Haha I feel ya man try wd-40 and heat gun on them to melt the stupid loctite they use on it. I had to use both on tail light bolts and it was the only thing that worked. Spray some wd-40 and let it sit for a while then heat gun for like 15-20min and try to remove. Good luck!
Appreciate these videos man, just ordered the same mirrors on my brand new Vulcan S, they make a huge difference in the styling of the bike! And with this video it'll be a piece of cake to put them on.🙏
Haha thank you! This is part of the fun of having a motorcycle. Next mod and hopefully final one will be changing the indicator lights in front to be blacked out as well!
Thanks for the video. I bought the same mirrors and placed them below the bar as yourself, I do like the aesthetics. BUT! I found the visibility is much worst! First, the throttle hand obstruct the mirror and can’t see what’s behind me. I’ve tried different adjustment positions and no luck. Second, the mirrors are small, again the rear view isn’t great, plus arm is in the way. I love the look of it, but unfortunately I went if a ride with them and I didn’t feel very comfortable with the fact that I can’t do a proper mirror check :/
Thanks for watching! Yea it all depends on the size of your arms and shoulders location while riding. For me I can still see great in the back but I do understand where you could have issues and see some of your wrist and arms. The safest option would be to mount them above the bar, still a nice low profile look. I may switch mine to above the bar at some point. Good luck and ride safe bro!
Vulcan s bar has a small protruding at the end, so the mirror is not flush with the bar. It leaves an ugly gap where the water can go in. I found out the hard way with mine
good to know, thanks! Do you ride in rain a lot? I never ride in rain and I don't spray entire bike with water when washing so hopefully I don't have issues with water going into bars.
Do these hit your tank when you turn? I was hesitant to consider these mirrors because the way you have them installed, I fear you could damage your tank if you lock your bars left or right. You might want to flip them up so they sit on top.
I tested them out at full left and right turn, they do not hit the tank. It's all about the angle you keep the mirrors at. They would certainly hit the tank if the bracket and mirror are angled incorrectly. It's very easy to adjust and yes can just flip the bracket to be above the bars instead of below if you like that look better. Many options for mounting!
So I followed your link to Amazon and some of the reviews of people with vulcan S state when installed it creates a lot more vibration due to the barend weights being removed. Did you notice this and if so was it bothersome or were you able to correct? The mirrors look gorgeous. Just dont want a lot more vibration. Thanks for posting all these mods!
I haven't noticed any vibration in the bars after adding these mirrors. The mirror weight is similar to the stock mirrors. Someone also mentioned using longer screws that allow you to keep the bar end weights on so that could resolve their vibration issues but like I said I haven't felt any added vibrations. Good luck and ride safe!
@Kamdorian I don't know if you ever fixed the headlight turn signal staying solid but found the below on the Amazon review for it. May help. "the turn signals and DRLs are wired in such a way that they are not compatible with solid state LED flashers, even though they are LEDs. I don't know how this is possible because I'm not an electrical engineer, but when using a common solid state, no-load flasher, the DRLs backfeed 6 volts across the turn signals and cause them to stay on instead of flashing, while my rear turn signals flash normally. The only solution I found (after 3 days of trying different flashers and much puzzlement) is to get an electromechanical flasher such as the Autozone Novita LL352, and two 6 ohm load resistors. I'm guessing that on the bikes this kit was designed for, there is an incandescent gauge light in the circuit and the resistor isn't necessary."
Love the headlight, much brighter and looks way better than stock imo. You cannot use the factory windshield because there is no more room on the forks for the windshield brackets. Only way would be to use a different bracket for the headlight or a bracket for the windshield that goes into the top cylinder of the forks.
Nice vid! Can you tell me the size (width and height) of this mirrors? I find two differents sizes, 90*136 and 77*128... I'm hesitant about of what of these purchase, maybe 77*128 are very small... Thanks
Nice video! I'm thinking about also adding end-bar mirrors to my KVS. Did you notice an increase of vibration transmission through the handlebar? Cheers,
Thank you! I have only rode for short 30 minutes after installing these so far (weather has not been great to ride for longer yet). So far no vibration at 55mph. Have to ride for longer and get to higher speeds before I can say for sure no issues.
@@Kamdorian Hi Kamdorian, I was wondering about this too - any update? I bought the same mirrors as you but have not put them on yet. Thanks! Update: I decided to put these on and went for a 1 hour ride. No increased vibration or buzzing in the hands! They are actually better for seeing behind than the stock mirrors!
Visibility is fine, it is actually better than stock in my opinion because the angle shows more of what's behind you. The stock mirrors are in front and top of bars so you always see the side of your shoulder/arms. With these bar ends the view is fully clear and wider. There is only a slight reduction in view since the bar end mirrors are smaller than stock, but not by much.
That is true but it does have some weight to it that helps making these bar ends close to the weight of the stock mirrors. This helps prevent imbalance on the bars and vibrations.
