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#1 | Mirror extenders datum

Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:57 pm

Hello folks, has there been anything new as far as mirror extenders in the last couple of years? I still see the extremely pricey Hornig kit. Any other mirrors with a longer stem or another type of extender fit the RS?

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#2 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:46 pm

I guess not...

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#3 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:22 pm

Google search "bmw r1200rs mirror extenders" does show plenty and these which look like they would fit for £14.99

https://jsaccessories.co.uk/product/bike...JBoCRQgQAvD_BwE

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#4 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:32 pm (Last edited: Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:32 pm)

If you have the original handlebar, there are indeed not very many options beyond Hornig's solution.

I have the handlebar conversion from Wunderlich and then you do have several choices. I now have Touratech mirrors on it that were actually meant for the R1200gs. (I just have to fix the holes in the fairing of the original mirrors).

Maybe bar end mirrors are an option?

The ones Dave H named don't fit the fairing either, those are meant for the "regular" mirrors mounted on the handlebars.

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#5 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:46 pm

Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #3
Google search "bmw r1200rs mirror extenders" does show plenty and these which look like they would fit for £14.99

https://jsaccessories.co.uk/product/bike...JBoCRQgQAvD_BwE

I don't see how that would work on a RS.
Here's how Horing does it.

Hornig (1).jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Iowa, USA

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#6 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:52 pm

That (Horing) doesn't look to hard to make. I'll look at my mirror mounts next time I am in the garage.
But frankly, a slight movement of my head and I can see pretty well behind me.

St. Louis, Mo, USA
R1250RS
couple of Moto Guzzi's
dirt bikes

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#7 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:33 pm

I really like the handlebars on my RS, changing it would make it look more like a GS and would definitely be even more expensive than the Hornig adapters.

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#8 | RE: Mirror extenders datum

Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:06 pm

If you like the current handlebar I would also go for the Hornig version.

I switched to a different handlebar for ergonomic reasons among others (fell with the bicycle and now a loose collarbone, tossy type 3) and as a result I switched to mirrors mounted directly on the handlebar.
In the original mirrors I could see my hands well but beyond that I couldn't see much.

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