Still waiting on mine. I suspect even if the screws were not recessed they still would not move, these types of magnets have some real grab strength.......
Funny you should say that...
We had our Aussie Spyder Muster this last weekend, so the last of the 'Crash Test Dummies' received their Production Kits, & I've only just swapped out the test set & fitted mine. Since there's been all this discussion about tethers & screws & locktite & stuff, just for kicks & giggles I thought I'd do a little more testing in the form of a 'screwless run' - ryding for a bit with ONLY the magnets holding the mirrors on to the body - no screws at all thru the magnets to secure them to the rest of the Spyder!! :shocked:
Now I'm not actually recommending this in any way or suggesting anyone else should try it :lecturef_smilie:
There are very good reasons for having the screws there & without them it's definitely a wee tad harder to locate the mirror in exactly the right spot when you are fitting them in place, & I don't think the mirrors would locate/stay in place anywhere near as well if they were ever hit by anything bigger than a mosquito, but for the purposes of satisfying my curiosity.... 
pps:
On a short run around the block, the mirrors behaved exactly as they had with the Testers & their screws in place, so I did a run thru town & onto the Freeway - still all good. There was a bit of a gusty cross wind on the freeway, & a few trucks creating turbulence, but the screwless mirrors handled that OK, so I opted to come back via one of the roughest paved roads in Christendom, they still didn't move at all or even vibrate. Sooo, I took the Spyder & did a fast run thru the twisties in the Hills out to our (fairly local) track & once there, I opened it up a tad.... No real preparation, no safety gear beyond my usual riding garb, just a quick word to the staff, a quicker check of the tire pressures, grab the mirrors & rattle a bit just to make sure they are still fixed firmly, & out onto the track for a few hot laps. I ran the Spyder out to 160kph/100mph a few times, pushed it hard thru the corners, lifted an inside wheel a little every now & then; basically just did a few hi-speed laps!! Thoughout all this, the mirrors didn't move; no vibrations, no rattling, no slipping around; just sat there where they'd been put & the Magics held them firmly in place....
hyea: :2thumbs:
All up, it was a great way of clearing the cobwebs on a fairly brisk morning here, and pretty revealing about the mirrors, but like I said, not something I'd recommend for general use! The screws securing the magnets are there for a purpose - they help locate the mirror in the correct position & stop them from moving on the mount points during use, as well as making it a whole lot easier to put the mirrors on & take them off; but it is good to know that even without the screws (& locktite!
) your mirrors will still be held firmly by the magnets alone! :thumbup:
