| Author | Message | ||
     Bluey |
Am I the only one with this prob??? I've had my XB12S for about a month. The 2nd day I had it,my left mirror loosened up so much that it twirled while riding. Took it straight to my dealer and they had to replace it. Just went out for a ride right now and the same thing happened to the right one! Is this common for this model?? Put loctite on it for now till I get it to the dealer 2morrow afternoon. I know it's not the worst that can happen but it's really pissing me off!  | ||
| Jasonblue |
First thing I did when I bought my S was to get rid of the "Mickey Mouse ears". | ||
| Bluey |
Jason.....Where did you find different replacements?? | ||
| Spyder12s |
mine did that ..I got a CRG lane spliter..love it ...http://www.constructorsrg.com/ | ||
| Spyder12s |
Or http://www.r-r-customizing.de/seiten/shop%20eng/index.html has some other options.. | ||
| Buellfool |
Spyder12s, I did the same (CRG Lane Split)and they mirrors are top quality. Only problem is they show everything too far away. I find it hard to tell if it is safe to pull into another lane, also if you are speeding enough to get a fine and lose some points it is hard to tell who/what is actually behind you unless they are 4 feet off you number plate, what do you think? | ||
| Evil_twin |
The left mirror on my 9 did the same thing within a week or so. I put Ness Drag specials on my bike. Can't see anything worth a •••• but the look really cool? I know that doesn't justify them but until I find something else I can make do. Rich  | ||
| Kkrider |
The hold down/collet that grasps the mirror stock is of the single acting type, meaning it only closes on one end. So if the stock is smaller than the collet I.D. (which it is, by about, 0.006) It will only tighten over/around a very small area that will be visible as a contact ring around the mirror stock. Another problem is the top of the tall acorn looking nut is to long, contacting the shoulder of the mirror stock and not allowing it to fully seat in the collet. On mine, I used a piece of 0.003" shim stock to correct the fit and shortened the nut by the right amount so it would fully set in the holder/collet. Hope this explanation helps others fix their annoying problem too. P.S. When I had the nut in the lathe to shorten it I also turned off the hex portion and pressed on a 1 3/4" aluminum collar that I can now tighten/untighten by hand to pull the mirrors in out of harms way when it's called for. With those mods, it takes very little tightening to keep the mirrors rock solid and they may even be a little less prone to vibrate. |
