Mirror fixes

[Guest Moby]

I was really appauled at the prices that the dealers and people on e-bay wanted for stock mirrors for my 89 VR, that I decided to retrofit my own mirrors to my scoot. It was easy and very inexpencive. I think that the fit looks awsome.

[Schlepporello]

Good job, Moby!

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who likes their adapted mirrors in close.

http://i38.tinypic.com/67me61.png

For my 84, our local shop crooks wanted to charge me $250 just for one mirror. I told them I'd figure something else out. I found two extra bases on Ebay for $9 and got two aftermarket mirrors for $13 each. I'm very happy with the results.

Edited July 21, 2008 by Schlepporello

[Condor]

Very nice job Ron...

[Squidley]

Good thinking on both your behalfs, now if either of you have a detailed write up of how you did this I would be happy to put it into the tech library....good job fellas

[Schlepporello]

Good thinking on both your behalfs, now if either of you have a detailed write up of how you did this I would be happy to put it into the tech library....good job fellas

I did the honorable thing an stole the idea from hdroyer.

See his thread at http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24426

[big mike]

Looks good both of you. Now if the rest of your bike could resemble the far superior second gen. At least your headed in the right direction!!! Just kidding, great job.

 

Big Mike:stirthepot:

[CrazyHorse]

I like the ingenuity. Nice Job.

[6m459]

Very ingenious! I have been thinking of doing something about mirrors. My LHS OEM mirror just won't stay put no matter how much I tighten it down.

 

The OEM xvz12 mirrors are quite big. All the generic m/c mirrors I have looked at as potential replacements are smaller. Both of these adapted mirrors look smaller than originals.

 

Does size matter ?

 

Then there is the issue of plano / convex. Most generic replacements I have found are just flat plano mirrors. I'd like to have convex ones on both sides. Are your replacement ones flat or convex ?

 

Nice work though!

 

Thanks,

 

Brian H.

Uxbridge Ont

[Schlepporello]

Does size matter ?

http://i35.tinypic.com/xao07c.jpg

Does size really matter?

Yes, the mirrors I used are slightly smaller, but so was the price.

I'm talking $13 US compared to $250 US for an OEM mirror. Mine'll get the job done and it'll pass the state inspection. One thing I did notice though, they have a habit of vibrating loose. I pulled the mirror and lock nut off the shaft and put a liberal amount of Teflon tape on the threads. The problem went away.