Patent ID: 7780298

Claim:
A method for laterally extending the rearview mirror of a motorcycle comprising: providing a motorcycle having a rearview mirror mounted on the handlebars and providing a rigid extension member for laterally extending the rearview mirror, wherein the extension member is a unitary piece of rigid material including a first portion spaced from a second portion by upper and lower rigid arms; removing the mirror stem of the rearview mirror from the original mounting hole on the handlebars; inserting a threaded mounting member upwardly through the original mounting hole; coupling the rigid extension member to the original mounting hole by screwing the threaded mounting member into a blind opening in the first portion of the extension member, the blind opening defining a first axis; and inserting the mirror stem into a through receiving hole in the second portion of the extension member, the receiving hole defining a second axis laterally spaced from the first axis wherein the extension member has a length that is at least ⅓ greater than its height such that the mirror stem is spaced laterally from the original mounting hole a greater distance than it is raised above the original mounting hole.