handguards....

[Buster Hymen]

do they not break the wind? My hands are fine at normal speeds but doing 80 mph + for 20 mins or so cools them down.

do u see any potential problems for some sort of universal mount?

They might help at that speed. That usually isn't the speed I'm going off road!:biglaugh: It will be interesting to see how they look in the VMax. Keep us up to date.

 

[gamorg02]

ordered the powermadd, tri-mount and extender from a local KTM shop. should have them mid-next week. we'll see how they work.

 

[95spfldmax]

well.....my two cents........

They look really cool on the dual purpose/adventure bikes for sure......

I'll be interested to see how they look on a Vmax as well......but i'm thinking totally black to not advertize themselves will most likely be the way to go......definately post pics when you can.......

 

[gamorg02]

oh yea all black. we'll see. tues/wed/thurs.

 

[gamorg02]

got word back from "Powermadd" from their VP. He said he has had them on his snowmobile up to 110 without any issue so i should be fine on the bike.

 

[dtoebaert-5311]

It's really worth while going the extra buck and install/have installed heated grips...really

 

[gamorg02]

hah. i dont' disagree but i'm being persistent on this one. we'll see how my hands feel after the guards.

 

[naughtyG]

hah. i dont' disagree but i'm being persistent on this one. we'll see how my hands feel after the guards.

I had hand guards on my KLR650, my XTZ750 and my Aprilia Pegaso.

They do cut the wind a little bit, but do nothing to make your hands warm. And once they get cold, the hurt. A lot. Especially when you gotta reach for the clutch.

So finally I installed the heated grips on the Peg, and man what a difference - I didn't mind cold rides anymore, even lengthy ones! :worthy:

 

[gamorg02]

thats definitley in the cards if this doesn't help much. i think i'm really gonna like how they look.

 

[gamorg02]

got the guards in today! got them mounted! looked good, had a box fan going to find out where they worked the best.

got them all set and good. tightened one side down, tightened the other, BAM broke a bracket. i was tightening the bracket bolts to 5 ft lbs and the final bolt snapped the right side bracket. so i gotta wait for new ones.

anyways i took some pics with the left side on. take a gander.

when i was doing some tests with the box fan, i went and got my hands wet and then did the tests with the right side guard on and left side off. after about 2 mins my left hand was freezing and my right was perfectly fine, just a little damp.

first 3 pics are with the 'extender' on and second 3 pics are the normal guard.

should have a new bracket in next week. not a moment too soon with this weather

 

[Hatter]

Sorry, haven't been following this thread, but ran across these, and think I might get me a pair.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_101492____SearchResults

They are cheaper at Cabellas.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...h/search-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

 

[zippo6]

You may also wish to consider "hippo hands." I hear very good things and am planning on getting some myself this winter.

http://www.hippohands.com/Hippo Hands.htm

LMAO!! No thanks, I'll just FREEZE! :rofl_200:

 

[95spfldmax]

Sorry, haven't been following this thread, but ran across these, and think I might get me a pair.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_101492____SearchResults

They are cheaper at Cabellas.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...h/search-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

Wow!!! Now that's overkill to the level that I like!!!

 

[gamorg02]

Sorry, haven't been following this thread, but ran across these, and think I might get me a pair.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_101492____SearchResults

They are cheaper at Cabellas.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...h/search-box.jsp.form1&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

very nice, just be careful of how and where they mount. vmax is finicky b/c of the bent bars and everything. i'd also check what speed their rated to.