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Fresnobuell
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 05:06 pm: | 
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Great job, Zac. Let us know the process when you get it cleaned up please. Did you do the tie rod as well, or just stick with the foam? |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 09:03 pm: |
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Didn't bother with the wire or rod to stress the supports.
The foam worked surprisingly well, so I spent the day shattering the glass to get it open and figure it out.
I have a template for a new piece of mirror, I'll hit a glass shop this week.
After I get the right one back together, I'll try the left and see if I can do it without breaking the glass.
Have to have at least one mirror, state law.
The mirror and its holder pivot in the shell, held in by a spring, which is screwed in before the mirror is stuck on.
I got the broken mirror off by boiling it in water.
Once I got the mirror and its carrier out of the shell, I put the foam all around, about an eighth of an inch in, leaving a drain gap at the bottom.
I'm going out to the garage to check the carrier fit in the foam and to take some pix of all of this.
BRB
Z |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 07:18 am: |
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Didn't like the fit when I tried mounting and moving the mirror carrier, so I pulled the foam tape.
Made a couple of foam "blobs" to put behind the mirror, instead of around the edge.
First try was too small.
Going to hit a glass shop and get a piece of mirror-glass cut for it, but not ready to mount it yet.
Here's some pics so far -
Z |
Ccryder
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 07:52 am: |
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Z:
That's some real interesting back drop there, early weed control ;+}
Neil S. |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 10:13 pm: |
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A big chunk of hobby felt, couldn't find anything better quick...
Went to the glass shop and told them what I wanted.
The lady said, yeah they could do it... for 35 bucks. onck!
After a little talking, she excused herself and came out with a 6X10" piece and handed it to me.
No Charge.
Got in to work at noon and happily, very few people had anything to do for me, so I cut out my mirror.
Dremel and a diamond saw made short work of that.
Spent 15 or 20 minutes with the Dremel and a diamond file to fit, an voila...
Couldn't find the double-stick stuff I was looking for , so I just used RTV.
It will work fine, but be a Royal PITA if I have to replace it again. Oh well.
On to the next mod.
I'll see how well I can see out of it in the morning.
BTW, it's flat, so objects in mirror are as close as they appear.
Z |
Ccryder
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 10:37 pm: |
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Z:
If you have to try and remove it try some dental floss as "saw" to cut through the RTV. You should be able to see-saw it back and forth.
That is the way we learned to remove the tank graphics in the tuber days.
Later
Neil |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 11:21 am: |
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Rode in today, was dark and couldn't see much. Headlights were pretty steady, wish I'd have buggered the other mirror.
I like a flat mirror on the left and a convex on the right.
I'm backwards.
Today, I'm going to order a new right mirror, then boil them and foam them both.
That's a lot easier than cutting a new mirror.
Now I'm thinking about drilling a small hole in the mirror so I can adjust the tension.
Anyway, I'm calling this experiment a limited success.
Zack
Ha! Wife just called and said my new XBLights taillight arrived.
Now I can get rid of that eyesore at the rear-end. |
Fresnobuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 02:10 pm: |
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pics after the new tail light install. I was looking at one of those too.
What do you think about the black caulk around the mirror after they get adjusted? You are obviously the authority on the 1125r mirrors. |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 04:17 pm: |
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I thought about Neil's idea and the only problem might be changing from casual riding to full tuck.
Hoping Neil gets an 1125 soon so he can try that one.
The shell of the mirror doesn't have straight walls, they cut in.
That's why I decided against the foam around the inside of the shell.
I'm also not convinced I have the best foam for the application.
This experiment isn't finished, but I'm on the right track.
Z |
Fresnobuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 04:30 pm: |
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I thought about Neil's idea and the only problem might be changing from casual riding to full tuck.
Do you find yourself adjusting your mirrors going back and forth? When I find the sweet spot for a set of mirrors (casual riding as most of my time will be spent there), I tend to never touch them. Plus I dare say when I am tucking, I don't have to worry about checking for cars behind me.  . I figure if Johnny Law is behind me and gets close enough for me to recognize him as such, I'm already f'ed.
I might try the caulk method.
Zac, I was wondering if you, knowing what you know about the mirrors, have an opinion about the caulking method and it's possible effectiveness? |
No_rice
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 05:51 pm: |
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i fixed mine! and very easily at that! took about 2 minutes a side.
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Fresnobuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 07:02 pm: |
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Are you gonna put in bar ends or something like that? No criticism of what you are doing, but I think the mirror and integrated signals are some of the cooler things on the bike. |
No_rice
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 12:54 pm: |
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no, it will just stay the way it is more than likely. i do have an idea for the turnsignals, but i would probably never even remember this bike had them if i did that. none of my others do.
i just really dont care for the way the mirrors look on the firebolts or the 1125. i have seen worse for sure though. i just think they look like alien antenas, lol and none of my firebolts have blinkers or mirrors either. |
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