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Thanks in advance!
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Nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.
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jakedude wrote: Take the entire mirror to a glass shop. They can cut you a new mirror and glue it in. Should cost you less than $20. Alternatively, you can cut a template of the mirror from the card board from a cereal box. To make that template it helps to have the broken pieces of the mirror. If you don't have the pieces it takes a bit of trail an error. With the template you can have the mirror cut and glue it in yourself. You need the correct kind of glue however. Some glue types will cause the silver to come off the mirror.
Thanks for responding. Im going to do exactly that. I live in NYC so a proper glass shop wont be hard to find
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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"I really want to keep the bike stock and my options are to have glass cut to put in the old mirror bracket or find a new/old OEM LH side mirror."
Now you state:
" I think the best way forward for me now is to take the mirror housing to a glass cutter and get the glass cut."
If your first statement is true why would you consider replacing the convex mirror with a flat one that not only will not look stock but also will not provide the same margin of safety as the original? Obviously it's your bike so you can do whatever you want, but your choice seems to conflict with your first statement. Ed
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SWest wrote: I doubt it would matter much maybe be even better.
Steve
I'm pretty sure the reason for convex mirrors is to give the rider a wider view of traffic behind and around the bike since this can help the rider from being hit by another vehicle. When it comes to doing that a flat mirror cannot compete. Even car makers take advantage of the properties of convex mirrors to improve safety. Ed
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Partzilla's parts availability info isn't always correct. It's doubtful that they would have something like an old mirror.
Best bet is to find good condition or nos mirrors on eebbaayy. Mirrors are one of those things in which oem is preferable.
I have 5 good sets of mirrors for my 81 650, including 2 nos sets. spares are handy in case one gets broken & the extras
can be sold at a latter date if need be.
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