Floppy mirrors - Pointy. - SV650.org

02-09-10, 11:10 AM

Does anyone else suffer from this debilitating condition!?

I have to tuck my mirrors in to get the bike in and out of the house each day and now my mirrors are very reluctant to tighten up at all. They get pushed back to the fairing at anything over 30mph most times and are now as good as useless. The LHS one has given up completely and the bolt now just spins and spins and spins when you try to tighten it up. Im hoping to get just a new base, but I reckon I'll have to buy the whole mirror

02-09-10, 11:13 AM

Can you not re-thread the bolt hole and/or get new bolts?

02-09-10, 11:16 AM

I used too yes, I just tighted them right up but obiously this wont work for you.
Do a dave numbers and keep an allan key in your wallet or attached to your gate posts.

_Stretchie_ · 02-09-10, 11:20 AM

Curvey or pointy? Might help someone come up with something for you

; )

02-09-10, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Owenski

I used too yes, I just tighted them right up but obiously this wont work for you.
Do a dave numbers and keep an allan key in your wallet or attached to your gate posts.

Always got the toolkit with me, but its all a bit useless - as I explained in my OP, the LHS one just spins and spins and spins. I could spend and hour with the allan key and not tighten it up

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

Curvey or pointy? Might help someone come up with something for you

; )

Are the mirrors on them really that much different?? Its a pointy anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkdreamsgal

Can you not re-thread the bolt hole and/or get new bolts?

Could I just get new bigger allan bolts and thread it that way? How else would I go about re-threading the bolt hole?

02-09-10, 11:50 AM

i had same problem with lhs, i just tightened it up and only brought the right one in, and leant right over to get it out the alleyway at my house. its a faff but saves all the hassle of FMS (floppy mirror syndrome)

_Stretchie_ · 02-09-10, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M65

Are the mirrors on them really that much different?? Its a pointy anyway.

I honestly have nooo idea but you never know

02-09-10, 01:58 PM

Yes! Curvy mirrors have a hinge that allows them to be folded and put back without any of the hassle that you get when you fold pointy mirrors!!

We have one of each in the household and the earlier design is much better in terms of folding....

Sid Squid · 02-09-10, 08:59 PM

Pointy and Curvy mirrors not at all similar.

03-09-10, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LankyIanB

Yes! Curvy mirrors have a hinge that allows them to be folded and put back without any of the hassle that you get when you fold pointy mirrors!!

We have one of each in the household and the earlier design is much better in terms of folding....

+1

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Pointy and Curvy mirrors not at all similar.

+1

OP, sorry didnt read correctly the bit about the bolt been de-threaded.
I have a spare set of pointy mirrors if you're interested £15 posted.

02-09-10, 11:10 AM	#1
M65 Guest Posts: n/a	Floppy mirrors - Pointy. Does anyone else suffer from this debilitating condition!? I have to tuck my mirrors in to get the bike in and out of the house each day and now my mirrors are very reluctant to tighten up at all. They get pushed back to the fairing at anything over 30mph most times and are now as good as useless. The LHS one has given up completely and the bolt now just spins and spins and spins when you try to tighten it up. Im hoping to get just a new base, but I reckon I'll have to buy the whole mirror

02-09-10, 11:13 AM	#2
darkdreamsgal Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Floppy Mirrors Can you not re-thread the bolt hole and/or get new bolts?

02-09-10, 11:16 AM	#3
Owenski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Floppy Mirrors I used too yes, I just tighted them right up but obiously this wont work for you. Do a dave numbers and keep an allan key in your wallet or attached to your gate posts.

02-09-10, 11:20 AM	#4
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: Floppy Mirrors Curvey or pointy? Might help someone come up with something for you ; ) __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

02-09-10, 11:50 AM	#6
tom-k6 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Floppy mirrors - Pointy. i had same problem with lhs, i just tightened it up and only brought the right one in, and leant right over to get it out the alleyway at my house. its a faff but saves all the hassle of FMS (floppy mirror syndrome)

02-09-10, 01:58 PM	#8
LankyIanB Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Floppy mirrors - Pointy. Yes! Curvy mirrors have a hinge that allows them to be folded and put back without any of the hassle that you get when you fold pointy mirrors!! We have one of each in the household and the earlier design is much better in terms of folding....

02-09-10, 08:59 PM	#9
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Floppy mirrors - Pointy. Pointy and Curvy mirrors not at all similar. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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