There was a thread on here (or it may have been on the 851/888 forum) which said to put a piece of inner tube between the two halves of the ball joint. I haven't tried it yet but like Kevin I have to tighten up the mirrors on my SP3 at intervals. The other thing that helps a bit is to shorten the screw a bit with a file.
Mirror fixed, just used a reasonably fine emery cloth to take the shine off caused by being knocked out of line so many times. Cheers If that wears I have some stuff made for cycle seat posts that wont stay up, sort of ground glass in a gel, will try that.
Bargain compared to RC30s!! And the 888 SP models are pretty special in my opinion. I’ve been sat on my SP3 that I bought in 1992 watching the prices stay pretty flat, not that I could bring myself to sell it anyway.
Very easy to to straighten them out with some heat from a blowtorch. I've done it several times over the last 22 years of 851 ownership. Steve R
I didn't realize they were steel until after I ordered a pair off stein dinse. WIll try and straighted it now anyway, sounds like a useful spare to have in the garage. Cheers.
They are in the correct position to ensure the reservoirs and switches don't foul the tank or fairings. I think the slight fish eye of the camera might also not show them in the right position.
