Broken stock mirror glass - Can it be replaced?

[seven 108]

I took my mirrors off for my last track day last fall and ended up breaking the glass on one of them. The mirrors are buried in my shed so I can't look for myself and so far nothing I find on the internet has answered the question of if the glass can be replaced without replacing the entire mirror. I assume it can't since I have not found any replacement glass for sale anywhere but maybe someone here know differently. 

I am just looking for the cheap option now instead of upgrading the mirrors to something better...I have better things to spend my money on.

[Triple Jim 490]

I've had good luck going to a glass shop.   Taking the emptied broken mirror holder and the unbroken one so they can measure it may help.  I did it with a van mirror, but I don't know if they'd want to mess with a motorcycle mirror, you'd have to just ask.

[shinyribs 1,669]

Exposing my inner Martha Stewart here...I do stained glass work and cutting glass ( mirrors are no different to work with) is surprisingly simple. A $10 cutter will last a lifetime. But these mirrors have rounded corners that need to be ground to shape. It's time consuming and mirror material isn't cheap. You can order a whole new mirror assembly from Yamaha for about $40, or nab used ones cheaper. I could make a replacement glass, but I'd want $40 to make it. I'm not sure replacement glass would ever be cost effective. 

Even for myself, I'd hunt a replacement on eBay before I went to the trouble of cutting a new mirror. 

 

 

[Triple Jim 490]

8 minutes ago, shinyribs said:

But these mirrors have rounded corners that need to be ground to shape.

I watched the guy make my replacement van mirror.  It has rounded corners, and he just did his thing with the cutter, and used a nipper to do the round corners a small piece at a time.  It was fascinating to watch.

[Claude 11]

1 hour ago, shinyribs said:

Exposing my inner Martha Stewart here...I do stained glass work and cutting glass ( mirrors are no different to work with) is surprisingly simple. A $10 cutter will last a lifetime. But these mirrors have rounded corners that need to be ground to shape. It's time consuming and mirror material isn't cheap. You can order a whole new mirror assembly from Yamaha for about $40, or nab used ones cheaper. I could make a replacement glass, but I'd want $40 to make it. I'm not sure replacement glass would ever be cost effective. 

Even for myself, I'd hunt a replacement on eBay before I went to the trouble of cutting a new mirror. 

 

 

Automobile and motorcycle mirrors do have a curved surface and the radius is usually ajusted to give the correct field of view for a given application. Standard home mirrors are flat and would not really be appropriated as a replacement for a curved units.

Because of this, I strongly support shinyribs suggestion of sourcing a used unit. Surely will be more cost effective without bad surprise about the view result.

Edited Sunday at 06:10 PM by Claude

[Triple Jim 490]

1 hour ago, Claude said:

Automobile and motorcycle mirrors do have a curved surface and the radius is usually ajusted to give the correct field of view for a given application.

Right!  I forgot all about the curved wide-angle mirrors on a motorcycle!