Have you ever clipped mirrors when filtering?

Yep a few times and always stop and apologise. If damaged I offer my details to replace/repair. It's only fair.

Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

If damaged I offer my details to replace/repair. It's only fair.

I didn't he said it was OK do I just went on my way!

I aven clipped one with Annas knee when she was pillion!

Originally Posted by Jester666

I aven clipped one with Annas knee when she was pillion!

It sounds like youve p!ssed off a lot of cage drivers!

I have done once or twice. Always appologise when it happens though (not that that makes it any better )

Originally Posted by Jester666

Maybe once or twice during my 7 years as a courier!

Once or twice...


































...you've had a day where you hadn't
Make that one set of lights

Originally Posted by Magnum

I didnt mean have you done it deliberately, i meant have you done it by accident if a gap has turned out to be a lot tighter than you thought it was. I wouldnt do anything to aggravate drivers on my 125 since i wouldnt be able to get away quick enough.

Well, if your in traffic, you have plenty of time to get away...

...i've told off people before in traffic, then sped off. they cant catch me, ner ner na ner ner

clipped a coppers wing mirror going to college before Christmas, no damage so sall good. took one off a while ago because I was in a bad mood and there was a bad piece of parking, reinforced knuckles stuck out

Originally Posted by Magnum

...(stupid 17/18 year old chav on her way from studying 'beauty' at college in a car her parents bought her because she most probably has never worked an hour in her life).

Dude, I know you're only on a CG and therefore can have long meaningful chats while filtering past traffic, but at least give us the useful information: name, phone number, preferred pizza topping...

As for clipping mirrors, one or two...

Tend not to so much now as I know the width of the bike better, but still occasionally.

Originally Posted by stuballs

My daily commute includes the A2 and the approach to the Blackwall tunnel. Nightmare. Narrow lanes and a mile of stationary traffic. You have to filter otherwise you'd be there for hours! All the drivers know that bikes filter on that bit as theres a constant flow. so anyone who sits right on the white line is asking to get their mirror clipped. I tend to fold my mirros in so the widest point is my levers and I have no intention of hitting a solid object with my brake lever! That said my mirrors have occasionally clipped car mirrors and I regret it when it happens purely because it makes the driver think less of bikers. My boss commutes in his 5 series every day and hates bikers for this very reason.

as a user on the a2 myself i find a lot of the car drivers dont like you filtering and will always make your life hard so the ones that do move over i allways thank.

as for cliping mirrors not on the sv YET, but have done on my cbr when a car moved over and closed the gap up on me both mirrors from both cars. but i didnt hang about due to my location at the time .....

Originally Posted by G

Yup, hate doing it, only done it a could of times but always feel a complete git when I do.

Pretty much what G says. I very rarely hit a mirror when filtering, even when going through gaps where there's only a few mm of clearance. It's a matter of pride and I feel really bad if I screw up and do knock one.