Honda CBRR mirrors, soooo much better, i can now see what's behind me. :good2:(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/210686/20131207FJ1200002_zps3d69dc38.jpg) (http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/210686/20131207FJ1200001_zps5bd685b3.jpg)
Looks great. IMO CBR1000 mirrors are the way to go.
Fred
I did this mod as well and you can now add me to the "why didn't I do this sooner?"" crowd. Goooood stuff! :good2:
Cap'n Ron. . .
Did you use the oem Honda or aftermarket?
Did the same with the new fairing install. They are aftermarket so we will see how they work. I am going to shim mine up so the are a bit more level and in the mid range of adjustment.
George
Those wont fit on my 85, will they? My fairing dose'nt have those flares for the directionals.
Quote from: Joe Sull on December 07, 2013, 03:30:23 PM
Those wont fit on my 85, will they? My fairing dose'nt have those flares for the directionals.
The 1100's have handlebar mounted mirrors. There are no provisions on the main fairing or the fairing sub-frame to mount mirrors.
Fred
Aftermarket mirrors from Ebay. £16.50, or to you in US$, $26.97 including delivery.
Thanks for the info guys. Those look like you can spot a police cruiser 1/2 mile behind you. :good2:
Cops; I saw you speeding.
ELIMINATOR: Saw you first!
You'll like those CBR/600/1000 mirrors until you try the OEM Honda CBR 250 mirrors.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962)
I've had the FJ OEM, the CBR 600/1000 knock off's and now the OEM CBR 250 mirrors. I'm done looking for better mirrors.
I am sure that your longer stemmed mirrors give you a great view, but, I filter on a three lane motorway, sometimes the cars are stationary. The width of those would impede my progress. :blum1:
Quote from: ELIMINATOR on December 08, 2013, 04:19:06 PM
I am sure that your longer stemmed mirrors give you a great view, but, I filter on a three lane motorway, sometimes the cars are stationary. The width of those would impede my progress. :blum1:
Yeah, I never filter. It's illegal here. Also, I've mounted 42L hard bags, so if the mirrors didn't hit the bags probably would.
Quote from: markmartin on December 07, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
You'll like those CBR/600/1000 mirrors until you try the OEM Honda CBR 250 mirrors.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962)
I've had the FJ OEM, the CBR 600/1000 knock off's and now the OEM CBR 250 mirrors. I'm done looking for better mirrors.
this came to mind when i saw those mirrors. :biggrin:
(http://www.dvdizzy.com/images/d/dumbo-17.jpg)
though i'm sure they give excellent rear view.
Quote from: Joe Sull on December 07, 2013, 03:30:23 PM
Those wont fit on my 85, will they? My fairing dose'nt have those flares for the directionals.
It can be done Joe. Have a look here. http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9439.msg89556#msg89556 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9439.msg89556#msg89556)
Was a fairly simple job once the fairing is removed. Better rear vision than originals. I did find that GENUINE Honda mirrors are miles ahead of the cheap Emgo variety. Genuine CBR mirrors are usually fairly cheap on Ebay. Regards, Pete.
I will check them out. Thanks pete. I have my fairing off already. You may have saw my writeup thread. I've got the whole bike apart. Every single nut and bolt except for the engine. Do you have to dip your arm to see. I had to with the oem mirrors. My mirrors were intact but they rattled something fierce. I tried to take one apart and broke it. the rattling was a piece of steel which was suspended in injected foam. the foam turned to dust leaving the steel.
Quote from: Joe Sull on December 09, 2013, 07:34:17 PM
I will check them out. Thanks pete. I have my fairing off already. You may have saw my writeup thread. I've got the whole bike apart. Every single nut and bolt except for the engine. Do you have to dip your arm to see. I had to with the oem mirrors. My mirrors were intact but they rattled something fierce. I tried to take one apart and broke it. the rattling was a piece of steel which was suspended in injected foam. the foam turned to dust leaving the steel.
Joe, I'm fairly short at 5'8" so I can't comment on what vision a taller rider might have but I have a lot better rear vision than with the OEM mirrors. I will say again that genuine Honda mirrors are miles ahead of the Emgo equivalents. Spend a few extra dollars and reap the rewards. If I can help with any other fitment details, let me know. Regards, pete.
Filtering is illegal! I have fead of this before. If I couldn, t filter, I would give up riding bikes. What a dumb law.
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/210686/DSCN2220_zpsf436308a.jpg)
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/210686/DSCN2219_zps81d0774c.jpg)
Hmm, senior moment, posted the photos before :wacko3:
Quote from: ELIMINATOR on March 08, 2014, 03:41:12 AM
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r150/210686/DSCN2219_zps81d0774c.jpg)
I have very similar mirrors on my '92. Much better than stock - actually see more than just my shoulders! You need to paint the bases. A little black Tremclad does the trick nicely!
Zwartie
I know, too busy removing thr ACF50 from the other bikes at the mo.
Quote from: ELIMINATOR on March 09, 2014, 01:44:18 PM
I know, too busy removing thr ACF50 from the other bikes at the mo.
How do you like the ACF50 ?
George
Brilliant, spray the bikes at the start of winter, top it up now and then................................... then curse the stuff when trying to remove it. :blum1:
Just put some CBR mirrors on mine, a vast improvement over stock, I have one OE and one Chinese copy, the OE mirror has better optics, but the cheap copy isn't bad.
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv229/BigMick64/Bikes/20140418_132513_zpszqn0zwmu.jpg) (http://s686.photobucket.com/user/BigMick64/media/Bikes/20140418_132513_zpszqn0zwmu.jpg.html)
Quote from: markmartin on December 07, 2013, 07:58:56 PM
You'll like those CBR/600/1000 mirrors until you try the OEM Honda CBR 250 mirrors.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9605.msg92962#msg92962)
I've had the FJ OEM, the CBR 600/1000 knock off's and now the OEM CBR 250 mirrors. I'm done looking for better mirrors.
What year cbr250 mirrors, I WANNA SEE haha, I'm over cops tapping on my shoulder because I couldn't hear, or see them haha