Mirror Upgrade

[James England]

T.C., I agree. This got far too serious over essentially nothing...

James, it's obvious you've never rode any Harley.....

No, only Triumphs and Nortons. They were just the same...mirrors a blur before dropping off the bike. Awful...!

[totaldrk62]

Anyway, back to something interesting and constructive....re mirrors.. I had some small fancy looking ones which turned out to be completely useless as devices for looking backwards...too prone to vibration and too small. So I bought these off eBay. They are copies of OEM and give a clear, vibration free rear view....

Dude I love those mirrors. I can't seem to find them on ebay. Got any links to them?

[DGXSER]

Keep in mind that James' bike is an XJR, and not an XS.

[totaldrk62]

Keep in mind that James' bike is an XJR, and not an XS.

Mirrors should be threaded the same though shouldn't they?

[James England]

Mirrors should be threaded the same though shouldn't they?

yes they are the same threads.... Here's the link to the ones I bought...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XJR1300-07-on-Left-Hand-Chrome-Replica-Replacment-Motorcycle-Mirror-/141181384512?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item20df10f740

[James England]

This is a link to the ones I bought and then got rid of because they were so blurry

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-Quality-Motorbike-Mirrors-Fits-Yamaha-XJ-600-N-XJ6-XJR1200-XJR1300-/390777345091?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5afc251443

[totaldrk62]

yes they are the same threads.... Here's the link to the ones I bought...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XJR...item20df10f740

Thanks. I found a set from a different sellers. Damn near $100 to get them shipped to the states though and I can't find a seller local. Hmm...

[James England]

Thanks. I found a set from a different sellers. Damn near $100 to get them shipped to the states though and I can't find a seller local. Hmm...

I'm a whizz with international postage. It won't cost anywhere near $100 from the UK. They'd go by small packet rate and could even be sent individually if required, so as to keep to the small packet weight limit.. If you want to buy some from the same UK seller that I got mine from, I could mail them to you by airmail small packet rate.... Even get them for you if you want..... I've shipped quite a lot of bits to the USA..bearings, Nate's clutch cover, Ian's Euro bits etc......

The offer's there if you need it. I could take mirrors off, package them and weigh it..then get an accurate shipping price for you to consider, before buying new mirrors....

[IanDMacDonald]

^^^^Who could hate this guy???

[James England]

^^^^Who could hate this guy???

Thank you Ian, that was kind!

[totaldrk62]

I'm a whizz with international postage. It won't cost anywhere near $100 from the UK. They'd go by small packet rate and could even be sent individually if required, so as to keep to the small packet weight limit.. If you want to buy some from the same UK seller that I got mine from, I could mail them to you by airmail small packet rate.... Even get them for you if you want..... I've shipped quite a lot of bits to the USA..bearings, Nate's clutch cover, Ian's Euro bits etc......

The offer's there if you need it. I could take mirrors off, package them and weigh it..then get an accurate shipping price for you to consider, before buying new mirrors....

I would do that in a minute. I think those would look fantastic on my 11G. Send me a PM with the info you need and I would gladly throw you a few extra bucks.

[James England]

I would do that in a minute. I think those would look fantastic on my 11G. Send me a PM with the info you need and I would gladly throw you a few extra bucks.

No extra bucks necessary but thank you for offering. We're all in this together

[revanoff2]

I've found the circular mirrors on my 11G to be pretty solid actually. I'm definitely NOT a fan of the plastic backing which is degrading pretty badly (plastic with chrome stem). The mirrors on my XS650 were utterly useless except for flashing lights... one of them actually got to the point of spinning the glass inside the chrome!

I like round things on my bike, the rear lights have to go. Rectangular tail/brake and rectangular turns just look silly to me on mine.

It's not easy to get round parts for necessarily cheap around me though, as I'm finding out.

~Revanoff2~

[Yahman]

I have a couple sets of round turn signals in my parts stash, that you might be interested in.

Larry