Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

I want to fit bar end mirrors to my TRX.Can anyone out there tell me how to remove the bar ends and wether the clip ons are hollow.I dont want to remove the clipons unless I have to .
If some one can tell me, it will save me some time.
I,m sick of looking at my elbows in the fairing mirrors every time I go for a ride.Rearward vision is important to me as the coppers are red hot where I live on the south coast of N.S.W .

kenmore wrote:I want to fit bar end mirrors to my TRX.Can anyone out there tell me how to remove the bar ends and wether the clip ons are hollow.I dont want to remove the clipons unless I have to .
If some one can tell me, it will save me some time.
I,m sick of looking at my elbows in the fairing mirrors every time I go for a ride.Rearward vision is important to me as the coppers are red hot where I live on the south coast of N.S.W .

Take the BIG plumbers wrench and yank, you WILL get sweaty before they are out!
...and yes, hollow.

Thanks for the reply,I will now go ahead and order the mirrors and organise some plates to cover up the mounting holes for the original mirrors.

Long solid punch and big hammer, as I believe they are sweated in.

Dave E

And what's the inside diameter of the bars, as I'm thinking of getting a set of those great looking Oberon bar-end mirrors? 17 or 18mm?

Bob

Grab them with mole grips or stilsons and twist. They will be knackered when they come out.

martin young wrote:Grab them with mole grips or stilsons and twist. They will be knackered when they come out.

Hmm, thought thát would be the case

I'll wait 4 now, maybe I'll spray them black

Greetz
Gerben

Don,t think I,ll paint them black. I want to get rid of them with the least amont of fuss.I hate not being able to see behind and now I know that I can Fit bar end mirrors the bar ends are gone.Thanks for the replies it has saved me time.

Hmm, might be worth trying one side at a time. Doesn't matter what the field of view is if the things are vibrating so badly you can't see anything - especially at night.

Just to let you know that I now have the Bar End Mirrors on and that they make a world of difference as I can actually see what is going on behind me.Thankfully vibration is not a problem even when labouring the engine in too high a gear.All round a good investment and they don,t look too bad either.

kenmore wrote:Just to let you know that I now have the Bar End Mirrors on and that they make a world of difference as I can actually see what is going on behind me.Thankfully vibration is not a problem even when labouring the engine in too high a gear.All round a good investment and they don,t look too bad either.

I would like to get rid of my mirrors on top, but don't want to make the REX wider then it already is. With Bar End mirrors I don't succeed in my plans. My vision in the mirrors is pretty good right now (must be my figure ), but I don't want to loose sight due to removing the original mirrors (ánd due to regulation, I have to have them ).

Greetz
Gerben

Gerben, check out US ebay and search for "pig spotter mirrors" might be just what your looking for.

I think AuSFR here in Sydney sell those Pig Spotters Kev, but IMO they look so ugly

Bob

Kevtrx849 wrote:Gerben, check out US ebay and search for "pig spotter mirrors" might be just what your looking for.

Thanx for the tip because I've never knew about this option!

But I must agree.... .... it's not my kind of taste.

The search continious

Greetz
Gerben

i have pig spotters, they are ugly, and are totally useless.. any claim about actually being able to see behind you is a lie.

Worst purchase ever.. BUT they are minimal which is what i was after.