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I dropped the Bike and Voila - Hollow Stemmed Mirrors

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Found out last night when I dropped Frankenbike that it has hollow stemmed mirrors. Pretty cool - but now I need a mirror (a matching set would be nice). I busted the right one off mid-thread at the clamp (so need clamp too). The ones on the bike were in bad shape anyway. Somebody said these were good deals for bar-end mirrors, but can't really tell if they are the compression type or if they screw into something. I don't have the tools to weld bolts into my bars.
Condition of the bike post-drop: I swear - this bike can't be killed. Although gas came out from somewhere (looked like near the carbs, wasn't the gas cap), it started right up and ran for 5 minutes before I shut it down.
 
grandman said:
Found out last night when I dropped Frankenbike that it has hollow stemmed mirrors. Pretty cool - but now I need a mirror (a matching set would be nice). I busted the right one off mid-thread at the clamp (so need clamp too). The ones on the bike were in bad shape anyway. Somebody said these were good deals for bar-end mirrors, but can't really tell if they are the compression type or if they screw into something. I don't have the tools to weld bolts into my bars.
Condition of the bike post-drop: I swear - this bike can't be killed. Although gas came out from somewhere (looked like near the carbs, wasn't the gas cap), it started right up and ran for 5 minutes before I shut it down.
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Special ?vibrationless? rubber mounting system.

Sounds like no welding required.
 
Ya, but is it assuming I have a bolt already in there like some bikes do? The image shows a nut on the end (I think).
 
Those are the Napolian mirrors...all you need is an empty bar end.
The nut compresses the rubber causing it to expand...

Same ones I use....
 
I found an extremely nice set of bar end mirrors at a mountain bike shop. Black aluminum with a compression wedge retainer. And they actually have real glass mirrors. The vibrate a bit at certain rpms but a pull of the clutch lever and all is smooth. Dirt cheap too.
 
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