After freezing my hands off on the motorway (-3C), I knew something had to be done. I had the standard Yamaha guards already, very strong but the guards are dinky and certainly no good at keeping the chill off your hands. Sadly my Yamaha dealer is road focussed, so no luck on YZ-WR guards or similar off road Yamaha parts. Gulp, last resort was to go to the KTM dealer (please don't ever remind me). I ended up buying these 2 huge black guards and screwed them over my Yamaha ones. �13 so pretty affordable compared to Bark Busters etc. Not the prettiest job but heck when you're desperate, it calls for desperate measures.

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

Yep another solution to the problem. But none round here to see first.

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

I also bought some Knox inner gloves, so will try the hand guards and double gloves before moving to the more radical fixes like complete muffs and heated gloves. I already had heated grips, but this only heats the inside of your hands, not the tops where the cold hits you. Time will tell how well this solution works. My hacksaw cutting was a bit crude, so may redo the guards if it works.

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

True but it's not cheap and I'm a miser

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

Hey Jacque , these look good value for your cold hands! Steve

Hey Jaques, surely you saw my Muffs at the last XT meet? Tucano Urbano, fit well over Barkbusters and keep all the rain off your hands, allowing the heated grips to do their job. Check out the old (last years) pics.

Cheers SteveD

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I certainly remember your muffs. I'm told those are the rolls Royce of muffs. Hope to see some before I make the change. Thanks Steve see you in kent

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2010 XT660Z Blue, Exan can, UFO high front fender, SW Motech baseplate, heated grips, 12v point, Kevs Fuel & O2 mod, DNA Stage 2 Filter and cover, Givi tall screen, Mefo mfe 99s, Kevs throttle mod, TT high seat and 'compass'

Here's an even cheaper alternative. Two plastic bottles, a bit of bubble wrap and some gaffer tape, job's a good'n......

Now that's cheap I bet the rider is a Yorkshire man

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XTz 660 tenere, adventure spec bash plate, main stand, skid marks tall screen, Oxford tail pack 36 litre. Kobra hand guards, Bigger cast footpegs, Zen overland luggage plate, USB power point, iridium spark plug, TKC80 f k60 R tyres, o2 and fuel Kev mods, DNA stage 2 filter. bark buster bar wieghts, Touratec side stand base and GPS mount. Led spot lights

If it's stupid and it works, then it isn't stupid at all!!
Love it.