Re: Reliablity Question Again

[Jim Gillespie <jim.gillespie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt Knowles writes:
 > >The Sprint ST is completely out due to the awful floppy
 > >horrible-fitting rubber sleeves wrapped around the mirror
 > >stocks. Even the magazine photos shows them falling off and dangling
 > >off to one side.
 > 
 > I've never had a problem with the rubber sleeves. Maybe the magazines
 > didn't ever get them installed right.

    I hate the rubber sleeves, but not badly enough to put me off the
bike :-)

 > I have had experiences with solid mounts, mainly that they break when
 > the bike is dropped, even at low speeds. On my Katana, after one
 > really bad day on a 10,000 ft pass that was covered in ice, I was
 > left without mirrors on either side. Personally, I would rather have
 > the ST setup.

    It's possible to have moving mounts without the rubber sleeve bodge.
I'd rather like a pair of Ducati ST mirrors, with the double curvature
to eliminate blindspots.  Does anyone know if they'd fit an ST?

                Jim
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