Re: [ST] New file uploaded - ST / BMW Mirrors

["Paul Steinbacher" <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>]

You got it Graeme. I'll send you some as soon as I get the pictures
developed.
Paul
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Graeme Ison" <gison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: RE: [ST] New file uploaded - ST / BMW Mirrors


>
> Paul, that would be great if you could - I am pretty tired of looking at
my
> elbows and doing the 'seat jig' everytime I want to check who's behind me,
> and I suspect, like yourself, I don't much care for the standard Triumph
> plastic / rubber boots....
>
> Yours look great, but some more clues before embarking on the mission
would
> be of great help.  Waiting a month isn't a large problem either, as I
won't
> be coughing up the money right now for a set of mirrors :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Graeme
>
>
> > I think I covered this before, but just in case. I like the way they
work
> > just fine. The angle of the BMW mirror does not quite match up with the
> > bodywork of the ST. If you were to look at my installation from a
> > top view,
> > you would see I had to pivot the mirrors slightly forward which bothers
me
> > from an esthetics point. The BMW mirrors pivot (fold) about 2 inches
from
> > the base. When mounting them, I had to cut out enough of the
> > fairing for the
> > mirror to fit into, then modified the mirror slightly to allow it to
match
> > up with the stock Triumph mount (elongated the holes in the mirror and
> > 'ouch' threw out the very nice BMW mounting screws), then put a
> > few washers
> > underneath to get it spaced just a bit. I'm not totally satisfied with
my
> > installation still. I had to use a black silicone to fill a gap (1/8
inch)
> > between the mirror and the fairing. I need to fabricate another rubber
> > gasket to take care of that. If anyone is REALLY interested, I
> > can take some
> > close photo's and email them. My photo's only get developed on a monthly
> > basis (RAT Club) so it would have to wait for about a month.
> >
>
>
>
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