Handguards: Why/Why not?
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Umm, well crap. I must have done something wrong. I have stock Polaris handguards with the lock and ride feature mounted on my wife's standard RMK with stock bars. They are a bit of a tight fit and the angle isn't perfect but they work.
Even my wife is getting tired of them breaking though. She's on her third set. One plastic guard split when she smacked a tree (logical) one post between the guard and the quick mount broke because a too helpful friend rolled her sled before taking the guards off, another one broke that same place the other day just screwing around in a field. So, they are a nuisance. And the stock Polaris ones are very touchy. Just the least bit of too much tension on the lock and ride clamp and the ears bust off. I put a piece of foam tape on her bars to provide a little extra cushion and that stopped breaking the clamps.
Sidehilling properly eh?
The ones that come with the snow check are garbage absolutely terrible throw them away before even installing them I love these msr dirt bike guards I've broken a brake handle and have busted some knuckles in the trees and not since tuning these I highly recommend them to anyone interested in handguards
You dont need hand guards unless you are riding trails all day long. Any kind of off trail riding will break them off in a matter of minutes if you ride somewhat hard.
I swear.....
My factory Po guards virtually broke with the brush of my brothers glove on a bitter cold Wisconsin night. We just looked at each other and laughed, I mean what else can you do? Will never buy them again.
Anybody want to buy the one remaining handguard before I take it to the pistol range?
My factory Po guards virtually broke with the brush of my brothers glove on a bitter cold Wisconsin night. We just looked at each other and laughed, I mean what else can you do? Will never buy them again.
Anybody want to buy the one remaining handguard before I take it to the pistol range?
They slap right on. We used cycra for years, but now we use a different brand barkbuster and cycra plastics... ends up being about $55 shipped for the combo compared to $125 for cycra barkbusters.
One of my sledding buddies races for sherco and just seen his bike has the CYCRA bark busters. Very nice coverage and the aluminum bar curves down on the end,where it goes to the bars, you're hand can go off the side of the bars and not hit the aluminum bar really like that. I will be trying them out this winter. Got to love extra parts.
Has anyone gotten their hands on a set of these yet?
https://www.burandtsbackcountryadventure.com/product-page/skinz-burandt-grizzly-gauntlet
https://www.burandtsbackcountryadventure.com/product-page/skinz-burandt-grizzly-gauntlet
www.coldguards.com
I've used these for about 6 years. I do a lot if riding in -30C and they work well for me. Not really hand-guards I suppose, but they serve the same purpose pretty much.
I've used these for about 6 years. I do a lot if riding in -30C and they work well for me. Not really hand-guards I suppose, but they serve the same purpose pretty much.
