Mirrors

[Blah blah]

I was after some bar end ones, and found these on the bay of E.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/AKJRAY/5bdfc55f-8124-4b9d-b286-4e868879314d_zps2781721d.jpg

Their quality doesn't look a great deal worse than the other much more expensive ones I had previously (one of which fell off) and for less than £14 for the pair, delivered, I'm not complaining too much at the moment.

I'll let you know how I get on fitting them and it'll give me something else to do other than get completely racked off with the leaking petrol tank that I thought I'd managed to get fixed...

[OrangeCat02]

I have the exact same mirrors, they came from China. I only fitted one on the right hand side. Its been fine, but make sure you ad some thread lock to every nut, I didn't and ever nut became very loose.

The wedge that goes in the handlebar seams to get wedged in there, there is then a nut 'behind' this. So I'm guessing that if I was to remove the nut that holds the bar end on, the nut would fall into the handle bars and be a bitch to retrieve because the wedge would be in the way. If that's understandable.

The bar end doesn't exactly fit into the handle bar 100%, it could do with a washer/spacer. But if you tighten the nut up good and proper with thread lock you hardly notice. If you want me to take a picture, just ask :)

[utopia]

There are some super-cheap chinese bits around lately, and to be honest I can't see much point in paying any more for a well known brand in the case of non-critical parts such as mirrors.
As long as they've accurately copied someone elses good original design, then a cnc machined part in the same spec material is going to be as good from china as it would be if it were say, made in Germany.
The anodising may fade though.
I have oberon bar end mirrors, which are superb, but nearly ten times the price, so I have been considering the very same chinese copies for my other bikes, and I would be interested to know how you get on with them.
For me, the main questions about buying chinese are perhaps political rather than practical....and these remain unanswered.

[Blah blah]

First problem, the threaded insert thingy with the smallest sleeve is almost 13mm diameter but the hole in my bars are only 12mm diameter :scratch: - the bars have a wall thickness of 5mm so I recon I could (should?) be able to enlarge the hole in the bars a bit without causing any issues, but then again might be an excuse for a new set.

As for buying from China - not something I would do if there was an alternative, but how can anyone else compete? And some of the more expensive mirrors may be made there anyway - I have no evidence of this and may be making it up or be completely wrong, but you never know

[Saint aka ML]

Blah do you have stock monster bars or something else?

I got renthals and no bar ends fit except theirs due to inner diameter.

The way your mirror is mounted when it is finally in it will stay there until you undo the bolt a bit.

3 offs to right side and bar ends never left the bar just git grinded down .... a lot.

[Blah blah]

They look like stock bars, but I can't guarantee it obviously...

[Quantox]

I was after some bar end ones, and found these on the bay of E.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/AKJRAY/5bdfc55f-8124-4b9d-b286-4e868879314d_zps2781721d.jpg

Their quality doesn't look a great deal worse than the other much more expensive ones I had previously (one of which fell off) and for less than £14 for the pair, delivered, I'm not complaining too much at the moment.

I'll let you know how I get on fitting them and it'll give me something else to do other than get completely racked off with the leaking petrol tank that I thought I'd managed to get fixed...

These look interesting for some other bikes, do you have a link to the vendor please?

Regards

Q

[Blah blah]

Linky...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Handlebar-Bar-End-Side-Mirrors-for-Honda-Yamaha-Suzuki-Kawasaki-22mm-/181013636324?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2a2540e4e4

[damien666]

A lot of brands including Snap-on tools are made in china , and people still pay a premium for those.......

[simontt]

I have these and 4 months on they looks and work great, does not vibrate and withstand well the occasion knocks in the car park caused by other bikes. Slight blue tint looks cool too.

All in all a good price / quality / performance compromise.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Imola-CNC-Bar-End-Mirrors-for-DUCATI-M1100-S-EVO-Monster-09-10-11-12-/190704999852?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2c66e75dac

[BeePee]

Any pictures of them fitted guys ?

[Blah blah]

And after a bit of fettling to the bars (to make the hole in the middle of the bars a tiny bit larger), a splodge or 2 of thread lock and they're fitted

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/AKJRAY/f5820d22-530f-4929-9f09-dd0e1a3ae2b4_zpscdc5d951.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/AKJRAY/SAM_1720_zpsfa0dc0e9.jpg

The curved glass seems to give a really good view behind, but I'll have to what happens should it ever come out of the garage...