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New Mirrors...suggestions?

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I've had two pairs of these Emgo mirrors from JCWhitney. http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/...-body/s-10101/th-StoreCatalogDisplay/ss-10111

I like them, but this recent pair has started getting blurry from vibration, which they didn't do when new, and they aren't holding their position anymore under high speed. :(

Emgo makes pretty decent stuff usually...but I guess these mirrors don't cut it. Most of you have seen my bike, so I'm not after a stock mirror, and I don't like bar ends really. Any reccomendations of a quality mirror?

Thanks!

~Adam
 
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I second the Napoleon recommendation. I have the long stalk regular models & they work great.

Terry
 
I have bar end weights in there now, which helped kill a lot of my bar buzz...I don't think i want to lose them and bring back the buzz...
 
Funny you bring this up, mine are acting the same way! I have the EMGO's on there now and really like the size and position of them. I also have a pair of Napoleon mirrors at home, gonna throw them on and try 'em out. I wouldn't give up my bar end weights either, and I really didn't like the bar end mirrors when I had them on my 81 1100E.
 
I have Napoleons. Black. Longer stalk. They hold their position and don't vibrate. (Vibration is not always the mirrors fault.) Check them out at my website if you like. Click the WWW symbol below.
 
Ebay

Ebay

Some of the newer Japster rigs come with really high quality mirrors. They are very expensive purchased new but I found a pair on Ebay from a late model Kawasaki cruiser for $15. I must say, however, when they arrived and looked to be brand new.....I got a little suspicious. :?
 
Well I know what you said Adam but to get what your asking for the stock mirrors cannot be beat. They stay still and vibrate very little and hold their posision. Why are they not an option for you? Just curious?
 
I would love to stay with my stock mirrors but I am a "stocky" guy so I can't see past / over my shoulders. I am also looking for mirrors for my 81 GS 550 L.

Sean
 
My bike is not too 'stock' in appearance, Hoom, so they really don't fit the picture too well.

I may just order another pair of Emgo mirrors and return the first ones...JCWhitney has free shipping going on right now.

~Adam
 
Razor I thought I was the only one with that problem, look in the mirror and all I see is my shoulders. I look funny doing the chicken wing thing to see behind me. I swiped the mirrors off of my brothers old honda, the stems were longer on it. Not a great solution but I can see better than I could before.
 
I've had good luck with the Emgo Pro Sports from crc2onlinecatalog .
The stems are 5/16", so I buy a couple of lengths of 1/4" I.D. 6" long brass pipe, drill out the ends to 5/16", cut the stems and JB weld them into the ends of the pipes. I can have any length stem I need to give a view clear of my shoulders/arms. The extra mass of the brass also dampens any vibration and the brass polishes to a gold look.

Earl




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I'd like to find some "low gloss" chrome rectangular mirrors that are just as big as the stock ones. When I say just as big I'm talking about the stalks, the glass should be bigger and extended out 2" further on each side.

Steve
 
Well, I was at the Suzuki dealer today and the mirrors on the Suzuki Boulevard look to match the GS style to a T. I'll have to measure them next tirme I'm in but I'm afraid to find out what they are "worth".

Steve
 
earlfor said:
I've had good luck with the Emgo Pro Sports from crc2onlinecatalog .
The stems are 5/16", so I buy a couple of lengths of 1/4" I.D. 6" long brass pipe, drill out the ends to 5/16", cut the stems and JB weld them into the ends of the pipes. I can have any length stem I need to give a view clear of my shoulders/arms. The extra mass of the brass also dampens any vibration and the brass polishes to a gold look.

Earl




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Earl, I was just thinking of you today. As I sit on my 750 staring at my shoulders in the mirrors.
Nice shoulders too, if I don't say so myself. :P 8)

So what you do, sorry for the naiveness :roll: , is pretty mutch Counterbore the ends of the brass, then fit the "CUT" stock shaft and JB Weld these shafts INTO the brass pipe?

So, you probably slide the shafts about 1/2" into the brass? I'm assuming that there is clearance for the shafts AND the JB Weld in the Brass?

Thanks for clarifying this. I may give this a shot.
Since I've got access to numerous Lathe's, what about some 6061 Aluminum rod, c'bored on a Lathe?

Could even add a cross dowel pin for added measure. But then again, you've had yours on for a while and no trouble.

What was this about rubber hose or something?
 
I have done it two ways Dave. The brass pipe style, counterbored to fit the cut off stems of the mirrors is on the 1100. The ones on my 1150 are the same mirrors with the stems cut and inserted into the spacer, but they spacer is different material. For the 1150, I tooka length of 5/16" I.D. hydraulic hose and temporarily pushed a length of 5/16" wood dowel through it to hold it straight. Then I epoxy fiberglass wrapped the hose in six layers of S Glass cloth. Once that set up. I sanded it smooth, primed and painted it. then J.B. welded the mirror stems into the fiberglass encased rubber hoses. It makes for a great vibration resistant mirror. road bumps hardly even make my mirrors move now. LOL

The brass pipe is less work though, and the epoxy wrapped hose is not really enough improvement to justify the extra work.

Earl

DMPLATT said:
So what you do, sorry for the naiveness :roll: , is pretty mutch Counterbore the ends of the brass, then fit the "CUT" stock shaft and JB Weld these shafts INTO the brass pipe?

So, you probably slide the shafts about 1/2" into the brass? I'm assuming that there is clearance for the shafts AND the JB Weld in the Brass?

Thanks for clarifying this. I may give this a shot.
Since I've got access to numerous Lathe's, what about some 6061 Aluminum rod, c'bored on a Lathe?

Could even add a cross dowel pin for added measure. But then again, you've had yours on for a while and no trouble.

What was this about rubber hose or something?
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