OK, so since my turn signals are taking longer than I anticipated to make, and I was going to post my mirror change in that thread, but was requested to post up the mod, I'll do it here now...
The story goes:
We (Cherry and I) were up in Estes Park Colorado with 2 friends, one of which was borrowing the other guy's bike. The guy on the borrowed bike was a klutz, and the bike was WAY too big for him and his stubby, overweight little legs... We pull out to take a few pictures, and after some scary maneuvering by him, he pulls up behind me on some gravel (dumbass). He proceeds to dump the bike (while standing still) and yells for my help.
Having my bike in neutral, I quickly put down the kickstand, jump off my bike, run around and help him save his bike from falling down. Unfortunately, he still has a hold of the clutch and before I can crab it or turn the bike off, he lets go of it. The big Harley jumps forward with all it's torque into my rear tire and knocks my bike over. GREAT! I finally get him situated, we pick my bike up and I take stock of the damage...
Left STOCK mirror busted, some scratches on my rear fairing and turn signals, and a bent brake lever and cracked rear set.... He promises to replace any parts that I deem need to be replaced. Poor guy, he felt so bad... Later that day I test the rear set by jumping on it with my full weight - no harm there. So we go to the Kawi shop and a replacement mirror is $70, and I have an excuse to spend his money... So I start thinking, I've been wanting to upgrade to the CRG blindsides anyway... They are $100 for a pair. So he picks up $75, I make up the other $25 and off we go... The turn signals weren't a big deal, I have flushmounts coming anyway, the lever I can bend back, and the rearset is rock solid...
So I finally get my mirrors, after riding mirror-less for 5 days (to some that might be nothing, but to me, it was HELLA annoying needing to head-check every single time I had to change lanes/turn. (I know some of you will say that you should head-check every time anyway, and yes, it is absolutely the right and safe thing to do. I recommend it for everybody. But I'm a bad boy, and a bad example, and I usually don't. So hate me for it. )
In addition to the bar-end mirrors, CRG also wants me to spend like $15/each for the "mounting" kit that replaces my bar-ends with these flimsy little (but spec) milled aluminum pieces... Screw that! I got a machine-shop buddy that owes me money... So I head off to the Kawi shop to get my bar-ends broken loose, and then to the machine shop to get my bar-ends milled to fit the mirrors. Sorry for all the reading, but I had to paint the back-story...
NOTE: If you're thinking about doing this, and you don't have access to a lathe, you could do the same thing by "clamping" the bar end on another bolt +nut, and throwing them into a drill press. Then, while the drill press is spinning it, use a hand file to file down as far as you need it to go. It will take longer, but it will get the job done..
So, Having taken off the bar-ends, we throw them into the lathe:
The man, doing his thing - my buddy, and father of one of my exes. He's a really good dude, she's a really nice lady, just not compatible.
Done!
Test fit:
And a whole bunch of finished shots, back home, after the snow ride:
The story goes:
We (Cherry and I) were up in Estes Park Colorado with 2 friends, one of which was borrowing the other guy's bike. The guy on the borrowed bike was a klutz, and the bike was WAY too big for him and his stubby, overweight little legs... We pull out to take a few pictures, and after some scary maneuvering by him, he pulls up behind me on some gravel (dumbass). He proceeds to dump the bike (while standing still) and yells for my help.
Having my bike in neutral, I quickly put down the kickstand, jump off my bike, run around and help him save his bike from falling down. Unfortunately, he still has a hold of the clutch and before I can crab it or turn the bike off, he lets go of it. The big Harley jumps forward with all it's torque into my rear tire and knocks my bike over. GREAT! I finally get him situated, we pick my bike up and I take stock of the damage...
Left STOCK mirror busted, some scratches on my rear fairing and turn signals, and a bent brake lever and cracked rear set.... He promises to replace any parts that I deem need to be replaced. Poor guy, he felt so bad... Later that day I test the rear set by jumping on it with my full weight - no harm there. So we go to the Kawi shop and a replacement mirror is $70, and I have an excuse to spend his money... So I start thinking, I've been wanting to upgrade to the CRG blindsides anyway... They are $100 for a pair. So he picks up $75, I make up the other $25 and off we go... The turn signals weren't a big deal, I have flushmounts coming anyway, the lever I can bend back, and the rearset is rock solid...
So I finally get my mirrors, after riding mirror-less for 5 days (to some that might be nothing, but to me, it was HELLA annoying needing to head-check every single time I had to change lanes/turn. (I know some of you will say that you should head-check every time anyway, and yes, it is absolutely the right and safe thing to do. I recommend it for everybody. But I'm a bad boy, and a bad example, and I usually don't. So hate me for it. )
In addition to the bar-end mirrors, CRG also wants me to spend like $15/each for the "mounting" kit that replaces my bar-ends with these flimsy little (but spec) milled aluminum pieces... Screw that! I got a machine-shop buddy that owes me money... So I head off to the Kawi shop to get my bar-ends broken loose, and then to the machine shop to get my bar-ends milled to fit the mirrors. Sorry for all the reading, but I had to paint the back-story...
NOTE: If you're thinking about doing this, and you don't have access to a lathe, you could do the same thing by "clamping" the bar end on another bolt +nut, and throwing them into a drill press. Then, while the drill press is spinning it, use a hand file to file down as far as you need it to go. It will take longer, but it will get the job done..
So, Having taken off the bar-ends, we throw them into the lathe:
The man, doing his thing - my buddy, and father of one of my exes. He's a really good dude, she's a really nice lady, just not compatible.
Done!
Test fit:
And a whole bunch of finished shots, back home, after the snow ride: