Handguards on a sportsbike

[kramdra]

Seems like a good idea rather than muffs. Hot grips are not enough for when it gets properly cold. I tried guards on a Suzuki DL650 which work very well, kept wind away, hands dry. Never seen guards on a sports, other than cardboard/milk bottle types.

Tempted to buy some alu bar/abs sheet and start from scratch but these are so cheap! had no idea if they would fit as standard. No great loss if they dont. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350652278883
https://images.esellerpro.com/2347/I/906/73/MT%20-GRD-001.jpg

https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/Kramdra/Cbr600/handguards/IMG_20141025_192414_zps25cd96df.jpg

Thats a no then. They hit clocks with steering nearly centered. To pass MOT the steering must be able to reach full lock without interference. So they need to be modified a bit. The bar part is solid aluminuim, so no problem drilling new holes. However it has a bend just before the bar end The fixings are a bit shit, so Ill probably make up my own.

Plastic has holes and needs extending a bit, probably use fibreglass or shape some ABS sheet over it.

https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/Kramdra/Cbr600/handguards/IMG_20141025_194221_zps8d72a302.jpg

Thats on full lock, plenty of clearance for lever.

https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/Kramdra/Cbr600/handguards/IMG_20141025_194337_zps157687d0.jpg

[G]

Have you used decent muffs?

Decent muffs sound like a good idea.
Everything else sounds like a waste of time.

And yes, to the point I now have my 'urbanos on my push bike that's used for commuting.

Never find hand guards to be anywhere near at all.

Good thing about them is you can use them with cheap muffs to stop them pushing on the levers when you get out of town. Also good if you need to remove and replace hands very easily from muffs.

I made brackets for muffs on my zx9 out of some old shelving for cheapness.

Oh and you could easily 'modify for MOT' by removing them prior to the MOT .

[kramdra]

Muffs look shit and proper ones are asking 50 quid

Guards probably going to use year round if just for rain protection. I might make/buy some over-muffs if needed.

I realise my OE clutch lever is longer than my bars, so need suggesions for cheap chinese adjustable/folding levers

[Boris the spider]

Muffs look shit...

Compared to some botched plastic handguards.

On a sportsbike.



Okayyyyyyyy.

Each to their own
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[ADSrox0r]

I'm using Barkbuster Blizzards on the Viffer, proper job. They're designed for sports tourers and flex at the point of contact with the fairing.

https://static.twisted-throttle.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/28496d0a14ec004b76332fd2427e3099/b/b/bbz-01_vfr800_004_sm_1.jpg
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[garth]

I fitted handguards to my old fazer. Muffs over the top in winter.
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[monkeybiker]

[binge]

£85 to keep your hands warm winter, after winter.

I don't think it's a bad price to be fair. Considering some of us will happily spend £120+ on a pair of fancy Alpinstar gloves.

[ADSrox0r]

Exactly what I thought. I don't mind shelling out for something if it does exactly the job I intended it for. Combined with the heated grips I can wear my summer gloves no bother and I don't feel like I'm fumbling around in a binbag. Personal preference, criticize all you like but sometimes it's not all about the money (And no that's not me saying I'm made of cash even though it makes me sound like an arrogant nobber)
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[bamt]

Those barkbusters do look interesting, though on their site they don't recognise that the Divvy 900 exists in their fitting chart. Urbano may be the way to go though, going further up my arm to help cover the glove/jacket interface where water eventually seeps up.

Last winter I got through (heated grips and goretex leather gloves) but it wasn't really comfortable so looking for an upgrade this year. I'm used to long distance cycling through winter in sub-zero (water bottles frozen solid type cold) with comfortably warm hands - but that's with ski gloves, lower speed and also blood pumping from the exercise.

Maybe something custom fitted like this will do for me this winter:-

https://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/soggybiker/635d49c9-8492-4756-83e2-b5c7ecd92595.jpg

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I've fitted Tucano muffs to my bike for the first time this year. I'll never go back to riding through winter without them. Yes, they look a bit crap, but when I'm riding in the winter with warm hands I really could not care less. Combined with heated grips they really are great.

[TallPaul_S]

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[C1REX]

I had these guards. It gives almost no weather protection. I haven't notice any improvement. Saves your levers if the bike is dropped.
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[Boris the spider]

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[monkeybiker]

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I've always found the Oxford ones to push against the levers before you even get to the national speed limit - at least it pushes the clutch in so you don't have the brakes and engine fighting!

I would guess these £85 ones are intended for dirt use where quicker access is more important that a good seal.

You can likely achieve similar by putting cheap muffs around guards.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[monkeybiker]

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It's not so much the physical strength in that way, but that they also don't anchor to the end of the bars, so can rotate around the bar close to the yolks where they do affix.

I drilled a hole in mine and attached to the bar end.
Ended up adding a home made guard for the brake lever.

But Tuccano Urbano's are generally better muffs in must ways and well worth the money.

Keeping hands bone dry makes a massive difference on long winter rides.

[C1REX]