Whats your take on handguards

[Milton900]

Just get a better pair of gloves if your worried about your hands getting cold, have ridden my pro this year in -28F on the trail for 20 miles doing 60mph with my True Adventure Gear gloves and my hands never, never get cold unless i sweat in them all day, then i just throw on the spare dry pair in my pack and good to go! I have tried the lots of handgaurds, and if you ride hard like me in the trees, they are a mangled mess halfway through the season.

 

[OnlyPolaris]

had used hand guards in the past but have started not to. Find they are always coming loose and never stay in place. Have never had a set brake in roll overs or from trees. The polaris hand guards have a really nice fit on the pro taper bars. My dad is using them on his pro with the mid windshield. At full turn the hand guards just touch the windshield. I find the hand warmers on the pro's get so hot on high I can barely hold onto the bars.

 

[Timbre]

I have the Skinz hand gaurds and would recommend them over the solid mounted ones. They keep your hands out of the wind, offer some protection and can be taken off in 2 seconds if you don't want them on. They don't get damaged in a roll over and move out of the way for side hilling manouvers.

I am curious how these mount on the sled. Do you by any chance have a picture of yours you could post? I sounds like these are the ones i am looking for. Do they attach on the ends too, or just at the base?

Thanks

 

[aebsledder]

So they don't handle it when you roll a sled over, as in unsticking a sled?

Yes sir. And I find that I am either upside down or stuck quite often. It is a riding style I have been perfecting for quite some time. There are a few people that have told me that I remind them of the exact opposite of Chris Burandt.

 

[SD Coyote]

I am curious how these mount on the sled. Do you by any chance have a picture of yours you could post? I sounds like these are the ones i am looking for. Do they attach on the ends too, or just at the base?

Thanks

Here is a close up pic of the guards, but our little girl distracts from the picture. They do fasten on both ends, with rubber backed velcro straps that make an easily adjusted, but solid mount. They work well with hooked or straight bars.

 

[M9M5]

Hand guard

Personally I can't stand hand guards. There always in the way or bent and broken and they look terrible on a sled. I ride with lite klim gloves on the hill and keep a heavy set in my pack for colder days on the trail.

 

[skibreeze]

Just get a better pair of gloves if your worried about your hands getting cold, have ridden my pro this year in -28F on the trail for 20 miles doing 60mph with my True Adventure Gear gloves and my hands never, never get cold unless i sweat in them all day, then i just throw on the spare dry pair in my pack and good to go! I have tried the lots of handgaurds, and if you ride hard like me in the trees, they are a mangled mess halfway through the season.

Gee why didn't we think of that?

I have TAG, Klim, Motorfist, and other gloves, guess what?, Some people just get cold hands no matter the glove.

I like the Skins hand guards because they can be put on for the really cold mornings and then taken off when not needed.

 

[jgd]

For me, I'm not concerned about the cold weather protection; heavier gloves in a pinch solve that problem. My personal reason for considering hand guards is solely for the protection offered when thrashing through the trees. I'd be looking for a bark buster type. Although it sounds like it may be a wasted effort, if they can't take the hits, as some are indicating above...

 

[PalousePoo]

Can't stand hand guards. Tryed them one season, they were too close to the grip so that when leaning forward, off to the side of the sled, the back of my hand hit them. Then rolling the sled over to get unstuck always screwed them up. I don't want to be adjusting and fiddling with that stuff on the mtn., I want to ride. I have had a limb apply the brake and about send me flying before, I guess they are good for preventing that.

 

[turbolover]

PowerMadd

I use these Power Madd ones. They are mostly for wind and snow chunks. They are very flexible and don't hamper movement or hit the windshield.
They also have a one or 2 year guarantee against breakage.

Throttle side mount. I put it in boiling water and twisted it until it cooled to shape it into the right position.

 

[Hawkster]

Since I have the low windshield, and 1" riser on my pro tapers, I find my hands get really cold while riding the trail in and out of the riding areas.
Yesterday I got a set of handguards, and almost immediately after purchasing them I thought "what kind of wheenie have I turned into". Are the handguards cool and acceptable, or am I teedering on trailerqueen status.
I do ride my sled hard, roll it over when stuck, run it through tree branches and over rocks without even thinking about it. However this is really my first sled with a wrap (others had mesh hood) and I find myself caring about the appearance more times than not.

The Polaris hand gaurds are nice BUT if you are really picky like myself they'll drive you nutz because they don't fit the same on both sides , you have to reverse one of the L shaped pieces backwards because one deflector will hang out farther than the other and it gets it closer but still off. I messed with them for about an hour and than gave up also use plastic washers between the bolt that holds on the deflectors, they flex easier and are less likely to brake off. Polaris actually warranteed a pair because the weld broke, they use a steel roll pin inside the aluminum before welding around it

 

[scratley]

I honestly have never been able to ride a mountain sled with hand guards don't know how you guys do it. Trail sled yes no problem. But 4 some reason i reach around the top of my bar alot and pull the trigger from the bottom when i am sidehilling. Gives me more leverage when hanging off the sled. I tried last year again and 10 min into the ride i fell off when going to switch grabs and hit the damn hand guard. Lol! Must just be me.