It's not just you, they're pretty bad. If you tuck you'll find them to be a bit more usable.

 

Just started writing myself I just put in about maybe a little over a hundred miles on it now. and I rarely use the mirrors maybe at a a stop sign or light just to see what's behind me.

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the stock mirrors are not the best, however, they are a lot better then some

to set them up, find some cars parked by the side of the road and stop a little way infront of them off the road and adjust the mirrors up

half of my mirrors are taken up with my elbows , but dont rely on your mirrors, always do a shoulder check

others have bought the small round dome mirrors about 1 inch in diameter and out those on the mirrors to assist

 

others have bought the small round dome mirrors about 1 inch in diameter and out those on the mirrors to assist

I've been trying to find them online and can't for some odd reason. I don't know what to search, I've tried a bunch of different names and no dice!

 

Check these out:
http://www.cyclemirrors.com/index.html

Not too pricey and the guy is super cool.

 

These look ok, but do we know if they fit the 300?

 

I've seen you can get extenders, not sure where may be r&g

 

http://www.kawasakininja300.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1189


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I'm thinking about mounting a rear view camera to help me see whats behind me at all times.

 

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/reevu-msx1-rear-view-helmet

 

What about the handle bar end mirrors?those should be far enough from your body to see properly behind you.if that isn't a good idea then just tuck in your elbow when you wanna see behind you.I did see a really nice pair of mirrors on ebay.I was thinking of getting grizzly rear turn signals with them...I think it would look awesome.

 

I just ordered some Bar End Mirrors from Revzilla. Lets see if they solve my problem or not. I just feel unsafe with the stock ones.

 

Picked a set of these up at Wal-Mart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Custom-Accessories-Adjustable-Blind-Spot-Mirror-Pair-Chrome/16795120

The best part about these is that they are adjustable. I have the stock mirrors set so I can see sitting up and these adjusted so I can see in a tuck.

 

You can get mirror extender blocks for the 300 on ebay.

 

I don't understand why you all cant see in your mirrors! I can see directly behind me and out to the sides

 

Perhaps it has something to do with height or girth? What I see out of my right rear view mirror is the right outline of the car behind me, and the left side out my left mirror. Other than that there is far too much "Me" in the mirrors even when adjusted to what I feel is correct.

 

Maybe you got smaller elbows...

 

i agree the stock mirrors are not the best, but believe me, they are a lot better than what most people use

 

All you have to do is move your arm a little to see.


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All you have to do is move your arm a little to see. http://www.motorcycle.com/mobile

i much prefer to turn my head around and look over my shoulder i dont trust the mirrors cos you see stuff all thru them

 

I thought the 250 mirrors were bad, but the 300's are def worse.

I've seen those mirror extender blocks, but they look ugly to me when mounted on the bike.

Either way I'm going to have a trade-off; either I get used to the way the mirrors are, or go for the blocks and get used to the way they look.

Ideally I'd like a longer stalk, but haven't seen those yet... And those would be more complected (thus more expensive) as well.

Ah well.

 

lol @ spicy

what would be great if we can adjust the mirror stalk so it comes off the bike at a closer to 90 degree angle

if that happened you would be right. the problem is that it has a spring lock that hold the mirror stalk to the base & im yet to discover how to pull it appart & see if it is adjustable. i have emailed kawaka Australia about it and they said its non adjustable.

 

Clip-ons help with being able to see more of your mirrors, by letting your arms be more straight, instead of bent and having your elbows obstructing them.

If it's an upgrade you've been planning to do, there's one more reason for ya

 

you dont want straight arms, thats the worst thing you can do, you want elbows/arms bent

 

I don't mean pin straight, but not having your elbows sticking all the way out in front of the mirrors.

Not to mention clip ons lower the position of your arms, so that helps too.

 

On the recent Kawi online owners survey, I gave mirrors the lowest rating at 5.

I bought the blue tint convex 2" mirrors and they do help the situation. It is a constant adjustment and tweaking. "Futzing" would be the appropriate word (is that Yiddish?)

 

it says here it fits the ninja 250

http://www.cyclemirrors.com/index-2.html


so it should go very close to fitting the 300

have you sent them an email & asked?

 

I emailed him before I ordered them. If you are not satified with them he will refund your money.
They fit the 300 just fine. Even use the stock bolts.

 

They work just fine for me It just took a while to find the sweet spot


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Keep trying to adjust them. I'm 5' 10" 180 lbs. with armored shirt & bulky sweater, can use half of both mirrors all the time, a quick elbow flick I can use all of both mirrors.

 

please dont tell me you guys rely on your mirrors. i have a quick glance at them and then if i want to know whats going on like changing lane, i turn my head over my shoulder and have a good look