HAND GUARDS

[Pampurrs]

Those milk jugs will add a touch of elegance to your Spyder :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

Pam

 

[jaherbst]

What about something like this?
http://www.barkbusters.net/products/bbz/3487-bbz-001

They look cheesy but are wonderful when it's breezy. ( think I will send that into BarkBusters for the jingle of the season!) Great company by the way. I have their solid grip protectors on my WR250R and F650GS.

Jack

 

[IVSSpyder]

They look cheesy but are wonderful when it's breezy. ( think I will send that into BarkBusters for the jingle of the season!) Great company by the way. I have their solid grip protectors on my WR250R and F650GS.

Jack

I just ordered a set. I think they might work with the spyder real well. May look different, but if they work to keep my hands warm, I don't care.

 

[asp125]

Barkbuster Storm guards and BMW lookalike ones seem to work. Attaches via the bar ends, so you don't have to worry about trying to get them around the Spyder's handle bar cover or the controls modules.
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We'll see if the expander bolt assembly will fit into the Spyder.

Well the eBay handguards came in from China today. They look like the expensive ones from Acerbis but are a fraction of the price. Put them onto the RS and they fit ok. The expander bolt is way long, about 4 or 5 inches! It fit into the Spyder's handlebar easily, but with the long shaft, there is some flex (rattle) that needs to be dealt with. A rubber grommet or donut at the outer end ought to fix it. Luck with have it, it's gonna be warm this weekend, so I won't really be able to test their cold blocking ability, other than wind protection. The throttle side looks funny because there's no handbrake lever to fill up that space. Other than that my initial impression is optimistic they'll help block the cold.

 

[johnnyg]

Well the eBay handguards came in from China today. They look like the expensive ones from Acerbis but are a fraction of the price. Put them onto the RS and they fit ok. The expander bolt is way long, about 4 or 5 inches! It fit into the Spyder's handlebar easily, but with the long shaft, there is some flex (rattle) that needs to be dealt with. A rubber grommet or donut at the outer end ought to fix it. Luck with have it, it's gonna be warm this weekend, so I won't really be able to test their cold blocking ability, other than wind protection. The throttle side looks funny because there's no handbrake lever to fill up that space. Other than that my initial impression is optimistic they'll help block the cold.

asp125, let me know how they do in the cold wind an can you give me a $ amount I have a ST and my wife has a RS, Also were did you order them from ? Thanks John

 

[asp125]

asp125, let me know how they do in the cold wind an can you give me a $ amount I have a ST and my wife has a RS, Also were did you order them from ? Thanks John

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...ash=item20f9cab1fb:g:2DwAAOSweW5VI1O0&vxp=mtr

Rode with them today for about 1/2hr. Weather: slight breeze 6-8mph, 50*F and sunny. I wore my leather, non-insulated summer gloves. Speeds up to 60mph.

Verdict. Not as warm as those mitts, but they do block some wind off your hands. My hands were only a little chilly; without them they would have been pretty cold. It would have been perfect with heated grips and/or insulated winter gloves. They block the bottom half of the stock RS mirror, a bit more than I'd like, alleviated by sitting a bit more upright. Had to tighten down the expander bolts more than I'd like, but that was because I didn't get around to finding suitable rubber donuts; but the guards did not rotate.

For <$30 it's a cheap experiment.

 

[johnnyg]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...ash=item20f9cab1fb:g:2DwAAOSweW5VI1O0&vxp=mtr

Rode with them today for about 1/2hr. Weather: slight breeze 6-8mph, 50*F and sunny. I wore my leather, non-insulated summer gloves. Speeds up to 60mph.

Verdict. Not as warm as those mitts, but they do block some wind off your hands. My hands were only a little chilly; without them they would have been pretty cold. It would have been perfect with heated grips and/or insulated winter gloves. They block the bottom half of the stock RS mirror, a bit more than I'd like, alleviated by sitting a bit more upright. Had to tighten down the expander bolts more than I'd like, but that was because I didn't get around to finding suitable rubber donuts; but the guards did not rotate.

For <$30 it's a cheap experiment.

Thanks for the Info.

 

[Bob Denman]

For $30; you could probably take some decently-stiff pieces of inner-tube, and "grow" them a bit! :thumbup: