Handle bar end mirrors

[mister]

I don't have any issues with the stock mirrors and vibration. However, they are ever so slightly convex.

A small bit of damage occurred to one mirror and I tried a Chinese Replica of the OEM mirror. It was slightly concave and everything was magnified. As such, small vibrations which were unnoticeable in the convex mirror were exaggerated and the mirror was unusable. Took it back and reinstalled my stock one with it's minor damage that looks like a fly has been squashed onto it.

If you have excessive handlebar vibrations try some milk 

Michael

[cjaama]

bumping this old thread to ask if anyone with bar-end mirrors knows if these would fit (7/8 bars):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bar-End-Mirrors-Suzuki-SV650-GSXR-750-1000-Hayabusa-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35b2207cdeQQitemZ230621740254QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[Twism86]

bumping this old thread to ask if anyone with bar-end mirrors knows if these would fit (7/8 bars):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bar-End-Mirrors-Suzuki-SV650-GSXR-750-1000-Hayabusa-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35b2207cdeQQitemZ230621740254QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Quoted from their description...

"Fit all Motorcycle handlebars with 7/8"(about 22mm) inner diameter"

[cjaama]

no, that's what i was asking, are our bars 7/8?
btw, i'm also in smalbany.

[Twism86]

Yes we have 7/8 bars, 99% certain. Im just over the river in East Greenbush. Let me know if you ever wanna ride.

[cjaama]

cool. i work in rensselaer/EG (at the SUNY east campus at the top of 9&20) and live across the river in downtown albany.
i grew up in the area, but don't know anyone that rides, so i'd definitely be down.

[jdbutler13]

I just bought them, great deal! I'll tell you how they are.
I'm hoping the vibrations aren't that bad.

[SecretAgent]

I just bought them, great deal! I'll tell you how they are.
I'm hoping the vibrations aren't that bad.

I just got new ones and put them on today, but I still can't see 'much' because my elbows get in the way....

Let me know how they work..I might switch to bar-ends if they show a better view behind me..I have a habit when im driving in a car to constantly check all 3 mirrors every 10-20 seconds and it kinda scares me on the bike when I can't see/make out whats behind me..

[Twism86]

cool. i work in rensselaer/EG (at the SUNY east campus at the top of 9&20) and live across the river in downtown albany.
i grew up in the area, but don't know anyone that rides, so i'd definitely be down.

That's funny, I work at CNSE on the regular SUNY campus.

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

I've been running these exact mirrors for quite some time now. They work perfect. Vibrations on mine are pretty much non-existent.

[GSnoober]

Here's that last Ebay link, now TOTALLY de-crapified:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bar-End-Mirrors-Suzuki-SV650-GSXR-750-1000-Hayabusa-/_230621740254

Though the listing has expired, the seller might have more, so check here:

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/eleseed/m.html

KEEP IN MIND that the seller is located in HONG KONG; you might have to pay an import duty, but what the h3ll, the shipping costs are more than the price of the mirrors!

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Nah stuff from Hong Kong is usually fast and cheap.

[madjak30]

You don't need to be able to read with your mirrors, you just need to know if someone is creeping up on you (or closing fast)...all I ever see in my mirrors is me...I have to put my left hand on the right side of my fuel tank to be able to see past me...otherwise I could have a huge truck come up behind me and I wouldn't know it until he pulled out to pass (yes, I ride above the speed limit but only by 10-15%...others are bigger risk takers)



I will be upgrading to bar ends for next season...

Later.

[Tombstones81]

You don't need to be able to read with your mirrors, you just need to know if someone is creeping up on you (or closing fast)...all I ever see in my mirrors is me...I have to put my left hand on the right side of my fuel tank to be able to see past me...otherwise I could have a huge truck come up behind me and I wouldn't know it until he pulled out to pass (yes, I ride above the speed limit but only by 10-15%...others are bigger risk takers)



I will be upgrading to bar ends for next season...

Later.

same reason I switched to bar end.
all I have to do now is move my eyes, not my body.

[mister]

I need to be able to judge distance with my mirrors. if they are concave they are somewhat magnifying. Things that are a hundred yards behind look like they are right up your ass.

I need to be able to judge if a vehicle is approaching. A blur of Something back there Somewhere does not help me judge that speed.

We ride on the left in Oz. So my right mirror shows as much of the right lane as possible. So I can see if something is coming at me in that lane. the left mirros shows a bit of the left land and what's behind me - move elbow slightly. As we pass on the right I only need to see a tiny bit of that lane to know the pass has been effected.

What's directly behind me? I check so often good luck if you can sneak up on me without me noticing.

Michael

[Zwerski]

I bought the standard set of "billet bar end mirrors" from eBay - my second set, actually. I like them a lot. They are mounted to a set of Jettin' Industries bar ends that have a groove in them, and the mirrors fit nicely. The bar ends are not made specifically for the fitment of the mirrors, though. They are actually to use as a tie-down point for ratchet straps with a hook on the end. Just happens to fit bar end mirrors well. I did have to widen the radius of this set of mirrors in order to fit these bar ends, though.

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

That's pretty cool. I didn't know they made anything like that. I'd be afraid the bar end would come out while tied down.