Any good mirror replacement ideas?

[Patrick]

Thanks y'all. I appreciate all the input. I will make some spacers this weekend. 

"In vino veritas"

--- On Fri, 4/23/10, JOHN SOLIDAY <johnsoliday at msn.com> wrote:

From: JOHN SOLIDAY <johnsoliday at msn.com>
Subject: RE: Any good mirror replacement ideas?
To: "Message an GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 1:04 PM


It might be pretty easy to make some out of wood as we all usually have a jigsaw or such.  If you sanded them up nicely and sprayed them black you probably wouldn't notice they weren't metal and would weigh less as well.  Just a thought....
John

> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:41:29 -0600
> Subject: Re: Any good mirror replacement ideas?
> From: 1kperday at gmail.com
> To: gpzlist at micapeak.com
> 
> If you can find some "mirror extenders" they help quite a bit. They are
> basically just thick plastic spacers a couple of inches or so long, that you
> install under the base of the mirror stalks that move the mirrors out an
> inch or so (due to the forward angle). I can see past my elbows now. They
> are rare, but shouldn't be difficult to make. I got mine back when someone
> was making them in his garage IIRC.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Patrick <iamthedoc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hello all, I have the stock mirrors on my '96 1100, I cant stand these
> > mirrors due to the simple fact that I cant see very well to the sides or
> > especially behind the bike while riding. Any ideas for a good replacement??
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > --
> > Utah Jeff
> > '96 SheePz1100
> >