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#1 PostAuthor: Wayne1960 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:54 am

driving me mad R/H mirror vibrates at idle. Any handy fix
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#2 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Sun Oct 25, 2015 7:52 am

You are lucky it is only at idle :)

Are they genuine Kawasaki mirrors as others are not so good :!:
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#3 PostAuthor: Wayne1960 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:32 am

Ah ok so it's typically worse. I'll sort it.
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#4 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:59 am

get some gen mirrors bet they are repops...
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#5 PostAuthor: Charlie » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:23 am

Genuine mirrors vibrate far less. All pattern mirrors seem to vibrate. You could use something like these though - they used to be OE on vibey Suzuki's back in the day. I run them on my Z650 and they do help.

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Re: mirror vibration

#6 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:29 am

Wayne1960 wrote:driving me mad R/H mirror vibrates at idle. Any handy fix

Old trick was to fill the bars with silicone which helps dampen the vibes.
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#7 PostAuthor: Wayne1960 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:39 am

Should the throttle grip and controls move or should they be clamped tight in the bar. Mine is lose but stops on the pin into the handlebar.
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#8 PostAuthor: wheelysteve » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:42 am

Get some of these and use your long stems. They are virtually identical to Kawasaki originals and a lot cheaper.


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#9 PostAuthor: warren3200gt » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:17 pm

wheelysteve wrote:Get some of these and use your long stems. They are virtually identical to Kawasaki originals and a lot cheaper.


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

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I can vouch for these. They do them with long or short stems.
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#10 PostAuthor: markgb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:13 pm

Hi I wedged a thick Black cable tie around the small gap inbetween the mirror and the casing now I can still see through them at 70 mph no problem and you dont even notice the the cable tie at all worth a try for a quick fix
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#11 PostAuthor: KeithZ1R » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:56 am

wheelysteve wrote:Get some of these and use your long stems. They are virtually identical to Kawasaki originals and a lot cheaper.


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

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#12 PostAuthor: jimmock » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:26 am

Sorry Guyz,

Wrong thread!! :oops:
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#13 PostAuthor: Wayne1960 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:15 am

The mirrors on the bike are those that it came with. is there a way of identifying originals?
Can you still buy OEM Mirrors?
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#14 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:38 pm

Wayne,original type have a female thread into a shaft that goes to a ball joint at bthe back of the mirror glass,repops have the female thread via a brass bush pressed into the plastic surround.Good to see you have this bike on the road by the way after all the probs you have had...Cheers Paul J
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#15 PostAuthor: Wayne1960 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:35 pm

Hi Paul
Thanks for that and yes some problems but learnt so much and the result is fantastic.
Just some small things like the mirrors but nothing major now.
I'll send you some pics of it finished.
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