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If possible, lose the barn door mirrors, replace with smaller, more aero shapes available pretty cheap on eBay, which also has combined mirror/turn signals. Also, note the mirror stalks' cross-section, and convert to teardrop airfoil shape.
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Was planning on going to smaller mirrors mounted on the back of the windscreen near to my helmet. Alan Smith uses small mechanics inspection mirrors. Pretty easy to fab-up a mount and attache the mirror end.
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A tankbag is handy to carry stuff, and fills in the gap between rider and windshield, where a low-pressure bubble forms and collapses, aka von Karmann vortex........
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I roll with a tank bag all the time.
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As others have noted, lose the rear hardbags and carry your stuff in your new tail section, ........
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Luggage will go in the tail section behind the 1st bulkhead. It should hold 4 grocery bags worth.
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On my BMW I may delete the stalk mirrors entirely, and mount mirrors to the windscreen inside the upper edge, sorta like fighter plane mirrors mounted inside the canopy bow, for less stuff hanging out in the breeze......
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I like the idea of mirrors inside the cockpit. Like this, no?
