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.