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I don't think I have particularly wide shoulders so I went out to the garage to make some adjustments. I attempted this shortly after I bought the bike but couldn't figure out the 2-nut system and left it be for fear of damaging the mirrors. Well, I didn't know the top nut on the mirror is reverse threaded so I was able to make the adjustments needed for me after figuring out that by accident, lol. I suspect you all already knew that! I still don't like the mirrors but am reluctant to go away from OEM. I'll have to take a short test ride today to fine tune the adjustments but I suspect they will work for me just fine.
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I never had any issue with them, but mirrors are so easy to change that there's no reason not to try something else. Safety first.
(08-26-2016, 12:48 AM)curlyjoe_imp Wrote: I don't think I have particularly wide shoulders so I went out to the garage to make some adjustments. I attempted this shortly after I bought the bike but couldn't figure out the 2-nut system and left it be for fear of damaging the mirrors. Well, I didn't know the top nut on the mirror is reverse threaded so I was able to make the adjustments needed for me after figuring out that by accident, lol. I suspect you all already knew that! I still don't like the mirrors but am reluctant to go away from OEM. I'll have to take a short test ride today to fine tune the adjustments but I suspect they will work for me just fine.
I'll bet not everyone knew that.
I first learned it when working on my XT550 Yamaha around 1983. Not all makers do that. And the CB1100's setup is confounding. You will want to really snug everything down, they come loose quite easily.
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They are made that way so if the bike falls over the mirrors rotate back and don't automatically break off.
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I love the stock mirrors. Way better than the Valkyrie's and somewhat better than the Nighthawk's. I also like the retro round.
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(08-26-2016, 01:46 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: They are made that way so if the bike falls over the mirrors rotate back and don't automatically break off.
And I always though it was so they wouldn't vibrate loose and the wind push them back.
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Thanks guys for all the helpful advise. I'll probably give the CB500 mirrors a try.
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Elipten, and others with the CB500 mirrors,
I know this is a subjective question (as are most of the topics discussed on this board!) but how much of a difference in field of view do the new mirrors make for you?
Thanks.
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(08-26-2016, 05:42 AM)Bighonda14_imp Wrote: Thanks guys for all the helpful advise. I'll probably give the CB500 mirrors a try.
I replaced my stock mirrors with CB500 mirrors. I can't recommend them highly enough. First off they look so much better than the stock chrome. Second, they are lower profile and slightly wider than the stock chrome. They show a much/slightly better view than stock chrome.
The down side is they ain't cheap. For me, between the looks and better performance they were well worth the cost
Go for it.
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My CB has once unfortunatly fallen to the ground
because it stood sidestandwise on a loose gras ground and sunk in. The concerned mirror did not rotate and it now has a little scratched chrom surface
out of this event. That's my mirror rotation experience. Not that much of a turn anyway.
Wisedrum
