Mirror recommendations

[Scout63]

I need a rear view mirror for my G80CS which I'm sure was never intended to have one. Any suggestions?

[Mick D]

Why not look in the Recommendations section of the forum for a title 'Rear View Mirror'?

[Groily]

Examples:

https://classicpartsltd.com/820-halcyon ... irror.html
https://www.oxfordproducts.com/motorcyc ... ors_black/

The former are more classic and what I mostly use, either round or faintly rectangular. The Oxford items are a more modern-looking. All are good. Unless you want a mirror on a stalk, not up the bar end that is. There are zillions of options, some homologated for moderns, some making things look further away, etc etc. Spoilt for choice really, and I'd have thought there were good options a bit nearer home too!

[alanengineer]

I have found the cheap bar end ones lose their grip on the handlebars and just flop down. Annoying till you get to tighten up again. I did have another cheap bar end one completely disappear of the end of the bar once, never to be found again. Cheap ones About £15 a pair good ones £30 each. i would not by a cheap set again, but i do prefer then in a way as you can get them in Black

[Duncan]

Halcyon (stainless) are probably the best, I also use the Iron Horse (chrome or black) ones https://ironhorsespares.co.uk/shop/ , one of the differences is the angle the mirror sits at the Iron Horse one is vertical where as the Halcyon is about 30 degrees and can make the bike feel a little wider if you are using two, but probably better for narrow bars to avoid elbows.
Both have good image, I find the cheap ones tend to over magnify and distort.

[SPRIDDLER]

I have found the cheap bar end ones lose their grip on the handlebars and just flop down.

The expanding clamping piece inside the 'bars is often just a flimsy piece of formed tin strip.

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I replace mine with a Rawlbolt intended for fixings into concrete/brick of a size appropriate to the i.d. of the 'bars.

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[alanjennings]

Ditto, Nev!

[SPRIDDLER]

Ditto, Nev!

Well in that case Alan you need a longer spanner

[Jdraper]

I had bar end mirrors for a while & couldn't get on with them. Catching on things in a crowded garage & awkward to snatch glances at on the road. I went for a modern look. The mirrors themselves are generic, probably Honda, but look OK. The handlebar fittings are also on a well known auction site and only cost a few pounds. They work, but may offend some...

Jeremy
PS yes I know the line should be blue on the tank, but my paint man thought he knew better...

[Scout63]

Thanks for the great pics.