[silverluxe]

My mirrors were pointing straight at the ground behind me the whole way home from the dealership. It turns out that the adjustment for 'up and down' was not possible because the mirrors were stuck in one position, even after loosening the lock down nuts. My hunch is that the factory paint dried and the mirrors locked to the threads on the stalks. Here's what I did.

After you break the mirror lose from the stalk you'll be able to set it up to your liking. Then just lock the 12mm nut down when you're happy. After you get it set, you are able to make fine adjustments by hand for left to right and just a bit of up and down. They're wide angle convex mirrors, so the world is always going to look a bit funky behind you.

 

[greer]

Thank You!!


Sarah

 

[AnotherHobby]

Awesome tip! Many people have complained about this!

 

[TC3]

I must be the only one who has mirrors that are adjusted exactly how i want at pick up

 

[silverluxe]

I think if the dealership fiddles with it they can get them to a good spot, but my mirrors were both frozen to the stems and had to be cracked loose with the bigger wrench. Dealers encountering that might want to just leave them alone in case they were to break them.

 

[dukes]

Great post, this should go in a sticky thread or at least be linked to in some mega sticky thread for all we need to know about as owners.

 

[DenverDuc]

Thank you! Mine came from the dealer perfectly adjusted on the right, but the one on the left pointed almost straight down!

 

[Ed K]

Cool, thanks.

 

[Meancatdaddy]

Great thread. I pulled back the rubber boot yesterday undid the 12mm nut and tried to adjust it but it wouldn't budge. Thought I might have to move the perch but now I don't.

Many thanks.

 

[Captain Canada]

Super thanks!

Thanks for the screen shots, complete with drop-shadow the the lettered-steps!!!

This really helped me with my spanking new Classic, as I was miffed taking it out on the first ride, finding that I couldn't adjust the mirrors at all. I followed your advice to the letter, and I can now see my behind!

Thanks!

 

[SouthernIcon]

Thanks, my right side mirror was way off and my first ride was with just one mirror looking behind me, I just added a short 12mm wrench to my tool kit!

 

[Phil McAvity]

That's why I like this forum so much. I finally got to adjust the left mirror to perfection. Thanks!

 

[semize]

Just want to add to what silverlux wrote up: there is a ball and socket joint hidden by a panel on the back of the mirror that allows for better on-the-fly adjustment. The B&S joint comes a bit tight from the factory and just needs to be loosened up a little bit.

You can see how to do it right here: https://youtu.be/WZxmWEPGrLg?t=1m28s
(cuts right to the ball & socket part)