Turn Signals & Mirrors

Not even sure why I am doing it but am thinking of updating the turn signals and mirrors on my Tenni SE.  The Rizoma's look the best to me but I have never seen any in the flesh.

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At the moment, looking at the anodised black Rizoma Action on the front -
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Zero or Zero 11 on the rear [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

then again, the Drop in black look interesting as well... [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

I had settled on the Elisse in black for the mirrors
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Has anyone seen any good combinations?

The turn signals look great. As far as the mirrors go, I am quite happy with them.

I just installed the Rizoma Zero 11's front and rear. The stalks on the stock lights seemed to have dried out and 1 finally broke.  I wanted to try the Rizoma's so I gave it a shot.

Per the instructions, I installed 1 resistor per light and they do get pretty warm after 1 minute or so of flashing.  The only difficult piece was deciding where and how to mount the front resistors.  Overall I'd say they were very well made and supplied with good hardware which I can't say for some of the other vendors I've seen.

I did use the aluminum blocks from the stock lights to mount the signals in the front.

In all I am glad I tried them but if I break one or two I may go back to stock lights as the GRiSO actually has good looking ones in my opinion.

I'll try to get a few pictures.

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Very trick!

One of my "compadres" on apriliaforum put Rizoma's on his GRiSO and he loves them.
Better view back than stock.

DM

For some ergonomic/bodytype reason I mainly see my arms when I look in my (stock) mirrors. I was considering swapping them for bar end mirrors, thinking that they will at least provide a wider view. Does anyone have experience with these?  Pros & cons?

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"whats behind you is of no consequence"  

bioman wrote:

For some ergonomic/bodytype reason I mainly see my arms when I look in my (stock) mirrors. I was considering swapping them for bar end mirrors, thinking that they will at least provide a wider view. Does anyone have experience with these?  Pros & cons?

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I have the cheap brand from Cycle Gear here in the US...They look like the Corsa ones in your first picture.
They work fine and you don't see your shoulder anymore. lol

Uzidzit wrote:

"whats behind you is of no consequence"  

OK Raul Julia!!!!!!

sorry for the mis quote I think he actually said "the first rule of Italian driving is whats behind me is not important"

bit I always loved that line

I have Rizoma bar-end mirrors, primarily because I have big ol' LED lights occupying my mirror mounting points. I like the Rizomas, they provide a stable, wide-perspective rear- and side-view. But you really have to take your eyes off what is in front of you to use them.

bioman wrote:

For some ergonomic/bodytype reason I mainly see my arms when I look in my (stock) mirrors. I was considering swapping them for bar end mirrors, thinking that they will at least provide a wider view. Does anyone have experience with these?  Pros & cons?

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Steak wrote:

   

That is a real classic indeed!

Actually that quote came from the original 1960's movie "Grand Prix". A F1 driver was screaming up a mountain in an Alpha Spyder or similar, impressing a young beauty. Not some fat bloke with a beard.

And the correct phrase with Italian accent is;
"Wotsa behinda me, duzza nota matta"!

That phrase has impacted me since I was a young boy, and has become my understanding of true Italian engineering. As in, they only waste time making mirrors coz some gummint boffin says you have to. Wota duzza matta is da suspension, brakes, chassis and engine.

Fantastic movie!

Rest In Peace "Rockford"

My favorite quote by an Italian: "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough"
Mario Andretti

I remember the mid 60's when Hollywood was into making some pretty good racing movies. Steve McQueen and James Garner were drivers masquerading as actors. Le Mans was a great flick as was Gran Prix.

"Racing is life. Everything before or after is just waiting."
Steve McQueen

Wow, I never expected this much wisdom and (truly remarkable & VERY funny!) quotes after asking an innocent question about mirrors!    

But...to come back to the mundane topic of mirrors:  I guess you all (except for Grisonut & NorthBayGriso) find this just not very interesting and/or are happy with the functionality of the stock mirrors?

I probably should take a chance - just order a pair and hope for the best. I will let you know the result!

Mirrors? Stock mirrors are yucky-poo. The chrome ones, that is. I tried some of some sort of Aprilia mirrors which were excellent but still stuck out in an unpleasant, completely functional way.

I have ebay Rizoma knock-offs that allow me to see what's behind rapidly dwindling, even if it is of no consequence. What did Pete call them? Gynecologist's speculums?

Yup! I personally think they're hideous! thing is I'm also not a fan of bar-ends either, not only do they make the bike look wide and somehow *Squat* but I find tha titis distracting to look at them when riding.

I agree the chrome horrors fitted to the non-SE variants were awful, the sadly departed Todd Haven once famously said of them "Goddam things, if I sit at my desk, (He was 'Mr. Parts' at MPH in Houston.) I can hear the god-damned lenses buzzing in their housings on the shelf!" They buzz and blur and are awful!

I'm really very happy with the Aprilia mirrors though as fitted to SE's and most current 'Prillas. They work, look OK, don't cost a fortune and don't blur.

Pete

bioman wrote:

find this just not very interesting and/or are happy with the functionality of the stock mirrors?

No, not exactly.
They could be better, they could be worse.
Do I want better? Yes.
Am I going to get better? Yes.
It's just not the next item on my list.

DM

Another vote for the Aprilia mirrors standard on the SE.  I also put them on my 1100s because the chrome versions were not only crappy, but they look like shite.

I also did the CRG lane splitters on the bar ends for a spate, but I much prefer the black Aprilia mirrors.

Most of the stuff from Rizoma just doesn't do it for me, the styling is a bit too contrived for my taste, overdone I guess that I'd call it.  Their mirrors look like "designer" plumbing fixtures to me.  Sometimes less is more.

One of the weirdest things with the original 'Chrome' mirrors was on my first trip to the beach on my first GRiSO they rusted! How in the name of all that's holy can plastic rust???

Pete

I've heard that the waters off Australia are wild and unforgiving, but rusting plastic? That's a new one!  

Pete Roper wrote:

One of the weirdest things with the original 'Chrome' mirrors was on my first trip to the beach on my first GRiSO they rusted! How in the name of all that's holy can plastic rust???

Pete

Well the arm and base of the mirrors are metal as you know...
The mirror itself is plastic but the copper coating under the chrome might start to corrode if the nickel plating is not of great quality.
If it really is rust, then the only thing I can think of is that the bike was exposed to metal shavings, like someone grinding something in front of the bike but you'll have it all over the front as well, not the mirrors only.

Oh it may not of actually been 'Rust' but it sure as shit looked like it . Really though, bloody pathetic, even by low Italian standards for artificial 'Chrome' finishes.

Pete