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« on: March 26, 2009, 04:00:21 PM » |
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I have a 1983 CB650SC and the mirrors are toast. I was wondering if anyone knew of any replacement mirrors that have longer stalks or flare out to the side more than the stock mirrors. I have wide shoulders and I'd like to be able to see a bit of what is behind me without leaning or twisting all over the place.
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 04:58:26 PM » |
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I went for a bar end mirror, I already know what my shoulders look like. Great vision to the rear and sides. Not good for lane splitting since they hang out wider than the bars but that is not legal here anyway.
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 06:22:34 PM » |
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I also went with bar end mirrors. I also had to twist and move around with the stock mirrors. Its a much calmer ride when you can see behind you with just a glance at the mirror.
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 06:30:42 PM » |
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I took my mirrors off and put them in a vise and beat on them with a hammer to bend them to the side more. It did help, but I still see my shoulders a bit more than I would like.
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 06:35:55 PM » |
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I found some mirror extenders that allow me to mount my existing mirrors a little up and outboard from their original location. They work great and now I can see more than my upper arms and shoulders. I'll see if I can post some pictures if you are interested.
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 06:51:42 PM » |
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I took my mirrors off and put them in a vise and beat on them with a hammer to bend them to the side more. ......
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 08:57:59 AM » |
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I found some mirror extenders that allow me to mount my existing mirrors a little up and outboard from their original location. They work great and now I can see more than my upper arms and shoulders. I'll see if I can post some pictures if you are interested.
Sparky, Could you post pics of these extenders? Also where you purchased them. Thanks |
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 11:29:40 AM » |
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Yes I'd love to have a picture/link for the extenders. Also, for you bar enders, what product would you recomend? I don't think I will be doing any blacksmith  work on my mirrors anytime soon. But thanks for the advice. |
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 03:22:54 PM » |
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Yes I'd love to have a picture/link for the extenders. Also, for you bar enders, what product would you recomend? I don't think I will be doing any blacksmith work on my mirrors anytime soon. But thanks for the advice. honestly, it is not a bad idea to bend the mirrors in this way. I've done it with great success. I used a vice, heat, and vice grips with a towel in them. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 05:53:28 PM » |
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J.C. Whitney sells a vibration damper that would also raise the mirrors a bit. On my last bike I raised the mirrors by making an extender (epoxying a long M10 set screw halfway in a coupling nut).
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 07:29:35 PM » |
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Her are the pics of my mirror extenders. I got them on eBay. Visit the sellers store at http://stores.ebay.com/LuckyBike-accessories |
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 07:31:41 PM » |
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oops. Forgot the captions. These are photos with just one side installed so you can get an idea of what the change is like.
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« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2009, 03:21:38 AM » |
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The mirrors I have are these http://www.bikebandit.com/product/14692I am very happy with them. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2009, 05:08:33 PM » |
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Mirror extenders are probably better than what I got, but for $24, including shipping, these BG Customs mirrors hang out about 2 inches farther than stock, and are black.   |
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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2009, 10:14:40 AM » |
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Thanks for all the pics. I think I will be getting some bar end mirrors after all. They don't look bad at all (like I thought they would).
Thanks to everyone who posted. Great forum. I'll post pics of my bike when I get the mirrors on.
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« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2009, 01:03:22 PM » |
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I'm curious, did any of you with barend mirrors mount them on your stock bars? If you did, were your bars filled with metal at the ends? How did you clear that metal out?
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