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Alan LaRue

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Reply #15 on: November 24, 2011, 03:01:18 am
It's a 7/8" bar. Dontknowabout the fit as I haven't tried.
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Reply #16 on: November 24, 2011, 04:27:29 am
Do the Napoleons fit straight-away?  Does the Bullet UCE come with a 1" bar? Any carrier you guys recommend to buy these from?
Hey Devil Dog, we meet again ! Your bars are 7/8" and most motorcycle supply shops sell bar-ends. www.motorcycle-superstore.com has them. OORAH
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Reply #17 on: November 24, 2011, 04:36:40 am
Hey Rader ! We meet again. www.Chaparral-Racing.com sells bar end mirrors for your 7/8" bars. Just saw some there the other day and their prices arent that bad either. OORAH
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Reply #18 on: November 28, 2011, 03:19:49 am
Well, I ordered some Napoleons...so hopefully they fit! Should be getting them in the mail on Tuesday.   ;D


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Reply #19 on: November 29, 2011, 04:42:52 am
Scotty +1 ;)


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Reply #20 on: November 29, 2011, 05:04:20 am
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Reply #21 on: November 29, 2011, 07:02:32 am
Why do I just feel like I crossed over to the dark side? :D

You can see a pic of my bike with its mirrors in the "what did you do to your Royal Enfield" thread.


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Reply #22 on: November 29, 2011, 10:40:24 am
No, these are all good.  The pics of your bike look nice.  One of the other things I like about bar end mirrors is that they lower the whole profile of the bike by getting rid of the bug antennae.  They make you a bit wider but that's the only down side.

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Reply #23 on: November 29, 2011, 06:08:35 pm
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Do the Napoleons fit straight-away?  Does the Bullet UCE come with a 1" bar? Any carrier you guys recommend to buy these from?

The Napoleons fit straightaway. You can use the bolts from the mirrors to go through the bar end weights, although I would suggest getting longer bolts.

I got mine off Ebay. Be sure to look for the Baron brand, there are others out there that can be a bit inferior.

The bars are 7/8", which is common for most motorcycles in the world, except Harleys, and maybe some other big cruisers
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Reply #24 on: November 29, 2011, 06:39:07 pm
The threaded end of the UCE bars is very thin, plenty to hold the mirror but not really much there.  As long as you get a few turns of the screw into the end of the bar then your bolt is long enough. 

I recommend bolting them right over the bar end weights.  More mass = fewer vibes.  I ran them straight to the bars but found the vibes unconfortable.

Also, there are a few screws and botls on the mirrors themselves to lock the arm in place.  They can be left a bit loose to allow springs loaded indexed adjustment on the fly (if you need to turn them in for a tight squeeze) or lock them down to make the mirrors super stable.

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Reply #25 on: December 02, 2011, 01:27:05 am
I used the bolts that came in the mirror kit and bolted them on over the bar end weights.  They get about an inch into the threads.  Should be fine.  Love the mirrors.  I can actually see behind me now.


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Reply #26 on: December 02, 2011, 03:54:57 am
One more convert!