Must admit, I do them when walking. Particularly as I'm "filtering"/"lane splitting" through a crowd on foot.
Rear view mirrors
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I meant a shift of the head/shoulders to one side allows looking directly behind the bike using a mirror, not a rotation of the head to check six before a lane change. "A mirror can only say no, it can never say yes."
Otherwise I have no need to see 10 feet directly behind the bike except maybe to check out someone at a traffic light. To the OP's thought, If someone is coming up fast behind me they'll be in the mirrors long before half a car length.
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Wes
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When I travel with my trombone on the pillion, it blocks the vast majority of my view through the regular mirrors of everything behind me or in the side lanes. I added RAM Ball Brake/Clutch Reservoir Base mounts with 6" RAM Ball extensions and Powerstands Racing Dualsport Mirrors by PSR. There is some vibration to deal with when at faster speeds, but I can see what's back there! 
And yes, I always turn my head to look to confirm what I am or am not seeing in the mirrors!
Here are some closeups I cropped from some photos. The other RAM extension on the left side is for my GoPro with the double RAM Ball mount. If interested, I can go put them on and take some better photos.
And yes, I always turn my head to look to confirm what I am or am not seeing in the mirrors! Here are some closeups I cropped from some photos. The other RAM extension on the left side is for my GoPro with the double RAM Ball mount. If interested, I can go put them on and take some better photos.
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I wonder if someone put flat glass into your housings after they broke the original “objects in mirror are closer than they appear” glass. One of the wrecks I have has flat glass mirrors and they are terrible when you’re used to the factory glass.
Good you got it sorted. I've never felt the need to add mirrors and the ST's are the best I've ever used. One I did once replace one of the mirrors on an older bike with a shorter thicker stalk mirror. The idea was that the two mirror would vibrated more or less at different frequencies so that at any rpm one had a clearer image than two factory mirrors. There was some improvement.
When I travel with my trombone on the pillion, it blocks the vast majority of my view through the regular mirrors of everything behind me or in the side lanes. I added RAM Ball Brake/Clutch Reservoir Base mounts with 6" RAM Ball extensions and Powerstands Racing Dualsport Mirrors by PSR. There is some vibration to deal with when at faster speeds, but I can see what's back there!
Here are some closeups I cropped from some photos. The other RAM extension on the left side is for my GoPro with the double RAM Ball mount. If interested, I can go put them on and take some better photos.
Wes
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I only use them when I have the wide load of my trombone case across the pillion. Without it blocking my view, I feel I can see very well with the stock mirrors, even when I have the top box on and my camping dry bag on the pillion. If I were to use them regularly, even when not loaded down, I am sure the view would be better, but it would be somewhat redundant for most of the view. I only mentioned this setup to add to the discussion for those that feel the stock mirrors aren't adequate for them.