Hand Guards & bar end weights
 

Hi !
I am new to this forum, and i have just ordered an new -09 tenere.
I have read that the KTM hand guards will fit the tenere.

But i cant figure out if you can fit them with the bar end weights still in place?
Is that possible or do you have to dismount them?

I have tried searching this forum but there is just so much information to read!

Regards
Tommy
Sweden

Hi Tommy!

Yes, if you want to, you can use the stock bar-end weights to secure the KTM hand-guards - they sit very neatly in the recess in the end of the hand-guards, almost as if they were made for them!

That said, I never found the bike vibrated particularly badly though the bars anyway, so if you want to keep the bike narrower, you can just do away with the bar weights and fit the handguards with the fittings supplied?

J x

Thanks for the very quick reply!

Tommy

which ktm model handgaurds should i be ordering as i would love to ditch the OE handgaurds in favour of something with better protection from the rain,wind and snow & (volcanic ash). ha ha and still use the bar weights.

The ones that look like this:

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...x/DSC09273.jpg

They are the accessory handguards (that are the same as fitted to a 640/990 Adventure) sold for all the Enduros... I think they only do one kind of wrap-around one...

J xx

they come in orange as well :033:

thanks Jmo

Tip: If you aim to keep the bar end weights I'd recommend not boring out the hole in the end of the KTM guards but screw the bar ends through them into the handlebars.
A couple of times one of my handguards has saved a weight when it unscrewed itself from the handlebars! (You'll notice the increase in vibes - at least I do)

Hi guys,
I've been down in the garage fitting the KTM handguards. Once fitted the clutch and brake levers touch, and are obstructed by, the inside of the guard.Is there anyway to avoid this?!? I may not have fitted them in the right place.............

Any chance someone can post a couple more pictures of the guards once they're fitted?

Ian

If you undo the bolts holding the mirror/lever brackets you should be able to move them inwards a bit so they no longer touch the guard.

I recently dropped mine off road however and the guard pressed too hard against the clutch lever and broke the ball at the end off leaving some sharp indents on the guard. Now its files down I actually prefer it as it is but something to be aware of.

Cheers matey,
I have just returned from the garage having had another look at it. The guards fit perfectly now, all i've had to do is loosen off the bolts holding the clutch/mirror and slide it a few 'mm' to the right.
Your answer just reinforces that i've done the right thing!!!

Removing bar end weights
 

Hi, I have just got a tenere with the KTM handguards but they are held on by the original bar end weights. I wish to remove these but cant find a suitable 'bung' type bolt to go in there place. I believe the size I need is M16 x 1.5 (pitch) x 20mm (length). Does anybody know of anything I can use and where to get them ? Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Andy.

If all you need is a bolt to fit in the thread of the bar ends (into the stock bars), then somewhere like Namrick would be able to sort you out if you know the dimensions... you could get socket head or dome/button head (that would be my suggestion) allen bolts, and job would be, as the say, a good'un...

The do mail order, either on-line or over the phone:

http://www.namrick.co.uk/

J x

Thanks for the reply JMo but I had tried that site already and it seems the largest size they do is an M12 and the thread needed is M16. It seems most companies ranges stop at M12 or they dont have the right thread pitch if they have M16 !

Well another other option is to just get the regular expanding bar inserts (that come with those, and most other hand guards) and use those... that's what I did with mine when I first fitted those guards to the stock bars...

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...x/DSC09263.jpg

Jx

That may be an option for me if I cant get a screw in type but I would like the option of a quick change threaded variety then I can swap back to the weights if im going on a long motorway stint.

Cheers.

guys another question on this ,

just passed the local dealer (also ktm dealer) as I want other handguards , the oem onces are really crap ...

anyway, they only had oranges onces so I'm waiting to get black onces coming in ... , w e hold them next to the bar on my ten, left side no problem , but right ?? seems the thing with the brake oil inside is a little bit in the way ?
of does that all come out fine with the different brackets deliverd with the guards ...

another thing , can they take some beating ?
I mean suppose they won't brake after a fall , otherwise I'll be getting acerbis onces ...

thanks

You'll need to dremel/cut+file a bit away to clear the front brake reservoir.

As for taking a beating my bike has been dropped a bit offroad with them on and they have been wonderful. They flex so they can take quite a beating, even managed to snap the ball off the end of my clutch lever and they were fine (and the clutch lever when filed down is actually better imo)

They need a little tweak around the brake side and the clutch lever fouls the guard slightly on the inside but I can say they are fine and recommend them. Dont know about crash worthyness but I guess they should be fine.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/100_1870.jpg


http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/100_1858.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/100_1818.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/100_1819.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/100_1820.jpg

tony 660x ,
just got mine from the shop and I'm trying them , but I'm quite confused here ,
ok the cut out part for the brake fluid extension tube and the reservoir i get , but there is not enough room to place the actual guard clamp in between the midle horizontal bar attachment on the handlebar and the brake reserveroir ...

did you cut of as well some mm (almost a cm!!) from the end of the guard (where it needs to get attached to the bar ?)


another thing , when you remove the oem guard , the weight is stuck inside the bracket , can you get it out ? or do I have to buy new onces ...

and then there is still the fitting inside the handlebar ... , I wanna leave that as it is I think,

djeezes , planning to buy a magura bar but if this is already diffucult .... , a bar replacemnt might be worse :)

Sorry to hijack this thread, but what hand guards are out there (except the dealer ones. They seem too small and expensive) which can fit on with zero modification and let you keep the bar ends? I am not mechanically minded whatsoever so am incapable of any tweaking (Plus the bike is brand new and I dont wann beast it just yet) I am desperate as my gloves got soaked on my first commute!

None, not without sme sort of modification. I have Barkbusters on mine from Adventure spec work a treat.

Agreed - Barkbusters! They have their own weights and are easy to fit, although I did space mine out with a washer or two to miss my braided brake line banjos..

How i did mine.....
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_0143.jpg

Or like this..chop and tap the originals...I measured the height of the barkbuster weights and copied that.. about 20 or 25 mm if I remember correctly..