Royal Enfield Continental GT650, Fitting the ROYAL ENFIELD accessory bar end mirrors and Finishers!
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- A full review of the Royal Enfield Genuine accessory bar end mirrors and bar end finishers for the Continental GT650. with a full demonstration on how to fit them.
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Recently bought a used GT 650 in the same colour as this one and have sourced some genuine bar end mirrors, have been watching a lot of your videos lately and glad to see this one showing how to fit them, I thought it seemed too easy to be true but glad it is that way! Thank you!
Hey Stuart. Your channel has quickly become one of my favourite TH-cam channels. Just wanted to say thanks for everything you do.
Hi Stuart, Lovely vids for us RE lovers ! Thank you , I admire that enthusiasm! It's so inspiring !
No Chinese goods! At least that's my motto... The RE parts look great, and the design suits the GT. One thing I have noticed is the quality of RE accessories, top notch. 👍
Guess your house is devoid of 'white goods' smart phones, cameras, TV and various other electrical items ..!!
@@brianperry as much as possible! Of course it isn't, but, it is possible to look at the country of origin and make a choice. I had a choice of an iPhone, (made in China) or the one I have now, which was made in Taiwan. The west sold themselves out to China for low cost, now we'll pay again, buying ourselves back.
@@terrycavender You always get some clever guy making the 'white goods' comment, when you point out that you're actually doing quite well at avoiding Chinese goods, it goes a bit quiet, doesn't it.
@@motosnape never even heard of "white goods," before this. I can't make policy for the world, but, what I can do is make a choice. In some cases, there is no choice. An example, I needed vinyl plank flooring for my house, so I went to my local home store, Home Depot, everything was Chinese made, just like Walmart, they'd sold out to China. 🙄 We did this to ourselves out of greed, now our enemy is using it against us.
INDIA won't let you down brother 🇮🇳❤!!
My dealer in Stafford gave me a pair of these FOC with my new Interceptor. I found them a bit of a faff to fit and had to adjust the throttle control, as a gardener and not a mechanic this wasn’t too taxing. I agree, very good quality and work really well (with original bar ends.........)
Thank you Stu.
A big improvement over the stock mirrors... A beautiful bike the Continental GT 👍
I really look forward to your videos particularly Fridays video...it's like the end of s weeks treat. Keep up the good work and thank you.
Bye Stuart 🙂
Me too, I always wait till I'm sat down and can watch on the big telly.
Brilliant video as always Stuart and those are a mighty fine mirror indeed 😃👍🏻
Have the same ones for my dr mayhem as well. Have really enjoyed and learned a lot from all your great content. Thanks and greetings from crazy town USA!!!
Lovely vid, plenty of great little tips on here. The kind of things that would have you scratching your head in the shed for an hour. Cheers Stu!
Thanks for sharing your take on these bar end mirrors and finishers. I am inspired to put these on my GT650. Due to pandemic second wave lockdown, and subsequently monsoon rains in India, haven't had a chance to attend to the bike much.
Great content as usual stu 👏
On a recent royal enfield ride organized by my local dealer I saw a continental gt with some clamp on mirrors mounted on the forks, just bellow the headlight brackets and it looked really good.
Thanks for the video Stuart, I'm glad to hear there is something on the way for the rear lights, I've been looking at options to tidy up the rear of my interceptor and I'm surprised that there isn't more choice. An interceptor specific kit from Motone Customs would be great, fingers crossed!
Love the bike I would change the mirrors ,tail end and indicator lights great video Uncle Stewart I can't wait to buy my own GT
Superb! Looks like a REAL ROCKERS bike!🇬🇧
Thoroughly enjoyed the video. The mirrors look fabulous. Please make a video of fitting these mirrors on interceptor 650.
Another brilliant video!
Well Done Stuart, an idiots guide to fitment. I’m with you on bar end mirrors and these really make the Continental 👍🏻✊🏻
@@MrKdr500 unfortunately that one label that can’t be stuck on Stuart, he’s produced a video for them 👍🏻🤪🤪🤪
Very smart indeed! Have a great weekend & enjoy the ☀️😎
Great video thanks for your help. Appreciate it.
I bought the stork equivalent of those for my re classic 500. Made big difference with vibration problems of seeing what’s behind you, also decided to get them from a guy in India. He was a gentleman to deal with. done a fair price and had them to me in just over a week if I remember right.
