| Author | Message | ||
     Tomcrane |
I apologize in advance for the mirror question lol - I just picked up my CR and have read all the threads about adjusting them .. but heres my question before i break something when you guys are pushing on the mirrors to adjust them .. are you pushing.. the glass ? .. the black housing where the turn signals are ? I dont wanna be out there breaking my new bike and i couldnt get the black housing that holds the mirror to move at all  Thanks BTW - I LOVE THIS BIKE  | ||
| Zac4mac |
The shell stays stationary, the glass moves. Be slow and careful at first, the glass is thin. I have an "R" so the stalk is different but the mirror body is the same. I gave up and put Firebolt mirrors on my R, VERY happy with them. Zack | ||
| Tomcrane |
ok thats what i wanted to hear so its the glass that i need to adjust .. it gave a little but of course is still useless as a mirror so ill mess around with it tommorow Thanks | ||
| Kirb |
The stock mirrors suck for anyone over 5' tsll...I went with bar ends. | ||
| Reducati |
loosen the bolts that attach the stalk, and you can rotate the whole mirror piece...thats what i did, and it works | ||
| Tomcrane |
are they the bolts at the bottom of the stock on the handlebras ? ill give that a shot tommorow | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
Did the same as Reducati ... I loosened the stalk Torx bolt and rotated the assembly, and also loosened the two socket head screws and rotated them forward around the bar a bit. Mine are actually quite manageable now. It took a little firm pressure but the glass part of the mirrors do move a bit. I'm 6'2" and quite large framed at ~245 lbs but I'm sorta happy with the mirrors now. | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
Zac, did you ever post pics of the Firebolt mirrors on your R? | ||
| Dipstick |
When you get those mirrors set and adjusted where you want them, run a bead of RTV around the edges. That will steady them enough to where you can actually see with them. | ||
| 1_mike |
You can also move/rotate the mirror on the handle bar. A little goes a LONG way. I'm 6ft and they are just fine. Once you get them where you want them...be SURE... For a low vibration ride...carefully clean between the glass and the plastic of the housing. Then take a fresh tube of silicone and "seal" the glass to the housing. Leave a breather hole at the bottom for air expansion during hot days. Some of this info is on this board somewhere..some is my direct experience. Mike |
