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RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - tj_gee_imp - 04-21-2021
(04-15-2021, 03:51 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Shoot, I won't charge anywhere near $130 for mine!
If chrome isn't your style, lots of guys put CB500 mirrors on theirs. I have them on mine. They look great and give great view past your shoulders:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/283863155769?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=283863155769&targetid=1068323850670&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9031536&poi=&campaignid=11760659644&mkgroupid=117768898681&rlsatarget=pla-1068323850670&abcId=9300462&merchantid=109008428&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyN-DBhCDARIsAFOELTmhhAve5uxd_LVQJPeO9WEpjcxpnxGQAk4lBemCrg-QxdXOF0Y3tA4aAvxBEALw_wcB
Do we need a left and a right? Or two rights? I think I remember somewhere that one of the mirrors turns the opposite direction.
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - Gone in 60 - 04-21-2021
The Honda OEM mirrors are specific to left and right. For example, the CB500 mirrors: https://www.hondapartsnation.com/oemparts/a/hon/5501bd3487a865115450c55b/mirror
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - PowerDubs_imp - 04-21-2021
I've thrown out several pairs of the stock mirrors that somehow find their way into my garage...and I think I still have a few pair laying around.
I greatly prefer these- which are also Honda mirrors...
![[Image: 3208eab855a9e632c4d2f07197163040.jpg?wid...b51c4d76b4]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202104/3208eab855a9e632c4d2f07197163040.jpg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01e861fe0bfef033736b6aa71519b8b51c4d76b4)
![[Image: 5e2f28ad86168a2e20fcafea24c70586.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202104/5e2f28ad86168a2e20fcafea24c70586.jpg)
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - Gone in 60 - 04-21-2021
Dubs, those look like the OEM mirrors from a '91-'03 Nighthawk 750.
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - cj599_imp - 04-21-2021
So far i really like my parts unlimited american classic mirrors
![[Image: db834543558b5ba6272904ab3e661536.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202104/db834543558b5ba6272904ab3e661536.jpg)
![[Image: bdccf3fabeb7aa3f47726eb2a3455670.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202104/bdccf3fabeb7aa3f47726eb2a3455670.jpg)
![[Image: f102bef9e15b0955253842105c455909.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202104/f102bef9e15b0955253842105c455909.jpg)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Parts-Unlimited-Classic-American-Style-Mirrors-0640-0945/274258836320
cost is per mirror
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - michael1954 - 04-21-2021
Never will I put on bar-end mirrors. Do not like the way they look, and it widens the path needed for you bike. Seems like a simple fall over or drop would break them too. I will stick with two mirrors to see both sides and provide a sense of even-ness to the bike, like twin pipes.
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - GoldOxide_imp - 04-21-2021
(04-21-2021, 09:21 AM)PowerDubs_imp Wrote: I've thrown out several pairs of the stock mirrors that somehow find their way into my garage...and I think I still have a few pair laying around.
I greatly prefer these- which are also Honda mirrors...
Awl man, ... again!
(hurts so good)
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - Cormanus - 04-21-2021
(04-21-2021, 08:38 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: The Honda OEM mirrors are specific to left and right. For example, the CB500 mirrors: https://www.hondapartsnation.com/oemparts/a/hon/5501bd3487a865115450c55b/mirror
Respectfully, Gone in 60, I do not think that's right for the CB1100.
Check out [url=https://www.partsfish.com/oemparts/a/hon/511a8d93f870022e4ccd3249/switch-cable]Partsfish for the 2013. The part numbers for left and right are identical.
Or am I—yet again—wrong and missing something all together?
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - Tev62 - 04-21-2021
(04-21-2021, 01:05 PM)michael1954_imp Wrote: Never will I put on bar-end mirrors. Do not like the way they look, and it widens the path needed for you bike. Seems like a simple fall over or drop would break them too. I will stick with two mirrors to see both sides and provide a sense of even-ness to the bike, like twin pipes.
I remember a time (in the UK anyway) when a lot of bikes only came with one mirror as a safety feature, prompting many an owner to buy a second to even things up. The early start of bike accessorising from the manufacturers maybe?
There is still no legal requirement to have any mirrors fitted to your bike in the UK. I think, but am not 100% certain, that they are mandatory in the rest of Europe.
RE: Bar end mirrors vs standard mirrors - GoldOxide_imp - 04-21-2021
(04-21-2021, 04:40 PM)Tev62_imp Wrote:(04-21-2021, 01:05 PM)michael1954_imp Wrote: Never will I put on bar-end mirrors. Do not like the way they look, and it widens the path needed for you bike. Seems like a simple fall over or drop would break them too. I will stick with two mirrors to see both sides and provide a sense of even-ness to the bike, like twin pipes.
I remember a time (in the UK anyway) when a lot of bikes only came with one mirror as a safety feature, prompting many an owner to buy a second to even things up. The early start of bike accessorising from the manufacturers maybe?
There is still no legal requirement to have any mirrors fitted to your bike in the UK. I think, but am not 100% certain, that they are mandatory in the rest of Europe.
There was a time when the left mirror was mandatory in Canada. Now left and right mirrors appear standard equipment for road use.