electric mirrors?

not sure which forum was best for such a topic, this forum or sv talk tuning etc....since it seems a bit of a flippant idea to me it is in idle banter - please feel free to move mods....


a few times today i found myself having to bend the mirrors back to fit through a gap between cars (they were stationary before anyone assumes different!!)...has anyone heard of getting bike mirrors that fold in and out at the switch of a button?

or am i just being pure daft by thinking such things

Could be done in theory, haven't seen anything with it on already, but you could start a new trend

Whilst you're at it, have a gas powered licence plate. Hit a button & it tucks up. Handy for those "Oh bugger speed camera & it's raining" moments, erm, so I'm told.

perhaps this could be a distracting summer project - bodge meself some james bond style gadgets for the bike.

electric mirrors for swift commuting
gas powered plate
gun/rocket sound generator (with headphones so i could hear the imaginary rocket thump into the back of that damn minicab in front)
ben hur style retractable chariot wheel blades for keeping cyclists/moped-eers at bay
cup holder

there must be more options...or is this the start of me following the path to a gadget laden goldwing....nooooooooooo!

Originally Posted by emcf

gun/rocket sound generator (with headphones so i could hear the imaginary rocket thump into the back of that damn minicab in front)

Now, see, if you're going to do this you might as well go one step further.

Smurf them so you can broadcast direct on that hands free kit that they have fitted in the car, and broadcast short distances on all known radio frequencies.

That way they get to hear the imaginary rocket too!

[Essex of Essex]

I'm surprised that some of the big tourers like the Pan don't have this already, many cars do so it should be possible to find the components from the scrap yard for a prototype. Getting it to be small and light enough to use on the bike may be the problem; it would be an intersting thing to see if you manage it.

[Stu]

Great idea!
I would just be happy if Pointy mirrors folded

Think laterally: instead of folding *your* mirrors, why not fold the *car's* mirrors instead. A bloke on a bike did that to me once - I can tell you I was somewhat gobsmacked, then furious about his sheer nerve!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Jdubya

I just fold the vans mirrors in...WVM doesn't mind...he always gets out to say thank you but I never have enough time to hear him say it as I'll be away by then and all I see is him waving or throwing sarnies at me in my rear view mirrors

Funniest I've seen in a long while

[Viney]

The Burgman Executive has this feature.

Its one of the best features of the curvey SV, the fold back mirrors. Its possbly the thing id miss most when i get rid of her, especially commuting.