Magic Mirror Mounts

[RT Spyder Rider]

I ordered a set of "Magic Mirror" mounts from Russ on 5 April and expected to get them within about a 15 day period but had not received them to date. He sent a tracking number but nothing changed in the tracking info since I received it! I sent him an Email today asking for an expected delivery date.
Here is his response:

Your parcel has been held at mebourne for 9 days now
A dickhead there noted they were magnetic
They have now been asvised to release them in limited numbers
Welcome to aust post
Notjing i can do
Russ

[5Wheels]

Ordered mine on Feb. 20th, still waiting. I realize that there is nothing Russ can do. Looks like I might be going to Spyderfest with duct tape holding my mirror on. Several people have tried but we can't get one of the pins to engage.

[Bob Denman]

Once you DO get them: you'll find out that they were worth the wait. I'm just sorry that this isn't really any consolation.

Will Carly help?

[samewok]

they will be worth the wait.

[Jdsd1]

Once you DO get them: you'll find out that they were worth the wait. I'm just sorry that this isn't really any consolation.

Will Carly help?

WHY?? Can someone explain to me the benefit of these mirrors?????

[Y Rider]

WHY?? Can someone explain to me the benefit of these mirrors?????

If you perform your own maintenance on your Spyder the first step for just about every procedure is to remove the mirrors. I always cringe each time I attempt the mirror removal process but not with the magnetic mirrors mounts. Now it will be a simple task to remove and replace.

[nslowmotion]

I ordered mine about a week before I found out that Lamont was selling them . Strange how that happens, the same thing happened when I ordered my fender lights, about 2 weeks after I ordered them, I went by his shop on my way back home from a Colorado vacation and he told me he was selling them........

[Bob Denman]

WHY?? Can someone explain to me the benefit of these mirrors?????

The OEM mounts for the mirrors have been an issue ever since it was first introduced on the 2010 models. You have to tap this way... then that way... then some other way... and end up wanting to take a baseball bat to them.
This is easy-peasey!

[Buckeye Bleau]

The OEM mounts for the mirrors have been an issue ever since it was first introduced on the 2010 models. You have to tap this way... then that way... then some other way... and end up wanting to take a baseball bat to them.
This is easy-peasey!

I am so happy to have these. I usually had no problem with removal other than the occasional mirror flying across the garage. However, that reinstall was horrendo, first 1/2 hour of attempts, fiddling with the prongs, uttering some words that the grandchildren should not hear. Finally walking away for another 1/2 hour, coming back and it slips right on, I swear that they program the blasted things to work that way.

Joe

[SPYD1]

Unfortunately this happens. We order parts for work from all over the world and it is common that magnets, bearings and such are held up. 😫
The bad news, I have a set of these enroute.

[SteveandBelinda]

Mine are coming today. Just ordered 3 days ago. Ordered from Lamont.

Unfortunately this happens. We order parts for work from all over the world and it is common that magnets, bearings and such are held up. 😫
The bad news, I have a set of these enroute.

[Peter Aawen]

Unfortunately this happens. We order parts for work from all over the world and it is common that magnets, bearings and such are held up.....

I'm not apologising for any of the sloooow postal service processes out there, & certainly not having a dig at those hardworking Postal workers out there who do try to move the mail quickly & accurately, but considering the world as it is today, it's probably not all that strange for these sorts of items in particular to take longer than 'normal' mail!!

Just think about it for a minute - you know that you're expecting magnets (or bearings, or lumpy metal parts, or whatever) but do they?? And you can probably guess that the package you expect is going to be a bit of an odd shape & probably also a bit heavier than the usual mail in the system - certainly heavier for its size than most.... Soooo, just consider this from the postal system or workers point of view for a moment - here's some stuff that's wrapped 'pretty well'; it weighs 'quite a lot' for a package of this size; it probably has a few other similar packages gathered around it; & it might even be hard to pick up off the metal sorting tray.... What else does it take to start ringing alarm bells in your mind??

Even (or maybe especially) if it is labelled clearly, just about the only other DANGER Will Robinson, DANGER warnings I can think of that you could add to these packages would be greasy smeared finger marks (didja notice any of them on the packing tape? Russ always leaves sticky/greasy finger marks; Brenda, not so much!! ) & a funny almond-like smell emanating from the package!! Oh, wait a minute, does it tick or upset electronic gear??

