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    Looking for new mirrors --- need 130 mph mirrors

    I have a gs1100e, but it is frankensteined to look like a gs1000 skunk. I just bought some cheap round black mirrors off of ebay that I liked the look of, but when I got them I found they have plastic backs and joints.

    They wont stay put at high speeds.

    Does anyone have a recommendation for a tall stem round black mirror set that have a good enough quality to hold at high speeds? Actually they dont even have to be super long stems since I could add anti-vibration risers.
    82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
    80 gs1000s
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    Rizoma has to have some.

    Pagina non trovata – Rizoma
    https://www.rizoma.com/universal/mirrors/en
    "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
    ~Herman Melville

    2016 1200 Superlow
    1982 CB900f

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      #3
      Light travels a lot faster than that.
      Any old mirror could handle 130 mph.
      97 R1100R
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      80 GS850G, 79 Z400B, 85 R100RT, 80 Z650D, 76 CB200

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        #4
        If you're doing 130 mph. there probably won't be anything behind you anyhow.
        1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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          #5
          Originally posted by Brendan W View Post
          Light travels a lot faster than that.
          Any old mirror could handle 130 mph.
          Having to carry a caesium-133 clock on board to compensate adds a lot of bulk and weight. Just like anything else miniaturization has eliminated that problem, you can get them as an all-in-one unit these days.
          1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
          1982 GS450txz (former bike)
          LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.

          I identify as a man but according to the label on a box of Stauffers Baked Lasagne I'm actually a family of four

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            #6
            Originally posted by rphillips View Post
            If you're doing 130 mph. there probably won't be anything behind you anyhow.
            That's a damn good point. Didn't you have a cameo in The Cannonball Run?
            1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

            2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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              #7
              Originally posted by GS1150Pilot View Post
              Rizoma has to have some.

              https://www.rizoma.com/universal/mirrors/en
              Thank you, although I was hoping someone made a mirror that wouldnt twist in the wind for less than $89
              82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
              80 gs1000s

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                #8
                Gee even if I could find one that didnt twist out of position at 100mph would be fine. Mine seem to get screwed up before I hit 80.
                82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
                80 gs1000s

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Gregory View Post
                  Thank you, although I was hoping someone made a mirror that wouldnt twist in the wind for less than $89
                  Mirrors are one of those specialty items where you really can see the difference.
                  "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                  ~Herman Melville

                  2016 1200 Superlow
                  1982 CB900f

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Gregory View Post
                    Mine seem to get screwed up before I hit 80.
                    That's wrong. Criminally defective. You should get your money back.
                    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
                      That's wrong. Criminally defective. You should get your money back.
                      Yes I know, I am working on that as we speak. Seriously, I guess an OEM mirror should do the trick right?
                      82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
                      80 gs1000s

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                        #12
                        Look for a set of early 1980’s mirrors off the cb Honda’s....good quality ,no vibration. I put mine on years ago8764154C-B6B1-4D9F-BF0D-25B2FB413A01.jpg
                        1981 gs650L

                        "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by tom203 View Post
                          Look for a set of early 1980’s mirrors off the cb Honda’s....good quality ,no vibration. I put mine on years ago[ATTACH=CONFIG]61023[/ATTACH]

                          Thank you, much appreciated. Another member - txgsrider pm'd me the same thing. I have a plan to do now !
                          82 gs1100e FAUX Skunk
                          80 gs1000s

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                            #14
                            I put a set of original GS1100 mirrors on the vibratory XS650 - they're dead solid and great quality.
                            Unfortunately, the market is flooded with copies of those mirrors and they're a bit pants, really.
                            ---- Dave

                            Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window

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                              #15
                              Their is a metal weight affixed to the housing of my mirrors. I always wondered if thee largest shim of lead I could get in there would stop the vibrtations over 120 kmph.

                              They are old and I think the spring that serves to tighten the ball socket bit has lost a great deal of material and strength to rusting.

                              Is it just the things going askew that bugs you?
                              1983 GS 550 LD
                              2009 BMW K1300s

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