FOUND mirrors that work?

[Anonymous]

On my 83 GS750ED the mirrors are on 4 1/2 " stems, they may look good, but I can't see anything behind me. I've adjusted them every way possible. Any recommendations for mirrors that work.

Thanks

83 GS 750ED

[Joe Nardy]

Bar end mirrors.............cool Cafe look and you can actually see behind you. Also small convex stick on mirrors give a decent blind spot view. Here is a link to some bar ends at Lockhart-Phillips.

http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/pages/product-sub3.asp?id=170

Others will have them as well..............

Joe

[AOD]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?PID=1147982&productId=3689&catalogId=10111&langId=-1&AID=1157455&storeId=10101

i love these things. they let you see behind you with ease...so much better then a flat square or round mirror. for $12 you can't go wrong...

~Adam

[Anonymous]

You have to try a bunch of different mirrors to see which works best with your bike, your height, and your width (shoulders!). I got carried away with the chrome/cruiser thing & spent $100.00 on a pair of Custom Chrome mirrors for my Maruader & guess what? They're crap! can't see a thing. So try 'em before you buy 'em!

[QuaiChangKane]

Nice - someone else who feels my pain

By this point, I have an almost intimate knowledge of how my shoulders look in a rear-view mirror on my .

I keep scanning parts catalogs for mirrors for my ED with a longer offset than mine - but haven't found 'em yet.

Bar ends are cool, but not for lane splitting - they'd get expensive to replace after a few mirror taps - I've come close enough with the stockers. I've had limited success with loosening my controls and sliding everything as far towards the end of the bar as possible - this gave me another 1/2" or more play in the mirror position. After adjusting the mirrors for almost an hour, I was able to noticeably improve my rear vision, - but it's still not what I'd call "good".

Let me know if you find something...


-Q!

[Bert Patterson]

I have some bar-ends that I've adjusted so they're directly above the end of the bars. For lane-splitting, they only add about an inch. I'm really spoiled by bar-ends and haven't bothered with anything else for years.

I've also seen some really sweet forged bar-ends that fold in - unfortunately, theyre about $75 apiece.

But I know your issue. Most of us don't leave in a place so congested as CA, so lane-splitting is illegal.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

My Napoleons extend about 1" past the bars. They show a little of my shoulders but I can see things pretty good. I'm about 5' 10", 195.
They hold their adjustment well. They're black "grained" plastic on "black chrome" stems. The stems go up 1 1/2" and then out about 4". About
$16/ea. You can see them at my website if you like. Click the WWW below.

[Anonymous]

https://www.bugeyes.com

[Anonymous]

https://www.bugeyes.com

[Anonymous]

The bugeyes are an interesting idea but I bet they'd drive me nuts. If you have your head turned you may see vehicles coming towards you in the mirror while they are actually on a different road. I have this problem with the rearview mirror in my van. I turn it upwards out of the way and every once in a while I'll see a telephone pole chasing me down from my peripheral vision. I flip it up because I drive truck a lot and they don't have rearviews...

Cheers, Steve

[Anonymous]

I did find mirrors that work on the 83 GS750ED. I bought them off eBay as new, I got out today and no more elbow or arm in the mirror. These have nice long stems.

This link is currently on eBay, these look identical to what I bought.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2464191856&category=35587

[Pete's GS]

I have the same mirrors as AOD and don't like the long, geeky kind that stick out half-way to the moon. Still, I mostly got a good view of my sleeves and shoulders so I put on some 2" round convex mirrors from Kragen in the lower outside corners. $4 for a pair and I really like them.

[Dark Jedi]

Get a stainless rod of the appropriate diameter.

Figure out where the mirrors work best for you. Make a template (I used thick coathanger wire) of the bends you need.

bend and cut the stainless rods (Need a heavy pipe bender here. Hardware stores will sometimes make bends for you)

Now take a tap and die and thread the ends to fit the holes on your mirror and bar mount.... Cut a deeper thread on the handlebar end than you think you need, so you can put on a double-nut to lock it down once adjusted right.
Now mount it with a couple of stainless nuts on the handlebar end.

Quite easy.

[Anonymous]

The thread pitch is 10x1.25 which is a screw ball dimension. You may have trouble finding the correct tap and die if you want to buy an entire set, and they are hard to find seperately.

Steve

[Dark Jedi]

Didn't know that. I had a full set I inherited...

That's what I get for making assumptions. :?

Well, if you can find the die for it, then it's easy.