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FOUND mirrors that work?

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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
 
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!
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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. :wink:
 
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