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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:26 pm
by batgirl101
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:22 pm
by HowHH
k1dude wrote:How are you all getting the Yammy C3 mirrors for $16 shipped?
When I go to the website siobhan linked (Cheap Cycle Parts), they are priced at $19.42 before shipping. I checked 2 weeks ago and today. The price hasn't changed.
I got mine from boats.net for $22.73 shipped ($15.78 for the mirrors and $6.95 shipping). If someone found them for $16, then that was some deal!
Yikes! Those are some pricey mirrors. Good thing the shipping is free, but for that price they should include installation. They do fit with the whole batgirl theme though.
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:31 pm
by batgirl101
siobhan wrote:I FINALLY made a decision and ordered the Yamaha C3 OEM mirrors from
Cheap Cycle Parts. Order placed Sunday night, shop not open Monday, "It's shipped, here's tracking" email on Wednesday, carefully packaged box received Friday by USPS. Everything was in stock (I added a bunch of Honda parts to the order).
To say I was excited slipping those black beauties out of the Genuine Yamaha Mirrors Assy box would be an understatement. A big 'thank you' to everyone who offered suggestions in this thread and
this other thread (the one that persuaded me to try the C3 mirrors).
I wasn't sold on the black but I'm switching out all the body panels on my St. Tropez to black/custom painted, so I figured why not. Well, lemme tell ya, the black with the blue of the St. Tropez looks hawwwwt.
OEM Buddy mirrors = $50
crappy quality, rust easily (I ride in weather), always getting loose on the stem
OEM Yamaha C3 mirrors = $16.18
far superior quality compared to stock Buddy mirrors, decent view, look hot
5SU-F6280-00-00 Yamaha REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSY (LEFT)
5SU-F6290-00-00 Yamaha REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSY (RIGHT)
would you please post a snap of the mirrors--for the life of me i cannot find pics of them. thanks!
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:35 pm
by HowHH
Page one of this thread. siobahn posted a series of pics about 25 posts down.
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:00 pm
by batgirl101
HowHH wrote:Page one of this thread. siobahn posted a series of pics about 25 posts down.
ah yes i see, thanks!
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:16 am
by siobhan
k1dude wrote:How are you all getting the Yammy C3 mirrors for $16 shipped?
When I go to the website siobhan linked (Cheap Cycle Parts), they are priced at $19.42 before shipping. I checked 2 weeks ago and today. The price hasn't changed.
k1, I paid $8.07 for each. I added a slew of Honda parts to the order and the shipping was $9.99. While I love the parts guys at my local shop and Brendan always works with me on pricing, this order was about half of what he could have charged me, even with the brownie discount.
It looks like CCP raised the Yammy C3 mirrors to $9.71 each. Shipping costs can feel unfair, but there's no cheap shipping anymore. You're paying for "free" shipping in the price of the goods.
These mirrors have been holding up great, even in the snow!
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:57 am
by HowHH
Prices are a moving target in e-commerce. When I finally got around to placing my order, the best price I found (including shipping) was on boats.net. They even beat powersportsplus.com. That's a little amusing because they are essentially the same company, just different web portals.
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:26 pm
by Oparu
I ordered some yammy C3 mirrors too! Having the stock mirrors flopping around while I'm on the road felt a little dangerous...
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:22 am
by batgirl101
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:48 am
by michelle_7728
I have just a generic advertising page come up when I try to view that....
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:40 am
by batgirl101
michelle_7728 wrote:I have just a generic advertising page come up when I try to view that....
i'll try again, don't know tho, it works for me
http://www.ebay.com/itm/black-mirrors-V ... 3a72878598
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:40 am
by michelle_7728
Works now. Weird. Maybe it was a transitory internet foible.
You will need to post pix once you get them. I am having a hard time visualizing them on a Buddy. Cool looking mirrors though--even come in orange!
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:57 pm
by HowHH
Whoah! Those are even flashier than your first choice!
You probably already know this, but those 10mm threads will need an adapter for the Buddy's 8mm mounting points.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:07 pm
by batgirl101
michelle_7728 wrote:Works now. Weird. Maybe it was a transitory internet foible.
You will need to post pix once you get them. I am having a hard time visualizing them on a Buddy. Cool looking mirrors though--even come in orange!
i know, i definitely went out of the box with these. check out the first ones i ordered--ya think they are too small?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Modern-Black ... es&vxp=mtr
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:11 pm
by batgirl101
HowHH wrote:
Whoah! Those are even flashier than your first choice!
