I’m a little leery about the bar ends you have to turn your head more away from your focus and still have to move your arm or hand to even see out there better is even worse that’s just my opinion. Dropping 5 bills on something that’s dual purpose and more safe I think it’s worth it. Thanks for sharing all your doing with your bike.
Thanks for sharing your perspective mate! That is true though about the safety...but to actually see out the stealths, you have to move your arm out of the way to see, so I feel like there is time lost where you look away from what's in front of you either way :/
i have the rizoma stealth mirrors on my 2022 RSV4 and im very happy i installed them. Not gonna lie, its a bit difficult seeing out of them, but they still work. its enough for me to see whats behind me. you'll get used to it. they also dont vibrate at all, even at high speeds (150+ mph). the overall look of the mirrors is 100% worth it imo
Don't know if it is entirely possible, but I believe the stock mirror mounting points are mounted directly on the front fairing, just some plastic. Vibrations will travel well through just plastic. I have an idea to mount some sort of bracket between the mirrors and the dashboard to add some strength. Might even be possible to connect both mirrors together via some milled aluminum part.
I was looking at the attachment points the other day and thought about reinforcing it somehow too. Going to try and see if someone has done that before, thanks for the sharing!
I had the exact same reaction to the stock mirrors when I put the first miles on my RS660. There were times where I couldn’t tell the difference between a guy in a red aerostich suit and the other guy on a red bike behind me. 😂 I could make out a headlight, but that was about it. While the Rizoma stealth mirrors look cool, it sounds like the functionality is limited. If a track lets you keep them on, you’ll likely still have to tape them up, so (if you wreck) there isn’t glass on the track. I have CRG lanesplitters on my XSR900, but that has a different engine (triple, i.e. less vibration) and wider handlebars (even with Woodcraft clip-ons). I fear that with the mildly more aggressive ergonomics on the RS660, bar end mirrors would require you look downward more and likely give you an obstructed view (of your elbow). While a few of the previous commenters recommended bar-end mirrors, I don’t recall seeing much confirmation that they would reduce the vibration.
Thanks for sharing your experience, thats helpful! The XSR900 triple sound....oooof beautiful. Did you end up keeping your stock mirrors then on your RS? Or just did a mirror delete?
I’ve only had the RS660 for a couple of months now, but haven’t had much opportunity to ride (PNW winters and all). Still have stock mirrors for the time being, but, like you, still looking for a more functional alternative.
Nice video! I really haven't had a lot of issues with my stock mirrors. And I love the integrated LED turn signals. I do like the Arrow bar end mirrors. They look really good.
I have a 21 rs660. I put a Rizoma " knockoff" brand on mine. They look badass but not great for viewing behind you . ... I did buy some "blindspot " mirrors that are adjustable to maybe add onto them for better visuals.
Nice video and thoughts. The stealth are useless if you don’t want to be a contortionist to see behind. Plus, the reason why street bikes that are tracked have mirrors removed or taped is purely for safety (broken glass is not something you want on a track). Plus when on track the only time you’d look behind is if you are slowing down. Which you can still do without mirrors. Keep up the great work. 👍😎
@@SK_XIII I had a set of Stealth mirrors on my hybrid MTB nearly 15 years ago, they were easy to fold out, adjust and improved safety via situational awareness not to mention the aerodynamic advantage over traditional style mirrors.
They are useless. If you’re a person who constantly needs attention, gratification and thinks they are VR46 on the streets then they’d be perfect. For normal, rational, mature riders then give them a miss. Not sure why America has the turn signals in the mirrors as the ones sold in Australia don’t and as a result they don’t get blurry due to the additional weight. Perhaps swap them for the Euro/Australian spec ones instead.
@@marcusgeorge1825 That is another option that I was considering as well. Last I checked, they were ~$100 a mirror, so pretty much the same as one of the bar end options
@@SK_XIII If I was you I’d be putting the OEM ones on as they will not only look better, they will also perform better. Personally, I’m not a fan of bar end mirrors on any bike. Good luck with your decision.
