Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Interesting. All in all we agree more than we disagree. Still, most motorcycle mirrors stick up above the bar about as far as your mirror hangs below the bar. The total distance involved is considerable. I'm not believing that you ride a Harley with ape-hanger handlebars with underslung mirrors... ... ironically enough, those hand mirrors are also used by motorcyclists who usually have plenty of DOT mandated rearward visibility onboard anyway... ... go figure. Best.
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You're right, I'm not a Harley guy.
South Park isn't usually my fave, but they skewered the Harley "attitude" pretty well.
On my Triumph Sprint 955, the mirrors are on stalks mounted to the fairing, above the handlebars. The placement I showed is close enough for me; I'm not too sensitive about the exact mirror position.
Since that pic, I changed the bars over to drops and moved the mirror to the outside. But I found that I really liked that mirror position on flat/upright bars.
Best of luck with the hand mirror. I wouldn't mind giving it a try, but I'm skeptical enough about it that I won't buy it any time soon.