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Adamcooney
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 06:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I can't find anything for the life of me to put in place of the stock mirrors. I was told to look for mirror plugs but my local dealer didn't know what the hell I was talking about and said that Buell didn't make anything and it'd be aftermarket and whatnot. I just want the plastic caps I've seen people have that just "plug" into where the mirrors screwed into. I was going to use shortened bolts that were black but after seeing these on a local bike they're so much cleaner. Anybody have a part number or somewhere I can get em' for a buck or 2 a piece? Thanks!
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Spiderman
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 07:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The thread is 10mm but they do sell plugs,
They are in the Firebolt's part book in the master cyl page and the clutch perch page...
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Adamcooney
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 08:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So if I tell them that at the dealer they should be able to get them? When I asked about them before they had no clue.
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Percyco
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just screwed bolts into mine......
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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i put 1/4-20 (?)spikes in mine.

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Rich
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 11:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

M2s had the plugs too.

91961-97Y

(Message edited by Rich on April 22, 2006)
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Al_lighton
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 11:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

We include them with any bar end mirrors that we sell. Got a gadjillion of them at the store. They're only like a quarter a piece but shipping them would cost more than the plugs. I'll throw them in for free with any order if there's anything else you need.

Al
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Pokinatcha
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 11:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used the plastic stock plugs for the Firebolt, i got the pair for like 67 cents and they were actually in stock at the HD dealership too.
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Pokinatcha
Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 11:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

P.S. make sure you trim the left side or it will not fit.
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Old_man
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 12:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I got some plastic plugs used in automotive body parts at Lowes. I got ones with oversized heads, they make a handy place to hook a bungee cord, to secure small packages.
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Adamcooney
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 09:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's for the lightning, I'm not sure if I mentioned that?
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Reepicheep
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The bolts for my 05 XB9SX was a 10mm 1.25 pitch. Home Depot had them, but only in zinc, not black hex head or stainless.

I used them to mount a GPS rig. A $335 plug ;)

You can get them from the dealer, but the firebolt only has one for the right (as I recall) hand bar, you need two "rights", not a right and a left. They are in the parts catalog. That caused some head scratching between me and the parts guy until we figured it out.
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Captainxb
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just get plastic trim plugs from your local auto parts store.
They are used to fasten automotive interior panels against the bodywork.
The 'spiny' leg on the plug grips firmly in the threaded hole.
You may have to just trim the length to suit.
Easy & Cheap.
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Old_man
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Adam, Iused the plastic plugs in the mirror holes on my XB9S. They are black plastic with a smooth, thin, rounded cap. They fill the hole with a finished look, I think, better than a bolt.
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Yeags30
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 01:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

adam why didn't you contact me for the mirror plugs...i can have them in my hand i probably 4 days or less
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Madsx
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 02:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hard Mounts for camera, GPS, cop detector, ect...



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Firebolteric_ma
Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 09:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i just noticed that dark horse moto in the sponsors section offers some cover plates for the firebolts.
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Yeags30
Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 03:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ok adam has a lighting.....not a firebolt, i'm taking care of it for him
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Adamcooney
Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 10:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks Bob. =0) I work at the VW dealership and we have the plastic pieces of a bunch of different sizes like the others posted so once it gets nice out and I ride my bike to work I'll try them all out to see if any of them work and if so voila! If not then if you could get em' that'd rock! I'm at 390 miles now so I'm almost broken in!
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