Anyone else concerned yet?? I must admit that originally, I didn't even think about what these packages might bear some similarities to, but then when people started mentioning they took a while to get thru & that some had obviously been 'inspected' strenuously, it slowly dawned.... These packages have quite a few of the 'give-aways' that might just cause a bomb scare - and the more Russ & the Girls in the office try to 'disguise' those hall-marks, the scarier the package is likely to become!! More bubble wrap & tape?? Uh-oh!! Put it in a little box & hand-write the address labels? Yeah, Nope!! How about sending them overseas from an obscure country town address?!? Sending them in batches to a heap of US addresses?!? What about sticking a warning label on the outside?! Yeah, Sure!! No-one with mayhem in mind would ever think of doing any of that!!

So like I said, I'm not trying to make excuses, & I really don't have a solution - but it is now just a little clearer in my mind why some of these packages could be taking a bit longer than expected to get thru the system & why some are damaged/torn a bit more than you might expect.... not sure that there's anything that Russ or the Girls in the office (both/either of them!) could do to alleviate the concern, either??

[samewok]

Ordered mine on Feb. 20th, still waiting. I realize that there is nothing Russ can do. Looks like I might be going to Spyderfest with duct tape holding my mirror on. Several people have tried but we can't get one of the pins to engage.

I know you have looked but one of the wires on mine stopped it from going on.

[pwm]

Ordered mine Sunday from Lamont and got them yesterday

[Lamonster]

Ordered mine Sunday from Lamont and got them yesterday

I feel bad for Russel as there's nothing he can do once it leaves the shop. The package we got was beat up pretty bad with a big hole in it. Somehow we didn't lose any of the product. We have another large order heading our way. We won't get the complete order for a few weeks but a partial order shipped out to me Tuesday. Like others have said it's a great product and Russel is a standup guy.

[Jeriatric]

I feel bad for Russel as there's nothing he can do once it leaves the shop. The package we got was beat up pretty bad with a big hole in it. Somehow we didn't lose any of the product. We have another large order heading our way. We won't get the complete order for a few weeks but a partial order shipped out to me Tuesday. Like others have said it's a great product and Russel is a standup guy.

I second your feeling bad for Russel.

Mine are ordered and they'll get here....when they get here. It's NOT his fault once they are in the system. Patience is in order.

[budjones13]

I feel bad for Russel as there's nothing he can do once it leaves the shop. The package we got was beat up pretty bad with a big hole in it. Somehow we didn't lose any of the product. We have another large order heading our way. We won't get the complete order for a few weeks but a partial order shipped out to me Tuesday. Like others have said it's a great product and Russel is a standup guy.

I take it that is why I can't pull up on your site? Is there a way i can pre order until your stock arrives?

New spyder rider and wanted to thank you for all your videos you helped with my new addiction

[Gordy]

Ordered mine on Feb. 20th, still waiting. I realize that there is nothing Russ can do. Looks like I might be going to Spyderfest with duct tape holding my mirror on. Several people have tried but we can't get one of the pins to engage.

put a thin washer behind pin I have done this with mine and it helps

[Mazo EMS2]

I have some ordered too, and have the same issue with that lame tracking system. A couple days after I ordered them I saw that LaMonster was selling them.....grrrrr..... Hopefully I'll have them before I have to put it away for winter.

[oldguyinTX]

I did get my magic mirror mounts - took 28 days from when Russ sent them - but in my experience that's about par for the course for overseas mail/post/whatever it's called. Not his fault. MY problem is, my RT went into the shop the day before they arrived. If I weren't able to laugh, I would cry.

[Bob Denman]

Do you have any idea as to when you'll be able to break your bike out of it's confinement yet?

[oldguyinTX]

Do you have any idea as to when you'll be able to break your bike out of it's confinement yet?

The YAW Control Sensor is supposed to come in today. Since it's waiting for parts, my RT is off of the work stand, which I totally understand. This is a VERY small dealership, and they only have one stand, but they are the absolute best dealer around. I recon when they finish the one they are working on now, mine will be next in line. I'm guessing midweek next week.

By the your Avatar is The Robot from the TV series "Lost In Space". He was called "Robot" Mine?