(03-05-2022, 10:35 AM)maxredline Wrote: I found these bike specific hand guards on Ebay. I am going to give them a go.
It would be nice if I could see them closer - got a link? The Tracer comes with hand guards and while they were better than nothing, the protection only came into its own when I added the Givi extensions (video on my YT channel). The stock Tracer handguards appear to offer slightly more coverage than these ones so YMMV.
Regards,
Grumpy Goat 2016 BMW R1200RS 2023 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro
In most cases I like having my hands in the breeze and will remove stock handguards for day to day riding. I will install the guards for a longer tour particularly if there is a high likelihood of rain which is almost a given around here.
By the looks of these Ebay items I really don't have too high of expectations on efficiency but we shall see.
At $39 for the pair certainly not a big expense. Would make me wonder if the hand guards at that price are BMW OEM guards or someone producing something similar. Will be interesting to get your feedback.
My S1000XR has OEM hand guards that look like these, their effect on wind on the hands is minimal, it's like they are summertime hand guards.
I think BMW has done an excellent job of designing the RS in the wind tunnel, I get less wind/rain on my RS w/o hand guards than on the XR with hand guards.
2020 R1250 RS
2022 K1600 GT
2024 S1000 XR
Niwot CO USA
Okay the guards are on, bike not on the road yet.
Build quality is what you might expect for the money but I don't see them as garbage. I have had Ducati faring stays crack on a tip over so time will tell.
I put some removable loctite on everything but the bar ends.
The fastening point at the top of the bar bracket did nothing but act as a locater pin. Yes the one with the big stainless cap screw.
No washers came with this. What I did was make a rubber washer for the bottom of the guard arm and installed my own SS washer at the cap
screw to make it secure.