The K100RS was designed with a breakaway mirror mount. There is a plate with three short posts arranged in a triangle. The mirror and turn signal assembly has three matching female clips that snap onto the posts. So the idea is that if the mirror hits the ground or a wall it will break free from the fairing versus tearing a huge hole in it. The clips just pop off the post.
Ok. But it can also mean that if one of the clips gets loosened then the mirror is only supported by two clips and wind can flow under the mirror and pop the entire assembly loose.
I was riding along when this happened to me. Suddenly the mirror just cocked to the left and was hanging there by the two remaining posts. I pulled over and tried to snap it back on with only short term luck. If I hit a bump or anything the same clip would pop loose again. Rats.
I made it home and took the entire assembly off to examine it closer. As I did this the mirror glass popped out of the assembly, hit the floor and shattered. 42 bucks for a replacement.
Later I learned that you should tie off the mirror assembly with a wire or bungee cord inside the housing. That way if it comes loose you don't lose the mirror on the road. It just hangs there. Oh well.
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