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MODEL SPECIFIC => BIG BANDIT BANTER => Topic started by: Davespit1 on March 10, 2005, 09:47:50 PM

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: Davespit1 on March 10, 2005, 09:47:50 PM

Are Napoleon mirrors worth the $ they cost on Dales web sight? I found ones that look just like them at half the price at DK. The brand is Ken Sean.(I never heard of them) What do you guys think? Thanks, Dave

Title: ken sean mirrors
Post by: flip on March 11, 2005, 02:28:54 AM

In the Feb. 1997 issue of Rider magazine, there was an article on modifying a 600 Bandit titled Project Bandito. They used Ken Sean mirrors that look like the mirrors at Holeshot. They seemed to like them so I tried them on my 96 b6. I have no complaints about them and I prefer them to the stock mirrors. I have not tried Holeshots mirrors so I can't say if one is better than the other.

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: terrebandit on March 11, 2005, 07:29:59 AM

I got the neo's on my bike and I think they are good.

http://groups.msn.com/DavesBanditHomePage/neopolitanmirrors.msnw

Dave

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: Kamzilla on March 11, 2005, 11:50:09 AM

Dave,

Just curious, how is the visibility compared to the stock mirrors?  Do they stick out a little more?

Anyone have any experience or pics of the long stems?

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: terrebandit on March 11, 2005, 06:17:05 PM

These mirrors have pretty good visibility (not as good as stock). Note the small blind spot mirrors... they more than make-up for any weakness in visibility.

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: WEINERDOGBONE on March 11, 2005, 06:51:37 PM

I had the long stem Napoleon mirrors on my B12. I thought they looked nice and they were somewhat of an improvement over stock. I still ended up with about half of each shoulder in the mirror.  My $.02

Title: ken sean mirrors
Post by: flip on March 11, 2005, 11:47:47 PM

I still see alot of me in the mirrors but I wear a 58 long jacket so I'm a bit wider than most folks. I have been thinking of trying Holeshots mirror extenders. I think they might just do the trick with the replacement mirrors.

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: WEINERDOGBONE on March 12, 2005, 10:17:45 AM

That was my problem too flip. I am a wide load. I wear a 52.

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: Kamzilla on April 11, 2005, 01:00:41 AM

Follow up:

I ended up ordering the long stems from Holeshot.  I rode around today, and they definitely give better coverage in terms of what you can see.  They also look a lot better than stock, in my opinion.  My only complaint is that they seem to buzz around 5-6K more than my stock mirrors do.  I'm going to try playing around with them a little to see if I can fix that.  Will post a another follow up...

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: snofrog on April 11, 2005, 05:47:08 AM

Quote from: "terrebandit"

These mirrors have pretty good visibility (not as good as stock). Note the small blind spot mirrors... they more than make-up for any weakness in visibility.

what are the 2 screws in the fairing for? Mark

Title: Napoleon mirrors
Post by: terrebandit on April 11, 2005, 08:30:01 PM

Quote from: "snofrog"

Quote from: "terrebandit"

These mirrors have pretty good visibility (not as good as stock). Note the small blind spot mirrors... they more than make-up for any weakness in visibility.

what are the 2 screws in the fairing for? Mark

That where I attach my NOS bottle.....



































































jk.......... the previous owner had fairing mounted mirrors on the bike and they sucked.  Those screws just cover up the holes that were left after taking them off.

Actually, I put some different ones in there now and they look pretty good, I think.

http://groups.msn.com/DavesBanditHomePage/othertidbits.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=169

BTW... you are very observant as you are the first person to notice those.  Kudos.