Mirrors

[JALAIMO146577]

I installed a Renthal handle bar which is wider. The door where I keep my bike is only 34" and the stock morros extend beyond that. Where can I get mirrors that are a bit less bent as in more vertical. Everything I have found all have the threaded ends and not the smooth shank that BMW's have.

Suggestions please.

[DRUDOLPH148006]

I don't have an answer to your question, but whatever you end up paying for
your mirrors, it will be cheaper than what i'm doing. My garage at one time was
converted into a family room with the garage door removed and only a 32 inch
door going into it. I just bought a K75RT which is 37 inches across the handlebars.
I just ordered an 8 ft garage door which will cost $725. The wife wanted to kill me
for buying a motorcycle, she's really pissed off now for spending all this money just
to avoid leaving the bike outside. They just don't understand.

[JALAIMO146577]

I don't have an answer to your question, but whatever you end up paying for
your mirrors, it will be cheaper than what i'm doing. My garage at one time was
converted into a family room with the garage door removed and only a 32 inch
door going into it. I just bought a K75RT which is 37 inches across the handlebars.
I just ordered an 8 ft garage door which will cost $725. The wife wanted to kill me
for buying a motorcycle, she's really pissed off now for spending all this money just
to avoid leaving the bike outside. They just don't understand.

They just don't understand - you have that right!

[98lee]

If you drill (slightly larger) and tap (somehow 10mm rings a bell) then you can use any of the UJM aftermarket mirrors, even the ones from JC Whitney. They come in dozens of styles and lengths.The can be had for as cheap as $20 a pair! You will still be able to reinstall the stock mirrors should you ever decide to go back. Don't buy mirrors for a Yamaha as they have one left hand thread and one right hand, but Hondakawasuki use both right hand thread.


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[JALAIMO146577]

If you drill (slightly larger) and tap (somehow 10mm rings a bell) then you can use any of the UJM aftermarket mirrors, even the ones from JC Whitney. They come in dozens of styles and lengths.The can be had for as cheap as $20 a pair! You will still be able to reinstall the stock mirrors should you ever decide to go back. Don't buy mirrors for a Yamaha as they have one left hand thread and one right hand, but Hondakawasuki use both right hand thread.


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Great, thanks yes; there are a million styles with 10mm thread.

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[Kayseventyfive]

I wonder if enlarging the stock hole in the bracket would weaken it. Lots of stress risers in cut threads. :(

I have considered making adapters from a 5/16 NC coupling nut by tapping one end of it to M10X1.25 and mounting it to the casting with a 5/16 NC bolt from underneath and screwing the mirror into the top.

If you use a cheap Chinese bolt, it will serve as a safety breakaway in a fall, saving the casting, since we all know that Chinese steel is weaker than German aluminum.

[Carguz]

Hi Jim,
It may sound stupid, but have you tried backing in and turning the bars accordingly to fit the bike in? Not sure if this is practical. Makes the exit a lot easier.

Carlos

[Carguz]

Another option may be to switch the left for the right mirror and vice versa. The offset would bring the mirror in, instead of out. Not sure but this may also work.

[98lee]

I wonder if enlarging the stock hole in the bracket would weaken it. Lots of stress risers in cut threads. :(

Hasn't been a problem for the past four years. 30,000+ miles.

I have considered making adapters from a 5/16 NC coupling nut by tapping one end of it to M10X1.25 and mounting it to the casting with a 5/16 NC bolt from underneath and screwing the mirror into the top.

:thumb That would work very well, other than dealing with the color and added height (could be an advantage depending on the mirrors selected). Plus, as long as you put flat washers above and below the lever housing and didn't overtighten the bolt (maybe better to use a stud or cut off bolt and a Nylock nut on the bottom), it would function like the stock mirrors in that, if you hit anything they would just pivot.

With the threaded Japanese mirrors, if you hit the left one going forward, it loosens. If you hit the right one going forward, it tightens and could be a problem. That's why Yamaha uses left hand threads on their right mirrors.

If you use a cheap Chinese bolt, it will serve as a safety breakaway in a fall, saving the casting, since we all know that Chinese steel is weaker than German aluminum.

0R DON'T FALL?:stick


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[Kayseventyfive]

Hasn't been a problem for the past four years. 30,000+ miles.

Probably never a problem if you don't fall or have it knocked over while parked.





With the threaded Japanese mirrors, if you hit the left one going forward, it loosens. If you hit the right one going forward, it tightens and could be a problem. That's why Yamaha uses left hand threads on their right mirrors.

So far, I have not been able to find a left hand M10X1.25 tap.



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I wish.

I also wish SUVs would look as they back out of stalls in airport parking lots. My poor commuter bikes took a beating that way.

[98lee]

The idea with the coupling nut sounds like a very practical solution.:thumb

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