what the heck is this bolt for?
- Thread starter belewbro
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CALfeRacer
Fat man on a little bike
That's the stock spot for the mirror. Looks like someone decided to replace it with a bolt, why I do not know.
cqyqte
Grumpy retired oldtimer... "eat a Snickers bar"
Taking the mirrors out and leaving a hole can depending on the angle of the lever controls cause the wind to whistle over the empty hole as you ride. PO may have had an issue with that, or just wanted to keep water out, especially if they lived somewhere cold enough where water would freeze over night.
I have a bolt on my XS650 perch where the mirror would go. However, the bolt I used is a short socket-cap that actually fits properly. Might one day look at a stainless button top socket cap bolt to really finish it off, but at 10mm or whatever the bolt size is, they're not cheap or common bits to find at Home Depot.
