mtman Posted January 5, 2009 #1 Posted January 5, 2009 Broke my Rt side mirror off completely, even the glass. Went looking for spares and I think I could get hen's teeth easier. Stealer wants over 200, fleabay has a couple for a hundred or more. I just don't have that kind of money. I'm thinking about trying to put a pair on from another brand of bike... ones that are not gold plated . Anyone tried that before, if so, how did it work out?
TxVenture Posted January 6, 2009 #2 Posted January 6, 2009 Did a cheap fix when I laid my first 1st. gen down in the garage. Went and got a set of Ford Ranger replacement mirrors at a local parts house for about $20 for the set and used them until I could get another set of stock mirrors. Don H.
Guest BigJohnD Posted January 6, 2009 #3 Posted January 6, 2009 Just need to host a meet and eat and keep yer eye on the parking lot fer a like bike...problem solved...
mtman Posted January 6, 2009 Author #4 Posted January 6, 2009 BigJohnD said: Just need to host a meet and eat and keep yer eye on the parking lot fer a like bike...problem solved... :rotfl::rotfl: Thanks TxVenture... hadn't thought of cager mirrors... time to go to autozone or somewhere and have a look
Thom Posted January 6, 2009 #5 Posted January 6, 2009 you can take off the bracket , drill and tap it to 10mm and than use after market m/c mirrors . a few here have done it , there is some pic's in past posts , i am not sure witch posts . Thom
mtman Posted January 6, 2009 Author #6 Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah Thom... thought about that but then I thought I would have to ruin the other one to drill it out so it matched. Shoot, at the prices they are asking for these things, it would be like burning a $100 bill to drill the good one...
Eck Posted January 6, 2009 #7 Posted January 6, 2009 You might want to stop by your local bicycle store, or golf cart shop and check out thier mirrors.......
Condor Posted January 6, 2009 #8 Posted January 6, 2009 I'm not sure if you're looking in the right place for 1stGen mirrors on 'Fleabay'. They come up for auction all the time and don't bring nearly the $100 you quoted unless you're looking in the dealer 'buy-it-now' section. Here's a RH MIRROR that just sold a bit ago, and althought this one was a steal, be patient and you'll find one for a decent price.
mtman Posted January 6, 2009 Author #9 Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah Condor, your'e right, they do come up now and then. Patience is something I don't have much of sometimes . Waiting a while won't kill me.
bongobobny Posted January 6, 2009 #10 Posted January 6, 2009 Actually, you can screw in a set of cheap aftermarket mirrors into the clutch and brake master cylanders! The brake even has the "backward" thread required for the installation...
lonestarmedic Posted January 7, 2009 #11 Posted January 7, 2009 I have a LH mirror less glass if you want to do the drill and tap trick on a set of mirrors. JB
mtman Posted January 7, 2009 Author #12 Posted January 7, 2009 lonestarmedic said: I have a LH mirror less glass if you want to do the drill and tap trick on a set of mirrors. JB May take you up on that offer JB. Going to give it a couple weeks or so to see if I can come up with the one I need, then go to plan B.
Captain Murph Posted January 7, 2009 #13 Posted January 7, 2009 I have a right. I've always sold First Gen mirrors on Ebay for $60-$75. If you want one, I'll go $70. including USPS shipping. PM me at capnm@mascom.com Murph'
CdnDave77 Posted January 7, 2009 #14 Posted January 7, 2009 As mentioned above, I put an aftermarket set of mirrors ($25 for the pair) on my bike. A quick drill and tap on the mirror bases to get the 10mm thread, and you are set. If you don't have a metric tap, any local machine shop should do it for a cup of coffee. I attached the only pic I could find where you could see the mirror... I turned them in backwards for a better field of vision. Please ignore the 18 month old sitting on "her" bike...
Dragonslayer Posted January 7, 2009 #15 Posted January 7, 2009 I don't know why Yamaha is so proud of thier plastic chrome mirrors but the reason they are in such demand is that the mirrors are the catch point when these bikes fall over and break fairly eaisily. Happened to me several times. I've since resorted to using a set of aftermarket custom mirrors I found on ebay for a little over $20.00 a set that are real metal chrome and work great adapted to the bases of the stock mirrors. I do happen to have a right side stock mirror in good shape I could let go cheap the problem is it's painted blue to match my bike instead of chrome. I bet you could paint it and your other mirror flat black to match and it would not look odd and out of place. If that works for you I would sell it for $25.00 plus shipping.
mtman Posted January 8, 2009 Author #16 Posted January 8, 2009 AtlantaDragonslayer said: I don't know why Yamaha is so proud of thier plastic chrome mirrors but the reason they are in such demand is that the mirrors are the catch point when these bikes fall over and break fairly eaisily. Happened to me several times. I've since resorted to using a set of aftermarket custom mirrors I found on ebay for a little over $20.00 a set that are real metal chrome and work great adapted to the bases of the stock mirrors. I do happen to have a right side stock mirror in good shape I could let go cheap the problem is it's painted blue to match my bike instead of chrome. I bet you could paint it and your other mirror flat black to match and it would not look odd and out of place. If that works for you I would sell it for $25.00 plus shipping. Bob.. you have a PM
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