A prime example of someone doing a how to video when they have no clue what they are doing, so much wrong info, advice and dropping stuff. Oh and the mirror fittings are not made of plastic. 🙄
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It’s amazing how just the mirrors alone turn this into a totally different bike. That’s insane
Yea the stock mirrors are so bulky and ugly lol
The gods themselves must have tightened my bar ends because I cannot remove them lol
Haha I feel ya man try wd-40 and heat gun on them to melt the stupid loctite they use on it. I had to use both on tail light bolts and it was the only thing that worked. Spray some wd-40 and let it sit for a while then heat gun for like 15-20min and try to remove. Good luck!
lol I had the same thing, really really tight, I used an extension for my hex key, worked like a charm!
@@SumPixelz that's a great idea to increase the torque!
Appreciate these videos man, just ordered the same mirrors on my brand new Vulcan S, they make a huge difference in the styling of the bike!
And with this video it'll be a piece of cake to put them on.🙏
Awesome thanks for watching! Congrats on the new bike, glad this video will help you mod your bike too. Good luck and ride safe!!
It’s weird I have a 2021 Vulcan and Amazon says it doesn’t fit. But this bike looks exactly identical to the one I have
Great video fella, the very best 650 I've seen on CZcams!!
Thank you I appreciate that!!
Very helpful video, I fitted them this afternoon. Look superb, really pleased with them.👍
Awesome glad the video helped! Ride safe bro!!
Wow. You are on a roll to do a complete makeover of it. 😅
Haha thank you! This is part of the fun of having a motorcycle. Next mod and hopefully final one will be changing the indicator lights in front to be blacked out as well!
Thanks for the vid. I just ordered! Did you do a vid on headlight?
Thanks for watching! Yes I did video on all my mods including the headlight. Check out my channel for all the videos
Thanks for the video. I bought the same mirrors and placed them below the bar as yourself, I do like the aesthetics.
BUT! I found the visibility is much worst!
First, the throttle hand obstruct the mirror and can’t see what’s behind me. I’ve tried different adjustment positions and no luck.
Second, the mirrors are small, again the rear view isn’t great, plus arm is in the way.
I love the look of it, but unfortunately I went if a ride with them and I didn’t feel very comfortable with the fact that I can’t do a proper mirror check :/
Thanks for watching! Yea it all depends on the size of your arms and shoulders location while riding. For me I can still see great in the back but I do understand where you could have issues and see some of your wrist and arms. The safest option would be to mount them above the bar, still a nice low profile look. I may switch mine to above the bar at some point. Good luck and ride safe bro!
Is there any way to close the gap at the end of the bars
Apparently there is something you can buy or you can use different adapters but I'm not sure which ones. Others have commented on it.
Vulcan s bar has a small protruding at the end, so the mirror is not flush with the bar.
It leaves an ugly gap where the water can go in. I found out the hard way with mine
good to know, thanks! Do you ride in rain a lot? I never ride in rain and I don't spray entire bike with water when washing so hopefully I don't have issues with water going into bars.
I have the same issue with my Aprilia. Thankfully, I work in a fabrication shop so I’ll be making spacers to go in there.
What happens if too much water gets in? Because I ride in the rain if I’m stuck. I have no choice
I dont know if you fixed it or not but what i did was use the larger spacer that the mirrors came with and put it there so it kind of covers that gap
Any tips on how to tighten the mirror without getting the throttle stuck?
Hmm it should tighten normally without getting throttle stuck. You might be using the wrong bolt if it is getting stuck.
Black beast won’t be complete till you get rid of those reflectors. But other than that, that is one sick ass looking bike.
Thanks man haha yea but I think it's illegal to remove the reflectors??
Can you add link to mirrors plz cheers love your vids
Thanks man appreciate it. Check the video description there are links to all my mods including the mirrors. Got them from Amazon
Do these hit your tank when you turn? I was hesitant to consider these mirrors because the way you have them installed, I fear you could damage your tank if you lock your bars left or right. You might want to flip them up so they sit on top.
I tested them out at full left and right turn, they do not hit the tank. It's all about the angle you keep the mirrors at. They would certainly hit the tank if the bracket and mirror are angled incorrectly. It's very easy to adjust and yes can just flip the bracket to be above the bars instead of below if you like that look better. Many options for mounting!
So I followed your link to Amazon and some of the reviews of people with vulcan S state when installed it creates a lot more vibration due to the barend weights being removed. Did you notice this and if so was it bothersome or were you able to correct? The mirrors look gorgeous. Just dont want a lot more vibration. Thanks for posting all these mods!
I haven't noticed any vibration in the bars after adding these mirrors. The mirror weight is similar to the stock mirrors. Someone also mentioned using longer screws that allow you to keep the bar end weights on so that could resolve their vibration issues but like I said I haven't felt any added vibrations. Good luck and ride safe!
@Kamdorian I don't know if you ever fixed the headlight turn signal staying solid but found the below on the Amazon review for it. May help. "the turn signals and DRLs are wired in such a way that they are not compatible with solid state LED flashers, even though they are LEDs. I don't know how this is possible because I'm not an electrical engineer, but when using a common solid state, no-load flasher, the DRLs backfeed 6 volts across the turn signals and cause them to stay on instead of flashing, while my rear turn signals flash normally. The only solution I found (after 3 days of trying different flashers and much puzzlement) is to get an electromechanical flasher such as the Autozone Novita LL352, and two 6 ohm load resistors. I'm guessing that on the bikes this kit was designed for, there is an incandescent gauge light in the circuit and the resistor isn't necessary."
how do you like the led headlight? Can u still use the factory windshield?
