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The main advantage to bar-end mirrors is that you do not need to move your body or your head to glance at them, and even with flat glass they give an unobstructed view of what is behind and to the side of you. Another advantage is that you can turn your bars while you're stopped and get a better view of what's coming up from behind.

~~====Installation====~~

Many models of bar end mirrors are made for a universal fit. For these, it's usually necessary to remove or grind off the part that fits into the bars in order to save your bar ends. Then just add a longer bolt and screw them into the bars as normal.

~~The Ken Sean brand~~ bar end ~~mirror, part number 920030, is $17.95 each. It looks~~ a ~~lot like the Napoleon and mounts the same way~~. ~~Cut~~ off the ~~piece~~ that ~~is intended~~ to ~~go inside the~~ bar ~~and grind smooth~~. ~~Use the Kawasaki supplied bar end minus the stupid soft phillips screw. The~~ bolt ~~that comes with the mirrors is a perfect fit. It goes through the mirror~~ and ~~the bar weight~~ into ~~the stock threaded boss inside~~ the bars~~, so it's a simple bolt-on~~.

====Types of bar-end mirrors====

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 The main advantage to bar-end mirrors is that you do not need to move your body or your head to glance at them, and even with flat glass they give an unobstructed view of what is behind and to the side of you. Another advantage is that you can turn your bars while you're stopped and get a better view of what's coming up from behind.
-====Installation====
+Many models of bar end mirrors are made for a universal fit. For these, it's usually necessary to remove or grind off the part that fits into the bars in order to save your bar ends. Then just add a longer bolt and screw them into the bars as normal.
-The Ken Sean brand bar end mirror, part number 920030, is $17.95 each. It looks a lot like the Napoleon and mounts the same way. Cut off the piece that is intended to go inside the bar and grind smooth. Use the Kawasaki supplied bar end minus the stupid soft phillips screw. The bolt that comes with the mirrors is a perfect fit. It goes through the mirror and the bar weight into the stock threaded boss inside the bars, so it's a simple bolt-on.
 ====Types of bar-end mirrors====