You probably already know this, but those 10mm threads will need an adapter for the Buddy's 8mm mounting points.
i think the adapters come with. they are more bling than i wanted, but purely for visual interest i think they will work.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:15 pm
by heythere512
batgirl101 wrote:HowHH wrote:
You probably already know this, but those 10mm threads will need an adapter for the Buddy's 8mm mounting points.
i think the adapters come with. they are more bling than i wanted, but purely for visual interest i think they will work.
Resurrecting an old thread: Wondering if anyone has tried these "mirrors VIPER for Honda Shadow VT VTX CB CT GOLD WING NIGHTHAWK REBEL" with the 8mm to 10mm adapters? The green fit the Ninja Turtle look I want, but I wonder if they will function (as in, see more) than the OEM Buddy mirrors.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 11:39 pm
by ericalm
heythere512 wrote:batgirl101 wrote:HowHH wrote:
You probably already know this, but those 10mm threads will need an adapter for the Buddy's 8mm mounting points.
i think the adapters come with. they are more bling than i wanted, but purely for visual interest i think they will work.
Resurrecting an old thread: Wondering if anyone has tried these "mirrors VIPER for Honda Shadow VT VTX CB CT GOLD WING NIGHTHAWK REBEL" with the 8mm to 10mm adapters? The green fit the Ninja Turtle look I want, but I wonder if they will function (as in, see more) than the OEM Buddy mirrors.
The head is smaller, which generally means less visibility, but it's fairly wide and there are more adjustment options. The stem seems fairly short, though.
On most of the motorcycles this would fit on, the mirrors would be farther apart than on a Buddy. And on the orange Kawasaki pictured below, it looks like they're mounted with some kind of extender to get them high and wide enough.
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:26 pm
by jonlink
Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I'm about to be in the market for new mirrors. I like the C3 style, but black won't work on my scoot.
I saw one chrome version here, but my Google skills have failed me.
Any ideas where I can find a chrome C3 mirror, or one that is similar?
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:04 pm
by Dooglas
jonlink wrote:I saw one chrome version here, but my Google skills have failed me. Any ideas where I can find a chrome C3 mirror, or one that is similar?
The photo of a chrome teardrop mirror I posted on the first page of this thread was from a Yamaha 125 Vino, not a C3.
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:50 pm
by batgirl101
siobhan wrote:Thanks for the replies, but any other ideas?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/black-silver-mi ... es&vxp=mtr
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:04 am
by jonlink
Dooglas wrote:jonlink wrote:I saw one chrome version here, but my Google skills have failed me. Any ideas where I can find a chrome C3 mirror, or one that is similar?
The photo of a chrome teardrop mirror I posted on the first page of this thread was from a Yamaha 125 Vino, not a C3.
That explains it
Thanks a ton!!
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:59 pm
by CapnK
Mirrors? Did someone say mirrors?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:38 am
by basilfawlty
If you're looking for inexpensive mirrors then you can't go wrong ordering directly from China. I get stuff here all the time (fuel filters, air filters, and lots of nsr stuff). Be prepared to wait 3-4 weeks for delivery though.
http://dx.com/s/motorcycle%2bmirror?PageIndex=1
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:53 pm
by koyla87
I think i have the same exact yamaha mirrors on my blackjack!
Only thing i dont like about them, is that i have to adjust them constantly after hitting bumps in the road.
i think i see a case of Vodka in the last pic hahah thats awesome
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:39 pm
by TVB
koyla87 wrote:I think i have the same exact yamaha mirrors on my blackjack!
Only thing i dont like about them, is that i have to adjust them constantly after hitting bumps in the road.
I have those mirrors (for the C3). No problems with them needing adjustment. I wish the stems were a little longer, but I like them well enough.
replacement mirrors, 101
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:35 am
by libwitch
So, my right hand mirror broke and we tried to fix it. Note the try. The mirror cracked. So now I am looking for replacement mirrors, and after reading these threads I started looking for some different mirrors because I haven't been entirely please with these anyway.
I have been trying to find them in chrome, though -- not black. Most of the links I have been following are dead. I stumbled across these:
https://www.midwestmotorsports.net/Chro ... rrors.html which look good -- but are the threads wrong?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:50 am
by Dage'sVew
On the Buddy the left side mirror screws in clockwise and the right side mirror counter-clockwise, so yeah, those are wrong. Well,
one of them is.
Do a search on E-Bay for "reverse thread 8mm mirrors", should be something there to take your fancy.
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:09 am
by libwitch
Thanks - thats what I thought, but after looking at so many sites I was beginning to think *I* was the one that was backwards. I will try again tomorrow when I more awake!
