Double Take Mirrors Review

“Double Take Mirrors take a second to collapse and fold away, will move in a drop, are virtually indestructible, have excellent field of vision and are a great addition to any adventure bike.”

By Andy Davidson

Mad or Nomad - RTW motorcycle travellers

Snapshot

Price: £121
Time tested: Since August 2024
Miles tested: 25,000
Testing conditions: North and South America
Functionality: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Ease of fitting: 5/5
Value for money: 5/5
Total: 20/20
Where to buy: srcmoto.com

Features

You might wonder why your bike’s mirrors are worth changing. The answer is because rigid stock mirrors love breaking off and snapping in a fall, are usually big and ugly, can vibrate themselves loose and start spinning around on the thread and are not collapsible. Enter Double Take Mirrors.

I’ve seen these fitted to a number of bikes over the years and they’re growing in popularity. I have always fitted old KTM 640 Adventure mirrors to my bikes as they have a pivot point and can collapse down onto the handlebars. But, now we’ve swapped bikes to two Honda CRF300Ls, I thought I’d see what all the fuss is about and have opted for DT Mirrors instead.

And I’m very happy with that choice.

These mirrors work by screwing an adapter into your stock mirror thread. You then easily assemble the stem and mirror using a RAM arm and ball joint system, tighten it up by hand and you’re good to go.

What’s good?

The Double Take Mirrors easily collapse and fold away. If you’re primarily riding off-road this massively reduces the possibility of them breaking or snapping in a fall. However, go on the DTM website and you’ll see the company claim their mirrors are ‘virtually indestructible’ along with YouTube clips of them whacking the mirrors with baseball bats. While we haven’t tested their indestructability, it’s good to know! And makes me even more confident that they’re not going to snap off.

They’re easily movable and adjustable and the field of vision is excellent – perhaps because of its extended shape. But what’s really noticeable is the reduced amount of vibration, especially when compared to stock mirrors.

What’s not?

Double Take Mirrors are somewhat pricey at £121. But it’s a lot cheaper than buying new stock mirrors every time you have an off. They look cool, are very well-made, are apparently indestructible and that makes them worth the price tag.

Double Take Mirrors Update – V 2.0

After about 15,000 miles with the Double Take Mirrors, we started to notice that the rubber ball joint was cracking, was less of a perfect sphere and looked squished.

We contacted Double Take Mirrors, who were aware of the issue and we have since upgraded to Version 2.0.

Here’s what’s new with the new Double Take Mirrors.

The ball size has increased from 1 inch to 1.125 inches, making the joint stiffer. The kit comes with universal fittings and multiple bolts.
The arm has been redesigned, has more grip and an asymmetrical clamp for better grip.
Importantly, DTM have redesigned their arm and ball system. The original ball uses a lot of rubber, and not real material behind it. So over time it has distorted.
The new system uses more aluminium behind the rubber ball, which is what they now call a “no crush ball”
And they’re still guaranteed for life.

We swapped the kits over in Colombia and it took five minutes. We’ve since ridden with the new kits to Bolivia and have been on non-stop seriously bumpy off-road. And the new kits have really impressed us. The balls are completely rigid, there’s no distortion at all. The mirrors don’t spin in the slightest and the entire system is even tougher and more robust.

It’s one thing having a great product, but how good is it when a company constantly improves, listens to their customers and makes something already great even better. These are the best mirrors on the market.

Round-up

Double Take Mirrors take a second to collapse and fold away, will move in a drop, are virtually indestructible, have excellent field of vision and are a great addition to any adventure bike.