I really like the non round handel bar mirror but i love the leaver guards more so I would love to rock the rizoma stealth with the leaver guards but in germany the stealth mirrors are not street legal so i still have to decide if I want to risk getting caught by the Police
If I was gonna get anything I would get the stealths just because the look factor, it might not be the best fov but at least it vibrates less and looks cool but personally Im going to stay stock I’ve just kinda learned that I don’t horribly need to see behind me when I’m high in revs and I absolutely feel that I do I just let go of throttle for a few seconds and see what’s behind me and get back on it🤷🏼♂️
SKXIII, what’s up bro how have you been? All right so let’s get to it… I’m back on here again to give you my two cents as usual and what I feel that I would do and you could take it with a grain of salt. So first off the Razoma stealth mirrors, they are sleek, badass looking and serve the purpose at the track like you already stated to turn them down and create a bit of down force on the wind to help keep the front down a little bit from what I understand but not much to even matter on the street. On the negative side that they’re very expensive as you previously stated and they are very tiny. I’ve looked out of them on Aprilia‘s before and you can barely see past your arm. You have to look at that little opening underneath your arm and it minimizes the area so you can’t really see that much behind you to even be a factor. I know you’re gonna get a lot of comments like why do you need mirrors? Just do a head check I get it but when you’re casual driving through the cities and stuff, you really should be utilizing your mirrors so your face can stay forward and pay attention on something in front of you to have less chance of rear ending somebody or getting hit from the front but besides that me personally, I’ve done some research myself so I am going with the bar end CRG arrow mirrors which you can put them in multiple positions, possibly 4-5 positions so I’m probably gonna play around with that part. They can stick straight out from the end they can go pointed straight up to the sky. They can be raised up, but pointed outward, and of course, in the down position which I’m probably not gonna use. I’m feeling very strongly that they’re not gonna vibrate near as much as the stock mirrors. As far as the block offs, I know LightTech makes a block off, but it’s in cursive writing which conflicts with the Aprilia logo on the front of your bike if you still have that on there whether that matters to you or not, but there are other block off options so I’m sure that’s a simple decision for you to just choose but I’m going with the blinker lights block offs because I didn’t get the T800 upmap so I get your point about having blinkers already, so just go with the standard block offs find a color or style that you like I would go with the CRG bar and mirrors that keep people do talk highly about and whether you keep one mirror or both mirrors me personally, I don’t have a lever guard I think that’s primarily for racing and looks but what’s most important to me is the mirror and being able to see past me or anybody that’s coming up from behind me in a quick glance you almost don’t even have to turn your head. So my bike is in the shop right now getting all mods put on it. I’m getting a new solo seat (which keeps the winglets and has a RS logo on it…Bad Ass. You already know I have Evo tech frame, sliders, front/rear axle sliders, rear spools. I’m getting new grips that are red and black and I’m getting a dark smoke Puig windshield instead of the clear, so I think these upgrades will look fantastic and possibly the final decision on a mod that will end that package will be carbon fiber swing arms installed that I think would look really nice but that’s enough about me. I know you got decisions to make hopefully make the right one that suits you best. Ride strong brother be safe, talk soon🔥🔥💥💥💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 DONT forget to follow me Spitfiya.rs660. 🤘🏼
Thanks for sharing Spitfiya! Helpful to hear testimonials from people that have used these mirrors before. I have heard some good things about LightTech from people on here too. Will definitely check them out. CRG arrow is definitely very versatile. Any ETA of when you're bike will be finished at the shop?
Bro I don’t cheap out on anything on my 660 I just bought the new S1 full titanium SC project but I went with 140 dollar “rizoma stealth” mirrors from Amazon and they very high quality. I couldn’t get down with paying 500+ for mirrors I’m not even sure I’ll like in terms of visibility purposes.
@@Brenno097 my main reason was the looks , it fits the bike perfect. I haven’t heard it in person yet I’m still waiting on it from Italy . It’s currently on back order.
For me the mirrors on the new bikes 600,650 up to 1000cc looks really good. I got some bootleg rizoma on my ninja 400 cause the mirrors looks horrible. But the r6,rs660 mirrors looks nice imo I cant see shit i gotta take my hand off the bar or finesse around my arm to see whats behind me. Worth it it looks like a mini h2 imo. Worth it until i get rear ended 😂 I also had the fake crg arrow too they were my favorite tbh but my bike felt way too wide. Over good visibility.
Haha nice! You have tried quite a few mirrors! The OEM mirrors don't look terrible for sure, but yeah definitely want to switch it up. How did the bootleg rizomas hold up?
