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2018 LIBERTY 150S, 2013 Kymco LIKE200iLX
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My long-stemmed FAR mirror snapped off at the base while riding this morning.
I installed these in 2013 - a very hard-to-find mirror purchased from an Italian seller on eBay. (long gone...)
10mm stems - but long - 12 yrs of rough roads caught up with this one.
The stock Kymco mirrors are approx 1/2 the length of these FAR mirrors.

FAR's are HTF this side of the pond.
Hope to find another and thread it, w/lock nut, back into the present adapter.

O.S.
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2006 LX150 (carbed) | 2007 GT200
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Is there enough left to thread the remaining stem?

https://www.amazon.com/Yamesh-Rethreading-Thread-Carton-Steel/dp/B0CW8T5LK6/ref=sxin_32_pa_sp_phone_search_thematic_sspa

(just an example - I haven't looked up the actual thread size)
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2007 GT200,2008 Yamaha C3,2009 BV250, 2013 GTS300 Super
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That's 10X1.25
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S50, R1100s, way too many pushbikes
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Thats a complete write off. New scooter time.
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MP3 250 & Sei Giorni 300 HPE
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Still got the original mirrors on my Like 200-the only items to rust. Had them soaking in rust remover, wire brushed and galvanised painted. Couple of months have passed-and guess what-
However the good news is the very nice Puig windscreen that arrived from Spain and uses the mirrors as anchor points.
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2018 LIBERTY 150S, 2013 Kymco LIKE200iLX
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spdtwn wrote:
Still got the original mirrors on my Like 200-the only items to rust. Had them soaking in rust remover, wire brushed and galvanised painted. Couple of months have passed-and guess what-
However the good news is the very nice Puig windscreen that arrived from Spain and uses the mirrors as anchor points.
I still have like new stock LIKE200I mirrors in a drawer.
Frankly, they are so short for my needs - I'd sooner sell the scooter than ride with 0 vision behind myself! I've a set of chrome Liberty (same mirror as on many Vespas)....longer that the Kymco's. Might be able to use them.
Goodness knows there are any number of mirror adapters out there!
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What if just make a thread to snapped one?
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09 250 Super
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TIG to the rescue. Easy fix. Ride on.

Stress fractures caused by metal fatigue are annoying.

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