Low profile mirrors

[Andreasy]

I have the stock rear view mirrors and i hate 2 things. They are ugly because they are too high and, where i live the roads are too narrow and when lane filtering, i hit taller car, like vans, mirrors. Most 3rd party mirrors i see, like handlebar mirrors are even worse as they get even more wider to the outside.

On the other hand, i have no idea if lower profile mirrors will maintain good and safe view or if i will end up seeing my hands instead of rear view.

Blade type mirrors also look nice and add to the aerodynamics but i assume that the view still be seriously compromised.

So, any suggestion? Good looking mirrors, lower than stock with good view that won't break after a few months?

[RobZ900]

The stock mirrors aren’t any wider than the handlebars, so I’m confused how the mirrors will hit cars if your bars don’t. As for bar end mirrors, you can mount them so they point in instead of out, so they also wouldn’t be any wider than the bars, but would be lower profile. I’ve recently fitted bar end mirrors to mine. I went with highsider as I didn’t want cheap mirrors that would break either. As for the view, it’s better than stock as I’m not looking at my shoulder/arm, so even though they’re smaller, I can see more.

[Andreasy]

Originally Posted by RobZ900

The stock mirrors aren’t any wider than the handlebars, so I’m confused how the mirrors will hit cars if your bars don’t. As for bar end mirrors, you can mount them so they point in instead of out, so they also wouldn’t be any wider than the bars, but would be lower profile. I’ve recently fitted bar end mirrors to mine. I went with highsider as I didn’t want cheap mirrors that would break either. As for the view, it’s better than stock as I’m not looking at my shoulder/arm, so even though they’re smaller, I can see more.

Yes, they are not wider than handlebars and i agree, you can't hit cars with them. When lane filtering you pass through tall vehicles like vans, small buses and tracks. My mirrors will hit their mirrors. That's what i tried to say.

I've seen the option of turning the bar end mirrors to the inside but my doubt is if they will still offer good rear view. Also, I've heard most people who have them that they are not stable on the bar end and they move

[RobZ900]

Can’t say what the view would be like as I have mine facing out, but if you fit bar end mirrors on bar ends that bolt into the end of the bars, they’re solid. I don’t like the pressure fit type as I find they can still twist, but bar ends that bolt in are solid. Done 120mph on mine with them and they didn’t move.

[echo948]

I have the CRG Hindsight LS bar end mirrors.  They can be folded in for lanesplitting and barely add anything to handlebar width when folded.

[Moto.Maddox]

I went with highsider bar ends and Motogadget "glassless" mirrors.  With the bar ends and after market mirrors, you can position them down-and-in, which makes them pretty compact and low profile.  It looks good, but it was a trade off of visibility, and the extra motion to look down.  I ultimately settled on positioning them up and out, which works well functionally and still looks great.

[RobZ900]

Originally Posted by Moto.Maddox

I went with highsider bar ends and Motogadget "glassless" mirrors.  With the bar ends and after market mirrors, you can position them down-and-in, which makes them pretty compact and low profile.  It looks good, but it was a trade off of visibility, and the extra motion to look down.  I ultimately settled on positioning them up and out, which works well functionally and still looks great.

Those glass less mirrors look awesome, considered them myself, but ultimately price won the day and I settled for highsider. To be fair, they were my first choice before I saw the glass less ones.

[3alfa3]

Originally Posted by RobZ900

The stock mirrors aren’t any wider than the handlebars, so I’m confused how the mirrors will hit cars if your bars don’t.

I have the same "problem" with stock mirrors. Not that they are wider than handlebars, but they are the same height as mirrors on most of the Cars.