@@SK_XIII still using them right now. For about 5-6 months. My left mirror did get loosened up a bit but normal 30-50 mph was no problem and it didn’t move. Only when im at high rpms on a lower gear it start to move lower then i would have to move it up a tiny bit. I should probably loctite it someday. Too lazy. The bootleg ones came actually with a really thick rubber piece that the mirrors sit on so vibration is very small. They go by ‘AC Tech’ 30$ Which was like a YOLO buy cause it wasn’t much money Ill copy and paste it here AC Tech Motorcycle Mirrors, Adjustable Rotating Wind Wing Rearview Mirror for KAWASAKI Ninja 400 NINJA 650 2018-2022, for ZX10R ZX6R ZX-636 2019-2022
@@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli 30 bucks is a steal bro! After owning an Aprilia i've become real friendly with loctite 🤣. Appreciate you sharing your experience mate
I’m a little leery about the bar ends you have to turn your head more away from your focus and still have to move your arm or hand to even see out there better is even worse that’s just my opinion. Dropping 5 bills on something that’s dual purpose and more safe I think it’s worth it. Thanks for sharing all your doing with your bike.
Thanks for sharing your perspective mate! That is true though about the safety...but to actually see out the stealths, you have to move your arm out of the way to see, so I feel like there is time lost where you look away from what's in front of you either way :/
i have the rizoma stealth mirrors on my 2022 RSV4 and im very happy i installed them. Not gonna lie, its a bit difficult seeing out of them, but they still work. its enough for me to see whats behind me. you'll get used to it. they also dont vibrate at all, even at high speeds (150+ mph). the overall look of the mirrors is 100% worth it imo
vibration issue is key! thanks for sharing brotha
Don't know if it is entirely possible, but I believe the stock mirror mounting points are mounted directly on the front fairing, just some plastic. Vibrations will travel well through just plastic. I have an idea to mount some sort of bracket between the mirrors and the dashboard to add some strength. Might even be possible to connect both mirrors together via some milled aluminum part.
I was looking at the attachment points the other day and thought about reinforcing it somehow too. Going to try and see if someone has done that before, thanks for the sharing!
I had the exact same reaction to the stock mirrors when I put the first miles on my RS660. There were times where I couldn’t tell the difference between a guy in a red aerostich suit and the other guy on a red bike behind me. 😂 I could make out a headlight, but that was about it.
While the Rizoma stealth mirrors look cool, it sounds like the functionality is limited. If a track lets you keep them on, you’ll likely still have to tape them up, so (if you wreck) there isn’t glass on the track.
I have CRG lanesplitters on my XSR900, but that has a different engine (triple, i.e. less vibration) and wider handlebars (even with Woodcraft clip-ons). I fear that with the mildly more aggressive ergonomics on the RS660, bar end mirrors would require you look downward more and likely give you an obstructed view (of your elbow). While a few of the previous commenters recommended bar-end mirrors, I don’t recall seeing much confirmation that they would reduce the vibration.
Thanks for sharing your experience, thats helpful! The XSR900 triple sound....oooof beautiful. Did you end up keeping your stock mirrors then on your RS? Or just did a mirror delete?
I’ve only had the RS660 for a couple of months now, but haven’t had much opportunity to ride (PNW winters and all). Still have stock mirrors for the time being, but, like you, still looking for a more functional alternative.
Nice video! I really haven't had a lot of issues with my stock mirrors. And I love the integrated LED turn signals. I do like the Arrow bar end mirrors. They look really good.
Say whaaa, no crazy vibrations with your stock mirrors?? The arrows are definitely nice 😍
I have a 21 rs660. I put a Rizoma " knockoff" brand on mine. They look badass but not great for viewing behind you . ... I did buy some "blindspot " mirrors that are adjustable to maybe add onto them for better visuals.
ooo nice, so you used a combo. thats a nifty idea
@@SK_XIII well I haven't put the blind
Spot mirrors on yet
Nice video and thoughts. The stealth are useless if you don’t want to be a contortionist to see behind. Plus, the reason why street bikes that are tracked have mirrors removed or taped is purely for safety (broken glass is not something you want on a track). Plus when on track the only time you’d look behind is if you are slowing down. Which you can still do without mirrors. Keep up the great work. 👍😎
Appreciate the insight mate! haha yeah definitely have to move your arms out of the way to see out of the stealths
the stealths is too over hyped imo they look cool and all but its the style that suits you(ride your ride) id go with the CRG Arrow
I do see them everywhere tbh loll. Maybe the hype is why they charge so much 🤣
The Rizoma Stealth mirrors would be my first accessory upgrade, that's not even negotiable
Nice! Have you had them before? What do you like about em?
