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bikesnbones
Big Brick Rider
Joined: 03 Aug 2014
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 Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:34 am Post subject: K1100RS mirror gone |
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Lost a mirror yesterday.
It was my fault.
I was filtering through heavy traffic and knocked my offside mirror against a truck, and it popped off onto the ground.
Not just the mirror, but the whole assembly, which attaches to the fairing with three pop studs.
The electrical connection was not strong enough to hold it on.
By the time I'd pulled over and walked back, it had been run over and flattened into a thousand pieces.
So what I've done with the other side, is attach the mirror from inside to the fairing with a cable tie, so if it happens again, the mirror will just hang hang, rather then fall off.
I now have to search for another mirror, which I probably won't find in the right colour.
What a pain. |
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garynali
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Joined: 17 Apr 2010
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Location: Hervey Bay, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Bad luck mate. That's the way most of us learnt to attach the damned things with a lanyard.
Gary C
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pbciii
Joined: 16 Jul 2014
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Location: Santa Cruz, Calfornia
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone come up with a workable way to tether an LT mirror to the fairing?
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Jim
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:48 am Post subject: |
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Not without drilling holes - that I know of...
| pbciii wrote: | | Has anyone come up with a workable way to tether an LT mirror to the fairing? |
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1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
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orforester
Joined: 30 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Well yeah you cam come up with a tether easy, go to the fishing supply store, buy some fishing line, (not much) and a swivel. Cut the line about 6 to 8 inches, tie one end to the inside frame, inside the fairing, behind the electrical wire, use the swivel to attach somewhere to the mirror. Works like a charm. My wife is always knocking mine off in the garage, after breaking one, I decided to tether them. No more broken or lost mirror! |
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John Clauss
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Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Robesonia, PA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:04 am Post subject: |
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One of the first things I got for my K were stainless steel mirror tethers. They have loops at both ends. Inside the mirror you loop the tether around a little bar that is in there. Then you secure the other end inside the fairing.
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Jim
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Works on RS only - not on LT...
| John Clauss wrote: | | One of the first things I got for my K were stainless steel mirror tethers. They have loops at both ends. Inside the mirror you loop the tether around a little bar that is in there. Then you secure the other end inside the fairing. |
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1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
1992 K75RTP 46,000
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