3 weeks later and a Touratech mirror arrived when they said it would and on time. Now fitted and the verdict? Dont bother. They do not have much adjustment as the mirror is not on a ball joint so positioning is not universal. You can adjust it lenghtwise as in the distance from your handlebars or up and down as in pointing at the sky or the tarmac.

The mirror itself is long and thin not round and I could not see much traffic behind me although I saw lots of fields and sky. Quite simply the mirror in this case is the wrong shape.

It would be so much better if the mirror that came with the folding joint was on a universal ball joint. In fact if you could buy the folding joint on its own then you could fit your own mirrors fit to the folding joint with a hacksaw.

The folding joint in this case has to be altered with an allen key to release the friction. If is too tight then the mirror will not fold and too loose and it will not stay in one position at all. With vibration it does come loose unless it is set very tight which defeats the folding idea.

To summarise the only good thing I can say about this mirror is that it arrived on time and when Touratech said it would. It is expensive and is not fit for the purpose I had intended it for which was to fold away easily and to be able to see things that were "Relevant" behind me.

Other people may find this mirror suits their purpose, it did not suit mine.

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1997 NX 650 Dominator

My concern with mirrors is needlessly breaking glass, shaft or mounting in an otherwise soft fall.

To allow them some 'give' and movement on joints and mountings, thereby decreasing a breaking point by reducing the early forces, I loosen the shaft and other fixings to the minimum pressure that holds just firm enough not to turn with vibration and wind.

It generally works, but I have lost some. One in a fall on huge uneven rocks. Another just suddenly fell off, broken at a point in a mounting thread. Possibly metal fatigue during hours of relentless off-road washboard gravel (too loose?).

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TonyP you might want to consider thees folding mirrors I have fitted to my 650.
The bm-wobble-U ones are designed to ...snap off in their mountings. (grrrrr)- after 3 snap-offs, I got the message.

Where the concertina rubber is , the mirror can be adjusted and further down is the Allen key lock- release and fold mirrors over towards each other. If you keep the Allen key not too tight you can push them over when going on trails where the likelyhood of a dive (for me!) is just a matter of when not if!
and that leaves the threaded part of the old mirror mount on your handlebar free for a RAM ball mount on either side if needed.
Excellent kit and no problem at MOT time.

Where did you get them from Bertrand?

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I think ( if memory still works) that they are known as KTM Military bar mount.
I bought mine off fleabay (budget needs!).
Suggest you check fleabay and/or KTM outlets/trail bike shops.

Touratech selling overpriced and useless products for adventure bikes ??? Are you sure ?? It's unheard of.....

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Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.