need advice on ktm hand gaurds
 

Hi all just tryed to fit ktm hand gaurds and to do so i removed the the horizontal beam then fitted the right hand gaurd, then moved on to the left and the advice on other threads is to move the clutch/mirror bracket to the right slightly, but this causes the the contour of the clutch lever to come in contact with the switch gear. im thinkin i might just leave it till next payday and get some barkbusters or somthing along them lines...

(the only reason i brought the ktm ones was that the general concensus was that they fitted well with some modding and were only �40 wich is half the price of most others, genuine yam ones are �140+)

a friend of mine put them on his 08 XTX... if i see him soon ill check it out... but im sure it can be done without any extra accessories :D

I fitted the same guards to my Tenere a few months ago. It takes a little while but you can get them on without much moving around of the switchgear, etc.
From memory i had to slide the clutch lever a little to the right to stop it rubbing the inside of the guard. I think i may have also reversed the brackets for the cross brace......i could be wrong about that bit.
If you search the forum you should find quite a few posts from people who have fitted them, some say you need to 'trim' the guards but i can assure you that you don't.

just cut the clutch and brake levers down slightly so they don't foul the guards

I have them fitted.

On the right side you have to cut a bit around the brake fluid reservoir, otherwise they'll be tilted forward. On the left side I used them about 1wk just moving the clutch lever/left mirror a bit towards the center but the end of the clutch lever still touched the handguard so it had a bit of a spring effect. In the end i filed a bit of the clutch lever so that i could move back the lever/mirror. I think i filed about 8mm. Clutch goes down to the grip now, mirror is back where it should so i don't see my shoulder in it.

The major advantage I see for the KTM handguards is that you can keep the weights. Price would be good too. I think they look good and they are rigid enough, I only fitted them for minimal weather protection and to protect against branches, not for really hard stuff.

wedge your hand in a muff for winter warmth :)

furry ones work best :044: