RS Mirrors

[Bob_M]

Now that I have a working RS I couldn't be more pleased with the machine, but what;s the deal with the mirrors? My manly shoulders are wonderful things, but they are not what I want to look at when I am in traffic. Do the RT mirrors extend wider? Is there an other option?
Thanx ;)

[Braddog]

The first rule of Italian racing...rip off the rear view mirror. :p

Seriously, you can't see too much except your shoulders and/or your elbows. A couple of years ago, I read somewhere on the 'Net where people were replacing the stock mirrors with mirrors from a Kawi 900 Ninja. I can't remember the exact year of the Kawi's, but there were a couple year models that worked well for the RS.

I apologize for not being able to provide a link, but the point I'm making is you may have to look around at other makes of bikes to get a good replacement. No, I haven't done this myself, I just live with the mirrors the way they are, and thankfully, I'm still limber enough to turn around and look over my shoulder when needed.

[Friedle]

You'll soon find "head checks" are a good thing for checking if anything is within about a eighth of a mile behind your rear fender. :dunno

Friedle
88 RS, amongst others

[magoo]

On my 84 RS, I used stock RS bases and some napolean mirrors. I took off the piece that mounts the mirrors to the handle bars and sourced a bolt that would go thru the napoleans and the RS base. They work well, but the Kawi mirriors do look better. You can call Turp Cobb at Cobb HD & BMW repair (440)244-6881 he has the Kawi mirrors on his RS and will know what will work.

Doug Mc Gee
Upper Sandusky, OH

[lkchris]

RS and RT mirrors are the same part numbers.

There are "early" and "late" versions, the latter being larger and a bit convex. Haven't tried them on my RS, but find them VERY necessary on wife's RT.

Any RS/RT mirror is only about $25 from a dealer.