Hand Guards for the Pro

[milehighassassin]

Correct, I've never been to Alaska. But the point I was trying to make is that if it is JUST YOUR HANDS that are getting hit, you can avoid it. But either way I'm done with this thread, simply because it has been sidetracked too much. (When is it going to snow?)

 

[Hawkster]

There's roughly 6.5 inches between the hand grips and hand deflector on the Polaris hand gaurds for the Protapers, I think that is even more room than the Acerbis and Powermadd gives you. As for Skidooer's posting of the Acerbis rally pro hand guards, those things Rock, I have a pair on my Hawk, but the handle bars are wider than the hood & belly pan so the handle bars take a beating.

 

[alsled]

Would skinz work for you?

 

[sledneck_03]

ive seen the polaris billet mounts and either polaris guards or powermadd guards on the pro taber bars. I also second on the skinz, they would protect the hand from the cold up the trail then they are removable and possibly a bit of protection from the trees.

 

[Rick!]

I'm surprised so many people use hand guards on the mountain. I had a set on a Rev I bought and HATED them. They got in my way. Sure they were nice on the trail but we didn't spend enough time on the trail and they hampered my riding when grabbing the bars, etc.

I've used them on Pro Tapers the last two years in the hills and have the same dislike for them. They loosen up when you roll the sled to get unstuck and prevent a good handhold on the bars just a the wrong time. I haven't found I need hand protection in the trees either, not like when I'm riding single track in the woods. Usually my shoulder or upper body part provides branch deflection. Anywho, I found the stock Pro windshield provides the same wind deflection as the Raw with handguards. I'll be going without this year.

 

[AK800VE]

Correct, I've never been to Alaska. But the point I was trying to make is that if it is JUST YOUR HANDS that are getting hit, you can avoid it. But either way I'm done with this thread, simply because it has been sidetracked too much. (When is it going to snow?)

No avoiding alders up here in some areas, and I wouldnt say this thread is sidetracked. THe point of hand guards is to pertect knuckles...But I guess I will just wait till I pick up my sled, and look into the polaris brand

 

[Clayton]

Hand guards are a must in AK. The Polaris ones actually work very well. Unless the protaper setup is different than the current Dragon, they fit well and the mount takes quite a few rollovers and 1" alders before breaking.

 

[AK800VE]

awesome, thanks!!!

 

[gman086]

I'm not at all a fan of hand guards but every once in a while it gets really cold in the mornings so I use Skinz and just thro them in my backpack when it warms up later in the day. Not a problem for rollovers and add just enough protection for the trees too. Was wondering if they'd mount to the crazy bar hooks on the RMK but not a problem as they're slotted. Looks like they'll work just fine.

Have FUN!

G MAN

 

[Sled Solutions]

2 hand guards, 1 new and 1 new to consider for snow.

Rox Flex-Tec (not cheap but they are nice)



Acerbis X-Force with removable insert.

 

[Hawkster]

I tried to find a good picture to look at to see if those Rox's have to have their own mounting brackets? Can you use them on other mounts? Is there a size measurement? Spendy but they do look nice.