| Author | Message | ||
     Torquesauce |
The 'R' is in the garage for the winter months and the mirrors stick out like a sore thumb. I'd rather not take the two nuts off the base of the stem and remove the mirrors to make it more streamline, folding them down seems like a good idea, but... The manual states to never move adjust the stem of the mirror, all while the mirrors fold down and have detents built in like they're designed for it. I'm assuming this was designed for tip over forgiveness, but my brain is still wandering. SO, does anyone fold down their mirrors for the winter, pop them back up in the spring, and have any problems? All 2cents are appreciated. Happy New Year!} | ||
| Rogue_biker |
I didn't even know they can be folded down. I figured if you're not supposed to fold them down, then just reposition the bike so the mirrors are out of the way. Simple, no-worries solution. | ||
| Sprintst |
I see nothing in the design that would prevent you from folding them down | ||
| Mcelhaney14 |
I remember reading that you're not suppose to fold them down. I believe the pivots are only meant to be for crash protection. Intentional folding will reduce the friction on the pivot and cause the mirrors to wiggle back while you're riding. | ||
| Torquesauce |
Mcelhaney14 - Thats what I had figured, but I wanted to see if anyone had luck with folding them down. I think I'll probably just unbolt the left mirror for the season. Rogue - I have a single car garage and feel kind of dumb scraping ice off the windshield outside while the bike sits in the corner of the garage. There is room for the car, my mirror just likes to snag elbows while walking by. If only I could hang it from the ceiling...  | ||
| Kilika |
 Yeah I don't know why the other didn't load. | ||
| Coastrambler |
The rubber boot may be adversely affected by long term deformation. Like in the cold all winter then pop it back out and it'll crack. My right boot is cracking as it is. It's never been folded. Left one is good. I've noted same on several other R's. | ||
| Stevel |
Do not fold the mirrors down. You will damage the mirror. There is a difference between the '08 and the '09 mirrors. The '08 can be blown down with wind. The design changed for '09 and are much stiffer. Moving them down will stress both to failure. They are expensive and really hard to find. I waited for more than 1 year for a warrantied mirror. Even the '09's do not work well and the aftermarket mirrors I have seen don't work any better. I think only a stabilized camera will give adequate rear visibility and I have only found Chinese junk. | ||
| Matteson |
I took my mirrors off more times than I can count for service. You will be fine. Remove them and put em on later. Oh, firebolt mirrors work great on the 1125r. (Message edited by MAtteson on December 29, 2014) | ||
| Zac4mac |
I ditched my stock "R" mirrors in early 2008. they sucked. Firebolt longstem(2004+) mirrors are a perfect drop-in fit. Z | ||
| No_rice |
i took my mirrors off the day i uncrated it, and gave them away never to be replaced. they are on a firebolt out in california now :-) | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
The original mirrors that came on my 1125R would get blown back by the wind at moderate speeds. There was a rivet at the pivot that was tight enough to make folding in the mirrors difficult but not tight enough to keep the mirrors in position at 70mph. I cut out the rivet in each stalk and replaced it with a bolt and nut so I could tighten it enough to not move. Then my 1125R fell over parked in the grass (didn't put a puck under the side stand) and cracked the plastic at the edge of one of the mirrors. I found a pair for a good price so I bought both. They're the ones that have the pivots that "snap" the mirrors into place but also allow you to easily fold them back for moving through tight places. I'm not sure if the rubber would deform or crack if the mirrors were left folded in for an extended period of time--I just fold them in when pulling the bike into the basement for the winter. |
