| Author | Message | ||
     Oneway |
do these keep the cold air off the fingers,and do they cause any problems at high speed. i rode about 200 mile on saturday damn cold on the didgets but it was still a great day | ||
| Court |
They do......EXCEEDINGLY WELL. I have been riding most weeks through a fairly nasty NYC winter. New Years Day was nice, but last Saturday was darn cold. W/o the hand guards, I'd have driven. Court  | ||
| Scitz |
Do you also leave your dog out in the cold? Poor bike, at least cover it up so it can stay warm and dry. | ||
| Reepicheep |
They also keep the wind from blowing up any little chinks in your sleeves. For a pure "gloves" perspective, before handguards, I could not comfortably ride any significant distance when the temperature was below 40 or so. My hands would be the first thing to go. I tried insulated gloves, but was not comfortable with the "lack of control" I felt. After handguards, I will now jump on without fear down to around freezing. The hands now get cold at about the same rate as everything else, even with good (but not heated) gear. At 32 degrees, I am not worried about a dry day up to about 30 miles. No way I would ever have done that on the Cyclone. They are a decent, dirt cheap, non invasive and completely passive alternative to heated grips. In the 30k or so miles I have put on street motorcycles, I have probably only had one or two things hit my hands hard enough to "leave a mark", so I don't think the projectile protection is a big deal. That being said, I do recall one morning on I-75 and seeing a 6 inch long chunk of steel get launched up and come rocketing by my right grip. It missed, but in a case like that, the guards may keep a finger attached. So from a "FOD" standpoint, I would say they are largely unncessary. Except when they arent  | ||
| Court |
>>>Do you also leave your dog out in the cold? I treat Jack with the utmost kindess, as long time readers will attest. There have been times that I have inadvently painted him (gray), glued him to the heated seats of a Saab 9-3 convertible, and made him trip (it wasn't ALL his fault, I had him dressed in running gear) and yes, I once forgot and left him in the snow. Bear in mind this dog (100+#) sleeps twinxt me and the object of my lust.....in the middle of the frickin' bed! Spoled brat to the max. Few hear have any room to talk.  The XB sat out that night cause I was gonna ride the next day....I did. I knocked the snow off it last Saturday (see the story of that ride) and sans the handguards, it wouldn't have happened. I learned my lesson late one Sunday night. I flew into MKE late, left East Troy under cover of darkness, thinking I could get a test bike the 600 miles to KS before sun-up. 19o weather was something I had never expereienced...I learned alot that night and through the following winter during testing. Oh but I was so much younger then, I'm older than that now....... Court | ||
| Cataract2 |
Court, how could you????? On the hand gaurds, like everyone else said. They work very well in cold weather. | ||
| Team |
I put them on my XB12S. It makes a BIG difference when you can keep the Cold wind off your hands. | ||
| Oneway |
Hope this dont sound stupid but do you notice any bad handling effects at lets say over 100mph the kind u get with a loose sleeved jacket? | ||
| Reepicheep |
Had mine up to 90 with no issues. I doubt they would be a factor, everything is balanced and symmetrical. | ||
| Court |
I wouldn't know. The highest speed limit out in rural NJ was 55mph. At that speed they caused no problems. Court (Hello to all the folks in legal, it's me the Court you know and love....you were waiting, admit it, just waiting for me to intimate that I had personal knowledge of how the bike handled at speeds "in excess of posted limits" (loosely quoting from artilce 9 of the contract). I haven't a clue and rely on the renegade and wreckless folks on this board to take me on those mental fantasies....Look, Bill our resident computer nerd did 90.....Call Ohio and hav the squad visit him) | ||
| Oneway |
way to cover your rear,of course i wanted to know for a up comin track day | ||
| Whistle |
105mph no issues...no bees or rocks hitting my hands really really hard either!!! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Oh geesh Court, don't sick HD legal on me. Thats all I need. (besides, I work for Lexis Nexis, and did coding work on Lexis.com, so HD legal is probably one of our best customers ). ...and did you look that thing over closely for GPS data loggers hidden anywhere? Thats the tack I would take if *I* were trying to set you up... | ||
| T_sport |
I think these hand guards are a great idea. I've priced them and they are $30 Cdn each plus another $15 for the end caps - which is reasonable in my mind. The question is, will they work on a Blast? I'd like to get a pair for my daughter's bike, but am not sure how they bolt on (a close-up pic would be nice). If not a straight bolt-on, what would it it take to adapt them? As this is my 1st post here (have been enjoying the forum for the past year however), I thought I'd throw in some trivia that you might not know. There is a Canadian show called The Collector in its second season now ( http://www.spacecast.com/events/thecollector/ ) and the main character rides a Buell. Last year he had a Victory, but I guess he traded up. |
