Are My Speed Twin Mirrors Bass Ackwards, Or Are Yours?

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  1. B with Speed

    B with Speed Well-Known Member

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    (It’s not completely clear to me where Speed Twin chat belongs, so my apologies of I’m posting in the wrong place!)

    Most Speed Twin mirrors I’ve seen on the interwebs are set up opposite from mine, meaning the wide part of the mirror is outboard. I’ve tried flipping them around, but I feel I have better peripheral vision with the narrow side outboard, as in the pic.
    Anybody else give this any thought, or do I just have too much time to think about trivial crap??

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  2. Hobnail

    Hobnail Senior Member

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    Whatever works for you. Mirrors are functional with fashion secondary.
     
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  3. Wire-Wheels

    Wire-Wheels Elite Member

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    Yes. You have too much time.to think ;) ...J.D.
     
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  4. MTBskier

    MTBskier Well-Known Member

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    I like the look of the mirrors with the wider part outside, but I definitely feel like I have better vision with them with the wider part inside (as in your picture). So I’ve left mine in the pictured config.
     
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  5. Stramasher

    Stramasher Senior Member

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    I think you are only going to find inner peace if you buy some round ones.:relieved:

    The triumph ones look rubbish but turns out they are not.

    (your pic is how I would run mine. Wide Inside Loyal!)
     
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  6. nikolashka

    nikolashka Member

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    i flipped mine from original position as it makes the bars narrower and better for filtering
     
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  7. tcbandituk

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    The handlebar ones look good but are a pain when filtering and don't give as good a visibility as clamp mounted mirrors.
    Form over function...
    Thinking about swapping mine on the RS at some point.
     
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  8. Wire-Wheels

    Wire-Wheels Elite Member

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    #8 Wire-Wheels, Aug 20, 2020
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    Mine would drive an indecisive person crazy. The head will rotate 360°. The arm is adjustible from folded up under the bar to folded over the bar and all points in between...AHRGG… TOO MANY DECISIONS :) …J.D.

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  9. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    I agree with others that say do what works for you. Function over form, fortunately we Triumph riders usually enjoy both!:p
     
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  10. Richard Goss

    Richard Goss Senior Member

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    I fitted round ones as I didn’t want people continually coming up and pointing out I had the mirrors the wrong way round.

    They work great but don’t like the look of bar end mirrors
     
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  11. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Large part inside is the main part of the view, with small part for peripheral (outside lane or kerb) vision

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  12. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Large part inside is the main part of the view, with small part for peripheral (outside lane or kerb) vision

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  13. Bonne Phil

    Bonne Phil Member

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    That's made me think. I had to go a check my mirrors to confirm which way round there are. The widest end is towards the outside but either way I don't get the rear view I would like. I've stuck extenders on which makes a big difference. By the way, I ride a Bonne T120, 2019.
     
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  14. Richard Craven

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    I have mine fat part in but there is a blind spot almost alongside, gave me a scary moment playing with traffic at Bristol. All I could see with the stock mirrors was my shoulders.

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