Mirror adjustment

[Guest gulveal]

Having just got the bike on Thursday, I noticed on my first ride that the mirrors could benefit from adjustment to angle the arms slightly more away from me.  I tried to undo the lock nut today, and just couldn't budge it.

I even went as far as unscrewing the stalk from the bike so I could use two ring spanners to try and undo it, but all I managed to do was strain myself!

 

Has anyone else had this trouble, or got any suggestions? 

 

Of course I have managed to completely mess up the black coating of the adjustment nuts in the process, on a 4-day old bike.

 

David

[Guest jamie35]

Hi,

You can buy machined spacers that will move them our a good few millimeters, I had them on the silverwing.

Very good so you don't just see your elbows.

[Guest burger650]

Any chance of a link .. ta

[Guest gulveal]

I don't really need spacers, just to be able to adjust the arms as I believe they are intended to be adjusted - swing them around the mounting point, and then lock them in place with the locknut.

[wozza 967]

Just let your dealer adjust for you.

[Guest martroy]

Do you realise that one of the mirrors has a reverse thread...can't remember which one.

[Guest gulveal]

Just let your dealer adjust for you.

I think I will have to do that.  I don't want to break anything.  It just seems a bit excessive for adjusting a mirror, and the dealer is over an hour away.

 

Do you realise that one of the mirrors has a reverse thread...can't remember which one.

 

I did think about that.  I thought it was probably just the thread that screwed into the bike.  I would be surprised if it applied to the lock nut as well.

[Derek_Mac 1,404]

Any chance of a link .. ta

quote name="burger650" post="23394" timestamp="1356297848"]Any chance of a link .. ta

http://shop.sw-motech.com/en/by+motorbike+or+scooter/Honda/NC+700+X/index.htm'>SW-Motech make them I think..

Edited December 24, 2012 by Derek_Mac

[Derek_Mac 1,404]

 That should read:
http://shop.sw-motech.com/en/by+motorbike+or+scooter/Honda/NC+700+X/index.htm'>SW-Motech make them I think.

[dave 963]

Be surprised!

[Guest martroy]

David

The locknut has to be threaded the same way, that's how it locks it.

[Guest burger650]

Thanks DM

[Guest Whiteyez]

Any chance of a link .. ta

 

You can find mirror extender for the nc in e b a y  for way less money than the sw-motech

[Guest gulveal]

David

The locknut has to be threaded the same way, that's how it locks it.

I have been thinking about if it could have a reverse thread and found this on the Bournemouth Honda parts listing:

 

 

HANDLE LEVER/SWITCH/CABLE

 

No. Description Code Price Rec. Qty Req. Qty             15 COVER, LOCK NUT 88130-MFG-D00 £1.21 2

 

16 MIRROR COMP., R. BACK 88210-MGS-D30 £46.37 1

 

17 MIRROR COMP., L. BACK 88220-MGS-D30 £46.37 1

 

18 BOLT, ADAPTER, 10MM 90130-MGS-D30 £4.97 2

 

19 BOLT, FLANGE, 6X22 90101-MBZ-G00 £1.30 2

 

20 BOLT, L. STEERING HANDLE LEVER PIVOT 90113-438-000 £4.08 1

 

21 NUT, CAP, 6MM 90201-415-000 £2.45 1

 

22 NUT, HEX., 10MM (LEFT HAND THREAD) 90310-MGS-D30 £2.23 2

 

That might explain it.  Will I ever be able to get undone now I have tightened it so much?  

 

David

[Guest upandhonda]

hi - i too was unable to seperate the nuts despite using a vice ( neighbours) he is an engineer and couldnt either. Strange..

I've fitted extenders but they look naff with the bolt bulges 4 inch up! Good view past my shoulders tho!

[kayz1 2,928]

 

Made today as no way i am going to pay 50euros for two bits of Ali,,first try at anodizing so not too good but cast next to naught to try...

  Lyn.

[Guest gulveal]

The view past my shoulders seemed OK without extenders - maybe just better than I am used to.  I am itching to go and try turning the locknut the other way, but it is Christmas Eve and I think it will have to wait.

 

Merry Christmas Everyone! 

[Guest gulveal]

Well I finally got around to trying turning the locknuts the other way.  Sure enough, they undid quite easily when turned anti-clockwise when viewed from the top!  I have adjusted the mirror stalks to be in a straight line across now, I think that should give me the optimum view past my shoulders and arms.

 

David 

[Guest xjraus]

i made the same mistake should have read manual put mirrors in vice nearly stripped the nuts then i tried the other way.

[philboulter 24]

The top nut has a left hand thred - simple.  The bottom one if part fo a casting - it is not a locknut.