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blur mirrors to short
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:40 pm
by justscooten
i got out for a short ride today about 3-4 miles and all i can see in the mirrors is my sholders. i have ajusted and moved them all around . the stems need to be longer. anyone else have this problem....and its still darn cold 36 today
Mirrors
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:10 pm
by jasonkoscho
yeah - A lot of people installed barend mirrors. They work great and they dont shake when you're idling.
Re: Mirrors
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:09 pm
by afriendofcheese
jasonkoscho wrote:yeah - A lot of people installed barend mirrors. They work great and they dont shake when you're idling.
Picture or link? I'm thinking about a similar mod as I'm having the same issue.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:57 pm
by jfrost2
That was from modern vespa, there are many different models/brands, but that is a example of what a bar end mirror looks like.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:45 pm
by justscooten
that im not to crazy about looks like i need to make longer mirror stems
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:32 pm
by illnoise
try adjusting the angle of the stems (forward or backward), that can make a big difference too.
Most bar-end mirrors stick out past the bars more, the ones in that photo are sort of unique. I tried them on my Vespa a long time ago and I thought they vibrated even more, and I didn't care for the positioning, or the extra width they took up, but that's just me.
I'm a pretty wide dude and I've been really happy with the stock mirrors, but everyone's different of course.
Bb.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:10 pm
by justscooten
i did move the stems back they where angeled in . it did help but it just seems they need to be moved out about 1 inch.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:42 am
by tempalte
I installed a bar end mirror and love it.
http://windmeadow.com/node/52
I can actually see behind me now.