Richard, can you pass on your supplier’s details? Ta.
Ran into the same issue of the bar end lug spinning in the barrel of the handlebar. Pick up a belt strap wrench. They'll hold these bar ends perfectly still while you tighten/loosen them, and they're great for removing oil filters, parts with a delicate finish, or even jar lids.
Love the music and the ride.
Did not like the looks of the Continental GT at first but I find it has grown on me. Still propably choosing the Interceptor if I decide to buy an RE. Before this season started in the spring I almost ordered one but as usual, when I got to ride my old friend the Kawa Vulcan I´ve had for ten years now I was perfectly happy so we´ll see. If a thing ain´t broken it doesn´t need mending as the saying goes, and the Kawa will propably last me out if I choose to keep it. Only have room for one bike in the garage, which is very good for my financial status. Thanks for the video, as high quality as those mirrors.
Hi Stuart, thank you for an excellent, clear and instructive video. Sure, it's not the hardest thing in the world to fit - but the info about refitting bar end plugs was really helpful and not an issue once explained. When I ordered the genuine parts, there was a QR code on the label for fitting instructions. This led to clear RE instructions (3 pages!). Their suggested position was to have the RE logo text on the outer side of each mirror. All up an excellent video, thank you. BTW are you a fan of the 'dropped' or hanging style of attachment - looks a bit trick, but obviously compromises field of vision.
The bike looks great Stuart.
Hi Stu,
My Mr Clean is landing in NZ end of January hopefully.
I've pre ordered all add ons to go on as well, louder cans, single seat, low fly screen and bar end mirrors.
I've been working through Xmas and NY, when this arrives my holiday starts lol! 😬
Mirrors are lovely
Have a safe and happy weekend.
They look good Stuart
Top job 👍🏻
Nice upgrade.
Thank you for another enjoyable video , was the reason you went with the OEM mirrors over the Halcyon, colour or the fitting , still considering the Halcyon for my 2020 INT Glitter + Dust but put off by the price !
A bit of both really the Halcyons wont work with this bar end fitting.
They look great and well worth the wait. Good job! You do well Stu managing your channel. Id be up all night with the pedantics and the haters.....but I'm an intolerant Yorkshireman lol
Also, you can buy plugs (slotted black bolts) to cover up the holes left by the old mirrors. It completes the look IMHO. Cheap and tidy.
Nice video your right they look a lot better than the stalks 👍
I was hoping you would opt for Halcyon square ones. This one looks good too
That RE are fond of using...haha...hey Stu whenever I am faced with trying to get some torque on a finished component I use those rubber plumbing pipe grips, available at cheap tool stores, down to quite small sizes. Best wishes
Hiya half expected you to pop up in TMF walk round at the Adventure Bike Festival!
Looks smart uncle Stu.
U talked about Indian economy ☺️ thnx 😊
Stuart, Did your bobber hear you say “closer inspection to me reveals they are actually better quality” regarding Enfield over Triumph mirrors ? I sure heard it, good that my Bonneville didn’t hear it, it might start shaking going down the road. RE is definitely going to capture some Triumph fans, I picked up a new Meteor 350 for the wife last week. I am VERY impressed, very sturdy, smooth. We love it. I Apologize for the long winded comment ….Take Care ! 😎👍
I like your taste uncle Stu, especially your check shirt 👍🏻😎
Got a set of Bar end mirrors for my 2022 GT has the spacer, i went to put them on the bars as you described in your video, tightened the screw as tight as i could and it was still sloppy. do you recommend shims?
Dear sir, pls give a detailed review of another touring mirror in accessories series of royal Enfield..... please
For some reason even after owning Interceptor for an year, today I realise that RE itself sells these. What I am able to find out today is that in India, the website does not specify this as an accessory for Interceptor. It is listed for Meteor and GT. I am getting this pair. Thanks
Did it fit on your interceptor without much hassle?
@@Lost_In_Maya I gave it to the service guys and they did it, i just waited inside their showroom, they took the bike to their service bay and brought it with fitted mirrors. So not sure if it was cumbersome for them.
@@TarunChoudhry I bet they look amazing! Cheers
Hi Stuart great chanell .
Do these genuine bar end mirrors fit both G.T & Interceptor ?
Help appreciated.
