I've tried a bunch of different mirrors,..
I needed to have a mirror that reached out past my handlebar ends so I could see past my shoulder, especially when I wear a jacket.
The Hafny mirror is a quality mirror but I had to butcher the end of my grips to install them on the handlebar so they would stick out further.
I had to use an Allen key to rotate them out of the way before and after every ride to get the bike through my doorway, and I'm sure it would break if I ever landed on it.
The West Biking mirrors work great and are spring loaded so you just fold them out of the way in a second.
They are made out of cheap softer plastic that kinda bends so I thought the mirror would be bouncing around, but it was no worse than the rigid Hafny mirror.
They are quite durable too,..
They bend and fold out of the way before they break, but the soft plastic friction ball is getting pretty chewed up. The handlebar clamp is just plastic too but they are holding up well.
,.. I am not sure how a helmet mirror works on the right side of a bike but you never know. Maybe you can share an image of such a setup.
I didn't like how I couldn't see my mirrors in my peripheral vision, and I had to turn my head and look down to see them.
So I just recently decided to try a helmet mirror.
I bought two because one is convex and the other is flat,..
Some people were saying that you have to continually adjust a flat mirror to see directly behind you, but others were saying that with a convex mirror, a car needs to be within 10 feet behind you before you can see it in the mirror.
I'm hoping that that doesn't apply to a helmet mirror as much?
And, BTW,.. a helmet mirror works on either the right or left side,..
The mirror that is supposed to attach to the rim of your glasses can be attached to your helmet.
I bought some high performance 3M VHB tape to fix it to my helmet
I didn't know about the long reach Busch and Mueller mirror that would have worked perfectly for me.
It installs inside the end of the handlebars and could be rotated outward as far as you want.
All the other bar end mirrors that I could find wouldn't tip outwards.
I not only had to cut a hole in my Grips to install my mirrors, I also had to cut away more of the grip to install the handlebar mounts and push everything inwards which got all my controls bunched up.
I may still get the Busch and Mueller mirror if I don't like or can't get used to the helmet mirror. Apparently it takes some time to get used to (I didn't realize that you only see the mirror with one eye.)
,.. I will not be buying the Varia with the camera. Seems a rather pointless suggestion given other options.
I know nothing about Varia but I was considering a rear view camera with a display mounted high in the middle of my handlebars.
That would be perfect!! Just like a rear view mirror in a car.
But that gets all stupidly complicated with Bluetooth and wiring and AI and monthly subscriptions and all kinds of BS.
And the cameras tended to have the same problem as a convex or flat mirror. They were either a fish eye lens where the car needs to be really close or you are constantly adjusting your camera angle.
You can get dash cams for motorcycles that are complete with a camera and screen, but then you have to feed 12V to it somehow.
I think that they have a more practical amount of a convex lens? And better picture quality on the screen?
Maybe I'll mount the convex helmet mirror on the left side of my helmet, the flat helmet mirror on the right, and put a camera on top of my helmet facing backwards, then install a display to my helmet hanging down in front of my face?
Then I wouldn't miss anything, except of course everything that's in front of me because I'd be looking at the three screens instead.
