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| Author: | Jeff.Ov.Duky [ 18 Aug 2009 23:56 ] |
| Post subject: | PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
HI NEED PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR MY XB WITH ALL FITTINGS SO CAN JUST SWAP OVER. MY STANDARD ONES ARE RUBBISH. HAS ANYONE GOT A PAIR NOT TO DEAR PLEASE CAN PAY VIA PAYPAL PIC WOULD BE NICE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE LIKE CAN FORWARD EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOU CHEERS JEFF |
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| Author: | Bonzo [ 19 Aug 2009 10:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
KEEP THE MIRRORS, BUT SWAP THE BIKE FOR A CBR 1000 |
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| Author: | Digger [ 19 Aug 2009 11:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
What he said ... oh, and
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| Author: | shineyshoes [ 19 Aug 2009 12:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
bar end mirrors are the way forward. Just fitted a pair onto my xb9 and they are ace, no more vibrating mirrors, and the bike looks so much better 
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| Author: | Bonzo [ 19 Aug 2009 13:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
shineyshoes wrote: bar end mirrors are the way forward. Just fitted a pair onto my xb9 and they are ace, no more vibrating mirrors, and the bike looks so much better Too wide for me, I'm mostly squeezed between two lines of cars 
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| Author: | Mr Smoff [ 19 Aug 2009 13:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
I agree with Bonzo, put bar end mirrors on and you might as well drive a car. I had one on my right side and it meant no sliding between rows of cars stuck in traffic jams for fear of leaving a big scratch along each of 'em. Reverted back to standard mirrors now, not the best but you can get used to them. As for vibration......it's a Buell!! What were you expecting??!! 
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| Author: | Adam [ 19 Aug 2009 14:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
All my bikes have bar end mirrors. If you ride in traffic jams, you may as well be in a car. What's a traffic jam  
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| Author: | shineyshoes [ 19 Aug 2009 14:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
They're tiny, add in total about another inch or 2 to the width of the bike, I've no problems filtering with them on so far, well I only fitted them on Monday, but have managed to squeeze to front of every queue I've been in. |
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| Author: | millsy [ 19 Aug 2009 17:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
Bar end mirrors for me too-vibration free at all speeds. Actually add around 3.5 inches per side...... i try to avoid routes that are congested, difficult to 'enjoy' the bike surrounded by cars.   think i saw some on ebay for about £11 from hong kong that are the same. Cheap enough to just try em and see how you go?
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| Author: | Norm [ 19 Aug 2009 17:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
millsy wrote: ... difficult to 'enjoy' the bike surrounded by cars. A different type of enjoyment. 
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| Author: | Bonzo [ 19 Aug 2009 17:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
shineyshoes wrote: They're tiny, add in total about another inch or 2 to the width of the bike, I've no problems filtering with them on so far, well I only fitted them on Monday, but have managed to squeeze to front of every queue I've been in. Yeah, but that's British filtering, it's civilised
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| Author: | forsythem [ 20 Aug 2009 02:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
Aussie (Brisbane) filtering (or "lane-splitting", as us colonists like to call it) precludes the use of bar-end mirrors, though they are the best for vibration reduction when it comes to bike-mounted mirrors. Lost two bar-end mirrors on the M2 to trucks... I have to tuck the XB12R mirrors in some days - they are the widest part of the bike. I used a bug-eye mirror as the final best result when commuting on the M2. Fantastic product, and looked ridiculous/hideous as well, which is an added bonus. Not legal here as a mirror replacement, but very effective, once you get used to it. No vibration at all, and you can change where you're looking behind you by turning your head. http://www.bugeyes.com/ |
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| Author: | Bonzo [ 21 Aug 2009 07:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
Adam wrote: If you ride in traffic jams, you may as well be in a car. I disagree. You're thinking of motorcycling as a form of entertainment rather than a form of transport. It takes me over half an hour to get home from work by car because of jams and traffic lights. Filtering on a bike it takes 10 minutes. (If I didn't have to stop at traffic lights I could do it in 5 minutes.) Anyway, even traffic dodging is fun
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| Author: | THE FLYING DUCHMAN [ 30 Aug 2009 23:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
Bonzo wrote: Adam wrote: If you ride in traffic jams, you may as well be in a car. I disagree. You're thinking of motorcycling as a form of entertainment rather than a form of transport. It takes me over half an hour to get home from work by car because of jams and traffic lights. Filtering on a bike it takes 10 minutes. (If I didn't have to stop at traffic lights I could do it in 5 minutes.) Anyway, even traffic dodging is fun 100%. |
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| Author: | Spook [ 08 Sep 2009 08:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PAIR OF MIRRORS FOR XB12SS LONG WHAT DONT SHAKE |
From memory Aprilia Tuono or KTM mirrors are a straight fit. |
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