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Your mirrors weren't properly installed. There's no F'n way they fell off if they were properly installed
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I agree with ARCTIC. if everything was installed correctly, then they'd have not fallen off.
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As I see it..!!
the last person to install the mirror did not get them on properly. Need to be looking to him/her for some answers. I'm affraid this may be what brp will say as well. I agree they should find a better way to secure the mirrors...
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
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The mirrors were on properly! The front wheels hit two holes almost simultaneously causing a twisting action to the front end which in turn caused the mirrors to pop off. I know this sounds far fetched but it happened. I'm sure I won't be the last either. I'll bet BRP knows this is a possibility with their design. I would ask anyone here if they've ever hit a pump at highway speed and felt as if the handle bars being pulled out of their hands.
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 Originally Posted by taxmyzer
The mirrors were on properly! The front wheels hit two holes almost simultaneously causing a twisting action to the front end which in turn caused the mirrors to pop off. I know this sounds far fetched but it happened. I'm sure I won't be the last either. I'll bet BRP knows this is a possibility with their design. I would ask anyone here if they've ever hit a pump at highway speed and felt as if the handle bars being pulled out of their hands.
Plenty of hard bumps and holes...never felt like the mirrors were coming off or the handle bars were being pulled out of my hands.
Phil
I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands.
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I said there were two pot holes on either side of the road the front tires left & right hit them one right after the other and I was traveling at 65mph riding 2up. I know everyone here is saying the mirrors were put on wrong but I'm telling you this happened. This is definitely a freak accident and you probably couldn't recreate it if you tried.
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The mirrors fell off, we get it. Roger asked about the electrical connections. Did the wires break or the connectors break? Was it the whole mirror housing that came off or just the mirrors themselves coming out of the housing? If that is what happened, then the electrical connections would have nothing to do with your problem.
Mark & Mary Lou Lawson
Snellville, GA USA
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'10 RT-622 Trailer
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Thats the point. If the mirrors did fall off, installed correctly or not, the wire harness would have caught them and they would be dangling on the side of the bike. The harness is plenty strong enough to catch the mirror housing. Been there and done that. In my case it was a broken clip courtesy of Mancuso Powersports service department....
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YEA
Last edited by BLUEKNIGHT911; 07-09-2014 at 08:00 AM.
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Traveling at 65mph with windy conditions the wire harness didn't hold them in place. They pulled out of the clips with the wind. I'm glad the wires didn't rip apart. Is there anyone on this site that believes the current mounting system is great? I think most of us would like a different method. Oh I've also knocked my head on the mirror while checking oil and it's popped off. Accidents happen.
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Originally Posted by taxmyzer
This is definitely a freak accident and you probably couldn't recreate it if you tried.
Then why do you argue that BRP needs to find another way to mount the mirrors? Just accept the fact, install new mirrors and move on! If the potholes had caused both tires to blow out would you expect BRP to do something about that too?
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Honda’s, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
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No! But after spending 28k this type of stuff shouldn't happen
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JUST SAYIN
....Even LaMont complained about the " not to sturdy mirror mounting system " a few years ......There seems to be a fairly long list of things that BRP could fix and have known about for years and have not addressed them............The RT windshield " ARMS " it must be costing them quite a bit to replace the ones that break under warranty......when all they need to do is order a change in the SAND CASTING ( or however they make them ) to stop making the TRIANGULAR reliefs in the 'ARMS"........Oh Well,...........Mikeguyver 
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So both mirrors came popped loose and both wiring harnesses came unclipped when you hit two perfectly placed potholes and the mirrors just went bouncing down the road? Neither of the wiring harnesses stayed together and broke wires and neither mirror dangled from the wires for any meaningful amount of time? You just hit the holes and mirrors were gone?
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Call your insurance. This is likely more than your collision deductible.
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Must have been "The Perfect Storm." One solution is to safety wire the mirrors on to the bike. Had a similar problem with a BMW K1200LT I previously owned. However, it didn't have the wires to the directional signal like the Spyder. I was warned to safety wire the mirrors on, and it paid off. I hit a pot hole at about 50 mph and one mirror fell off, but was held by the safety wire. A replacement mirror was over $400.00.
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. I was forced to ride my roadster without mirrors for the rest of my trip home. I am hoping that BRP will step up to the plate in helping me replace both mirrors. I would recommend the current mounting system be changed to a more secure system perhaps something with screws rather than clips. I cannot ride the roadster in the current condition as its not safe.
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RS - 55K+ miles, F3 - 200 miles and counting. 
...I have had my mirrors off about a dozen times already ( 2014 RT ) and I live in an area of bumpy roads.....Have you ever taken the mirrors off ? ? ?........If so I know that putting them back on is a bit tricky.....the lower front knob and clip are extremely difficult to secure and knowing if it is secure isn't easy either ! ! !.........if that clip wasn't secure than you only had ONE holding the mirror on , because the top one DOESN'T hold the mirror on at all.....................at least not on the 2014's..................and as Roger pointed out about the electrical connector .....the wires BROKE correct ....because the fasteners DID NOT come loose ....that's not possible , they are locked together....JMHO...Mikeguyver 
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