Homemade mirrors

I saw a few people talking about aftermarket mirrors, so I thought I'd show you all what I did. I really liked the sturdiness of the stock mirrors, but like others have said, I didn't like the "Mickey Mouse" appearance they gave the bike, and also didn't like the stock position. It seemed like no matter how I adjusted them I just couldn't get them right. Sooooooo, I used a hacksaw, belt sander, and some brackets from work that we have hundreds of and......









P.S. Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics

not bad.....

That looks good as long as you're not hitting up any tight trails.

john92 wrote:

That looks good as long as you're not hitting up any tight trails.

I can fold them in for trails

adamoto wrote:

I can fold them in for trails

Oh OK. You didn't mention that. Good deal.

Very nice...... I have been looking around at after market mirrors but I really like the way you have yours setup.

SoupSandwich wrote:

Very nice...... I have been looking around at after market mirrors but I really like the way you have yours setup.

Thanks. I couldn't see spending a lot of money on mirrors, when the stock ones had some potential to look good and be very functional.

Given they can fold in, who spends any time looking in RVMs in tight trails ? (Please raise your hands please so we know not to follow you).

X-Racer wrote:

Given they can fold in, who spends any time looking in RVMs in tight trails ? (Please raise your hands please so we know not to follow you).

It's not a bad idea to periodically check if your buddy is still behind you.

Adamoto: I mean to also comment. Let's get that eight year old off the training wheels okay ? :)

X-Racer wrote:

Adamoto: I mean to also comment. Let's get that eight year old off the training wheels okay ? :)

Actually, that's me on the bicycle Just kidding, that's my 4 year old son and that pic is from April of this year. Those training wheels are now off that bike

Thanks for the inspiration. I know what I'll be doing with my mirrors.

So how do you keep the mirrors from turning in due to wind resistance, such as on the highway?

SteveO wrote:

So how do you keep the mirrors from turning in due to wind resistance, such as on the highway?

I cut some strips of thin black rubber and wrapped it around the mirror post and then clamped it down. I rode it to work everyday last week and I haven't adjusted the mirrors since before that and they haven't budged. Also I hit 95 mph(indicated, stock gearing) once and they didn't move then, so it hasn't been an issue for me.

Also, I can get these brackets for free, and I will send them to whoever wants some so long as they pay postage. They are grade 304-2B stainless. My company builds stainless steel laboratory equipment for medical research and we use these to mount water lines in customer facilities. These clamps have to meet specs for the fed. govt., universities, pharmaceutical companies, etc. so they are very strong and will not rust.