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Howdy, y'all. This is my first post here, as I'm the new proud owner of an '03 Speedmaster, courtesy of Clinton Cycles outside DC. (And I seriously suspect this won't be my last  ) Anyway, my question is: Has anybody tried a set of CRG "Hindsight" bar-end mirrors on either their BA or SM (pref the latter)? I had a set on my SV650, and they were absolutly fantastic! I'm looking to replace the stock mickey mouse ears, and I'm wondering if I can use the CRGs. They're expensive, but they don't vibrate at all, and they give excellent coverage. Thanks for the input! --Jaeger
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Congratulations on a sweet bike and welcome aboard!! Looks like Brent at newbonneville.com sells those mirrors: http://www.newbonneville.com/html/bar_end_mirrors.htmlLooks like they come with the proper adaptors too...
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I must say I hate the stock mirrors but the bar end ones look small.
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Yeah, they're pretty small and unobtrusive -- that's why they're cool. They're convex so as to give a really wide view, though. I dunno how well they'd work on the SM's handlebars, but they were really outstanding on my SV.
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Jaegar: Glad you made the jump, welcome! I haven't replaced my mirrors yet, but will do so for something more stylish after this season (I keep blowing my bike budget!) I've saved these links for potential purchases: JC Whitney Mirrors J&P Cycles Mirrors Ride Gear Mirrors Those links might give you something to consider. The really small mirrors look cool but I'm sure they are quite limited field-of-vision wise. I'll probably compromise.
Al
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Just noticed you are a NOVA guy. I was down in Alexandria (Woodlawn) today for work. Every couple of weeks, I'm in that area. Heading back to home, I saw a ton of bikes on 95.
Al
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JC Whitney has some nice black bar end mirrors for $19.95 each (part # ZX479914Y). We put them on the kid's Speed 3 and they work very well. I got a set to put on the Thunderbird Sport, but I need to drill out the bar ends. I have not looked at the inside of the bars on the Speedmaster to see if I need to drill or not. Good value for the price.
Mike Sr.
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I put the Kuyrakyn mirrors with the sigals built in and their bullit signals on the back.
The concave glass reduces vibration.
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Look at the Arlen Ness line of mirrors. The louvered Cats Eye with the stealth stem look pretty nice on my TBA.
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If I was to use bar end mirrors it would be a problem,my bars are 40" and to use bar end mirrors I'd be as wide as a car.
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