Re: Freaked out by what's behind you?

motoscooto wrote:
I'm not talking about being paranoid here--just curious as to how many
of us can't reasonably see and identify vehicles that are in motion
behind us while we ride.

One of my major concerns about riding a motorcycle is the rider's
compromised view of their backside. Is there an SUV tailgating me? Is
that a cop pacing me? Is the person coming behind me at the stop light
really slowing down? It's always been a distraction to stare into the
mirrors, trying to identify the road situation behind me.

The inherent design of the motorcyle that places the rider in the
center (for good reason) unfortunately creates a major blind spot in
our rear vision.

Do you think your rear vision with stock mirrors is compromised (at
best)?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Motoscooto



I just installed some 26mm thick machined Delrin spacers under the base of
each fairing-mounted mirror on my '01 Suzuki SV. The difference was
phenomenal- I can now see the car behind me rather than my shoulders and the
car two lengths back! I got them from a guy in England who goes by the
handle "chewystuff".

There is also a helmet design that has a built-in rear-view mirror that
gives you a "heads-up" style display of what's behind you.
http://www.reevu.com/



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!bungle
'01 SV650-S
Austin, TX


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