Rear view mirrors

[ribbert]

I've had luck. Drilling a hole in the bottom and filling it with silicone. 

Yep, the hole in the bottom does the trick (I actually cut a rectangle out of the bottom). You can afford to make it big enough to re attach the weight and then cover the hole with black duct tape. With the hole being on the underside of the mirror, no one will ever see it. But you're really flogging a dead horse, get rid of them in favour of something with better rear vision, it costs less than a tank of fuel and might just save your life one day.

Noel

[Waiex191]

For the 1988-1990 1200
IMO, the 2012 CBR250R mirrors work the best. The mounting holes need elongated
Fred

My ebay mirrors came today.  So just to make sure I understand correctly, these are the mounting holes that bolt the bracket to the fairing?  And you use the honda brackets, not the Yamaha ones?  I almost got some cheaper ones but they didn't have that bottom bracket.

[FJmonkey]

I modified the OEM bracket to my aftermarket mirror stalks. Needed a little grinding to properly fit the stalk the the base. After that, the 86' rubber boot still fit. 

[Waiex191]

For the 1988-1990 1200
IMO, the 2012 CBR250R mirrors work the best. The mounting holes need elongated
Fred

Elongated!  I'll say!  Beyond elongated we had to grind down the perimeter to make room for a bolt head.  I figured I'd use allens to minimize the space requirements but the slots went right to the edge of the recess before I could get the bolts in.


This job turned into sort of a disaster.  I only got out 1 big phillips mounting screw out of 4.  Had to drill out the other 3.  I was trying to figure out if I could get to the back side.  I took out the left side inner panel and found lots of broken plastic.  I did finally get them drilled out, slotted them with a dremel, and they came out easily.  Not sure why the impact driver couldn't touch them.


I think I'll make some custom mounts.

I modified the OEM bracket to my aftermarket mirror stalks. Needed a little grinding to properly fit the stalk the the base. After that, the 86' rubber boot still fit.  

For the life of me I could not see how this would work.  Maybe the '86 is a lot different.

[Waiex191]

They are on!  We went for a short ride and I like them.


Here is the stock mirror in comparison.

[andyoutandabout]

Yep, had the same exciting time when I put mine on. Used a Dremel and spent ages chewing metal. A bolt on job that took best part of a day. But like you say, once they are on, sit back and enjoy the view.

[Pat Conlon]

Blue Locktite is your friend.

[Charlie-brm]

For alternative replacement sources, my go-to online store in Canada carries them from Bike Master brand. Results from the EMGO brand were incomplete.
Possibly the base design is different but I couldn't confirm that from the product images (not that I trust store product images to be that exact SKU anyway).

BikeMaster OEM Replacement Mirror Right - Black - 600478 | Honda CBR250R 2011-2013     (Fortnine SKU: XA5058045)
BikeMaster OEM Replacement Mirror Left - Black - 600479 | Honda CBR250R 2011-2013       (Fortnine SKU: XA5058044)

These have a vertical pivot bolt. It ain't pretty by my standards and I don't have rubber boots to hide them but it works. They are very clear, rock steady after 5 hours including rutted pavement and give a wide angle view.

My fabrication notes are in the gallery image description but I think the thread covers enough about that already.
The pic shows the difference in extension from the base point.

[Loukiii]

It looks like the previous owner had already replaced the stock mirrors as the ones on the bike are definitely not Yamaha. They look like Kawasaki Ninja mirrors and they suck. Im going to try some CBR mirrors as recommended I just hope the guy didnt screw anything up so I will be able to do something without having to screw anything else up. lol

[Millietant]

I was going to go with the CBR mirrors for my 89, as Fred recommended, but after seeing them "in real life", I thought the arms were just too "spindly".

So, I plumped for the 2001-2005 FZ1 (Fazer 1000 here) mirrors and am really pleased with them - great visibility, they look great and they've smoothed the airflow around my helmet at speed 

[Waiex191]

The great thing about the stock mirrors was they were socked down tight.  I could hang my helmet on them and the mirrors would not move.  With the CBR mirrors, I find they are always getting tweaked and I have to readjust them.  Are the FZ1/Fazer mirrors any better?