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wackyracer


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On the look out for some new hand guards - wrap around for the katoom wink

Any good places out there?

Who's doing good deals? who provides a good service wink

Many thanks wacky smile



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Ian - the KTM black (or orange) are really good and as cheap as a lot of the 'wanabee' versions. Full fitting fit for all size bars.

JDs do a discount to for TRF members, although not sure you'll get that over the phone. They do mail order too and dont charge much for delivery.





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Do the KTM ones have the alloy bar inside?

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RichT4 wrote:

Do the KTM ones have the alloy bar inside?

Nope.  I have them on my SMC and you can buy them for other KTM (dirt) bikes too, but I went for Acerbis ones for my EXC with the alloy bar.  KTM did/do make their own branded guards - with alloy bar - but I could never get hold of them due to apparent colour matching problems with the plastics.



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Trouble with the alloy inserts is that if, God forbid!, you drop it hard then the alloy bar can bend and its pretty much impossible to straighten out on the trail. Less likely with t'other sort.

Seen an XR400 dropped on tarmac several times (rider had a shoulder problem) with cheap Polisport wrap-arounds and they soaked up the punishment and saved the levers wink

Just my two penn'orth!

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I rode into a tree with Polisport guards years back on my RMX - the left bar hit the tree and broke the guard which also trapped my fingers.  Although they're better than nothing, I'd go for metal bar ones myself but each to their own.



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Moose racing are about the best you can get, £60 all in and you won't bend the bar in these !!!

Ring Nik @ Endurotek on 01429 861369

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I couldn't care less about the levers when it comes to hand guards - the clue is in the name...

Mine are set good and high and completely protect my hands, they also seem to protect the levers but that is just an added bonus.
Metal wrap for me all the way, I took off a perfectly good set of plastic ones to fit the metal ones. Broken fingers take longer to heal than broken levers.

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Aren't they called bark busters?!

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Don't do lever mounting bolts up very tight.  That way the lever will twist out of the way before it snaps.  Most of the time it won't snap.

It can take me two years to replace a lever so broken fingers will heal quicker. biggrin



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