DT125R ARCHIVE

Jak2k50 · DTR Respected Member

Bar end mirrors

Crana · DTR Senior Member

I have mine set up like that on my DRZ, I got the Motrax ones though (cost me £31!!!) but those look exactly the same. Yes you can easily knock out the middle part, it's just glued in place, nothing a bit of hammering can't sort out.

Jak2k50 · DTR Respected Member

Crana wrote:

I have mine set up like that on my DRZ, I got the Motrax ones though (cost me £31!!!) but those look exactly the same. Yes you can easily knock out the middle part, it's just glued in place, nothing a bit of hammering can't sort out.

Sounds good, Will be ordering them when I get paid. I'll post pictures when I get them installed.

jakeDT125 · DTR Senior Member

with the mirrors set up like that whats the visibility like?

CooS · DTR Senior Member

Just dont have mirror's mate, i dont....it takes a few day's to get used to but worth it (looks 10x better) biggrin

Jak2k50 · DTR Respected Member

CooS wrote:

Just dont have mirror's mate, i dont....it takes a few day's to get used to but worth it (looks 10x better)

I wouldn't ride without mirrors, but thats just me.

Crana · DTR Senior Member

Yea, riding without mirrors is just unsafe on public roads, I did it for a few months and felt paranoid.

The visibility should be much better since DTR mirros are awful lol its better for me as im a stocky **** so my shoulders take up most of the mirror space. Only downside is it take some getting used to as you have to look down instead of just to the side.

Seiki · Admin

Never rode with mirrors so no idea the difference. Gets hairy sometimes but that's other bikers riding up my arse, not cars.

CooS · DTR Senior Member

Seiki wrote:

Never rode with mirrors so no idea the difference. Gets hairy sometimes but that's other bikers riding up my arse, not cars.

Yeh same mate, i brought some nice mirror's off eBay and they looked nice but not very good biggrin

SUPERSTEVE · Guru

Mirrors Ruin These Bikes

bkray · DTR Senior Member

Only time i've ever ridden a bike with mirrors was on my CBT. so dont really notice...

midnightbikerjames · DTR Senior Member

ive only used mirrors on my cbt, the only time i wished i use them is to see old bill so i can slow down :p
also they kill the look of the dt.

bkray · DTR Senior Member

midnightbikerjames wrote:

ive only used mirrors on my cbt, the only time i wished i use them is to see old bill so i can slow down :p

lol, same mate... :D
benefits of riding with others... that you dont gotta worry about the bill so much.

PatMan · Guru

Personally a nice set of mirrors set the bike of well, I see your point why not having them of course it looks much better, but hell the hell do you lot check your bind spots etc etc and I am not talking about the blind spots from the sides when cars or other bikes creep up behind you, and the only way you can see them is turn your head around 180 degrees, am always getting cars doing it, hence why I keep them on as always wanna know whats going on behind me.

DTCrazedKid · DTR Senior Member

Even with mirrors you should be looking over your sholder, so, whats the point in them if you gotta look anyways? ;)

Sgt-syphilis · Guru

My opinion exactly! if anything having mirrors on made me lazy about looking behind

Crana · DTR Senior Member

Unnecessary shoulder checks are the best way to end up going clean into the back of a car.

Jak2k50 · DTR Respected Member

You wont last long with that mentality, keep turning around and you're asking for trouble. Mirrors are to look behind, shoulder checks are for the blind spots of your mirrors.

Can tell whos passed their tests on these forums lol.

Energized · DTR Legend

Jak2k50 wrote:

You wont last long with that mentality, keep turning around and you're asking for trouble. Mirrors are to look behind, shoulder checks are for the blind spots of your mirrors.

Can tell whos passed their tests on these forums lol.

+1. aww

Sgt-syphilis · Guru

Obv I don't look behind all the time...other wise yes, you will rear end someone. I think it's massively down to the roads you ride aswell...city, country ect. Besides, things never are as they appear in your mirrors, start thinking what you see in them is totally representative of what's actually going on and you'll soon find yourself inspecting the Tarmac with your face...

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

i have one slim one on my right side on my ts just so i can see if my mates are gaining on me so i can throatal it more lol

-- Edited by ToySoldier on Monday 14th of March 2011 06:20:34 PM

Sgt-syphilis · Guru

Haha :) like it, I've got a handle mirror in need to fit...helps to see if the rozzers are on my tail lol. Talking of which...was riding home t'other day and was getting air off speed bumps, all of a sudden, blues and twos behind me...pull over preparing my self for an absolute roasting lol bit they just hooned past me...result :)

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

lol im glad im not the onlyone that sees speed bumps as jumps rather then to slow me down lol

bkray · DTR Senior Member

Lol. The guy on my CBT told me to go around speed bumps and only go over them if thier is no other possible way to get around.... had obviously never been on a DT. :D

Crana · DTR Senior Member

Speed bumps definitely exist to jump over :D

ToySoldier · DTR Legend

lol there are some leathal ones down the road from me i dident see it and my feet became leavel with the seat on my ts and it hurt on the landing