My invention : Home-made mirror extenders...

Materials to be used :

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Application :

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4189/dizilimsq1.jpg

Result, 40mm. extension :

http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sonuc1og4.jpg

http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sonuc2ma6.jpg

 

It would be better to have another set of mirrors that attaches to your stock mirrors. that way the extension is all mirror rather than washers. they make these for cars. probably bikes too. ill buy some if i find them.

its a great idea and a problem i frequently have. i like seeing behind me, not just the sides. its easier to look to see ur sides rather than look to see behind you.

I know a guy that races and turns his whole body to see behind him just like in racing.

 

Looks like a practical solution. Are they rigid? Maybe you could slip a length of large shrink tubing over each stack of washers, throw some heat to them, and it would provide a more finished look? :unsure:

 

fuctional ...sure




but looks....... redneckity

 

I'll paint them black, then it will look better maybe. But I already like them :smile:

 

check over on vfrd for lobsters mirror extenders. He made them outta acrylic and they work very good. I bought a set and cut them in half and used 1 for both. You really can't tell they're there unless you pay attn. edit to add link http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45517&hl=

 

Please write me after you test these extra mirrors. I think they confuse me because they will probably use half of the existing mirrors.

They are more suitible for cars, bigger vehicles, but not for motorcycles I think. If you test them anf find useful, please advise me after your test.

 

Me too! Function over form every time; if you can' have both, go for function. Looks fade. :tongue:

 

Thanks man, I know these but I like using my inventions. I wonder why you cut them. My extenders are 40mm. each but you use only 13mm. Do you think more then 13 is useless?

 

Yes friend, they are superbly rigit. I coudn't understand which you advise for coating the washer stacks. Can you explain more please? :smile:

 

They were too long. Looked kinda goofy. Still very functional cut in half.

 

Thanks friend :wink:

 

shrink rap tubing is black and shrinks when u heat it up with a lighter, you could just slip it over the washers and shrink it to make it look less noticable that u just tossed a whole bunch of wasshers in there, can be found at any electronics store.

 

looks terrible..i rather have no mirrors then that..maybe you could find a black plastic block cut it drill holes so on...the washers are just way to much and stands out more then anything on your bike..maybe you could wrap the washers with electrical tape for that finished look..homeade for sure..

 

what about getting 2 aluminum tubes that can be painted black..... or your color choice.

 

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the finished product. Good idea though.

 

To each their own, but that looks like crap. Really really bad. Why no just go with one of the several commercially made and sold mirror extenders?? Not that expensive, easier, and look better.

 

Find a local machine shop. showit to them. they will reproduce it with aluminum. might not cost as much as you think.

if you do post it here. as long as it fits 4 gens ill buy one.

 

Couldn't agree more.

1. 4 bolts and 88 washers dont make a person an "inventor"
2. I still do not understand why people buy a "street cruiser" bike, (specifically one that looks very street), then want to put chromed up harley lookin parts on them... just go get a harley and be done with it.
3. I am not sure why anyone would want to do this to their bike. Is leaning less than 13mm that difficult to see a wider range of your mirror? Hell, to further that, it is just as easy to turn my head and look for myself.

Thumbs down... keep workin those ideas though. Thomas Eddison had 2000 failures before the light bulb... This makes one down, 1999 to go.

 

Screw them!!!

what you have is OBVIOUSLY a prototype. The final roduct won't be a pile of washers.

but for the moment here is a tip. see if they make shrink tubing big enough to fit over the washers. itl make it look better.

oh. and its an awsome idea. some of us have wider sholders. I have trouble using my mirrors aswell and will be doing a simular thing on my new bike.