07-04-2013, 01:31 AM
(07-03-2013, 01:51 AM)retroman_imp Wrote: I like bikes 'as is' with due respect to the designers and engineers who envisioned and built them. In due course if anything needs to be 'modified' it's because of an overwhelming need for function over fashion. At the end of the day one provides safety whereas the other possibly head turns..
Designers are always constrained to laws, rules and regulations, manufacturing process, build guidelines, and I'm sure there are many other things I don't know about that dictate how and what can be designed.
I'm pretty sure those mirrors were not designed and included because of their aesthetic influence.
