Levers and perches...

R100 · Post by **R100** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:40 am

rrietman wrote:I have used those perches on several bikes. aside from the mirror issue, the finish is not right. I usually blast/sand/polish them to get a good finish. also the supplied pivot bolts are plated, not chrome. the lever profile is surprisingly OK for dreams and CB's.
Randy

Yes they do have a rather cheap, shiny, "bling" look that needs knocking back.

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:04 pm

R100 wrote:
G-Man wrote:R100

Not sure there is enough meat in an M10 bolt to drill and tap to M8. Might be easier to tap a small pice of bar M8 one end and M10 the other. Then put a piece of M10 stud in the hole and screw the "adapter" on to it....
These guys might have something to help.
http://www.mikesxs.net/products-45.html#products
G
I'm sure you could do that with your skill and milling machine (I saw your oil pump mod.), but I'm just a woodworker with a shaky bench-top drill press.
I might just look for some nice 10mm mirrors.
Agree that mikesxs is a useful site.

Well, yes, I could knock something up pretty quickly, but as you say, I have some nice workshop tools... :-)

G

hotrodhendrix · Post by **hotrodhendrix** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:45 am

I am actually having the exact same issue. My set does not have the black rubber on them though. I made sure to get aftermarket mirrors that would thread into the stock mount which apparently is now the wrong size. :/

~James