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Xtreme6669
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Finally got some mirrors back on the bike! $40 on ebay, they have amber signals and I kinda think they have the buell logo shape to them? I experimented with some bar ends but didn't like to look, these seem to work well with the hand guards.




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Blazin_buell
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Very nice mirrors!! $40 a pair? That's a steal.
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Chessm
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

kinda looks like floppy ears
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Ratbuell
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Diggin' the handguards. Are they running lights, or do you have them as signals? And did you light them yourself? I can't find lit guards on the Acerbis website...can't even find anything that looks like those!

(Message edited by ratbuell on December 04, 2009)
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Gotlime
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

links please.
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Xtreme6669
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the guards are dual roads got them here with the added led strips:
http://www.motostrano.com/acduroha.html
The mirrors I found searching e-bay:
these aren't from the same seller but are close:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ewItem&item=370298147494

(Message edited by xtreme6669 on December 04, 2009)
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Xtreme6669
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 05:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the lights are both wired to turn siganls
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Jammin_joules
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 06:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wow, that looks great. Zac in parts recommended the same guards to a recent CR buyer but hadn't seen them mirrors. I will make sure he sees this for future reference.

~jammer
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Drhodes1970
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 07:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

She's a naughty girl! Ilike the hand guards.
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Bob_saggot
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 08:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like the mirrors.
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Zac4mac
Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I see them, had to "shush" my wife...
Thanks for the pix, Nick.
They answer ALL my questions. : )

Zack
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Xtreme6669
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

One important note on the hand guards is that the inner bar diameter is too small for the bar end insert to fit... I had to drill it out just a bit to get it to slide in.
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Xbud
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 02:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have been thinking about the mirrors listed below, does anyone have these? I think it's pretty cool you can adjust the length of these. In order to see farther behind your bike.


http://www.moto-science.com/product/73811/BMW-F650 R-F800-R1200GS-Folding-Mirrors-Pair_330255.html
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Joebuell
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 02:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

looked at the handguard website....

It looks like the HG's dont connect to the handle bars like traditional "bark busters" but just fit into the bar ends. Is that so? Hell of an idea.

How rigid do they feel?

And how much is "a bit" when you mentioned drilling out the bar ends? What were you drilling?

(Message edited by joebuell on December 05, 2009)
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Xtreme6669
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 03:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The guards only attach on the bar end... there is some flex to them if you push or pull them but not so much they shake around at all while riding. The bar end insert is long and stout so its a good solid attachment point. The stock bar id is just under 1/2 inch... I think bumping them to 9/16 would work but my drill bit sizes ended at 1/2 so I had to buy a bigger bit, I only wanted to have to buy one new bit and drill it once so I played it safe and went with 5/8ths, works great.
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Blackflash
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 04:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Good job .Those are really nice hong kong pieces.Thats why our economy is in the hole were in.
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Skntpig
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 04:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here we go...threadjack on

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Blackflash
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 04:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)




Next room over your mirrors are assembled.
They are nice and i almost considered them but hong kong doesnt fit on my bike. I dont put hong kong parts on my bike.No thread jack here just making sure everyone know where they came from and why they cost 40$.
NICE MIRRORS.
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1324
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 05:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Go take a look at your wheels and report back what country of origin is cast into the spokes. Looks like you need to ride without wheels...
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Skntpig
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 05:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ugh Get rid of those Showa forks...
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Blackflash
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 05:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The wheels really upset me
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Bobbuell1961
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 06:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I do remember when the USA used to MFG products,now we just consume!
China owns us, and our elected "officials" are giving the country away at an an alarming rate.
Not that i want to go back to... sorry i did'nt know the thread was hijacked,my bad
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Hdwrenchtx
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 09:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

where'd you get the tank protector
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Froggy
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 10:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I did a quick google and found that protector:
http://kurveygirl.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath= 62&products_id=111
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Moosestang
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 11:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How do you like that tank protector? got any better pics of it?
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Hdwrenchtx
Posted on Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 11:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i just ordered one the other day but i would have probably bought that one if I had seen it.

i was considering this one
http://www.immortalgraphix.com/4acesshedevilred.as px

but bought this one
http://www.immortalgraphix.com/team666racingtankpa d.aspx
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Kidder
Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 01:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Those handguards make me want to put the guards/blinkers/mirrors from the Ducati Hypermotard on my CR. I wonder...
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Homer007
Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 01:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

I dont put hong kong parts on my bike.No thread jack here just making sure everyone know where they came from and why they cost 40$.




so 40 dollar hong kong mirrors are a no no but an austrian made engine is ok? i thought this idiotic logic was exclusive to the harley crowd..
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Xtreme6669
Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 01:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just picked up the tank protector at cycle gear.

If your living in the dream world thinking you can live in this country using only USA made products your sadly mistaken. I will buy what works best for me at the best value.
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Hdwrenchtx
Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2009 - 02:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i ordered a set of those mirrors. they look more adjustable than the stock ones. maybe i will actually be able to see out of them
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