Z1 Enterprises mirrors

oem ones have dampers built in and repo crap is just repo crap

maybe add some dampening. rtv. silicone sealant. flowable windshield silicone. or whatever
if necessary either pry out the glass if feasible or drill a hole in the plastic
and/or put dampers or o-rings where they thread into the handlebar perches. worth a shot, maybe not

Rockranch wrote: Not to worry pal. Very few riders if any that have ridden for any length of time that hasn't had a battle scar for one reason or another somewhere along the line. Hang in there.........................................Mike

Vroom-vroom!

Thanks Mike.
I have logged thousands of miles on these bikes in the 80's and early 90's and Im just now getting back into riding.
I was feeling like i had never stopped. And while i wasn't riding with disrespect i sure got a wake up call.
Im too old to be sliding down the road .

peter1958 wrote: oem ones have dampers built in and repo crap is just repo crap

this is kind of what the guy i called at Z1 said ..he just said it nicer lol

peter1958 wrote: oem ones have dampers built in and repo crap is just repo crap

^+1
Im in agreement with peter!!
Ill just keep my opinion to myself about the aftermarket ones.
Ed

Don't know about the Z1 Enterprises mirrors, but every aftermarket mirror I have ever seen uses regular mirror glass that is not convex, so utterly useless. Of course by convex I mean objects appear farther away than they actually are, and you get a much wider area of view and less blur. With a non- convex mirror all you'll see is your own shoulder and blurry at that.
Of course when shopping for a mirror, they never say whether convex or not, or at least rarely do. If it doesn't specifically state convex, it won't be worth using.

Convex glass. oem is probably the best. $40 or so for a pair of decent used mirrors is probably reasonable.
I've seen a pair of aftermarket mirrors with convex glass & they were not very good ---- the mirror head & glass were too small, and the glass was poorly made, resulting in a distorted reflected image which was hard on the eyes.

I have been running the short arm EMGO replacements...Just could NOT go all "Quadrophenia" (sp?) with the bug antenna looking longer armed version...About 20 bux, IIRC...Only complaint I have is that I need to "tuck' my elbows in a bit to see...No vibration, though...Clear view