Originally Posted by greenmanalishi

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.