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Johnod
| Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 11:55 pm: |
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Anyone know if the Yamaha mirrors people use to replace the stock mirrors, require drilling the fairing? Thanks |
Buellish
| Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015 - 09:06 am: |
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No drilling of the faring needed but you do have to modify the Yamaha mirror itself.The mirror has two studs,the stud at the trailing edge has to be cut off then you put the mirror on the faring using the stud at the leading edge to locate it,make a mark through the trailing edge hole and drill a hole for a 1/4"-20 stainless allen of the correct length.I drilled the side of the allens socket head and used safety wire to lock it to the mirror stem. |
Basti
| Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015 - 02:28 pm: |
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what yamaha mirrors (model)are you talking about? Im in need of at least one new mirror Thanks |
Buellish
| Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015 - 03:37 pm: |
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Sebastian,they are Yamaha snowmobile mirrors that are close in appearance to stock mirrors.They are not an exact match as the body of the Yamaha mirror is slightly textured where the stock mirror body is smooth,but the shape is very close and the boot is slightly different as well.I suppose you could sand the textured finish and paint it with a gloss to more closely resemble stock.The positives are that the Yamaha mirrors are available,affordable and unlike the stock mirrors they don't develop the S2 droops.I have well over 100,000 miles on a set with no problem. Pair 8CR-W2628-00-00 Left 4SV-26280-00 Right 4SV-26290-00 |
Basti
| Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 03:20 am: |
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Thanks you very much for our help very appreciated Basti |
Johnod
| Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 05:53 pm: |
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Thanks, I didn't want to have to mod. fairing so this is good news. |
Johnod
| Posted on Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 05:58 pm: |
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Just found this. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/384 2/9838.html |
Screamer
| Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 11:04 am: |
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EMGO makes replacement mirrors for Kawasaki ZX/ZX636 that have the same mounting hole pattern as the stock S2 mirrors. The part numbers are 20-43011 and 20-43012 - I bought a pair at Cycle Gear a few years ago for about $30 each. I can't remember exactly but I had to either switch the stalks left/right or turn the stalk upside down to get the mirror body at the same general position as the stock mirrors. The body has the same general shape as stock, but they don't have a boot on the stalk - similar to an S3 mirror. They provide two big improvements - the body is positioned about an inch further out (so I can see past my elbows) and the stalk hinge tension can be adjusted so they don't swing forward under hard braking. |
Screamer
| Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 11:15 am: |
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Drilling/tapping/installing (carefully) a set screw in the pivot area of the stock mirror also works well to prevent unwanted rotation. |
1313
| Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 11:24 am: |
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A couple (adjusted) pics from garage night that shows what Screamer speaks of.
I sure wish I would've noticed and took more detailed pics, 1313 |
Screamer
| Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2015 - 04:34 pm: |
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Thanks 1313, On the first photo, on the right-hand mirror of the Black Sapphire S2, there's a dot about a quarter inch from the mirror boot groove. That's the location of the set screw. As mentioned, my white S2 has the Emgo mirrors. I understand why you take so many photos... R |
Bluzm2
| Posted on Friday, June 26, 2015 - 10:37 am: |
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Another trick for floppy S2 mirrors is a few drops of super glue. You can still move the mirror around but it really tightens things up. |
Jefc73
| Posted on Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:09 am: |
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I used some blue Loctite and it worked great. Rode with Jolly last year in the mountains and held up all day. still to this day. Just make sure you have it where you want it. If you move it then it will break free. Unless you use Red Loctite. Then you may not be able to move at all. |
Johnod
| Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 08:30 pm: |
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Don't be bother to buy the emgo aftermarket version of these mirrors, they suck badly. |
Screamer
| Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 11:22 pm: |
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I installed a pair of Emgo mirrors two or three years ago and have had no issues. I've had better luck than with them then others I've tried in the past. Maybe I lucked out and got an unusually good set but I like them well enough that I plan to put a set on another S2 I'm working on. |
Johnod
| Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 11:43 pm: |
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I can make you a great deal on a right side one, already modified. |
Buellistic
| Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 09:45 am: |
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This is the Part Number for the LONG XB12R FIRE BOLT mirrors if you can still get them: N0013.02AB |