New Mirrors...suggestions?

[DMPLATT]

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?

[earlfor]

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

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?

[DMPLATT]

Thanks Earl,
I shall Git-R-Done.