They look great.👍
Thanks 🙏😊
100+ is a bit much for those mirrors in my opinion. They cost 35-40 pounds here in India including taxes. Also they don't come with any instructions because everyone here in India expects you to buy them from your authorised shop and take them to an RE mechanic. Since manual labour is so cheap, cost of tools is never justified in India.
we are taxed heavily in this country Vicarious hence the price difference.
@@stuartfillingham I wonder whether there's a bit of subsidy on RE prices in their home market. I wouldn't be surprised and, if so, well done RE. Maybe also Asia in general since seen as poorer in many cases. Bar end mirrors in Thailand the equivalent of about £98. UK price £135 ish(?) both including local VAT.
This is the comment that I just now added (26 July 2021) which has mysteriously disappeared 🤔 so here I go again:
Cheapskate idea: instead of paying more than a ton on posh bar-end mirrors for my RE 500 Pegasus Classic, which despite being fully and carefully run in, vibration at certain RPMs causes blurry vision on the originals, so I went on Amazon and got a pair of bicycle bar-end jobs for £10 the pair! I’ve already got the same ones on my bicycle and they are spot-on. Fully adjustable, look good (Black plastic), brilliant rear view, and zero blurry on vibration. You might have to use a couple of skinny cable-ties to lengthen the straps, which may be a tad too small, but the end result is unobtrusive and overall, pretty damn good 🙂
These mirrors look good on the Continental GT. I installed the Halcyon bar ends on my Interceptor and I'm not totally sold on the look... Might switch back, the standard mirrors work ok and stylistically look appropriate.. not sure.
Mirrors downwards looks even better
Nice! Another question: Does anybody know where to get a pair of white walls for the GT? Thanks!
Thanks!
Than You Tristan!
Any idea if these fit 2012 bullet 500?? Been looking for good quality ones to get for my bullet.
Hey stuart
Can you please fit rectangular halcyon bar end mirrors on gt ?
It Would really help me to get an idea
Thanks
Thank you
Hi Stuart, can i fix this bar end finishers on meteor 350
Hello, this mirror is better than the stock? regards
Dr Mayhem one of the best paint🎨 option for GT 650 . Unfortunately Royal Enfield discontinued the paint option in India🇮🇳 don't know why!
Nice one Stuart, bike looks much better with bar end mirrors....
Will it suits for classic 350
I agree the mirrors do look better on the clipons. It spoils the look though with empty holes on the clutch and brake levers.do they supply blanking plugs.
Ill get some from Hitchcocks.
Thanks Stuart. Wish I had the $$$ to have both the Interceptor and the GT. Still trying to decide between the round or trapezoid shaped Halcyon mirrors for my Interceptor.
My vote, if I may, would be for the round one.
@@bishalsingh8028 I agree the aesthetic of the round mirrors is better but the the trapezoid shape functionally gives more view. That is my dilemma.
Stuart: being an owner of a RE Interceptor 650, I cannot but underline how abysmally cheap the handlebar controls look. They are an insult in every way. I replaced them with aluminium housed controls but that isn‘t the optimum yet. Maybe you can do sth on that in the future.
Have commented on this myself in the past. but I have to say over 2 years on, I've not had any issues with them, they are well up to the job. bearing in mind the Classic has the same switchgear!
Can they be setup upside down?
Dear uncle, great video I have a concern how you cover the holes left by the original mirrors.
In India you get those fancy plugs to cover them in some accessory shops. You can even try a half inch nut 🔩 of the same circumference and if it's longer then cut it down further.
Can these be installed on interceptor?
I want to buy and assembly with royal classic new reborn 350. So that pls help me about diameter of the glass + cover. Thank you so much
Do they fit the re meteor
They really suit the Conti GT Stu.
I was able to remove the left hand finisher, but had to give up on the right side one, as the screw tries to spin infinitely.
Hopefully this is not the start of RE prices being ramped up given how much every other manufacturer charges for spares/accessories in the UK. Thanks for posting yet another informative and enjoyable video.
Very good video Stuart. Do they fit on the RE Interceptor?? Thanks. PS: Sorry my English is not very good. I am writing you from Argentina.
Im not sure they do.
@@stuartfillingham Thanks Stuart.
I went with the Moto Gadget mirrors and love them. Side note: where are you from? Your accent is very unique. I’m guessing somewhere in England??
Yorkshire!
