09/04/2006
New Mirrors and Bar Ends on the Blast
I installed new Mirrors and bar ends for my Buell Blast. Since the day I got it my friend Henry has been bugging me about the "mickey mouse ear mirrors" on the bike. It's been two years, and I finally decided to break down and buy some new mirrors. I looked at the Joker Machine mirrors, but I wasn't going to pay $200.00 for mirrors on this bike. I ended up finding some at JC Whitney that I liked the shape of. My wife cautioned me about the bar ends (bullet shaped) but I got them anyway. Turns out combined with the grips they look a bit phallic. Installation was straightforward, and I checked the play on the throttle and left a gap on the end with the bar end so that the throttle turns without rubbing or any issues.

The parts I ordered were:

We also took a ride on Saturday, me on my VN750 and the wife on her XB9 and a guy tried to run me off the road when I tried to pass him when he kept trying to stop short to mess with me, and then tried to run me down when I got ahead of him. I posted an account over at VN750.com, and you can check it out if interested:

Here are some pics:

Side view of the mirrors, and the new bar ends on the Blast. The bar ends look a bit phallic when combined with the handlebars.	The Blast, 3/4 view, with the mirrors, and bar ends.
The Blast with a can of Honda Gloss, this is a forward view of the mirrors.	Another 3/4 view, with Honda Gloss.
Head on, with the camera angled for what the bike would look like level.	Rear view of the mirrors and bar ends.
Side view of the bike with the new mirrors.