Rizoma Install

[JDJ]

I decided to mount some Rizoma mirrors but wanted to keep my stock bar ends. And so I fabricated some spacers/bushings out of a $1.97 cutting board.

I took a few measurements:

Then I cut the cutting board and then used a hole saw bit to make a disk.

Then I used a sharp edge to trim it to size:

And sandpaper to smooth it out:

A test fit:

One of four done:

Boring out the center:

A test fit:

Looking good!

Thanks for dropping by!

 

[thomasmryan]

Nice. Which blinkers are you going with?

 

[JDJ]

Futurismoto.

 

[JDJ]

Here’s a side shot:

I adjusted the mirrors while out on a ride and it took very little time to get used to them. They really clean up the lines when combined with the tail tidy and passenger seat cowl.

 

[thomasmryan]

much cleaner lines but I would never make it through the front door))

was it chilly a mile high? I rode up the French Broad to Hot Springs then up to Greenville...farm country.

 

[JDJ]

57 degrees. Not too bad. The difficult part is the longer shadows cast by the sun being lower in the sky. You transition from bright sunlight to dark shadows in a curve and it’s easy to lose your line.

 

[Manicguitarist]

Whoah. Impressive.

 

[Deadcruiser]

Great craftsmanship i. I personally don’t like bar end mirrors. I just don’t understand why Ducati performance doesn’t offer better ones, shaped like the original but made of aluminum…

 

[Jrsq270]

Outstanding Job! I really like the Rizoma Mirrors. Classic look.

 

[JDJ]

Thank you, gents. Other than making the bike’s profile a few inches wider, I like them. They are very useful compared to the OEM antenna-style stalk mirrors in that they don’t become useless at 5k rpms and above.