Hey Guys!

I'm bored of going out on my bike only to nearly lose my fingers through frostbite (not literally!)

I'm looking for a set of cheapyish handguards that will at least deflect the wind away from my ever so manly hands.

Been looking at some universal sets on ebay for around the �15 - �35 margin.

Question is, are these any good and what am I looking for fitment wise?

Regards.

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09 XT660X:

CCC Stainless Rounds, Stage 1 DNA, Stage 2 DNA, PCV With Custom Autotune Map, PCV AutoTune, Home made O2 eliminator, Self machined Fork Spacers, DIY Autotune Switch.

I,ve got the Yamaha hand guards and too be honist I dont think they help much as my hands freeze after just half an hour and thats with liner gloves and heated grips.
Cheers Bear.

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Got mine from demon tweeks north wales �22.00 ish polysport and after a bit of cutting around the master cylinder they are fine and do the job. Regards neil4022

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Sorry forgot to mention fitted Oxford heated grips at the same time and they are great AND AT �45.00 OF FLEA BAY YOU CANNOT GO WRONG .

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I've got the same, and experience the same as Bear...cold hands after a short ride. You're better off doing what Neil has.

Bear...do you think the extension deflector bits would offer further protection from the cold?

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Well, I'm glad you started this thread, as I was about to create one on handguards, after a morning's frustration with my tenere and a set of universal handguards. EVEN IF YOU'VE GOT HANDGUARDS FITTED, I SUGGEST YOU READ THIS AND CHECK YOUR OWN BIKES ....

.... I bought a set of 'Bike It' guards for �20. They looked and indeed are, great quality for the money, with full alu wrap-rounds with adjustable bolt holes and a pivot on inside bar position, to fine-tune fitting. After much unfastening/fastening of allen bolts - mainly on the cross tension bar to accommodate the new brackets and adaptation of the expansion bolts (bit of tape wrapped around to widen them and ensure a tight grip - a fine engineering solution don't you think? as the huge thread width of the Yamaha bar ends into a tapped end doesn't help!) I got them to fit rather nicely ....

.... NOW THE PROBLEM ... when I turned the bars full lock, both ways as a final check, there was little or no clearance between the edge of the handguard fastening bracket and the front leading edge of the petrol tank. Furthermore, when approaching full lock, the main plastic pieces of the handguards sit against the screen/lighting cowl. it's easy to see what would happen in a fall. The sudden jolt of impact would likely cause the bracket/plastic guard to smash into the tank/screen, possibly causing more damage than the broken lever the handguards are primarily intended to save!!

So, as stupid and obvious as it might sound - check the clearance on yours if you haven't already done so, even if they are bespoke for the tenere. Might save future damage and embarrassment.

I bought them to save money. I'll now either have to get a simple 'open-ended' cheap set (like my 03 V Strom) that offer less protection, or buy some from Yamaha/TT/OTR etc at vastly inflated price. UNLESS SOMEONE KNOWS OF A CHEAP OPTION THAT ACTUALLY FIT PROPERLY WITHOUT MODDING AND THAT DON'T CAUSE THIS 'TANK/SCREEN IMPACT PROBLEM'??? Please help/advise. Thanks.

Forgot to add .... I can avoid the problem by turning the guards upwards, but what's the point of that for off road riding, when it makes the levers sit BELOW the alu strengthening bar?! As you know, the levers are best in a slight downward position!!

Got these on my XTX, fitted with no modification required for �20.

http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk...Guards/Bike-It

In my opinion they really do help keep your hands warm, and deflect rain to a certain extent.

SelinaXT

Got the extra deflectors on from new!!

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If they're the same as the Tenere ones they do approximately nothing. Before next winter I might use the pathetic little ones as a pattern to make some giant ones which mount to the handguards in the same way.

Or get some mighty muffs of power