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    Stupid question time...the rubber mirror insulators...need them?

    I was polishing the mirrors on my bike end of this week...clutch side unscrewed fine...alt side came apart with the knurled section attached to the mirror stud - cup still on the clutch handle assembly.
    So, do I really need another one...do the mirrors buzz that much to need one?

    #2
    I'd say you don't "need" them. I think it was a little gingerbread Suzuki added to there motorcycles. Like the Gear Position Indicator, Self Cansaling Turn Signals, Bullet Proof Engine...
    My Motorcycles:
    22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
    22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
    82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
    81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
    79 1000e (all original)
    82 850g (all original)
    80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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      #3
      If your mirrors buzz like mine, then you might appreciate having a bit more dampening, but I've never felt like I "needed" it
      '83 GS650G
      '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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        #4
        I'd try them without and see how they look (pardon the pun), but if they are significantly buzzy you might be better off with a Bar Snake or bar-end weights rather than dampers.
        Current:
        Z1300A5 Locomotive (swapped my Intruder for it), GS450 Cafe Project (might never finish it....), XT500 Commuter (I know - it's a Yamaha )

        Past:
        VL1500 Intruder (swapped for Z1300), ZX9R Streetfighter (lets face it - too fast....), 1984 GSX750EF, 1984 GSX1100EF (AKA GS1150)
        And a bunch of other crap Yamahas....

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