I had to remove the entire assembly to fit my bar ends. Not the OEM ones but ones with a bar end built in. My question is, is it ok to not have the weighted piece inside the handlebar?
yeah its fine.
Hey can you tell me the colour name of your gt? Is that colour discontinued now?
nice
Hi Stuart, can we fit these onto the interceptor?
no
I want buy this product pls purchase online link
I rode into Alicante yesterday and found myself sitting on...trying for size and feel... an Intercepter, a Continental GT. the Himalayan isn't really my 'thing'...Enfield is most definitely gaining a following here in Spain, which means more dealerships over the whole country. From sixteen year old...young and foolish... new 'Biker' in the early sixties to 'Older Biker' arriving to present day..... Am I arriving back to the future where it all began almost sixty years ago.
Ok I don't understand. My mirrors have like a metal part in the loop. It's not empty. I'm confused. Same mirrors.
Hi there, could you share what actioncam u did use in your video?
DJI Osmo action.
@@stuartfillingham thanks
were you located?
Mirror delete plugs can be expensive for what they are. Get a couple of suitably sized blank grommets and a drop of super glue does the job perfect. With the money left over go for a pint!!!!
Hi ...I think the mirrors (royal Enfield genuine accessory) for export markets came with 3 year warranty from 2021 that why sudden price increase . for india its 1 year
My height is 5 ft 6 inches...will it be enough to ride this beast
I have always had an apprehension that with the heavy jacket sleeves one must not be able to see clearly without removing the hand from the handle in these mirrors.
No these can be adjusted to give a far better view than standard mirrors.
Are you going to fit YSS suspension to your GT? They are good kit, as you know.
I would fit them in a heart beat Paul, but I feel I need to look at something different otherwise the video will be the same as the Interceptor Video. Variety is the spice of life!
@@stuartfillingham you will need to spend good money on k-tech or nitron or even maxton and ohlins to better them. I feel hagon are not in the same class. Fitting something else may only confuse folks. Yss are the obvious choice.
@@paulmessenger1006 I'm talking with Ktech at the moment.
@@stuartfillingham razors are good. At a price.
@@stuartfillingham why not put the g on the GT. Then put Z series on the interceptor. With what you save put high comp pistons in the GT.
The issue with buying these RE mirrors is in UK they are £150, for the same mirrors here in Thailand, RE official they are £30.
Got these for my interceptor, the adaptors (genuine RE) are pants, the original bar ends have a kind of groove to stop rotation, the replacement bar ends do not and so will not sit flush and will rotate! The shop where I bought them explained that the adaptor has to be modified by the end user (using a file or similar), in order to sit properly. This is a very poor manufacturing error by Royal Enfield as the metal is very hard and will not be an easy modification for the majority of us owners and we shouldn't have to do this! Plus the mirrors and adapaptors stand me in £180, I feel I been mugged of.
Edit: My bike is Euro 5, the bar end fittings are slightly different to Euro 4.
Thank you so much for the comment about Chinese goods and supporting Indian My feeling exactly.
Designed in the Uk built in India …we proud Indians
How do I donate to your channel
Links in the video description Neil, Thanks for asking!
Love a bar end mirror. It’s the first thing I do to my bikes. I use HJR bar ends. Reasonable price to quality ratio. What annoys me is the price of black out plugs manufacturers charge. They should be included in the bar end package.
My dream bike 😞💔
Shame they don't supply plastic caps for original mirror holes. Common failure on this type of supply.
I'm not a psychic but in the future I see a shotgun, a sherpa and/or a scram in your garage.
As nice as these are I think for the price I would go Halcyon ....although I wish they did them in black ! 😐
Halcyons wont work with the Continental because of the floating plug.
@@stuartfillingham good point ! Although I think if I really wanted them I'd try yank the inserts out with a slide hammer , I put cheap Chinese ones on my Interceptor to try them as I've never used them before and didn't want to commit big money ....now I've realised they're awesome I'll take another look ! 👍
@@themoog3889 Good point, I do have a slide hammer somewhere from my body shop days, and was just considering the same. Halcyon do provide their mirrors with the expander fittings so it should work if you can get them out. They do a small street fighter version that might look the part.
Completely irrelevant to this video, but I'll post anyway. I'm a Brit working in Mali and I've just bought a Norton. Well, TVS to be precise, but same thing? Will always buy anything but Chinese when I have the choice.