Cool. Post a pic?
Hmm. And for $46 (http://store.azmusa.com/dlhalesi.html), not a bad price. Great find!
Oh boy!!
Quote from: PhaedrusCool. Post a pic?
+1 :thumb: Please please...
Quote from: RoadstergalHmm. And for $46, not a bad price. Great find!
Thanks for the link! :cheers:
Yeah i will have to look into that. Its simply getting to cold for my hands, those will help a lot. :thumb:
If you check out pics of the Stroms, they're not bad lookin'... But, I think this is more about function than form.
Thanks for checking it out for us all Jhart. I always look at handguards to see if they'd fit a GS and have yet to see any.
I might just try to find some......................... For cheap. :thumb:
OK. They're not a direct bolt-on - some futzing is required. A dremel and a bunch of washers. I'll pull the ghetto fasteners and paint them black at some point. I'll post details if you wannum.
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Quote from: RoadstergalHmm. And for $46, not a bad price. Great find!
Depends on your definition of a bargain.
Those look great Roadstergal..!!! Please post exactly what you used. I've tried everything to keep my hands warm. I love the Winter Elite gloves but i have noticed the difference handguards make (when i tried out a BMW with 'em on last winter). At one point i used those handlebar mitts which fit over the handlebars and you slip your gloved hand into the mitt to reach the handlebars. I saw a lot of Vespas and food delivery guys around here using them so i figured let me give it a try. Effective but not too pretty to look at and you had to take 'em off when parking the bike or guaranteed someone would swipe them. Anyhow you made those guards look like they came with the bike. Well done..!! :cheers:
Ghetto schmetto...Somehow fabricate a skull shaped nut to fit over those bolts and suddenly....badass..!! 8)
Excellent!!
Gotta get me a pair of those and fit'em. JHart, Roadstergal, if it isn't obvious, then please post what's necessary to make'em fit. :thumb:
What :o I have been gone for a few weeks and Roadstergal has another bike .... wow :cheers:
P.S. A step by step "How To" is in order for us with two left hands :mrgreen:
I used the ones you slip your hands in a few years ago man they work great.
That actually does not look half bad. I was looking for something like that to fit my 96 GS.....I wonder if it will work the same. I'm sure a little Dremel action should get them to fit....
Quote from: ukchickenloverDepends on your definition of a bargain.
OE handguards for other bikes tend to be more like $100. Acerbis handguards (the ones that folk have adapted to work with GSs) retail for $80. So under $50 - new - isn't bad, and used would be cheaper.
Ja, I had some errands to run, so I picked up a set. I have to run to get my seat cut; I'll post the details when I get back.
Don't hurry on my account -- can't get the parts today. I'm helping with my daughter's Halloween party -- I get to be a Daddy turned into a Mummy. :lol:
How about those bar ends....... Do you have to have a hollow bar, or will the (older) closed-end bars still work?
You have to have hollow bars. The bar ends slip into the bar and use an expandable rubber washer to hold them in place. Then the grips clip onto the groove in the bar ends
You might get it to work with the closed bars, depending on how they attach (I dunno, I never took a closed bar apart). The guards slip between the provided spacer and the stock bar end.
Right-hand guard. The replacement bolt for the horizontal side of things doesn't fit from the bottom, as it's supposed to, due to the diameter of the unthreaded portion. I put it in though the top, and as I snugged it, it cut through the guard like buttah. So I rigged up that ghetto washer (I had to cut some off to clear the brake fluid reservoir). From below, I could only get the nut on a few threads on the underside mounting point, so I just put it inside and let the underside mounting point hang. The longer bar end bolt works with the included spacer, and all snugs up nicely.
Left-hand guard. The clutch switch is in the way of the lower mounting point, so I cut the tab off of the guard. The bolt does fit through from below as it should. I went ahead and just put a washer on top to preclude what happened on the other guard. As mentioned, you have to cut a notch for the clutch cable. The bar-end longer bolt needs a spacer like the other side, but they only include one, so I just used washers.
So both guards are on by the upper mounting point and the bar-end point. I have tested it... thanks to the breakin rev limit... up. to. 60. mph. :x But they're solid...
The guards bump the mirror on the right and the fairing on the left when they're almost to full lock. You can still lock the bars, and it hasn't bothered me yet.
Good job Roadstergal :thumb: :cheers: They even look OEM, IMHO.
Where exactly do the mounting bolts run through? Do they go through the holes in the levers?
Trying to figure out if this will fit on my '96, which has mirrors on the handlebars instead of on the windscreen.
Judging from the pictures, your mirrors should be out of the way...
'96 has a closed bar right?
From what I'm gathering it seems like it will still work, you'd just need a longer bolt because of the spacer.
The 500F has the mounting points for the handlebars; they're just stoppered with a rubber stopper. They're aft of the handguard mounting points, so that shouldn't be a problem. Same with the '91. I'd say the biggest obstacle would be closed bars.
