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No - I've got these things called mirrors.

I also ride so intergalactically fast that nothing catches up with me anyway.

<one of the above statements is a fib>

If I was slower moving & did more busy big city riding then maybe, but just now, no ta.
Seen worse gadgets though

Gromit wrote:No - I've got these things called mirrors.

You've got wing mirrors on your car as well, but I'm sure you'll admit there are times when the windscreen mounted rear view mirror is bloody useful.

Not for me i want to see where I'm going not where I've been bloody dangerous the area covered by your pherical (spelin) vision is where most danger on the roads comes from

Not really excited by that.

bikesnbones wrote:
You've got wing mirrors on your car as well, but I'm sure you'll admit there are times when the windscreen mounted rear view mirror is bloody useful.

Yes, but in a car there's 10'x6' or so of metal behind the driver, large part of which renders the door mirrors useless.

On the bike (certainly on the Blackbird) the mirrors are superb and all it takes is a slight nod of my head to see what's directly behind.

Personally, in the over 30 years' biking, I've been more worried about what's ahead/to the side than what's directly behind.

Gromit wrote:

bikesnbones wrote:
You've got wing mirrors on your car as well, but I'm sure you'll admit there are times when the windscreen mounted rear view mirror is bloody useful.

Yes, but in a car there's 10'x6' or so of metal behind the driver, large part of which renders the door mirrors useless.

On the bike (certainly on the Blackbird) the mirrors are superb and all it takes is a slight nod of my head to see what's directly behind.

Personally, in the over 30 years' biking, I've been more worried about what's ahead/to the side than what's directly behind.

My experiences of motorcylce mirrors is that they are generally rubbish.
The mirrors on my R1200S are the best of a bad bunch, but adjusted right out as far as they'll go, I still see mostly my shoulders.
On my Cruiser, anything above 60 mph renders the mirrors useless due to vibration.
Add into the equation the peripheral visual restrictions of most full face lids, and motorcylce mirrors are not very effective and should never be relied on.
I totally agree that it's what's ahead that we should be concentrating on, but nevethelss, being able to look up and have a complete panoramic visual of what's behind can't be a bad thing, especially when it comes to plod.

B'n'B - you're absolutely right in that many bike mirrors are pretty dreadful. I once rode a Ducati and thought they might as well just be un-bolted. Fortunately the BB's ones are excellent, and I always quite liked the ones on the 1100S.

The best I've had are actually on my MZ ETZ301 - they're quite high up and work brilliantly. I tend to get overtaken quite a lot when riding it so that's important.

Gromit wrote:Fortunately the BB's ones are excellent,

Well, it's a Honda innit

bikesnbones wrote:

Gromit wrote:Fortunately the BB's ones are excellent,

Well, it's a Honda innit

Why naturally.

The ones on the VFR8 were pretty good, along with the seat, and the headlight. Er...that was it.

I did try one at a local bike show a good while back but it didn't suit my head / glasses , and it felt heavy ( can't remember the actual weight though) .

Gromit wrote:B'n'B - you're absolutely right in that many bike mirrors are pretty dreadful. I once rode a Ducati and thought they might as well just be un-bolted. Fortunately the BB's ones are excellent, and I always quite liked the ones on the 1100S.

The best I've had are actually on my MZ ETZ301 - they're quite high up and work brilliantly. I tend to get overtaken quite a lot when riding it so that's important.

I test rode a Ducati Paso once, all you could see in the mirrors were my knee sliders. They were really low.

However a crowd of (muggle) admirers gathered wherever I parked it