Mirror Upgrade

[stjeann]

Im looking to switch out the scooter mirrors with bar end mirrors on my buddy 125. Thoughts?

[Tocsik]

Well, a lot of information already exists here on MB regarding exactly that.

[az_slynch]

A bit spendy, but rather cool:

CRG Arrow

[spr0k3t]

Love my CRG Arrows... the one thing you need to be sure of, changing to bar ends requires either cutting your existing grips or replacing them. If you replace them, you may need to replace the throttle assembly due to the grip having the throttle lever built in. I went with an NCY throttle on my RH50.

[Christophers]

Im looking to switch out the scooter mirrors with bar end mirrors on my buddy 125. Thoughts?

We did this on one of our Buddy 125s - or rather, had it done at NoHo Scooters. As mentioned by others it required cutting or replacing the grips. We chose to have them replaced.

For mirrors we installed the CRG Hindsight Lane Splitter mirrors. The end result is very cool looking. The CRG's are very high quality mirrors. Personally, though, I prefer the stock short stem mirrors. The bars on the Buddy are pretty low, and it really takes a dedicated glance to dip your gaze down to make use of the bar end mirrors.

[Tocsik]

I hope my initial reply isn't/wasn't taken as being snarky or anything.
I just think a lot of information can be found by using the "Search" function; even though it has its limitations. I think it helps limit some of the many duplicate posts that yield identical information.

[BuddyRaton]

what grips did you use with those? They look sharp!

[spr0k3t]

I used this setup:

http://www.scooterworks.com/ncy-handleb ... ts-430.php
http://www.scooterworks.com/ncy-throttl ... ts-428.php
http://www.scooterworks.com/ncy-handleb ... ts-457.php

May not work well for you when it comes down to the headlight though. You could find a 5"-7" head from a motorcycle junkyard. That was one of the things I was going to check into next. Figuring out the mounting is going to be the fun part. Would probably look a little goofy on a buddy. I know that Project Frenchy has done it, only without the headlight.

[az_slynch]

Love my CRG Arrows... the one thing you need to be sure of, changing to bar ends requires either cutting your existing grips or replacing them. If you replace them, you may need to replace the throttle assembly due to the grip having the throttle lever built in. I went with an NCY throttle on my RH50.

spr0k3t, how is your field of view with those Arrows? I was considering replacing the stock Yager mirrors (no love there) and the stock bar-end weights (too light, they're about 200g and they need to be about twice that). I really dig the arrows, and if they provide decent visibility and more bar-end mass, I could kill two birds with one stone. Or leave the stocker mirrors on too and pretend to be neo-mod.

[avonpirate]

I finally got a wrench out and adjusted my r mirror. The boys took care of it for me, but IMHO it was never right. Now I don't have to change body position to see behind me. I think mirror adjustment is as sophisticated as setting the center of effort in a sail. It's scary, I'm getting smarter about minor adjustments.

[spr0k3t]

spr0k3t, how is your field of view with those Arrows? I was considering replacing the stock Yager mirrors (no love there) and the stock bar-end weights (too light, they're about 200g and they need to be about twice that). I really dig the arrows, and if they provide decent visibility and more bar-end mass, I could kill two birds with one stone. Or leave the stocker mirrors on too and pretend to be neo-mod.

The FOV on the arrows is better than stock, the glass is curved just right. So that phrase "objects in mirror..." are quite a bit larger than they appear. One thing about bar ends, you will find looking over and down removes a little bit of the safety than just a quick glance left or right.