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Author Topic: How to fix 696 mirrors (without buying aftermarket)  (Read 1993 times)
aguacate
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« on: August 10, 2008, 06:08:16 PM »

Srlsy who designed these things?  Or I suppose I should say for whom?  I'm not even a tall person at around 5'5" and the highest I can point the mirrors is at the exhaust when I am in riding position.

As for the mirrors themselves I like them and i think stylewise they are a great improvement over the previous monsters.  No problem with vibration and they seem to provide a big enough view, so I am not really looking for a replacement, just how do I point them higher?  I don't want to roll the controls down any, either.

1st thought: install some sort of angled shim at the point where the mirrors screw on.  I prototyped this idea by breaking off a small piece of paper clip and wedging it in between the mirror base and the mirror mount, my side of the bike.  This worked great for the right mirror,  but I couldn't quite get it positioned right for the left mirror.  Too inconsistent.  Anyone know if the sell angled washers?
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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2008, 06:15:05 PM »

sounds like your mounts were installed wrong. i've read someone rolling the mounts forward and getting a great view. I'm gonna try the same. I've moved them forward back... in out but not rolled em yet. Right now i have a good compromise and can see behind with just a quick tuck of my right elbow.

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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2008, 03:35:39 PM »

sounds like your mounts were installed wrong. i've read someone rolling the mounts forward and getting a great view. I'm gonna try the same. I've moved them forward back... in out but not rolled em yet. Right now i have a good compromise and can see behind with just a quick tuck of my right elbow.



That was me...

It amazed me the difference... because i had been tweaking the glass as far as it would go... then rolling the mount forward just a few degrees made a much bigger difference than swinging the arms forward, or tilting the glass up.

It doesn't roll much, but it doesn't need to.
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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2008, 02:09:52 PM »

Yeah I had the controls rolled down and the mirrors work great now.  Didn't noticeably affect the position of the controls either.
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