Hand Guards

[maxredline]

I found these bike specific hand guards on Ebay. I am going to give them a go.
Too be clear I do not expect much efficiency.
   

[darrell]

Do the BMW handlebar female brackets used for mirrors on many models come in the kit or do you source those from BMW?

[Grumpy Goat]

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.

[maxredline]

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.

The only link I have
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175027143039?_t...%7Ciid%3A1

[Grumpy Goat]

The only link I have
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175027143039?_t...%7Ciid%3A1

Thanks. That works. I think that they may be too small for colder weather. Not sure about wet weather as I let my wet weather gear take care of that.

[darrell]

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.

[MrVvrroomm]

I had this basic setup on my '16 RS. It's GS-specific oem handguards adapted to RS. They were installed by original owner.

[runnerhiker]

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.

[maxredline]

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.