Bar End Mirror Project

View from the saddle. The visibility is awesome I can finally see around myself. Theres a teensy bit of vibration induced blur, but the mirrors still have very good visual performance. The mounting method seems to be very solid. The bike had some really crappy aftermarket mirrors installed when I got it - this is a major upgrade. (Yes you do need to be a bit more careful when wheeling it around the shop.) I think the color of the mechanicals and the shape of the lenses help make the mirrors look like they belong on the bike. Much more so than some of the new tricked out carbon fiber looking stuff but to each his own. I was also looking at some nap-bone or Napolean mirrors for this application. Their mounting brackets may even be a bit slicker, but Ive only seen them in pictures and dont know how well they would work on this bike. This project involved a LOT of futzing around to get everything so that it looked and worked right, but I think it turned out pretty well. It ended up taking much more time than money.