And I'm curious again!!!

In NY they are not required, and I know a few people that use them, but I refuse to put them on my machines after having a buddy get stabbed in the neck by one in a roll over in my youth. He lived but that crap was scary. No thanks..

I haven't heard of any off-road situations where mirrors are required. They've always struck me as an on-road thing.

Anyone know otherwise?

Mirrors are very handy when in a group

The only requirement to plate a quad in my state, Jalisco, in Mexico is mirrors.

hanks for the reply though

Bubbaxmr said:

In NY they are not required, and I know a few people that use them, but I refuse to put them on my machines after having a buddy get stabbed in the neck by one in a roll over in my youth. He lived but that crap was scary. No thanks..

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YIKES!!!!

Thanks for the reply though.

NH state trails they are mandatory.
Live free or die my ass.

That said I do like being able to keep an eye on the kids behind on the trail.

I fi d mirrors ugly on a atv but I guess would come in handy in large groups

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Having mirrors save a lot of rubbernecking! Just yesterday I went on an all day trip north of Fairbanks and was able to see friends behind me without turning my head. If I didn't see them, then I would turn around and pull them out where they got stuck. I love my mirrors and will always use them. Also good to notice a moose or grizzly bear or polar bear chasing me.

Rear view mirrors are a requirement here (among a long list of other stuff), but even if they weren't, I couldn't ride without them. I feel it just gives me a lot more awareness about my surroundings, if a faster vehicle is coming behind me or something.

Also, in a group ride, the "common etiquette" in all of the groups I've been is that everyone must keep watch of the vehicle behind. Just a quick eye contact every few minutes, to make sure the person behind you hasn't gotten lost, had a breakdown or an accident. I think this would get really uncomfortable, really fast, without mirrors.

I agree 100% with Harpo and freewill but will add I am NOT a fan of forced compliance. Mainly because it never stops and next thing you know you are going in for a state mandated inspection to use the trails. It starts with mirrors then brake lights make sense as well as headlights , next you have turn signals. We all are coming up on emissions testing which could be a ban on aftermarket exhausts like snowmobiles have here or even tailpipe emissions testing.

I do this testing in NH for motorcycles and yes I find some bikes that the owners were oblivious to safety issues. But at the same time I hate how it gets more constricting every year and forces some to choose to simply ignore the law. While I like mirrors on my atv I don't think they should be forced on people. Likewise I would love one of the canam twins or a sport quad with a pipe but with noise constraints getting tighter around here its a hard pass.

Does anyone know what mirrors would fit a '23 850 XT MAX? The handlebar covers seem to prevent a 'standard' handlebar mount.

Thanks,

Larry

You'll have to go with BRP unless you remove that XT handguard as far as I can tell.

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You'll have to go with BRP unless you remove that XT handguard as far as I can tell.

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Thanks, have to try harder to find those I guess. I've only seen the ones that have the mounting bands for a 'normal' handlebar.

Sorry for the hijack, OP!

Larry

Snap a picture of what you have.

I used brembo mirror mounts for a motorcycle on both my kawasaki and traxter xt. They attached where the brake master cylinder mounts to the bar and have a threaded mirror mount. I am sure different brands are out there and would fit from various motorcycles.

running with lights on is a given,but i tend to smash mirrors off.my sxs mirrors lasted 1 whole day.that was it for me.i hate riding with a herd of turtles anyway.my bil knows to hit the throttle heavy if he wants to ride with me.

Here in Quebec a single mirror on the left side is mandatory. Mine is set to 'give' if it is impacted by something (tree, ground, my head).
I would use one even if it was not mandatory.

Never had a mirror on an ATV but oddly I installed three on the two UTVs I owned. I go through some rough areas, but I'll try one with the new machine and see if it lasts. It would be handy to not look around so much.