Biker's Cafe Chatroom

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 14:15

Some of them get to 120mph and fall off, some of them don't

4T5 · 31 May 2016 at 14:18

In a word - Quality. Better metal & even better glass/mirror. Finish will be nicer so no chance of any sharp edges & the thread will fit nice & snugly rather than being a tad loose. The genuine ones will fit perfectly & do the job just as well where as the Cheaper options are a bit of a gamble, If you're lucky you'll get a good set that will fit right & be sound but there's a good chance they won't fit quite right & will wobble/rattle or will move when you get up into triple figures & the wind gets hold of them & finally they won't last as long & will start to look 2nd hand/worn real quick.

For 7 quid though I'd give them a go first & see what they're like.

Kreeeee · 31 May 2016 at 14:22

Manufacturing tolerances, material quality and design (bonding decisions, aerodynamics etc.).

IC3 · 31 May 2016 at 14:29

tom_e said:
Some of them get to 120mph and fall off, some of them don't

You can't talk, you bought same mirrors as me.

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 14:30

I did

They went back in the box after one ride as I could see sweet **** all in them

IC3 · 31 May 2016 at 14:35

They were pretty useless, but they looked good.

Now I need to decide whenever to get Geniune Aprillia ones or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RYDE-8MM-...MOTORBIKE-BIKE-REPLACEMENT-PAIR-/350727318967 or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RYDE-BLAC...10MM-THREAD-BIKE-MOTORBIKE-PAIR-/350953767896

The only good thing is, if they do turn out bad. I can potentially get a replacement or refund. So its not as bad, as buying from China.

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 14:39

I didn't realise how much I use my mirrors now until I was in my mates car at the weekend.

First long drive I've been in a car for since learning to ride and every time he went to change lanes I was checking his far side wing mirror and his center console automatically because that's where my mirror is on the bike.

Craig321 · 31 May 2016 at 14:51

You should all just get Rizomas and be done with it, no need to ever buy mirrors again

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 14:53

Until my bike falls over and I'm found sat next to it crying pointing at the scratch on my hundreds of pounds worth of mirrors

Craig321 · 31 May 2016 at 14:55

tom_e said:
Until my bike falls over and I'm found sat next to it crying pointing at the scratch on my hundreds of pounds worth of mirrors

I try not to think about that. Day 1 I put them on, back in November I think it was, almost came off - slow speeds on black ice or oil

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 14:57

At the minute the only thing I worry about if I come off or the bike gets knocked over is the painted body work apart from that everything else is relatively easy/low cost to replace.

wazza300 · 31 May 2016 at 15:01

What's up with stock mirrors? I've never changed mirrors on a bike

Atleast stock mirrors work

Kreeeee · 31 May 2016 at 15:07

wazza300 said:
What's up with stock mirrors? I've never changed mirrors on a bike

Atleast stock mirrors work

My bar end mirrors offer way better visibility.

tom_e · 31 May 2016 at 15:10

wazza300 said:
What's up with stock mirrors? I've never changed mirrors on a bike

Atleast stock mirrors work

Mine work, at least after fitting some extenders and I could still do with extending them a little more to be honest but they look gash and the front end of the SV is already not exactly pretty.

TallPaul_S · 31 May 2016 at 15:13

Because some mirrors (especially on older bikes) are abominations.

Mine were some horrible chrome monstrosities that would move at 40mph.

Craig321 · 31 May 2016 at 15:17

wazza300 said:
What's up with stock mirrors? I've never changed mirrors on a bike

Atleast stock mirrors work

Plasticy ***** normally

The ones that came on my bike were good in terms of visibility etc. but looked awful - huge, chunky plasticy nasty things.

IC3 · 31 May 2016 at 15:24

Kreeeee said:
My bar end mirrors offer way better visibility.

I do too much filtering to have bar end mirrors, I'll take my Yi on Friday when I'm in London... you'll see what I mean.

The wider handlebars already make it harder to filter, sometimes I get stuck as I would end up touching either mirror if I carried on.

@wazza300, have you seen SV's stock mirrors? They look like someone stole some from a HD and put them on the SV...

Kreeeee · 31 May 2016 at 15:52

IC3 said:
I do too much filtering to have bar end mirrors, I'll take my Yi on Friday when I'm in London... you'll see what I mean. The wider handlebars already make it harder to filter, sometimes I get stuck as I would end up touching either mirror if I carried on.

@wazza300, have you seen SV's stock mirrors? They look like someone stole some from a HD and put them on the SV...

You got to learn to dip the bars. RJ doesn't seem to struggle with wide bars

TallPaul_S · 31 May 2016 at 15:55

Yeah you need to do the old 'dip and waggle'

If it's really tight then stop and waggle the bars through, if there's a bit of space you can do at a few mph.

lmfy2k · 31 May 2016 at 15:57

tbh the stock mirrors on the Grom are awesome for functionality, they just look horrible

no after market Grom mirrors are as good (for seeing behind you)