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Hand guards
I went to the bike shop today to book it in for its 1st service.
I happened to mention that I would be interested in a set of hand guards and the lass got the catalogue out. She then informed me that Yamaha don't make hand guards for the XTX and after a quick phone call, she told me that they never have done :101:. Correct me if I'm wrong but did they not have them on the official Yamaha website until a few weeks ago??? |
They don't make them they order them from other company and put yamaha logo on it.
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Thanks for the reply mate ;)
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There are loads of hand guard types out there. The yamaha hand guards are really acerbis hand guards rebranded as yamaha ones. But you can find the carbon copy ones if you search for champion hand guards
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Don't suppose anyone on here has a pic of these fitted by any chance???
Plus, can you still use the original bar end weights or do these get left out? |
KTM hand guards ?
Hi,
I have the KTM ADV handguards fitted to my Ten (& Super Ten), which allow use of the bar end weights. No drilling/cutting required (except possibly to clear the brake banjo bolt) & only around �40 from KTM dealers. Although plastic, they have been rigorously tested on both :103: , and survived unscathed, as have the levers. http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...Z/DSCF2771.jpg |
Thanks again for the quick reply.
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http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...5/DSCF1714.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...5/DSCF1712.jpg These are the yamaha hand guards that are really rebranded acerbis hand guards. They are quite expensive at around �70 but have an aluminimum bar around the back and can take some abuse with braking levers/finger etc. They do have a different insert than standard but i think it all comes with order of the hand guards. As i said before there are carbon copies of these hand guards called champion hand guards on ebay, but make sure you get the fitting kit. |
I like the idea of the �40 KTM hand guards - my main reasons for wanting to install are:
1. As per my previous bike (WR250X with Zeta XC hand guards), very useful in filtering through traffic for avoiding cager's mirrors, especially when on mobile phone...... 2. Wind protection in winter So: are the KTM items any good for keeping your hands warm???? |
Sorry I can't answer that yet cos I haven't purchased any yet.
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Ive a set of the KTM guards on my Triumph Tiger and they do a good job of portecting your hands from the wind, just i wouldnt want to rely on them in a spill for hand protection.
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I think I need a better horn as well as hand guards - any recommendations?? |
B#ll#cks
In the interest of anyone considering purchasing hand guards on the cheap, do not buy these as they do not fit. Stupidly I thought that the bars were 18mm, however they have an inside diameter of 14mm and are of no use whatsoever :sad10:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2807066795...ht_2068wt_1185 |
On 2nd thoughts, I might be able to make them fit if anyone has a 14mm insert and screw left over from fitting guards to the heavier bars???
Obviously I'm willing to pay for it, but I can only find full fitting kits on the net which tbh cost half the price that the guards cost. Anyone??? |
Acerbis rally 2's, not the cheapest but v nice indeed as far as good solid handguards go. Also check out 'ego barkbusters'...
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Another update.
Someone recommended these; http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8729/handguards.jpg http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1806909056...ht_2790wt_1139 Just for the record, they dont f#cking fit either:icon_rolleyes: http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5970/img0093vl.jpg http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/687/img0094ln.jpg http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/511/img0095hx.jpg If you look at the 1st pic, the problem is the inside of the bars. You can see a smaller diameter within which stops the fitment in the 2nd pic from going in properly. The 3rd pic is just to show the difference in length. Fitments aside, even holding the handguards in position, they would not fit the XT. |
that seems like a bit of an excessive fitting for what it is...
check these out : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACERBIS-RA...item4cfd436a9c |
They look the exact same shape as the ones I just tried though?
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yep that fitting does look exactly the same... I know the ego`s i had an my old wr had much shorter expanders, but then again i also changed my yamaha std bars for a nice set of renthals which didn`t seem to have any obstructions in the tube... hmmmmm
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There must be folk on here that have came across the same problem as I have?
What have you all done? Lose the bar end weight? Change the bars? I thought the last set would have been a definite but that's now 2 different sets I'm having to return and awaiting refunds for. The other problem appears to be not much room on the bars for the other fitment due to the cables. I cant believe a simple job of fitting a set of handguards is posing such a problem. |
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Next question...what size are my bars? 22mm? 7/8"?
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Std yammy bars @ 7/8 if I am not mistaken...
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Thats what I thought...22mm and 7/8" roughly the same that's why I bought the first set but the 18nn fittings were way too big.
I give up. Not wasting any more money. |
Just searched the forum again and SelinaXC apparently fitted a set of the first hand guards I posted without any modifications.
If you're out there...can you offer an input into this? You couldn't have possibly used the fittings that came with the hand guards as they don't even fit into the standard bars. |
Also, in this thread there's supposed to be an attachment, but I can't see anything.
Kev said he had added it to the modifications list but the link takes you to the below post??? http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?...dguard+fitting Any ideas anyone? |
Bump!!!
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I went & fitted secondhand guards apparently designed for a DT125 - fit perfectly but are only good against wind & very minor brush, as all plastic & no bar-end fitting..... |
I've just bought something else which came up. I'll wait an see how these go.
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just ordered another set of these :
http://www.barkbusters.net/products/61.html they work and the plastics are replaceable... |
how much were they?
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a nice round fiddy ;)
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Woohoo :mbounce:
Finally got a set of Yamaha hand guards from :ebay: To be honest, I think the others would have fitted if they had the correct sized bolt to use with the original bar end weight. And as you all said, they have Acerbis stamped on the inside lol |
Egos
Hi feck did or do these fit with no worries onto the bike and can you keep the bar end weights on.:signthankspin:
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If yer need pics of how I fitted them..yell out.. |
I'm looking for a new set of hand guards and have seen these on ebay so would like to know how you fitted them if there are problems. Pic's would be useful if poss.
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