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Mirrors. - reaper1064 - 01-08-18
Thinking of doing away with the fairing and doing a twin headlight job, so obviously will need mirrors. Of course there are the holes available but are the ones on the bars 8 or 10mm and are they the weird threads. Right hand on one side and left hand on the other.
Re: Mirrors. - Spiffle - 01-08-18
I've been using some €25 bar end mirrors for a while, and they do the trick just fine. On amazon you'll find a plethora.
They look decent and do the job just fine, but beware that they will increase your width by and inch or so.
Re: Mirrors. - Hugh Mungus - 02-08-18
One of them will be left hand thread - easy way to check is to gently try to screw a bolt in.
Plenty of mirrors available for Yamaha's but many come with a left hand thread adaptor that screws onto the bottom of the mirror stem and can look a bit odd, although using an adaptor means you can fit any mirror and not just LHT ones.
I've got bar end mirrors on my Fazer and I think they are great. They take a little getting used to and the actual mirrors I've got are probably a bit too small. For the first few times you ride you will still be looking at where normal mirrors should be. Bar ends are not too great if you do a lot of filtering through traffic.
Re: Mirrors. - reaper1064 - 02-08-18
Cheers for that.
Re: Mirrors. - Bretty - 02-08-18
I thought it was strange to read that one mirror will have a left hand thread... I guess it's incase you clip something with the mirrors, the mount will undo, rather than snap off and/or throw you off.
I still have the standard narrow bars on mine amd standard stumpy mirrors because I do a lot of filtering.
Re: Mirrors. - Hugh Mungus - 02-08-18
(02-08-18, 11:28 AM)Bretty link Wrote: I thought it was strange to read that one mirror will have a left hand thread...
It's a Yamaha thing. They've been like it for years and years. Bit of a pain really as no other bike has it and there haven't been loads of negative comments about not having LHT mirrors.
Re: Mirrors. - celticdog - 02-08-18
I think I've found the answer to your problem . . .
Re: Mirrors. - fazersharp - 02-08-18
(02-08-18, 06:09 PM)celticdog link Wrote: I think I've found the answer to your problem . . .:rollin I gotta get me one of those. Its actually a look into future as it is not unlike the cameras that some attach to their lids now.
Re: Mirrors. - reaper1064 - 02-08-18
:lol
Re: Mirrors. - mtread - 02-08-18
It's a Yamaha thing. They've been like it for years and years. Bit of a pain really as no other bike has it and there haven't been loads of negative comments about not having LHT mirrors.
I've got 2 Triumphs with LHT mirrors (on the left side) It's a wind thing, to stop the headwind undoing your mirror.
Re: Mirrors. - Hugh Mungus - 03-08-18
That's news to me but then I've not had a Triumph.
(02-08-18, 06:09 PM)celticdog link Wrote: I think I've found the answer to your problem . . .
That looks like a tax disc holder attached to his head.
Re: Mirrors. - Jamieg285 - 03-08-18
(03-08-18, 06:06 AM)Hugh Mungus link Wrote: That looks like a tax disc holder attached to his head.
That's what I thought. Must be so that you can quickly check and make sure it hasn't expired.
Re: Mirrors. - F4celess - 14-08-18
A lot of aftermarket Mirrors on ebay/amazon might incorporate a 'Yamaha adaptor/thread' - look out for this. Mine did.
This is a small piece threaded both ends however importantly one thread is backwards, so allows you to fit one of the Mirrors the "Yamaha way". :lol
It was forward thinking by Yamaha to feature these handlebar Mirror attachments, IN ADDITION to the original mirrors on the front Fazer fairing.
Re: Mirrors. - reaper1064 - 15-08-18
Cheers mate, I have sent for some MT07 style mirrors from M&P that come with 8 and 10mm adapters.