Brilliant items. Spring has arrived in the UK and I rode to London today and did not once have to do a traditional 'lifer saver'. The mirrors work perfectly and effectively show the blind spots.

Many years ago, I bought my first set of SAENG mirrors for my 2003 BMW motorcycle. I have never been without them since and won't have a bike without them! I have put them on over six bikes over the years and currently have the latest stem-qs on my 2024 Honda and they are simply awesome! Easier to mount, gives a wide view of anything from next to me to anywhere behind me and (getting myself in trouble) crystal clear at any speed! I say getting in trouble as I can confirm they are just as clear at over 120mph as they are at 20mph. I do NOT advocate for speeding, but I, in a tested environment, can verify the clarity at any speed and over any terrain regardless of vibration on the bike. Simply, I will never ride without them on my bike!

I’m based in Sale, Victoria Australia and have ridden motorcycles for some 30 years now - the three machines that have helped me enjoy the open road have been the Yamaha FJ1100, the Honda ST1300 and most recently the BMWR1250GSA. I tend to hang onto my bikes for quite awhile and the Honda I have enjoyed that much that I still have it along with the BM much to my partners concern. (Why two bikes she says!) I‘m a member of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club here in Aus who‘s moto is to ”grow old disgracefully” - in my case reservedly. I’m a careful rider and more so due an eye sight problem with my right eye where the peripheral vision is somewhat compromised, blind sport monitoring particularly when it comes to Freeway Riding has always concerned me and this brings me to the Safety piece I’ve included in the introduction title. On both the ST and now the BM I’ve always gone back to SAENG Quickscan Mirrors based in the US to help me get a better handle on those pesky cars sitting in my blind spot and that I can’t safely get a look at with the peripheral vision issue. On the GSA1250 I’ve recently fitted Stem Mounted mirror’s to the stock mirror assembly and I’m very happy with their performance, build quality and overall match to the look of the BM machine. The bike is only 9 months old and as a shake down trip I’ve just completed 9000 kms across Australia and back, I travelled on a good mix of paved highway and unpaved dirt in the outback of Australia, the BMW proved to be the right choice of machine for this long distance trip - great comfort and offers a great platform to load up with camping gear etc. Those little Stem Mounted Quickscan Mirrors were great also, they just stayed solid for me across the 9000 km journey and gave me a lot of confidence negotiating the Melbourne, Perth and Sydney traffic. The future for me points toward plenty more long road trips on the BMW that I love around Australia, the ST will get an outing now and again too - just can’t mover her on yet! All the best to every one, and please stay “upright”.