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Posted: **Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:15 pm**

Is there a way of telling if I have original mirrors and can you stil get originals?

Posted: **Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:52 pm**

originals still available at cradley but Â£52 each

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:15 am**

Pattern mirrors blur after 30mph.
Genuine ones do it after 60.

Chrisu bought some pattern ones and put in some anti vibration material which improved them considerably.

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:24 am**

As above. If you can see anything behind you much past 20mph there's a chance they're genuine.

I used some silicon behind the glass on an old pattern set and it improved them no-end.

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:28 am**

tlc wrote:Pattern mirrors blur after 30mph.
Genuine ones do it after 60.

Chrisu bought some pattern ones and put in some anti vibration material which improved them considerably.

Not quitecorrect chris. I bought a set of short stem mirrors off ebay from a company called yuniparts. These had metal/rubber mountings which damped vibration. I just swapped the stems for std Z length ones.

Sadly looks like they don't do them any more. I guess you could contact them to see if they do have any.

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:47 pm**

So I had the stems re finished but the mirror bodies look cheap or should they?
Are there no typical Kawasaki numbers or marks to look out for?

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:39 pm**

Can you get replacement glass?

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:44 pm**

If you look on ebay find some pattern type mirrors but ensure the stem goes into a threaded portion on the mirror not into a brass bush which is pressed into the cheap repro ones ,then just swap the complter mirror inserts,need a bit of fiddling but i have done this with some success and no vibes!

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:19 pm**

From a previous thread I believe KeithZ1r recommends these which are similar to originals and come in long stem or shorter stem (for Z1R) and apparently do not vibrate.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221245531641? ... EBIDX%3AIT

From experience I would avoid the 'Emgo' make of mirrors as they simply do not work.

Cheers
Kevin

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:24 pm**

Yep there the ones!

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:50 pm**

ok taken the mirror body off the stem and it has the brass inserts!!!!!
so there not original right?

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:14 pm**

stripped mirror and it says KDC 77-05-16

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:22 pm**

I've got those on long stems also. They are virtually identical to the original Kawasaki items, only difference is a slightly rougher finish on the back.

I put foam in the back of mine just to make sure and they are rock steady at any legal speed Wink

I think the right hand mirror is a new genuine Kawasaki item, the other is the Yuniworld job

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Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:35 pm**

Ah now we are talking so mine are actually genuine cheap crap! i thought so as they are all plastic.

i need to get myself the genuine article

Posted: **Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:22 pm**

Kev1R wrote:From a previous thread I believe KeithZ1r recommends these which are similar to originals and come in long stem or shorter stem (for Z1R) and apparently do not vibrate.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221245531641? ... EBIDX%3AIT

From experience I would avoid the 'Emgo' make of mirrors as they simply do not work.

Cheers
Kevin

That's them. Same company

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