Stadium / Halcyon mirror Grips

Mofosheee · Jan 14, 2025

For a Stadium mirror bar end mount mirrors, are grips with holes in the ends required? Asking for a friend.
Thanks

Triton Thrasher · Jan 14, 2025

Yes.

You make the holes.

Mart UK · Jan 14, 2025

Make them tight for the mirror stems, to reduce the opportunity for water to get into your bars.

WEM · Jan 14, 2025

I took an appropriately sized piece of copper pipe, filed the edge to a point and used it as a punch on the end of the grip. Made a dandy, correctly sized hole for the bar ends I used.

Tornado · Jan 17, 2025

Mart UK said:
Make them tight for the mirror stems, to reduce the opportunity for water to get into your bars.

Except you've got to make clearance for the twist throttle grip so it does not grab on the mirror plug.

Tornado · Jan 17, 2025

WEM said:
I took an appropriately sized piece of copper pipe, filed the edge to a point and used it as a punch on the end of the grip. Made a dandy, correctly sized hole for the bar ends I used.

Yes thats the best way. Trying to cut with a razor knife never seems to do a good job.

Satan's Aardvark · Jan 18, 2025

Bought a set of el cheapo circular hole punches from the local hardware, put the punch inside the grip resting on a piece of backing wood, 1 hit, worked perfectly.

robs ss · Jan 18, 2025

Open-ended grips are readily available

Jim24 · Jan 24, 2025

Advise your friend that the method of securing bar-end mirrors can be greatly improved by fitting a proper anchor bolt, (aka "Rawlbolt"). I found it necessary to open up the manufacturer's bolt hole a little with a drill bit to take the new bolt. The original mounting mechanism is distinctly Michael Mouse, and the mirror is now solidly secured and pretty much blur free. Highly recommended.

I've tried to attach an image (JPEG file) of an anchor bolt but haven't yet figured out how to - most odd...

milfordite · Jan 24, 2025

Use a 1/2" hole saw, works perfect.

Tornado · Jan 24, 2025

Jim24 said:
Advise your friend that the method of securing bar-end mirrors can be greatly improved by fitting a proper anchor bolt, (aka "Rawlbolt"). I found it necessary to open up the manufacturer's bolt hole a little with a drill bit to take the new bolt. The original mounting mechanism is distinctly Michael Mouse, and the mirror is now solidly secured and pretty much blur free. Highly recommended.

I've tried to attach an image (JPEG file) of an anchor bolt but haven't yet figured out how to - most odd...

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