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Hi guys looking to get back on a r1250rs , tried a rt but just too heavy. On my previous r/s I fitted lsl straight bars. and the mirrors were an issue seeing my elbows most of the time.

My question is with the latest version that comes with tubular bars are the mirror stalks longer or different from ones with std bars. Can get a good deal on a bike but has std bars which I can swap out for tubular ones.
Thanks

Zitat von adey im Beitrag #1

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My question is with the latest version that comes with tubular bars are the mirror stalks longer or different from ones with std bars

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If you go for it there's quite a bit of fiddling around you can do with the standard mirrors (2023 model), it took some trial and error but I've managed to set them at a sweet spot where I can ride without a blind spot on the left (long view - no rider/pillion in sight) and can see behind and mid-range on the right. Clear view around luggage and the pillion and they don't stick out to the point where they would interfere with filtering.

Generally pushing the stalk more forward/narrower with mirrors being wide ~100 deg to rider had best results (I'm 5'9 so is the pillion)

Hey Adey,

If your fitting handlebars, fit some Bar End Mirrors. I got these off Amazon. A great size, amazing quality and the vision is spot on. I recently swapped my 1250RS for the 1250R for reasons in another thread here, and as you say, handle bar mirrors are a waste of time. Just remember if you go this route, filtering is a bit more concentration, but we'll worth it in my opinion...

You can also get some very small ones which though they look better and still give a better view behind you, the view isn't quite as good as these...

Just remove the fitted ones and get some rubber grommets to stick in the holes, it's hardly noticeable.

Best of luck which ever route you go...

thanks for the replies, looked at the hornig ones before very expensive not really viable, just sat on a bike with tubular bars and the bmw ones are still quite sporty and turn down at the ends so will probably get the wunderlich ones or another set of lsl bars , i know if you play around with the stems and angle of the mirrors you can make it bearable, i went to the pyrenes and across northern Spain with the last rs so pretty sure I can put up with it. was just looking to see if there was any difference.

Zitat von Taff50ish im Beitrag #4

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If your fitting handlebars, fit some Bar End Mirrors.

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