So the standard mirrors are quite shit and shake about and poor rear vision. Are there any decent quality replacements available specific to the 1098.
I thought I would keep the bin brigade happy. I don't really fancy bar end mirrors as I would also like to retain the indicators in the mirrors also. Have found some on moto-science.com that are model specific just wondered if there was much else choice wise people knew of.
You could leave the indicator antlers in place and ignore them? The bar end alternative is probably the only solution that will be vibration free. I don’t know of any aftermarket alternative available probably because the standard ones are so bespoke, hope somebody comes along and helps soon.
I thought the best placement for the standard mirrors was in a box in my shed. They are too shaky for viewing through, and at the same time too wide for filtering. I fitted a rear view camera which (once used to it) is much better.
I bought a 1098 recently, I have to confirm also that the std mirrors are absolutely useless, even my 996 mirrors are better and thats saying something. Without wanting to ruin the looks of the bike, I will just stick with the std ones and just move my arm out the way to see behind
A mate told me the 848 have extenders on them I don't know if this is true. I am with duc996bp on this I do the chicken dance down the road.
If you can live with the vibration and just want a wider angle these could be a option: https://www.designcorse.com/products/ducati-1098-1198-mirror-extender-kit-oberon-performance I myself am desperately looking for a pair of Honda RC-213 look-alike mirrors combined with lever guards cause I like the idea, but can’t seem to find any.. And the ones on the RC-213 like something from a 1984 Volkswagen Golf..
I recently got hold of some genuine Ducati mirror extenders which I have fitted. You can see behind much easier for sure and I don't think its made the vibrations any worse cos it seems to be the glass itself that vibrates like a mofo and it did this before the extenders were fitted. Moto science do some specific for the 848/1098 which also have the indicators in them. They don't look too bad but just wondered if there were any other options anyone knew of.
Got the Oberon mirror extenders on my 1098S. Work ok, look ok, filtering is fine. But at the end of the day, decision is yours. R.
Erm, oddly enough my just purchased 1098 has non standard mirrors (got the OE parts in boxes...) got to assume due to the crap rear view. How much help it is I'm not sure as no idea where they came from. Picture might help..
maybe an improvement on the originals re: function but boy, they are ugly.. just me possibly. Nice bike - looks like the one that came up for grabs on here recently?
Nice looking bike J biker... have to admit I've been looking at making the mirrors usable as the stock ones on my 1098 are a real pain to use. done some searches but there doesn't seem to be a good looking effective alternative... think I'm going to make a set of carbon ones that are slightly wider than the stock ones but a better shape at the outside. Of cause i will have to install some LED indicators into the light before I'm finished. Just need to plan how wide they are, looking at the aftermarket ones on your bike and they look a lot wider and higher than the stock 1098 ones?
