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Post by jam911 on Apr 27, 2021 20:14:52 GMT 1
I finally got my bike today, very pleased apart from is is raining so I can't take it out for a spin. So I thought I would fit the mirrors I got from Norbo....how the hell do you fit them, I am worried about stripping the threads on the fittings and I can't work it out at all...driving me mad !! Tip please...Pic on new bike  177688742_143692757727010_980114426441408442_n by James Green, on Flickr |
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Post by hoist1 on Apr 27, 2021 20:34:02 GMT 1
Mine is buried but one or both are opposite thread.
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Post by oldelsieboy on Apr 27, 2021 20:37:56 GMT 1
Left hand mirror is right hand thread, right hand mirror is left hand thread.
OEB
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Post by jam911 on Apr 27, 2021 20:38:25 GMT 1
But how do you tell which mirror is which?
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Post by oldelsieboy on Apr 27, 2021 20:39:59 GMT 1
But how do you tell which mirror is which? Get an M10 nut and try each mirror, the thread it fits is r/h thread so l/h mirror. OEB |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Apr 27, 2021 20:47:25 GMT 1
If you don't have a nut hold the threaded section between you thumb and fore finger like it's sitting on the bike with your thumb nail half way up the thread
Rotate the mirror clockwise as if you are tightening it
If your thumb nail moves up the thread towards the lock nut then it's the left mirror
If it goes down off the end it's the right mirror
Steve
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Post by hoist1 on Apr 27, 2021 20:48:12 GMT 1
But how do you tell which mirror is which? The bend, hold roughly in position without trying to fit, should be obvious as would otherwise point to the front. |
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Post by steve h on Apr 27, 2021 20:49:06 GMT 1
But how do you tell which mirror is which? The bend, hold roughly in position, should be obvious as would otherwise point to the front.  He might be in aus, then everything is upside down or back to front. If you've got aus mirrors your in trouble unless you have the bike rubberside up...which I've had on numerous occasions... |
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Post by kostas on Apr 27, 2021 20:53:50 GMT 1
If you don't have a nut hold the threaded section between you thumb and fore finger like it's sitting on the bike with your thumb nail half way up the thread Rotate the mirror clockwise as if you are tightening it If your thumb nail moves up the thread towards the lock nut then it's the left mirror If it goes down off the end it's the right mirror Steve That confused me even more😆😆 I |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Apr 27, 2021 20:56:40 GMT 1
If you don't have a nut hold the threaded section between you thumb and fore finger like it's sitting on the bike with your thumb nail half way up the thread Rotate the mirror clockwise as if you are tightening it If your thumb nail moves up the thread towards the lock nut then it's the left mirror If it goes down off the end it's the right mirror Steve That confused me even more😆😆 I I confused myself writing it 😂 Steve |
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Post by jam911 on Apr 27, 2021 21:02:48 GMT 1
Genius the nail thing works ...thanks very much
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Post by jam911 on May 1, 2021 17:12:34 GMT 1
Still having major mirror issues ...I think the thread on the LH one has been stripped in the past and that is whey I cant get the mirror to fit.
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Post by hoist1 on May 1, 2021 17:27:44 GMT 1
Still having major mirror issues ...I think the thread on the LH one has been stripped in the past and that is whey I cant get the mirror to fit. Probably stripped then, or a mount off something else? Even if it looks the same? |
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Post by jam911 on May 11, 2021 22:31:29 GMT 1
So will the left hand mirror only fit the left mount and the right mirror only fit the right mount?
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Post by steve h on May 12, 2021 0:00:32 GMT 1
Yes
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Post by shaunthe2nd on May 12, 2021 0:02:16 GMT 1
Yes. If they are correct mirrors as one is CW thread, the other ACW.
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Post by Norbo on May 12, 2021 7:24:42 GMT 1
They are handed i have started to put L and R on them now
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Post by shaunthe2nd on May 12, 2021 7:45:37 GMT 1
They are handed i have started to put L and R on them now Match your wellies now. |
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Post by oldelsieboy on May 12, 2021 8:05:48 GMT 1
They are handed i have started to put L and R on them now ROFLMAO |
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Post by jam911 on May 12, 2021 20:33:49 GMT 1
Still getting nowhere how can it be so hard to fit a bloody mirror !!!!!!
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Post by donkeychomp on May 12, 2021 21:17:42 GMT 1
I asked once before where are you as I'm sure one of us would be local and could pop over to help.
Alex
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Post by jam911 on May 12, 2021 21:26:28 GMT 1
Just outside Banbury
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Post by jam911 on May 13, 2021 17:56:59 GMT 1
Norbo to the rescue...
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Post by steve h on May 13, 2021 18:14:36 GMT 1
You can buy a 10mm left hand tap to clean left handed threads out if ever needed. (you can use it righthanded though)
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Post by jam911 on May 13, 2021 18:16:50 GMT 1
Thanks Steve but to be honest once sorted I am never touching the dam mirrors again
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Post by steve h on May 13, 2021 21:20:57 GMT 1
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Post by jam911 on May 19, 2021 18:56:54 GMT 1
So I am not mental or stupid or both...
I had two right hand mirrors, so that is why the LH one wouldn't fit and also because the thread is stripped on the clutch bracket.
That is all
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Post by brigitte on May 19, 2021 19:51:01 GMT 1
At least, a regular M10 Helicoil will fix the issue. Lefthand-thread-repair would be difficult to obtain.
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Post by 4l04ever on May 20, 2021 23:07:06 GMT 1
The thread is fine M10 x 1.25, not the normal M10 x 1.50
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Post by JonW on May 21, 2021 1:20:33 GMT 1
The thread is fine M10 x 1.25, not the normal M10 x 1.50 FWIW, all yam's M10s are fine on our bikes. Also, helicoil do a fine M10 kit so no worries. |
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He might be in aus, then everything is upside down or back to front. If you've got aus mirrors your in trouble unless you have the bike rubberside up...which I've had on numerous occasions...