Quote from: RVertigoJudging from the pictures, your mirrors should be out of the way...
'96 has a closed bar right?
From what I'm gathering it seems like it will still work, you'd just need a longer bolt because of the spacer.
I think it's a closed bar, there's a screw that holds the bar-ends in. The "open bar" is the one where the bar-ends expand and secure with a rubber piece, right? Or am I thinking of something else?
It looks like something I might try.
Quote from: xtalmanThe "open bar" is the one where the bar-ends expand and secure with a rubber piece, right?
Yup.
I'm thinking it might just work with a longer bolt... Ok... I should say guessing...
Ohh, awesome!
Great job, Roadstergal!
Could we have pics of the mounting points from behind the handguards? Behind the handlebars (aft looking forward)?
Do they look too big on the unfaired '91?
Sweet. I've had heated grips for two winter seasons now, but the Triumph folks tell me that the guards make a big difference. Finally a Suzuki solution!
anyone consider heated grips?
I run my heated grips and heated vest on all the time up in the canons around this time of year, esp angeles crest hwy, when there's snow on the ground.....2 brands available-aerostitch and something star....but the latter are the ones to get. they're better than the aerostitch ones (made by kimpex). heated vest can be Widder or Gerbing). rocks in 25F weather...
I had heated grips on the F650, but the handguards I added midwinter did soo much more to keep my hands warm. Heated grips only warm the part of the hands directly in contact with them. Hand guards prevent the wind from stripping heat away from the entire hand. I'd rather have warm gloves and hand guards than heated grips.
Quote from: pantabloanyone consider heated grips?
...2 brands available-aerostitch and something star....but the latter are the ones to get. ...
Dual StarI have ordered alot of stuff from them when I built a KLR. Very good outfit.
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I have the Dual-Star handgrip heaters and a heat troller/thermostat showing up later this week, along with the handguards from the 2004 DL-1000 which *supposedly* fit a bit better than those from the 650, and IMO look better too.
My new gloves are stuck in customs, though. I tried the TourMaster Carbon Cold Front gloves that were recommended in another thread, and they suck. Bulky as hell and my fingers freeze while the palm of my hand sweats. The Held Hawks I have on order use some sort of phase-change insulation that supposedly spreads heat around the entire glove, making heated grips more effective. With any luck I'll be riding through the winter, although I have to take the bike off the road for a few weeks if I'm going to paint and powdercoat it before spring.
Pablo, which heated vest do you use, the Widder or the Gerbing? I've found a bunch of confusing reviews on both, people love one and hate the other. The Widders use less juice, I see. I dunno if the electrical system on the GS can handle the grips and an electric jacket liner too, but since my hands are the only part of me that gets cold on commutes, I'll try to get by without the liner for now.
I would like to get a set but I doubt that they would work with my Handle bars I got from Srinath just from looking at the pics. :dunno: :dunno:
Hate to bring this thread up from the past guys, but I'm having an issue with my handguards. The clutch side worked fine; the brake side, however, did not. When I tightened down on the stock bar ends, the throttle wouldn't roll back to closed position anymore. Suggestions?
Odly enough I'm going to try and install these later today (it's 1:45am right now), which is why I'm looking at this thread right now.
I can post back maybe later tonight or tomorrow morning and let you know how it went, and see if I have the same problems.
Good Luck! :thumb:
Quote from: dauphinc on January 14, 2010, 05:30:17 PM
Hate to bring this thread up from the past guys, but I'm having an issue with my handguards. The clutch side worked fine; the brake side, however, did not. When I tightened down on the stock bar ends, the throttle wouldn't roll back to closed position anymore. Suggestions?
Your throttle has to be overhanging the end of the bar, doesn't it?
Loosen the bar end until it's free. Figure out where it's binding. Make it not.
Actually glad to see this thread up again, myself.
I'm putting these knuckle guards (what the instructions call 'em) on my GZ250.
Throttle side went fine but the bolt's wrong on the clutch side.
For the throttle being stuck; you need to check if the grip/plastic thats wrapped over the metal bar, is touching the bar end.
With my grip, you can see a little bit of metal at the end, which means the grip itself isn't touching the bar end.
This is my guess as to what's happening. You can also check the throttle cable's and adjust them at the handlebar end of things.
If they are not correctly adjusted the throttle will not snap back to the closed position after rolling on the throttle.
I hope this makes sense and helps you out.
ok guys i figured it out..it was because of the stupid aftermarket handgrips on the bike. anyway, i'm going to post a new thread on the grips+some other stuff.
hiiI got my handguards order and I hope i have them tomorrow I have been really looking forward to it and i have a spoiler on there to put that was a good idea or not really?? and I would like to go riding with my gs500f distances is that a good idea orwill i rape him