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| EasyGoingPat |
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 EasyGoingPat Two Stroke Sniffer
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 Posted: 20:22 - 06 Dec 2015 Post subject: How to fix rattly mirror |
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Hi,
The glass in my left-hand mirror rattles annoyingly, blurring my view at low revs. Can anyone suggest how I might fix this?
I thought of trying to get some bathroom sealant and maybe trying to lever the lower edge of the mirror housing away from the glass just enough to get a fine-tipped applicator in there. If I could squeeze even a small amount behind the mirror, I am sure it would stop the rattle.
Does anyone have any better ideas?
Kind wishes ~ Patrick
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| Itchy |
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 Itchy Super Spammer

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Are they adjustable as in the glass and not the body/mounting? If not and your RS1100 drill a small hole in the bottom and pump it full of bathroom silicone.
Adds weight (less vibes to distort). ____________________ Spain 2008France 2007Big one 2009 We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. In the end, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching. |
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 Teflon-Mike tl;dr

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What bike? What sot of mirror?
Trying to combat the fuzz-effect all mirrors seem to suffer, from new or eventually, depending on how good they are to start with, I have tried all manner of 'mods' over the years, from using wheel weights stuck on the back, silicon sealant, to filling the cases with epoxy and air-gun pellets...
Feel free to experiment, to your hearts content; BUT the likely conclusion is simply to buy a pair of new, OEM quality mirrors. ____________________ My Webby'Tef's-tQ, loads of stuff about my bikes, my Land-Rovers, and the stuff I do with them!
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| Beehive Bedlam |
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| Pete. |
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 Pete. Super Spammer

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 Posted: 20:54 - 06 Dec 2015 Post subject: |
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Yep drill a hole in the back at the bottom middle and squirt in some cheapo silicone. Use a drinking straw to get it right at the top then squirt a good amount just into the hole. Rattles will stop. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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| EasyGoingPat |
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 EasyGoingPat Two Stroke Sniffer
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 Posted: 22:15 - 06 Dec 2015 Post subject: |
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Thank you for all those comments. I will give the idea of drilling a small hole and using black silicone sealant a go. I'll report back when I've done it.
- Patrick
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