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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

Nooooooooooooooooo Shocked

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

It gets better, the other side is reverse image to the right side, get a painter to do that

Pompey · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough

my fireblade is in the last shot at the back behind the zx10 ... same colours Wink

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Desmo_Demon · Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 240 Location: Easley, SC, USA

philfingers · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:07 am Post subject:

in those pics they look the same as the 916 items that are fitted to the YB11 as standard
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oily · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire

They also look the same as the SB6/6R

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

It would be over to Bimotanige for confirmation with his DB2, but mine has carbon fibre mirrors as opposed to plastic. Exact same shape and style as the Mito/748/916/YB11 etc, but mine have 2 bolts per mirror and there is no evidence of there being any clips on the inside of the fairing, just holes for the 2 bolts on the bracket arms

Desmo_Demon · Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 240 Location: Easley, SC, USA

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

To be honest, none of the Bimota mirrors work particulalry well, a quick look over the shoulder being the only answer or lifting your arm and peering down to see in the mirror. Mine don't work lose at all on the lens, they are really stiff to adjust still, but I rarely move them. I've seen carbon ones before on an SB7 but no other. Cagiva Mito are still available and NOS ones come up from time to time on German ebay,, but pretty sure they are YB11 types with 2 pins that fit into clips and only one central bolt.

bimotanige · Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire

yep, my mirror mountings only have two holes for solid -not pin fixing. My mirrors have the cagiva elephant on them rather than being badged bimota as on the others I have. As with all Bimota's the mirrors are designed for riders that are 5ft tall as I look at the ground besides the bike when sat normally!

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Well there we go, a second DB2 with 2 bolts for mirrors instead of pins, mine though has a gold bimota log sticker coz they're carbon fibre rather than moulded plastic. Others like on YB11's have a cast bimota log or the elephant from Cagiva, whatever they had to hand I suppose, or whichever supplier still trusted their credit worthiness at the time Rolling Eyes

vort28 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK

Not that this helps with the DB2 difference's but Bimota mirrors are Cagiva Mito , the 916 ones I bought have a different angle on the base. Incidently, the mito ones are slightly different also as have to have them fully adjusted were as the original DB4 ones where just adjusted slightly.

GeeKay · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Yeh apologies Garry, how is it the Mantra is always forgotten as being a Bimota? Hhmmm may start a riot there.
Got another Bike mag review for you next time I'm over, Mantra again, but on foreign plates, so not your baby.

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7289

Well theres always a slight update as old bits wear out and new bits are added, or just things that I wasn't happy with in the first place.

Since fitting the triple white veglia clocks I had fitted a one dimensional carbon plate surround to hide the horrible ageing grey foam, but was simply not happy with it, and after I found a 3 dimensional one that wraps around the foam, well I had to didn't I. But such was the quality of the item, no "tear off" sticky pads, Oh no, this one fits behind the clocks for a better fit, no gaps, and so no tinker cn rip it ff and steal it...Sooo......

Ruddy Fairing off, front mudgaurd lowered for clearance of one piece fairing, headlight off, tacho and speedo cables off, connecting cables off, tacho, temp gauge and speedo back lights off, pull off the clocks,

Oh and then its pull the clocks out of their binnacles, old carbon surround off, started to reassemble after a break, realising later I'd forgotten to put the ruddy carbon surround in place, so take 2 steps back and recommence

Side view of new surround, hiding the rubber foam and "old" one dimensional flat carbon surround

Clcoks refitted, just need to put the fairing, indicators, mirrors and mudguard back on....