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Offline 87K75S

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Mirrors!!
« on: May 11, 2018, 11:05:39 PM »
Where can I get some mirrors that I can actually use to look behind me?  My 75S mirrors suck!!  They're not wide enough.  LOL
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Offline Skunky

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2018, 11:15:32 PM »
Quote from: 87K75S on May 11, 2018, 11:05:39 PM
Where can I get some mirrors that I can actually use to look behind me?  My 75S mirrors suck!!  They're not wide enough.  LOL

Or could it be that the rider is not narrow enough?   :dunno
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2018, 11:20:48 PM »
Could be but not in this case!
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Offline Skunky

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2018, 11:33:53 PM »
Hi just saw you're 75 on your other page. Very nice. The semi naked 75 has stem mirrors which are narrow. You could try Bar end Mirrors which would bring them out a tad.
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Offline lmiklosy

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2018, 11:57:37 PM »
Some folks luv their Lolly-pops, others like Johnny recommend Ken Sean mirrors. I put the short-stem Ken Sean on a Marrakesh K75s and like the new look and the rear-view improved greatly. The standard mirrors are 8mm where the Ken Sean is 10mm, so you will need to tap the mounting holes for 10mm or make an adapter out of a connector nut - see hardware dept. at Home Depot. I like the result but it's personal preference. Will post a photo. :2thumbup:
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2018, 12:02:20 AM »
Yes!  Photo! 
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2018, 12:05:06 AM »
I thought about bar ends but I think it would look too cafe-ish which I'm not interested at all...
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Offline Martin

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2018, 02:07:00 AM »
I fitted auxiliary small bar end mirrors sourced from the local bicycle shop. With them fitted, it has eliminated all the previous blind spots.
Regards Martin.

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2018, 08:33:38 AM »
Quote from: 87K75S on May 11, 2018, 11:05:39 PM
Where can I get some mirrors that I can actually use to look behind me?
Yours are OEM short-stem. The OEM long stems give good coverage. The Ken Sean model discussed here is pretty good, too, and its angularity is fashionably compatible.
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2018, 09:07:05 AM »
greetings...

the 100% yeeeehaaaa set up is ken sean ax or gx mirrors with fit system co400 blindspots on velcro on the top inside corner of the mirror glass... and these two components are optically correct for real world input...

can see everything without moving the head... just rolling the throttle and rolling the eyeballs...

i shall not fear death as i watch your headlight fade into the night as i ride tached to the redline through the valley of the deer...

http://www.ksource.org/

ride fearlessly...

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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2018, 10:31:19 AM »
Excellent!  Thanks for the great leads.  I will look into both.
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Offline lmiklosy

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2018, 11:29:24 AM »
Here are some photos of results.  Making the mirror pedestal is optional, you can also tap the handlebar mount directly.  The pedestal allows me to re-install the Lolly-pops if desired. May add the blindspot fisheyes next.   Does that help?   :popcorm
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2018, 12:45:37 PM »
What did you do?  Install an 8mm stud and then an 8mm to 10mm bushing?
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Offline johnny

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2018, 01:30:59 PM »
greetings...

those look good on that red s... what i did was spray it down real good with pb blaster... not the can... the 5 gallon bucket of the liquid stuff... i put it in a bug sprayer and soaked everything except seat and grips... then i runned a 10mm tap through the existing oe hoes... slow and easy... i wanted to finese it not force it... as i was only gonna getts 1 try to getts it in there straight and tight...

here they are with the fitsystem blindspot mirror on the brickus trukus...

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Offline lmiklosy

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2018, 04:37:42 PM »
Quote from: 87K75S on May 12, 2018, 12:45:37 PM
What did you do?  Install an 8mm stud and then an 8mm to 10mm bushing?

I used conventional hardware available from Home Depot, a 5/16 stainless bolt, a 5/16 connector nut.  Re-drill and tap the other connector nut end to 10mm X 1.5mm.  Check the thread pitch of your Ken Sean mirrors, they are 1.25 or 1.5mm I forget which.  Those of you with metric size hardware available can go all metric.
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2018, 07:55:39 PM »
I definitely like the look of a square mirror.
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Offline lmiklosy

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2018, 11:08:55 PM »
Quote from: 87K75S on May 12, 2018, 07:55:39 PM
I definitely like the look of a square mirror.

Agree!!  If you go this route get the Ken Seans or better, there are very cheap Asian knock-offs out there that are junk (I know I bought some).   :dunno2:
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2018, 08:01:33 AM »
Quote from: lmiklosy on May 12, 2018, 11:08:55 PM
Agree!!  If you go this route get the Ken Seans or better, there are very cheap Asian knock-offs out there that are junk (I know I bought some).   :dunno2:

lmiklosy -  noticed the 2002 reflected in your mirror...yours?  I have had more than a few of those!
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2018, 09:05:41 AM »
Really nice!!!  The shape repeats the lines of the headlight much better than the lollipop version.  It's a little thing, but makes a difference.

I think a pair of those guys is going on my brick. 
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2018, 10:30:00 AM »
Quote from: mlytle on May 13, 2018, 08:01:33 AM
lmiklosy -  noticed the 2002 reflected in your mirror...yours?  I have had more than a few of those!

I bought only one in 1975, drove it ever since.  It's a restoration project now, mechanically solid but the Utah salt eats cars!
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2018, 10:55:00 AM »
Quote from: lmiklosy on May 13, 2018, 10:30:00 AM
I bought only one in 1975, drove it ever since.  It's a restoration project now, mechanically solid but the Utah salt eats cars!

looks like we both have two K75S's and a 1975 2002!


thanks for the detail on the mirror mod!
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2018, 11:19:07 AM »
^Wow!! That's impressive!


I had an Avus Blue E36 M3.  Or is that Techno Violet?
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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2018, 01:21:32 PM »
Quote from: 87K75S on May 13, 2018, 11:19:07 AM
^Wow!! That's impressive!


I had an Avus Blue E36 M3.  Or is that Techno Violet?

techno violet
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Offline 87K75S

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2018, 01:27:15 PM »
And I had an 81 SC!
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Offline lmiklosy

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Re: Mirrors!!
« Reply #24 on: May 13, 2018, 09:21:17 PM »
Quote from: mlytle on May 13, 2018, 10:55:00 AM
looks like we both have two K75S's and a 1975 2002!


thanks for the detail on the mirror mod!

Yawn,  I have one of those too, '85 Snap-On restored,  sport wheels. Needs struts.  bmp
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