rockmurf
IBA #31100
If anyone has one for sale please let me know. A turkey buzzard took mine out. thanks. Everett [email protected]
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Tim, I prefer stock mirror over the FZ1 alternative. For the same reason I prefer a stock trunk, it just fits the lines and for that matter color matching ties it together for a clean look.I found this webpage that may be helpful. Scroll about halfway down and you'll find a picture of the guy putting an fz1 mirror on his FJR while the other side still has the stock mirror on. It'll give you an idea what it will look like. You shouldn't need any additional mounting hardware. After removing the stock mirror, use the stock lock nuts to screw on the new mirror.
Maybe someday I'll think about switching to the fz1 mirrors but I'm just getting to know the FJR and I quite like the look of the stock mirrors over the look of the fz1, which I found funny the guy calls "dumbo ears." I'm sure, like the guys in on that website mentions, I would be extremely happy with the fz1 mirrors once I saw how much I could see out of them. If I could get convex mirrors mounted in the stock mirror arms, I would be an extremely happy camper. I had convex mirrors on my old Vulcan and LOVED them!
-Tim
HA! Yeah, I know that story well. I already tipped mine over day 1 in a parking lot while riding it around to get a feel for the bike. I came to a quick stop and went to put my foot down flat. I must have been used to the low center of gravity for cruisers because I didn't expect the top heavy feel of this bike. It started tipping and before I knew it I couldn't stop it. Laid it right down. Oh, and the frame sliders were still on order. LOLTim, I prefer stock mirror over the FZ1 alternative. For the same reason I prefer a stock trunk, it just fits the lines and for that matter color matching ties it together for a clean look.
BTW - If you have not already, be sure to install sliders in case that new bike surprises you from an awkward stop or start. It happened to my neighbor but he just got his FJR and had only ridden it 300 miles by then. He came to a stop on an uneven road and found his footing insufficient to stop the slow tipping. Scratched up his fairing & mirror. If that happened to me, that's when I wished I had FZ1 mirrors on and the stock ones tucked away and undamaged.
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