My bike is a simply beautiful, gleaming
of chrome and paint so perfect it looks like you could touch it an pull back
wet fingers. Just sitting on that solo
seat reaching up to start my dream machine, what do I see... Those God awful
ugly stock mirrors. YUCK! What can I do? My dream machine has an ugly set of
mirrors, this simply won't work.
So once again its customizing time, mirrors
hmmmm....
From the earliest recorded history,
humans have been fascinated by reflections.
Narcissus was supposedly bewitched by his own reflection in a pool of water.
Mirrors have advanced from reflective pools and polished metal surfaces to clear
glass handheld and bathroom mirrors. Man-made mirrors have been in existence
since ancient times. The first mirrors were often sheets of polished metal and
were used almost exclusively by the ruling classes.
But that was olden times, along came the automobile, and some say that it was
a woman who first came up with using a mirror for safety. She noticed while
looking into her pocket mirror that she could see traffic coming at the car
she was in. Thus you have it, mirrors for safety, not just vanity.
Ok short history lesson over, let’s get on to the main point here.
Now we all know that mirrors
are large
so you can see lots. But let’s face it even with mirrors there are still
blind spots. So turning your head to double check before switching lanes is
always a good idea. With that in mind now do I replace my stock mirror, with
a Harley knock off? An exact copy of the factory mirror in powder
coated black? Or a custom
mirrors that’s functional as well as stylish? Or something wild such
as the Maltese
style reminders of the 70s era choppers? Back when sex was still safe and
motorcycles were dangerous!
Something with a flame
stem to match my shift
rod and
forward controls?
Hey that’s it, a matching set!!!! Now my tribal
forward controls,
tribal shift rod and mirrors
will match! Now installing is a breeze, they are threaded in the stem. Simply
run your bolt that threads into your stock hand
controls. This great feature eliminates the requirement to purchase clumsy
thread adapters to install custom
billet mirrors on
your bike.
Also for you metric
riders, for reference, Kawasaki, Honda, Victory, Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Buell and
Suzuki use 10mm bolts. Yamaha also uses the same 10mm bolt but only on the left
(or clutch) side. The right(throttle) side is a 10mm bolt with left hand (or
reverse)threads. Simply thread into the mirror and then into your hand controls.
Ok now time to go riding, see ya on the road.
Mudflap