Fairing Mirrors
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Blountstown, FL
RE: Fairing Mirrors
Once I changed my handle bars(Wild-1 575)on my Street Glide my fairing mirrors were useless unless you like looking at your knuckles.I replace them with Harley's split vision mirrors and love them.It did take a little time to get use to them.
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Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2006
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RE: Fairing Mirrors
I put the Chubby touring bars on the bagger I'm building. With these being taller, you can't use the fairing mounded HD mirrors unless you want to look at your hands. I personnally don't like the bar mounted mirrors on a bike with a fairing. My problem was fixed when Kuryakyn finally released their new fairing mounted mirrors. They are made as part of the the chrome trim that goes along the outside of the fairing windscreen. They look great and I can see just over my hands. The installation was as simple as it comes. No drilling and you don't have to remove the outer fairing. A little pricey, without builtin turn signals, $165.00.
Road Captain
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RE: Fairing Mirrors
Hey thats funny I have an extra right mirror also lol. Tighten with caution..... I was using my calibrated feel and said that is about right then SNAP....... I need to be recalibrated.... so the next one I used my dial torque wrench and had no problem.
Club Member
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Woodstock, GA
RE: Fairing Mirrors
I installed them, but wasn't happy with the limited view they provided me. I left them on for a few weeks to see if I could adjust, but could not get them adjusted so I could see enough of what was going on around me. Went back to mirrors mounted on the handlebars. I plugged the holes in the fairing with plugs purchased at Lowe's. They're black plastic, and match the fairing perfectly. The plugs were under a buck, iirc.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 128
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From: League City, TX
RE: Fairing Mirrors
I put them on and adjusted them several times before I got them right. Now they are better than the originals.
They are extremely easy to install. The hard part is removing and re-installing the fairing. BTW, I use a pair of large wool socks over the passing lamps to keep from scratching the fairing.
After I installed them and got everything back together, I went to adjust the right mirror and the plastic stud came off in my hand. I went back to the dealer and it was replaced with no questions asked. I don't think it was an overtightening issue because there was no elongation of the failed area. I just wanted to say, that not all dealers are stealers and Stubbs in Houston may be one of the good ones!!
They are extremely easy to install. The hard part is removing and re-installing the fairing. BTW, I use a pair of large wool socks over the passing lamps to keep from scratching the fairing.
After I installed them and got everything back together, I went to adjust the right mirror and the plastic stud came off in my hand. I went back to the dealer and it was replaced with no questions asked. I don't think it was an overtightening issue because there was no elongation of the failed area. I just wanted to say, that not all dealers are stealers and Stubbs in Houston may be one of the good ones!!
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