The stock mirrors that come on the R nine T Pure stick out like bug antennae, and they’re in the perfect position to view mostly your shoulders (mine anyway), so I thought it would be a good idea to replace them with something that looked better, and at the same time would be more functional, and therefore safer. That sounds like a win, win, and win to me.
So, off to the forum to see what is available, what looks good, and what people are saying about certain mirrors after they’ve had a fair amount of time living with them.
I was looking for something very basic is design and came upon the round Oberon mirrors. These are very adjustable, very well made, and don’t look too futuristic, which is what I’m trying to avoid. Most mirrors come in black, chrome, or silver (aluminum), and from what I can tell most folks opt for the black. For the R nine T, I think the aluminum look perfect, and that's what I’ve recently mounted to my bike.
The whole installation took about 30 minutes because I am very particular; otherwise, it’s a very easy swap out. You just remove the bar end bolt, which isn’t a beautiful item on the Pure model, so it’s easy to take them off. Other forum members were trying to come up with methods to keep the bar end bolts on the R nine T Classic because I guess they think they’re nice to look at – oh well.