@@SK_XIII I had a set of Stealth mirrors on my hybrid MTB nearly 15 years ago, they were easy to fold out, adjust and improved safety via situational awareness not to mention the aerodynamic advantage over traditional style mirrors.
@@SGTMARSHALL1 location wise, I definitely feel they are a safer bet. Appreciate you sharing your experience mate!
I'd pick the Rizoma Stealth out of the ones shown.
They look striking, but I've never tried them, so I wonder what they're like to live with.
Yeahhh it's a big price to pay too to see how they are like on a daily basis. Decisions decisions
They are useless. If you’re a person who constantly needs attention, gratification and thinks they are VR46 on the streets then they’d be perfect. For normal, rational, mature riders then give them a miss. Not sure why America has the turn signals in the mirrors as the ones sold in Australia don’t and as a result they don’t get blurry due to the additional weight. Perhaps swap them for the Euro/Australian spec ones instead.
@@marcusgeorge1825 That is another option that I was considering as well. Last I checked, they were ~$100 a mirror, so pretty much the same as one of the bar end options
@@SK_XIII If I was you I’d be putting the OEM ones on as they will not only look better, they will also perform better. Personally, I’m not a fan of bar end mirrors on any bike. Good luck with your decision.
@@marcusgeorge1825 Appreciate the insight mate!
I like the round c.r.g. lanesplitters
It is definitely growing on me. Have you used them before?
Mabey a kit w/ weights u. Could just slap on back of yours to take up vibration ?
I really like the non round handel bar mirror but i love the leaver guards more so I would love to rock the rizoma stealth with the leaver guards but in germany the stealth mirrors are not street legal so i still have to decide if I want to risk getting caught by the Police
What! How come the stealths are not legal in Germany?? I love the lever guards too mate!! Struggles 🤣
If I was gonna get anything I would get the stealths just because the look factor, it might not be the best fov but at least it vibrates less and looks cool but personally Im going to stay stock I’ve just kinda learned that I don’t horribly need to see behind me when I’m high in revs and I absolutely feel that I do I just let go of throttle for a few seconds and see what’s behind me and get back on it🤷🏼♂️
Hahaha I am guilty of letting off the throttle or going up a gear JUST to see out the mirrors too 🤣
End weights for bars too
Bar end weights definitely help with the handlebar vibrations. Good ideas!
SKXIII, what’s up bro how have you been? All right so let’s get to it…
I’m back on here again to give you my two cents as usual and what I feel that I would do and you could take it with a grain of salt. So first off the Razoma stealth mirrors, they are sleek, badass looking and serve the purpose at the track like you already stated to turn them down and create a bit of down force on the wind to help keep the front down a little bit from what I understand but not much to even matter on the street. On the negative side that they’re very expensive as you previously stated and they are very tiny. I’ve looked out of them on Aprilia‘s before and you can barely see past your arm. You have to look at that little opening underneath your arm and it minimizes the area so you can’t really see that much behind you to even be a factor. I know you’re gonna get a lot of comments like why do you need mirrors? Just do a head check I get it but when you’re casual driving through the cities and stuff, you really should be utilizing your mirrors so your face can stay forward and pay attention on something in front of you to have less chance of rear ending somebody or getting hit from the front but besides that me personally, I’ve done some research myself so I am going with the bar end CRG arrow mirrors which you can put them in multiple positions, possibly 4-5 positions so I’m probably gonna play around with that part. They can stick straight out from the end they can go pointed straight up to the sky. They can be raised up, but pointed outward, and of course, in the down position which I’m probably not gonna use. I’m feeling very strongly that they’re not gonna vibrate near as much as the stock mirrors. As far as the block offs, I know LightTech makes a block off, but it’s in cursive writing which conflicts with the Aprilia logo on the front of your bike if you still have that on there whether that matters to you or not, but there are other block off options so I’m sure that’s a simple decision for you to just choose but I’m going with the blinker lights block offs because I didn’t get the T800 upmap so I get your point about having blinkers already, so just go with the standard block offs find a color or style that you like I would go with the CRG bar and mirrors that keep people do talk highly about and whether you keep one mirror or both mirrors me personally, I don’t have a lever guard I think that’s primarily for racing and looks but what’s most important to me is the mirror and being able to see past me or anybody that’s coming up from behind me in a quick glance you almost don’t even have to turn your head. So my bike is in the shop right now getting all mods put on it. I’m getting a new solo seat (which keeps the winglets and has a RS logo on it…Bad Ass. You already know I have Evo tech frame, sliders, front/rear axle sliders, rear spools. I’m getting new grips that are red and black and I’m getting a dark smoke Puig windshield instead of the clear, so I think these upgrades will look fantastic and possibly the final decision on a mod that will end that package will be carbon fiber swing arms installed that I think would look really nice but that’s enough about me. I know you got decisions to make hopefully make the right one that suits you best. Ride strong brother be safe, talk soon🔥🔥💥💥💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
DONT forget to follow me Spitfiya.rs660. 🤘🏼
Thanks for sharing Spitfiya! Helpful to hear testimonials from people that have used these mirrors before. I have heard some good things about LightTech from people on here too. Will definitely check them out. CRG arrow is definitely very versatile.
