Re: Reliability Question Again

[Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My rubber sleeves fit fine. One of them was torn when I took delivery 
and it wouldn't stay put but was replaced under warranty at the first 
service and since all had been fine.

Erik



>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
>--
>       jim@       ,'_            I could almost visualise the 12 foot
>  gillespie.org  / -.--.    ___  long crankshaft thrashing around like a
>                _\_  ~-.`--'_.-' crazed conger eel in a bath of treacle.
>               / /\\    \--'_ \\
> '99 Sprint ST \__/ `---'  \__/                         -- Neil Ronketti
>
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