Has any one done the mirror mod?

[Ricky]

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?

[jeffco]

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.

[Ricky]

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.

[dickturpin]

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

[seangee]

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.

[three season]

Can anyone explain how its done
cheers

[Falcon 269]

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

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

[Kenbob]

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 .

[three season]

Thanks for the link Falcon.

[Dustydes]

Bar end mirrors.


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

[Ricky]

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?