By KiWAV on Thursday, 13 November 2025
Category: Biker's Question

Motorcycle handguard mirrors comparison

Below is a comparison table of a few representative handguard mirror products, summarizing their features:

Mirror Type & Size​

​Product / Brand​ ​Mirror Type & Size​
​Powermadd Star Series (USA)​ ​2" convex round mirrors that snap into plastic handguardsstreet-moto-piece.fr. Foldable or fixed mount.​
​HDB Ultimate Handguards (USA)​​3×4" rectangular mirrors folding inside aluminum handguards. Convex glass.​
​FAR Viper Lever Guards (Italy)​​~3" round convex mirrors on folding bar-end lever guards (aluminum).​
​Acerbis Dual Road (Italy)
(e.g. Supermoto guard kit)​​
​Low-profile semi-integrated mirrors on wrap-around guards (plastic with metal spine).​
​Generic LED Guard Mirrors (China)​​2–3" mirror built into large plastic handguard with LED turn signals.​

Price​

​​Product / Brand​​ ​Price (approx.)​
​​Powermadd Star Series (USA)​​ ​$20–$30 (mirrors)
$50 (guards)​​
​​HDB Ultimate Handguards (USA)​​​$150–$200 (complete kit)​
​​FAR Viper Lever Guards (Italy)​​​€100–€130 (pair)​
​​Acerbis Dual Road (Italy)
(e.g. Supermoto guard kit)​​​
​~$120 (kit)​
​​Generic LED Guard Mirrors (China)​​​$40–$60 (kit)​

Key Features / USP​

​​​Product / Brand​​​ ​Key Features / USP​
​​​Powermadd Star Series (USA)​​​ ​Budget add-on for Powermadd guards; originally for dirt bikes/snowmobiles.​
​​​HDB Ultimate Handguards (USA)​​​​Heavy-duty aluminum guards with internal fold-out mirrors (patented design). Made in USA.​
​​​FAR Viper Lever Guards (Italy)​​​​Sporty bar-end guards with integrated, homologated mirrors (OEM quality).​
​​​Acerbis Dual Road (Italy)
(e.g. Supermoto guard kit)​​​​
​Wrap-around handguards for street/supermoto with small flip-out mirrors.​
​​​Generic LED Guard Mirrors (China)​​​​Universal handguards with bonus features (signals, etc.). Eye-catching for custom builds.​

​Pros

​​​​Product / Brand​​​​ ​Pros
​​​​Powermadd Star Series (USA)​​​​ ​​Low cost; easy install; fold-in option; reduces mirror drag; surprisingly steady up to highway speeds​​
​​​​HDB Ultimate Handguards (USA)​​​​​​Rugged – survives crashes; no vibration in normal use; mirrors hidden when stowed (clean look); good field of view for size.​​
​​​​FAR Viper Lever Guards (Italy)​​​​​​Street-legal and sleek; good visibility for its class; folds in for tight spaces; combines two functions (guard+mirror).​​
​​​​Acerbis Dual Road (Italy)
(e.g. Supermoto guard kit)​​​​​
​​All-in-one kit from a known brand; decent hand protection plus on-demand mirrors; stylized for urban bikes.​​
​​​​Generic LED Guard Mirrors (China)​​​​​​Feature-rich (adds lights and mirror in one); affordable; fits many bikes with included hardware.​​

Cons

​​​​​Product / Brand​​​​​ ​Cons
​​​​​Powermadd Star Series (USA)​​​​​ ​​Very small view (can miss distant objects); may require handguard mods on some bikes; plastic construction.​​
​​​​​HDB Ultimate Handguards (USA)​​​​​​​High cost; installation complexity (may need bar-end tapping); mirror aim tied to guard angle (limited independent adjust).​​
​​​​​FAR Viper Lever Guards (Italy)​​​​​​​Expensive in some markets; covers only lever area (no full wind protection); requires removing stock bar-end weights to install.​​
​​​​​Acerbis Dual Road (Italy)
(e.g. Supermoto guard kit)​​​​​​
​​Discontinued/rare; mirror is tiny and not as robust; installation only on standard handlebar bikes.​​
​​​​​Generic LED Guard Mirrors (China)​​​​​​​Quality varies – mirror glass often not great (blur/distortion); LED may not meet regulations; less durable plastic.​​

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