[cyborg]

well geez i don't think i could have taken a sh!ttier pic if i tried!!! anyways you get the idea

[Guitarman]

Good thing I waited to post then because I thought you tried.....







Yeah, I know... Shame on me. LOL

[glavey]

Jun 9, 2015 13:37:51 GMT -6 cyborg said:

I can imagine how that could give you a better view, but I like to move my head as little as possible away from looking straight ahead. I don't even like looking down at my speedometer but I do because I like speeding tickets even less than looking down.

Still, that's a good idea.

I was just curious about this whole thing because I (for the past few weeks) haven't been able to get my mirrors "just right." I also found a dollar-store convex mirror in one of the corners of my garage and thought, "what the heck, why not?"

[cyborg]

Funny,,i'm exactly the opposite,,,i'm whippin my head around like crazy,,,i want to see it all,,,plus i have ridden i don't even know how many times more than i've driven ,,,easy 300-400,000 miles so it's second nature to me,,i just love it,,,i've never gotten enough of it

[Guitarman]

Yeah, I move my head around a lot too. I want to know what's going on around me.

[glavey]

I guess I'm just paranoid about taking my eyes off of what's coming at me.

Seeing how M13 crashed has made it even worse.

[cyborg]

M13??,,,a member?