Mirrors, mirrors, on my scoot!

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:43 am

So I ordered some Halcyon mirrors from England (same factory that made the coveted Stadium mirrors).

One snapped bolt, and many hours of fiddling until I gave up on perfect symmetry, and here's the result!

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:59 am

Very cool.
And they also gave your scooter anti-gravity powers! You can ride along the vertical walls now!

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:38 pm

Darn Windows rendering of photos taken on an iPhone!!!

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:30 pm

Tocsik wrote:Very cool.
And they also gave your scooter anti-gravity powers! You can ride along the vertical walls now!

Does the above picture mean that it can't travel vertical walls. Bummer.

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:29 pm

agrogod wrote:
Tocsik wrote:Very cool.
And they also gave your scooter anti-gravity powers! You can ride along the vertical walls now!

Does the above picture mean that it can't travel vertical walls. Bummer.

To the contrary -- it has the power to turn your world SIDEWAYS

NikVee · Post by **NikVee** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:00 am

I assume you've eliminated all possible blind spots with this setup.

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:16 pm

NikVee wrote:I assume you've eliminated all possible blind spots with this setup.

You assumed wrong!

I seriously haven't adjust the mirrors, nor do I plan to. I will continue using my headstock mirrors, and turning my head.

Actually, it makes backing up in a parking lot VERY confusing, because you see all sorts of things behind you.

chuck_theobald · Post by **chuck_theobald** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:28 am

Still a pretty sweet mod.

theflash784 · Post by **theflash784** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:38 pm

Maybe not totally functional but pretty cool looking!

skipper20 · Post by **skipper20** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:21 pm

[quote="gar1013"]So I ordered some Halcyon mirrors from England (same factory that made the coveted Stadium mirrors).

One snapped bolt, and many hours of fiddling until I gave up on perfect symmetry, and here's the result![/

Are you a mod or a rocker as I'm forgetting which group did the thing with all the mirrors? Also, what sort of comments are you getting from other riders, drivers, pedstrians, etc.?

Bill in Seattle

'12 170i Italia
'11 220i Blur

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:40 am

Nice! R

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:59 am

Cool looking, and nice looking scoot!

....sorry, but I can't resist: "No more lane splitting for YOU!" (take off of the soup nazi).

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:28 am

needs a second row and a couple leg shield clamp ons

. I like the crossbar badges.

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:11 am

skipper20 wrote: Are you a mod or a rocker as I'm forgetting which group did the thing with all the mirrors? Also, what sort of comments are you getting from other riders, drivers, pedstrians, etc.?

The Mods originally did it... I'm basically a "neither" or a "both", depending.

Haven't ridden much the past few days unfortunately, and even then only to work and back. I'll have to report back on comments!

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:13 am

michelle_7728 wrote:Cool looking, and nice looking scoot!

....sorry, but I can't resist: "No more lane splitting for YOU!" (take off of the soup nazi).

Yeah, I stopped lane splitting due to being road raged against. People hate it when you filter to the front, but then can't manage a 5 second 0-60 run.

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:51 am

I've always thought there must be a lot of road rage happening where lane splitting is permitted. If they allowed it here, I think the only time I might semi-do it is if I was at a light making a right turn, and there was a car or two in front of me...and I would be passing them on the right shoulder. But there's always be some idiot that would take it to the extreme and tick everyone off, so it's just as well they don't allow it here.

But enough of that..it was not my intent to hijack your thread!

Stitch · Post by **Stitch** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:55 am

They might road rage, but I bet they don't high beam you very long.

Does that thing set stuff on fire when the sun hits the mirrors?

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:53 pm

michelle_7728 wrote:I've always thought there must be a lot of road rage happening where lane splitting is permitted.

Not so much in CA. I mean, there's plenty of road rage ANYWAYS. But a lot of people — especially in the city — appreciate that we're actually improving traffic flow.

It's been a practice here for decades, so the people who really get pissed are those with out of state plates.

gar1013 · Post by **gar1013** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:46 pm

Stitch wrote:They might road rage, but I bet they don't high beam you very long.

Does that thing set stuff on fire when the sun hits the mirrors?

You know, I've considered trying to create a "Death Ray" configuration but realized that I stood a high chance of being at the focal point whilst riding the scooter.

Modern Buddy

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