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Post by ricardoguitars on Mar 9, 2016 17:26:01 GMT -5
I'm sick and tired of my mirrors shaking out of place every minute, I have to adjust them at every stop, is there an option of mirrors that don't have this issue?  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 9, 2016 22:41:54 GMT -5
I'm sick and tired of my mirrors shaking out of place every minute, I have to adjust them at every stop, is there an option of mirrors that don't have this issue?
Ricardoguitars,
I had the exact same problem with my old Xingyue 150. Drove me NUTZ!!! 
I solved it using one of the "industrial-grade" rubber-cements... I think it was in a silver tube called "6000" or something like that. I found it at Wal-Mart. There are MANY heavy-duty rubber cements like "GOOP" and others.
I took the scooter off the center-stand and sat in a normal riding position, and adjusted the mirrors (like you and I did at every red-light... LOL!). Then, I put a discrete ring of cement around the mirror-base (that was the only bolted attach-point for the mirrors). Yours may attach at the mount-bottom and at the mirror and the cement could be used at both places. I quickly wiped the bead with my finger to smooth it off and it became nearly invisible. If you make a mess, you can peel the cement off and re-do the glue-job.
The mirrors were then rock-stable for good.
When I needed to remove the mirrors for some reason, I just carefully dug a sharp knife under the beads of cement and pulled them off, releasing the mirror mounts. When putting the mirrors back on, I just adjusted and tightened them, and re-glued them again. It WORKS!
Hope this trick may help!
Leo (lovin' Minnie's electric-folding mouse-ear-mirrors) in Texas
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Post by SylvreKat on Mar 9, 2016 22:58:28 GMT -5
[/p] I solved it using one of the "industrial-grade" rubber-cements... I think it was in a silver tube called "6000" or something like that. I found it at Wal-Mart. [/quote] That would be E-6000. Hobby Lobby also carries it. Except you probably don't have a HL, you're more than a day's drive from OK. >'Kat |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 9, 2016 23:01:26 GMT -5
[/p] I solved it using one of the "industrial-grade" rubber-cements... I think it was in a silver tube called "6000" or something like that. I found it at Wal-Mart. [/quote] That would be E-6000. Hobby Lobby also carries it. Except you probably don't have a HL, you're more than a day's drive from OK. >'Kat[/quote][/p]
Thanks Kat! Yeah, THAT is the stuff! Incredibly tough outdoors. Wally World also has it in the artsy-craftsy isle sometimes.
Sure locks those mirrors tighter than a bull's tush at fly-time!
Ride SOON! Ride safe!
Leo
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Post by rockynv on Mar 10, 2016 2:38:41 GMT -5
If the mirrors are not excessively loose I would fix the cause of the excess vibration. On my old Lance Vintage I had this problem but the mirrors were reasonably tight so I tracked down the source of the vibration and fixed the root cause of the problem instead of the symptom. Yes a GY6 can be made to run smoothly without rattling the mirrors off.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 10, 2016 16:35:28 GMT -5
If the mirrors are not excessively loose I would fix the cause of the excess vibration. On my old Lance Vintage I had this problem but the mirrors were reasonably tight so I tracked down the source of the vibration and fixed the root cause of the problem instead of the symptom. Yes a GY6 can be made to run smoothly without rattling the mirrors off.
Rockynv,
I agree with you, if there is excessive vibration. But... My old Xingyue was as smooth as any single-cylinder bike could be. The doggone mirrors were "top-heavy" with turn-signals in the top, behind the mirrors. The "stalk" had large pods for the signals and mirrors, and tapered down to a small base which simply could not be tightened enough to stay put. When I could get "Lil' Bubba" up to 60 mph, even the WIND would push them rearward!
Even though there were steel spacers between the nose plastic and the handlebars, you couldn't tighten the mirror-stalks enough without likely breaking the plastic. With everything VERY tight, you could still move the mirrors with just a light push. Road-vibrations and bumps would have both mirrors way out of whack in just a few miles.
It was a poor design, but the glue did fix the problem without doing any major damage to the paint.
I could have replaced the factory mirrors with simple motorcycle/bicycle mirrors, but I did like the appearance of the factory units, and the safety of having blinkers in them. So they got glued.... LOL!
Just not enough friction between the mirror-stalks and the plastic to make them stay put.
Just me... but it worked...
Leo in Texas
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Post by ricardoguitars on Mar 10, 2016 19:32:30 GMT -5
I found a 8mm to 10mm adapter, that opens the possibilities to all kinds of motorcycle mirrors, with the stock 8mm I could only find the same crappy chinese mirrors. I bought a pair of these huge mirrors, I like to know exactly what's going behind my back when I'm riding  www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00411JRBM |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Mar 10, 2016 23:12:43 GMT -5
I found a 8mm to 10mm adapter, that opens the possibilities to all kinds of motorcycle mirrors, with the stock 8mm I could only find the same crappy chinese mirrors. I bought a pair of these huge mirrors, I like to know exactly what's going behind my back when I'm riding www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00411JRBMHey, THOSE look GOOD!
At least they're the traditional, simple "mirror on a stick" design with plenty of glass. Can't be beat. If they don't stay put, you can probably use thread-locker. And with all the plastic on the noses of scooters, really big mirrors don't look out-of-place.
Good move!
Leo
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Post by rockynv on Mar 11, 2016 5:00:38 GMT -5
If the mirrors are the problem and need replacing then one might consider upgrading to something like these FM/MP3 units:  |
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