Any ETA of when you're bike will be finished at the shop?
@@SK_XIII at least 4 weeks out. Waiting on parts and carbon fiber mods.
@@Spitfiya.rs660 nice! in time for when the weather starts to warm up
Bro I don’t cheap out on anything on my 660 I just bought the new S1 full titanium SC project but I went with 140 dollar “rizoma stealth” mirrors from Amazon and they very high quality. I couldn’t get down with paying 500+ for mirrors I’m not even sure I’ll like in terms of visibility purposes.
@kevin Smith why do you chose the s1 over the crt. Is it your looks preference or do u think crt is too loud
@@Brenno097 my main reason was the looks , it fits the bike perfect. I haven’t heard it in person yet I’m still waiting on it from Italy . It’s currently on back order.
Nice nice! how long have you had the amazon ones? They holding up well?
@@SK_XIII I’ve had them on for about 600 miles . So far so good , I know the 660 vibrates a lot so time will tell how well these things hold up !
@@Sick6sixty_kev Niceee! would be interesting to see how the hold up as through another riding season haha
I have rizoma on my bike and it’s good looking but functional wise, it’s not.
That's helpful to know! Thanks for sharing mate
For me the mirrors on the new bikes 600,650 up to 1000cc looks really good. I got some bootleg rizoma on my ninja 400 cause the mirrors looks horrible. But the r6,rs660 mirrors looks nice imo
I cant see shit i gotta take my hand off the bar or finesse around my arm to see whats behind me. Worth it it looks like a mini h2 imo. Worth it until i get rear ended 😂
I also had the fake crg arrow too they were my favorite tbh but my bike felt way too wide. Over good visibility.
Haha nice! You have tried quite a few mirrors! The OEM mirrors don't look terrible for sure, but yeah definitely want to switch it up. How did the bootleg rizomas hold up?
@@SK_XIII still using them right now. For about 5-6 months. My left mirror did get loosened up a bit but normal 30-50 mph was no problem and it didn’t move. Only when im at high rpms on a lower gear it start to move lower then i would have to move it up a tiny bit. I should probably loctite it someday. Too lazy.
The bootleg ones came actually with a really thick rubber piece that the mirrors sit on so vibration is very small. They go by ‘AC Tech’ 30$
Which was like a YOLO buy cause it wasn’t much money
Ill copy and paste it here
AC Tech Motorcycle Mirrors, Adjustable Rotating Wind Wing Rearview Mirror for KAWASAKI Ninja 400 NINJA 650 2018-2022, for ZX10R ZX6R ZX-636 2019-2022
@@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli 30 bucks is a steal bro! After owning an Aprilia i've become real friendly with loctite 🤣. Appreciate you sharing your experience mate
I wouldn't entertain these kind of mirrors, I had Rizomas stealh and they were ass - NO MIRROR GANG.
Edit: Block of plates: Lightech for myself.
Hahaha helpful to know the stealths weren't worth it for ya. Wish I could go no mirrors 🤣 Been hearing some good things about LightTech!
I’d just take the mirror off if I was you
If only...I definitely need something to see behind me, especially when lane splitting or commuting
DON’T DO IT!!! Can’t see ANYTHING in them…. Look good, but the payoff is NOT worth it…
Are ya talking about the Rizoma Stealths? or the bar ends?
@@SK_XIII - The stealth mirrors… the rear visibility is terrible.. looks cool, but less safe. Not viable in my book.
@@SongJLikes that's fair. Lowkey leaning away from them. Still haven't pulled the trigger on a purchase yet lol
I think these mirrors are about as big a scam as the Covid vaccine was😂 $479 for some mirrors should be a crime.
🤣🤣🤣