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Are you happy with the stock mirrors?

turtlemoye

turtlemoye

Husqvarna
AA Class
Some of you may know that I'm flying to pick up my Terra out of state and will be riding it about 2000 miles back home. I've got a set of doubletake mirrors that I bought for my TE and haven't installed them yet. Should I take them with me to install upon pick up or are you guys fairly satisfied with the stock mirrors?
 
turtlemoye said:
Some of you may know that I'm flying to pick up my Terra out of state and will be riding it about 2000 miles back home. I've got a set of doubletake mirrors that I bought for my TE and haven't installed them yet. Should I take them with me to install upon pick up or are you guys fairly satisfied with the stock mirrors?
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Stock Mirrors not too bad imo.. i'm prety wide sholdered so i get a bit of obstructed view.. more obstructed since they moved inward slightly when i installed the handguards. I will be lookng for a better mirror soon but it is not high on my list of mods.. perhaps once I break one off the priority list will change slightly... Would recomend getting rid of the licenese plate anchor prior to starting the trip.. there's thread on that with some good ideas.. Safe travels!!!
 
turtlemoye said:
Some of you may know that I'm flying to pick up my Terra out of state and will be riding it about 2000 miles back home. I've got a set of doubletake mirrors that I bought for my TE and haven't installed them yet. Should I take them with me to install upon pick up or are you guys fairly satisfied with the stock mirrors?
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6'4" 280 lbs, 54 inch jacket size. I'm running the stock mirrors, >6k miles, and they are sufficient, but I'd like more width. I'm very interested to hear how you like the double takes when you get them mounted. I love the concept, but a few comments on blur at speed have me holding off until I see a positive report on the TR650s. I'd make the trip home on the stock mirrors, one less thing to mess with.
 
+1

The stock mirrors have been fine for me. I can definitely see what's behind me fine with the stock mirrors. Certainly shouldn't be a high priority item with all that will be going on.

Take care of the license plate holder. Also, make sure to check and do something about the clutch cable problem since you have that many miles planned.
 
I changed mine for a pair of round folding type from Wemoto.com and they are OK for the money, a bit like the original in rear viewing angle but still only use them for glancing back. If I want to know for sure whats behind me I do the old fashion way and look over my shoulder!:)
 
I think the stock mirrors are just fine. But I am mounting mine on a cheap set of mirror clamps instead of the stock mounts so if I fall, yes, IF, and break one off, it will take out the cheap clamp instead of the clutch or brake perch.
 
Stock mirrors were par at best....double take for me...with the ram mount you can move them any place.
 

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I have these mirrors. They're stock equipment on several bmw/aprilia/moto guzzi models. can be found for about $40 on ebay.
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I've put Ned's Doubletake mirrors on a few bikes and they really do work well.
The stock mirrors on the TR aren't bad though - not bad enough to put Doubletakes high on the list of things to buy.
 
I'm getting increasingly fed up with my mirrors. I need wider ones so I don't get a view of my shoulders, and the right one doesn't want to stay put
 
I put $30 mirror extenders on to see past my shoulders, then broke a mirror in a gravel drop. Now I have KTM mirrors. Just made sense to have things from HUSQVARNA, KTM, and BMW.
 
What sizing is the thread in mirror posts ? Standard M10x1.25 or some fancey BMW pitch? Cant check now - being away from bike. I'm thinking of fitting RAM ball into, like that:

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tweber said:
double take for me...with the ram mount you can move them any place.
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the same here. which ram ball you used ? and which arms ?
 
mario33 said:
What sizing is the thread in mirror posts ? Standard M10x1.25 or some fancey BMW pitch? Cant check now - being away from bike. I'm thinking of fitting RAM ball into, like that:

the same here. which ram ball you used ? and which arms ?
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I used this link when I ordered them for my TE and assume(you know what that means) that the same ball would work for the Terra. I can't check now but will try to remember to see if they are the same tomorrow.
 
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