Author Topic: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors  (Read 7031 times)

Offline mthydro

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V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« on: April 03, 2014, 06:44:31 AM »
I've found the stock mirrors on the V7 to be pretty useless. I end up seeing more shoulder than road

As a result, Id like to get a set of foldable bar end mirrors. Are there any sets where I can keep my bar end weights, or that include bar end weights?

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Offline drlapo

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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2014, 07:16:19 AM »
just install a longer 6mm bolt to hold on both the mirror and the end weight

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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2014, 09:26:24 AM »
just install a longer 6mm bolt to hold on both the mirror and the end weight
+1.
I have CRG's on my V11 Sport, and Cycle Gear's version of them on my V7C. They both work really well. Avoid the very cheap ones on ebay-I wasted money on them.
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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2014, 10:04:36 AM »
I drilled the plugs out and went with cheap folding bar end mirrors.

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Offline Zinfan

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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2014, 08:16:56 PM »
I could not figure out how to secure my CRG Arrow mirrors without changing the bar ends.  I went with Rhino Moto bar ends that worked quite well.

http://www.e-securedsite.com/rhinomoto/store/myProducts.cfm?parentcategoryid=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors&productID=298&showDetail=1&categoryID=119|Moto%20Guzzi%20Barend%20Sliders&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=&collection=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors


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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2014, 12:06:00 AM »
just install a longer 6mm bolt to hold on both the mirror and the end weight
That's what I did. I just sandwiched the bar end mirrors in between the bar end weights and the handlebars.
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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2014, 12:32:39 AM »
Pick up some rhino motors and some crg lane splitters. http://www.e-securedsite.com/RHINOMOTO/store/myProducts.cfm?parentcategoryid=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors&productID=243&showDetail=1&categoryID=31|Aprilia%20Barend%20Sliders&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=&collection=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors


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Re: V7 Classic - Bar End Mirrors
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2015, 07:09:55 AM »
Thanks for feedback. The Rhino mirror mounts are described as "specifically designed to fit Guzzi clip-ons" however they have M6 bolts, my Special has M5 bolts. A new bar might be better, I could go for a slightly more forward lean anyway. Of course the footpegs on the V7 are slightly more forward than one would expect on a "standard" so any lean change from a new bar will need to be carefully considered. I assume the footpegs on the Racer are more rearset.
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