And your head turns on its mounting..
...Ian
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Maybe i'll retain my dignity and not fit any 
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Mine vibrates so much I wouldn't be able to see anything.....
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I ride without a mirror on the 16H. I find them useful at motorway speeds on faster bikes due to the distance travelled whilst carrying out a rear obs. but find this less so on a slow bike. Regardless of mirror fitment, I can't shake off the 'lifesafer' over the shoulder habit that was drummed into me (I often do it in a car too).
In general, on the 16H I ride as if there is an idiot on my tail (this is Belgium so there usually is)...nine out of ten he's driving an Audi.
I'm only happy riding in a group if I trust the chap behind to miss me whatever I do. Experienced riders should slot in with each other and always allow space...there were one or two in Normandy last year (and Dunkirk this year) who don't and I avoid 'em like the plague.
Regardless, it's up to the individual what they feel comfortable with and I can understand that most younger riders will feel more comfortable with them.
I have never seen any evidence for the official provision and fitment of mirrors on WD motorcycles. In view of this, I'm pretty sure that no British Army R.S.M. would've allowed it...but the Canadians (and particularly their provost units) do seem to have fitted them in the Netherlands towards the end of the war. This is likely to have been in the areas already liberated and relatively safe.
Gnerally they seem to be clamped to handlebars and not surprisingly pinched from something else...A rear view mirror of the CMP / Carrier / Jeep variety could be justified for a machine portraying this fairly narrow time / place
It's Christmas so here's a Christmas Tree !
So far we have evidence of field fitting of a mirror on three bikes (all Canadian). I almost forgot that I have a mirror on my Indian 741 Military Scout which is a genuine Indian mirror and came to me in Olive Drab.
I also have this picture of 741's with the RAF and several have mirrors fitted. I've also noticed that the left side of the tanks are shiny and with a 'Roundel' attached.
As this is very late or even just post war, I wonder if these shiny parts are RAF blue?
Rob, I haven't got that book. Would you know if it's more or less the same pictures as in 'The Winged Wheel Patch'?......Before I hunt out and invest in a copy!
Ron
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Hi Ron,
Looks like Rob beat me to it. I don't know the books myself, but you can get the Canadian Military Motorcycle from Clive's website. I have bought a few books form him in the past. Great service, think that I might buy the book myself, it's on sale
http://servicepub.com/ go to general titles
Happy New Year,
Dave
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Cheers guys. I've ordered a demonstration copy from a UK book shop that Rob linked me to...To save on Transatlantic shipping costs. Ron 
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And here is a picture of an M20 that Henk sent me. He has a standard vehicle mirror fitted to a flag pole. Don't know what the flag is for. The scene appears to be a storage depot in an orchard? It looks definitely continental to me, and the mirror is fitted on the left side. Ron
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Here is yet another one that Arnaud sent me. A Triumph 3HW again with a vehicle mirror.
If I was going to fit a mirror to one of my WD bikes, I'd find one of these type mirrors.
As far as I'm concerned, just one original picture of a feature is enough to give me 'carte Blanche' on artistic licence.
Ron
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Thanks for that Hans. That makes sense about the flag.
Will be at Ettreham in June if you fancy a small holiday. You could even bring one of your wives Ron
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Thanks Ron, but no more France for me...
The moment is not far away that I will become a danger on the road on four wheels, let alone on two...
But in spirit I'll be with you and the others, and don't forget to go and visit that chapel at Fresney-le-Puceux; and for the Dutch, April 10 we'll be at the Holten cemetery.
Sorry to hear that Hans.
I don't know if you heard? But we did visit the chapel last June (Lex and all) and I'm very pleased to report that it's exactly as you left it. Will probably make a pilgrimage again this year. I Should be able to get there without mistake this time
There is always someone (especially on a 16H) who wants to re-enact that pose in the memory of Don Fife.
Ron
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I see the mirror in Ron's picture with the flag, is fitted to the headlamp bolt, that's a different place to mount it.
Here's a picture of us at the shrine lats year.
And time for a drink and a snack too
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Here is that bike with flag from the other angle.
You can read 'Pea Soup' on one of the crates.....Specially imported from London.
Ron
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I have a mirror mounted on the end of the bar...I personally find it more useful than 30 years ago now there's more traffic on the road...
Often people have fitted their field-stand in the wrong location, here a war time paper about how to fit it properly.
Hello Field-stand fitting instructions,
Thanks for the fitting manual, I assume you posted it because of the photo published in my last post. Mine is installed correctly, there are two types of field stands, long and short ones....Originally it would have been secured a bit more horizontally as can be seen in official photograph below from the Orchard and Madden book "British Forces Motorcycles"...
The result of placing a short field stand in the way suggested, it would not function, because the motorcycle would stand in a 45 degree angle ;-).....and then again, I'm not seeking for absolute originality as I'm guessing that they were only once original when they were delivered from the factory to the end-user, after that they were altered in many different ways anyways judging from the many wartime images....another big no-no is the fitting of a Thorspark electronic ignition on both the BSA and the Matchless... ;-)
More information about this can be found halfway the page of this link:
http://www.wdbsa.nl/facts.htm
This is how it looks now....(btw. the helmet and coat are original..!) 
Quite right Maarten! You can do exactly as you please with your bike, you are not in the army or under orders from anyone. But I don't think anyone was criticising your bike, just pointing out some features that you might not have known.
My own bike is an early one with the lug like yours, but since It has panniers fitted now, I fitted one of the long stands under the saddle Ron
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hi Ron,
Quote: "Not under orders from anyone..." you should meet my wife
In any case...short or long...as long as it does the job...
Can't argue with any of that Maarten Ron
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Thanks Michal. Here is the picture. Ron
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I've got this little oval brass mirror on my Indian Special and got to admit, it's a joy to have!! Especially as I often end up as the only one of our group who seems to know the way, so get designated "Tour Leader" and constantly trying to ascertain that everyone is still behind me.
As soon as I get back onto a WD bike I constantly start looking at the mirror that's not there.
There is another type that I wouldn't mind trying. But so far only found them from US sellers with ridiculous postage costs.
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