Love the headlight, much brighter and looks way better than stock imo. You cannot use the factory windshield because there is no more room on the forks for the windshield brackets. Only way would be to use a different bracket for the headlight or a bracket for the windshield that goes into the top cylinder of the forks.
Nice vid! Can you tell me the size (width and height) of this mirrors? I find two differents sizes, 90*136 and 77*128... I'm hesitant about of what of these purchase, maybe 77*128 are very small... Thanks
The mirror is 5 inch wide and 3 inch tall. When mounted above bars you can see easier and it is big enough to see clearly in the rear.
Nice job!
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thank you!!
can you tell me what the size of the connection of the original mirrors is ? M8 or M10 ?
I believe it is M10. I used these caps to fill the stock mirror holes. amzn.to/3Ttk5kF
Normal height upright hanging off the end would be better
Yea it's easy to change to that so I might do it one day
Is there any unwanted vibrations since you didn’t install the weights with the new mirrors?
No vibrations. The weight of the bracket and mirror are pretty much equal to the stock bar end weight. Even at high speed I don't feel vibration.
Nice video! I'm thinking about also adding end-bar mirrors to my KVS. Did you notice an increase of vibration transmission through the handlebar?
Cheers,
Thank you! I have only rode for short 30 minutes after installing these so far (weather has not been great to ride for longer yet). So far no vibration at 55mph. Have to ride for longer and get to higher speeds before I can say for sure no issues.
@@Kamdorian Hi Kamdorian, I was wondering about this too - any update? I bought the same mirrors as you but have not put them on yet. Thanks!
Update: I decided to put these on and went for a 1 hour ride. No increased vibration or buzzing in the hands! They are actually better for seeing behind than the stock mirrors!
Bro you can change your stock signal lights coz its quite flimsy. Vulcan s owner here
Haha that is the next upgrade on the list! Looking for nice blacked out signals. Do you know of any?
@@Kamdorian u can look for it in aliexpress man. most amazon stuff are bought there and repacked then repriced man.
even the Gecko headlights are only repacks man. i mean they bought it in china and rebranded it. priced it x2
How would u compare visibility compared to stock ones?
Visibility is fine, it is actually better than stock in my opinion because the angle shows more of what's behind you. The stock mirrors are in front and top of bars so you always see the side of your shoulder/arms. With these bar ends the view is fully clear and wider. There is only a slight reduction in view since the bar end mirrors are smaller than stock, but not by much.
Are these mirrors designed to stand up as well?
@@markbeck3489 yes they can be mounted above bars or below. Very easy to switch!
@@Kamdorian when I turn the handlebars all the way left or right, they hit the tank, was wondering if urs do the same?
@@markbeck3489 they do if the angle of the mirror is off. Adjust the angle of the mirror itself and bracket until it doesn't hit the tank.
Terrible with that gap between the mirror and the grip.
They sell extra endcaps to close that gap.
I don't mind it much. Where do you get the end caps?
I want the end caps as well , Where can i find those ?
I bought these mirrors, but when you tigthen the bolts, there is no adjust to open the view for the sides of the bike
Maybe the bolt for the mirror rotation is too tight? Or also try flipping them to be above the bars for more view
@@Kamdorian I mean that is not possible to move it horizontally, for the left or rigth, not the rotation on the bolt
@@felixrodrigo correct you cannot move horizontally. Did you try flipping up to be above the bars? You might get better view. Ride safe my friend!
@@Kamdorian I move it up, now I will try. Thanks for your videos and keep riding
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Sorry I don't understand that language
Stripped my bolts, and tried screw extractors and couldn’t get it out :( in fucked
Ah sorry to hear that man, try wd 40 and heat gun. Helped me loosen the bolts on the taillight bracket. Good luck!
It’s NOT A WEIGHT!!! It’s simply an adapter for the installation.
That is true but it does have some weight to it that helps making these bar ends close to the weight of the stock mirrors. This helps prevent imbalance on the bars and vibrations.
Yeah gosh johnnie
How much are they on Amazon?
Look for!!
Only about $65. Very affordable and high quality.
@@Kamdorian Hmmmm, i looked up what looked like the exact same ones and they were $65
That was on Amazon and were the same ones
Can u provide the link, i would greatly appreciate it
A prime example of someone doing a how to video when they have no clue what they are doing, so much wrong info, advice and dropping stuff. Oh and the mirror fittings are not made of plastic. 🙄
I never claimed to be a pro, just learning as I go and enjoying the experience. If only I was a robot that never made mistakes beep boop algorithm has detected a hater goodbye
Doric Dave is just jealous that he doesn't have a popular CZcams channel, nor a Vulcan S, nor a motorcycle or any constructive advice on any of the videos he watches. Haters gonna hate while living in misery, all there is to it.
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