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Title: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Ricky on 09 March 2017, 10:46:58 pm

Looking  at the American  Fz1, site came across a mod to make the mirrors more  user friendly. They swop the mirrors  over, which lowers them and widens them , giving  a much better  rear view and less of your  elbows. Also  they say it cuts down  on wind noise.
Has anyone one tried it?

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: jeffco on 10 March 2017, 10:44:39 am

Hi Ricky

Yes I did it and it made a big improvement, im 6ft and 15 st  and found the original setting way to narrow and I have never got on with bar end mirrors. Give it a go, you can always put them back.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Ricky on 10 March 2017, 10:52:05 am

Do you simply  take one off one side and replace  it with the other? On the American  Fz1 website  they where  doing all sort of stuff, it was hard to follow,  grinding  and drilling etc.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: dickturpin on 10 March 2017, 06:18:05 pm

I did it a few years ago....Much improvement in my opinion. Won't be going back to original set up.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: seangee on 13 March 2017, 11:05:56 pm

I did it years ago. Huge improvement to visibility. No noticeable improvement for noise (for me). Ended up putting them back though because I used to do a lot of filtering and it made the bike much wider.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: three season on 13 March 2017, 11:29:40 pm

Can anyone explain how its done
cheers

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Falcon 269 on 14 March 2017, 07:00:24 am

http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/technicaltips.shtml (http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/technicaltips.shtml)

Lots of mod ideas there.  Look for FuzzyOne's Mirror Mod.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Kenbob on 14 March 2017, 08:31:39 am

Every time this thread pops up I can't help thinking of human leagues mirror man.
Here comes the mirror mod.
Aaaaargh it's in my head :eek .

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: three season on 14 March 2017, 09:11:48 pm

Thanks for the link Falcon.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Dustydes on 15 March 2017, 01:50:30 pm

Bar end mirrors.


keeps bike narrow and can see easily behind, wont go back.

Title: Re: Has any one done the mirror mod?
Post by: Ricky on 17 March 2017, 02:33:16 pm

Hi Dusty, what and where did you get your bar end mirrors, mirror  blanking  plates and bar end weights. In fitting the mirrors  has vibration become a problem at the handle  bars? ? And has it cut down  on wind noise?