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Hand Guards

monkeythumpa said:
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I have these and rock them in the winter. I had handguards on one of my old commuters out of worry someone would scoot into me and hit my brake lever.
 
weasel said:
These will keep me warm no?


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Besides from keeping rocks and the wind from hitting your hands, do the hand guards also act the same way as the brake lever protectors?

And do you guys think that the brake lever protectors are practical for street riding? If so, pelase explain.
 
Look at the post right above yours for the practicality
 
Properly sized a hand guard could well mean the difference between owing someone a new wing mirror, and both binning the bike and owing someone a new door.
 
SFSV650 said:
Properly sized a hand guard could well mean the difference between owing someone a new wing mirror, and both binning the bike and owing someone a new door.
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Yeah, use the ones with the metal bar in them.
 
wobblebass said:
Look at the post right above yours for the practicality
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So brake lever protectors will help keep snow off my hands? :laughing

I am unfamiliar with the hand guards protection. Last dirt bike I owned didn't have them (I know, many ouchies on the digits).
 
Variable said:
Besides from keeping rocks and the wind from hitting your hands, do the hand guards also act the same way as the brake lever protectors?

And do you guys think that the brake lever protectors are practical for street riding? If so, pelase explain.
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The aluminum guards like Cycra do a much better job of protecting brake and clutch levers than that thing in your image. It would be extremely difficult to break a lever with them installed, and there's no way anybody could accidentally cause your front brake to do anything.

I used to have a whole bag full of broken clutch and brake levers when I was regularly riding a motocross bike. Sometimes I would break one and dig through the bag to see if there were any "less broken" levers in there that I could use temporarily. With the Cycra guards, I have never felt the need to have spare levers available.
 
There are so many correct answers, It's not possible to give one.

Cold/foul weather has been here, and coped with, by motorcycle riders, as long as there has been Motorcycle riders.

Only the OP knows how much something bothers him, and how cold/wet/foul it is, when the bike goes out

Alaska riders laugh at us...So do Northeast riders...Pretty much everywhere riders.
 
Variable said:
So brake lever protectors will help keep snow off my hands? :laughing

I am unfamiliar with the hand guards protection. Last dirt bike I owned didn't have them (I know, many ouchies on the digits).
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Ah sorry I guess my post may have not been too clear. I used those big handmuff looking things in the winter to keep rain and wind off my hands so my fingers didn't freeze. I used handguards, like the metal reinforced motocross bike type year round to keep my brake lever from hitting someones mirror while splitting and causing me to eat shit. :laughing
 
I think my fairing is going to be quite an obstacle to deal with. I won't be able to use the steering lock without doing some relief on the fairing.:( I'm going to figure something out though.:x

I got my heated grips yesterday and will install them soon. I also picked up one of the Drift 720 deal at Best Buy for $50. :party

Thanks for all the leads. The one I'll probably try is the bleach bottle and hose clamps. :thumbup
 
Stormdragon said:
Yeah, they do. But none of those guys will put on full leathers, and go riding when it's over 100F either. So :twofinger to 'em! :laughing
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Want to make a bet? This might seem unbelievable, to some, But...
riders that actually cover ground (get out of the area they normally live in) Deal with everything, and fully vented
(those things that can be opened and closed) leather, with armor (that's an insulation from the Sun's heat) is extremely versatile.

Granted, they are a small percentage of the riders...
Since the major number of riders are nitwits. Dress for a certain look at the bar they stop at. :laughing

And riders that want to look like they are ready to get on the grid at the track, but they are riding on the mean public road..and dressed wrong for that...comprise the highest percentages.
 
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One consideration, with hand guards that have a metal bar in them there is a risk of breaking or losing your arm if your arm slips in side them in a crash. Still considering putting some on my commuter now that winter is approaching fast. Whats life without risk huh?:ride
 
joedan said:
One consideration, with hand guards that have a metal bar in them there is a risk of breaking or losing your arm if your arm slips in side them in a crash. Still considering putting some on my commuter now that winter is approaching fast. Whats life without risk huh?:ride
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I'm trying to figure out how in the world you could slip your arm in there in a crash. :rolleyes

I just went out in the garage to check. The Barkbusters on the older bike are too close and I can't get my hand through there at all. The Cycra guards, yes, I could get my arm in there if I tried, but I'm pretty sure the bolt holding it to the end of the bar would pop out before an bones could break. The plastic guards on the KTM would break before any body parts.

I'm thinking that you have better odds of getting your arm caught in the forks or one of the wheels than in the hand guards.


Was this creative thinking on your part, or do you know somebody who is a big enough klutz to actually get their arm caught in a motorcycle hand guard? :laughing
 
monkeythumpa said:
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I also use these during the rainy season which means I can wear any gloves I want without getting cold or wet ( I waterproofed'em). I choose my Helimots year 'round.
 
ScottRNelson said:
I'm trying to figure out how in the world you could slip your arm in there in a crash. :rolleyes

Was this creative thinking on your part, or do you know somebody who is a big enough klutz to actually get their arm caught in a motorcycle hand guard? :laughing
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Well, This is mostly something I've heard around the campfire on dirtbiking trips. Although it has happened to a close friend of mine. He also broke the same arm getting it caught between the forks and the tank in a gnarly nosedive, so maybe he is a klutz.:laughing I just checked the bikes in my garage and there is plenty of room to slip an arm without touching anything, though the only bikes with hand guards are dirtbikes.
 
I have Cycra DX handguards. They only attach inboard of the levers. No bar end attachment, so you can still use your OEM bar end weights, not make your bike wider, etc.

They don't that much in the way of keeping you warmer in the Winter--far less than either heated grips or heated gloves do on their own. However they do make it so you can use bar muffs. If you use them without handguards they're prone to pressing on your levers at freeway speed.

For Winter riding I'd recommend heated grips & gloves first. Though with heated grips, handguards and bar muffs you could probably be comfortable all Winter in your Summer gloves.
 
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