Mirrors

My right mirror is kinda loose, while my left mirror is not. A random sampling at the dealers showroom shows that about half the ST3/4's have loose mirrors on one side or the other. Does anyone know which is correct, loose or tight? The owners manual does not mention anything that I can find.

One of mine is loose also... Can't figure out where to tighten it...
Lookforward to other posts on this.
Brian

both of mine are loose....not where it bolts to the fairing, but the mirror extension itself. Been like that for 45,000 miles...so I guess it's OK.

BTW..they're spring loaded and the spring tension tends to loosen..

I noticed my right is nice and steady and have more vibration in the left one.

[evo stevo]

ST mirrors are designed to bend over when bumped, then the internal spring brings them back. if they a pushed too far or bumped alot, they get a little loose feeling. unfortunately, you cannot replace the spring, you have to buy a new mirror. some other options are to reseat the rubber gasket at the fairing so that the thin edge is up around the mirror stalk; if you look closely, they usually are not seated after being bent over. this is kind of a pain and usually requires a sixpack and/or friend to share in the miserable job of taking the upper inside fairing apart to get at the mirror mount. if they get real loose, put a home depot self tapping screw into the bottom of the stalk near the fairing gasket. preferably on the bottom, and use a small, short, black one. although, even when they feel loose to the touch, they still seem to stay put at speed, maybe a little more vibration. this makes the flashing blue lights stand out better, but does make the unlit light rack a little hard to see prior to ignition.