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There was a thread some years back on here of a snowfla........ I mean member who mounted some metal hand guards on his apes. It made it look like he would be holding Mickey Mouse by the ears when riding.
People are free to do what they want and should not care what anyone else thinks. I, personally, find then to look silly on apes on a bagger, but that's just me. I have not had really any trouble with things hitting my hands. A few bugs is about it, although I think one was a june bug as it did sting a little but nothing too bad. We are supposed to wear gloves while riding, I don't always do that, but gloves accomplish the same thing as guards.
not everyone uses them for protection from bugs... some use them for riding in cold weather where their hands would still get cold from the wind even wearing gloves.
i need to apologize. Not my cup of tea, but its all good.
I'm digging the 2 sets of highway pegs, means you must put some miles on it, thats the important thing. Regarding the winter riding, thats a puzzler being from the mid Atlantic ;-), but still, all good!
Originally Posted by groupw
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...... keeping the airflow off my hands while winter riding was my motivation
my belief is you do what makes you happy! I had some Moose Racing fabric hand guards. they just velcro'd on the bar ends and provided some wind protection. That's what I was after, keep the wind off my hands. They worked well for that. Easy on and easy off. But that was on my Sportster. Now with the Street Glide, it's not so bad. Haven't had to worry too much. I can see what and why you are doing this. Good luck on your decision.
My 18 CVO Road Glide, I put hand guards on as its the first one I could not get factory heated grips for. Planned on using in the winter and taking off for the summer. However I have grown to like them so they are still on the bike.
Yes, they look silly, and I have some on a Road King. I installed them for cold weather wind protection and they were USELESS. Instead of the wind hitting my hands directly, it was deflected down off the mirrors and my hands were no warmer than before. The answer was a set of Gerbings electric gloves. That led to finding out whet the next coldest part of me would be. I could see a never ending chain of more heated gear until the electrical system couldn't handle any more or I had no money left for gas. If it is that cold, I don't ride. Even so, the hand guards are still there. they DO deflect the June bugs, grass hoppers, and other bugs that are big enough to be painful at 70 to 75 mph, an even higher impact speed if I am riding INTO the wind. Silly looking or not, they are staying where they are. Their bracket is held in place by the mirror shaft.
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