What Handguards
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 108
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From: Vancouver, BC
What do you want them to do? Wind blockage, or real hand protection from mirrors while splitting?
I'm a big fan of Valholl Counter Culture's hand guards. My bars are so narrow that I don't worry about clipping mirrors, so I just run their Dusters. Using them lets me wear my favorite light gloves through most of our "winter" in SOCAL. They are super easy to pop on and off, too. The down side with them, or the JD guards, is that if you clip a mirror, they can bend back and pin your lever (or fingers) against the grip.
Their Destroyers are freaking bomb-proof. WCTB Cage Crackers are pretty badass, too, but having installed a set of each on friends' bikes, I think the Destroyers are easier to install and the compression bolt assembly is more secure inside the bar ends (IMO). Both will protect your fingers while splitting without any worry about getting bent back into your hands.
I'm a big fan of Valholl Counter Culture's hand guards. My bars are so narrow that I don't worry about clipping mirrors, so I just run their Dusters. Using them lets me wear my favorite light gloves through most of our "winter" in SOCAL. They are super easy to pop on and off, too. The down side with them, or the JD guards, is that if you clip a mirror, they can bend back and pin your lever (or fingers) against the grip.
Their Destroyers are freaking bomb-proof. WCTB Cage Crackers are pretty badass, too, but having installed a set of each on friends' bikes, I think the Destroyers are easier to install and the compression bolt assembly is more secure inside the bar ends (IMO). Both will protect your fingers while splitting without any worry about getting bent back into your hands.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 406
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From: Brownsburg, IN
I have a set of JD's at home that will eventually go on my FXDF (when I do bars) problem is I want to keep the signals on the had controls and the Fat bob uses some odd type of mount to tuck the signals close to the bars instead of straight down. Anyone else dealt with this?
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 539
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From: Harleyland, USA
I run the JD Medium Coffins and agree with all the comments posted. I would use something else if lane splitting was legal here but they're great otherwise. Buy Large if you want more wind protection. I don't think there's any problem with turn signals but aren't sure since I relocated mine before buying the hand guards.
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 677
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From: bay area
I run the JD Medium Coffins and agree with all the comments posted. I would use something else if lane splitting was legal here but they're great otherwise. Buy Large if you want more wind protection. I don't think there's any problem with turn signals but aren't sure since I relocated mine before buying the hand guards.
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You should have no problems with ours and turn signals. Some bikes need to have them adjusted but not moved off the bars.