No more rabbit ears! MIRRORS MIRRORS


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porky45

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did you keep the existing rubber in place or remove it?
 
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JonKerr

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I kept it. I put a hole in it with a big leather punch I have for the stud and used the aluminum inserts in their stock locations to make sure everything stayed supported properly when tightened down.

Also, someone had asked if these mirrors could collapse like the stock ones. I found out the other day while cleaning the garage that they do. Turned around and walked right into the bike and the stem folded forward. I guess I just wasn't trying hard enough when I checked them before.
 
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PuRpl3_Dr4nK

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rob123 said:
how do the fit, and were they easy to put on? Also how is the visibility?
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Visibility is poor compared to the stocks. I don't think any aftermarket mirrors will offer the same visibility but it's a matter of trading looks for functionality. I won't ever go back to stocks though, with a glance in the mirror and a head check I get by. As for installation they are really easy. You have to take off the plastics that are under the grips and the piece that's around the gauges to get to the mirror bolts but it's really easy. They fit right up too. The bolts in the Trojans have some play in them since they're universal so they fit good. Only recommendation is cutting the rubber piece that's on the bottom of the stock's boot or find some other piece of rubber to put between the mirror and the fairing to cut down on vibration.
 
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PuRpl3_Dr4nK

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Oh and speaking or rubber boot, when you adjust the Trojans so that you can actually get visibility behind you you'll notice that the boot gets really stretched out and looks kind of weird and doesn't cover the whole thing properly. That's my only complaint.
 
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JonKerr

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Visibility with the R6S mirrors is really close to stock and they're FAR better looking than either the stock or the Trojan mirrors IMO. I had Trojans and these are so much better.
 
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They're Lockhart Phelps R6 signals. I got them from one of the local shops. Had them on the shelf and looked like they'd fit. They're not quite right but they look good enough.
 
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bikerMommy

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I got rid of my good ole rabbit ears today and replaced them with bar end mirrors. It was more of a functionality thing, having mirrors on the end of the handle bars gives me better backward visibility than the stock mirrors. The ones I purchased didn't fit tho, and I had to make custom spacers and keep the stock bar ends to make them work. I think they look good. I put smoke colored mirror block off plate signals where the stock mirrors used to be, and now my blinkers are visible to oncoming traffic again.
 

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Roaddawg

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bikerMommy said:
I got rid of my good ole rabbit ears today and replaced them with bar end mirrors. It was more of a functionality thing, having mirrors on the end of the handle bars gives me better backward visibility than the stock mirrors. The ones I purchased didn't fit tho, and I had to make custom spacers and keep the stock bar ends to make them work. I think they look good. I put smoke colored mirror block off plate signals where the stock mirrors used to be, and now my blinkers are visible to oncoming traffic again.
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Looks good. Haven't seen that setup yet for our bikes. I like the blinker idea for the mirror blocks.
 
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JonKerr

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Looks good. Now just get yourself the smoked double bubble windshield and that thing will look dialed.
 
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O-turn

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Just bought my R6s mirrors! Cant wait for install!
 
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hattrickhero

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Thanks for the pics of your bike with tinted windscreen. It helped me make my decision to go with that. Looks better than I thought.
 

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O-turn

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hattrickhero said:
Thanks for the pics of your bike with tinted windscreen. It helped me make my decision to go with that. Looks better than I thought.
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I just painted mine flat black on the inside, looks awesome on the outside and makes the bike look clean. Thought of doing that?
 
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