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brettule
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My 1980 GS400 gas no mirros on it, I'm looking to get a couple of chrome type round mirrors. What thread/size do they use? I was just going to hit ebay for a set of after makets. Any tips on this?
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brettule
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Are they 8mm threads?
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Guest
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I believe the left-hand mirror often has a left-hand thread. Suzuki used both 8mm and 10mm mirrors - assuming you have the original mounts. Best way to be sure of what you need is to try to run a tap into the fixing. Just be careful not to damage the left-handed thread, if it's there.
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brettule
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Take a bolt from somewhere else on the bike. Ideally two bolts - 1 x 8mm, 1 x 10mm. Which one fits the right-hand mirror mount? Does the same bolt also thread into the left-hand mount?
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brettule
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Noob question here, if a 10mm spanner fits the bolt head does that just indicate the bolt head is 10mm or is it universally accepted that it's a 10mm diameter thread on the bolt?
No. No ..........
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Guest
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Diameter definitely!! Ray
Steve
GS Whisperer
I have not seen them all, but I have not yet seen a GS with left-hand threads for mirrors.
Yamahas, yes. Suzuki, no.
I believe they are 10mm threads.
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spyug
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I was just thinking the same thing, Yamaha is notorious for it but no other bikes that I know of and the last 5 Zuks I worked on didn't have any lefty threads.
yes,as per Steve,on my 400 they are both 10mm and right-hand thread. However , left and right mirrors are different unless you buy "Universal" mirrors that can be turned around completely on the arms themselves.
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Roger P.
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Yes, and you'd think it was that way so the wind blast would tighten them up, but it isn't so!
I think only my Yamahas have left hand threads.. I like the stock mirrors on my GS, and the isolating mounts they came with.
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spartan300
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the throttle side (right hand mirror) has a reverse thread
