I'm either getting old or lazy, or a combination of the two, but I can't find anywhere on KR where someone has repaired mirrors on an 1100 Kat or found a suitable replacement that doesn't require an engineering degree to make them fit.
The left mirror on my '89 1100 Kat has something heavy in the housing (anti-vibration weight?) that appears to have become detached, and makes and awful "clunk" sound every time I hit even a small pothole in the road, and on rough roads it sounds like I have a rock tumbler mounted on my bike.
I removed the mirror from the bike and rotated it over in my hands and can hear whatever it is "clunk" against the inside, but can't see any way of disassembling it to see if I can reattach or repair whatever it is.
(BTW, these mirrors must weigh about 5 pounds each!)
Can this even be done?
If not, are there any suitable replacement mirrors around that won't require a loan to buy them?
I bought some cheapo Chinese mirrors off of fleabay for about $36 that said they fit my bike. And after modding the crap outta the brackets to try to make them fit, they were still useless. I got what I paid for. :-l
The left mirror on my '89 1100 Kat has something heavy in the housing (anti-vibration weight?) that appears to have become detached, and makes and awful "clunk" sound every time I hit even a small pothole in the road, and on rough roads it sounds like I have a rock tumbler mounted on my bike.
I removed the mirror from the bike and rotated it over in my hands and can hear whatever it is "clunk" against the inside, but can't see any way of disassembling it to see if I can reattach or repair whatever it is.
(BTW, these mirrors must weigh about 5 pounds each!)
Can this even be done?
If not, are there any suitable replacement mirrors around that won't require a loan to buy them?
I bought some cheapo Chinese mirrors off of fleabay for about $36 that said they fit my bike. And after modding the crap outta the brackets to try to make them fit, they were still useless. I got what I paid for. :-l
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