I fitted the barkbusters last night, unbelievably quick to install.
All fitted together nicely, very solid construction and the supplied bar ends are very ample in weight. Installation was very easy, with good clear instructions in English.
Also worth noting, they come supplied with variable height wind deflectors, you have two positions to screw these to the handguards and I opted for the highest position to gain the most wind deflection. There was no drilling required (as with touratech deflectors), the handguards look good, they have the Barkbusters logo/name moulded in to the plastic in white lettering and all in all I'm very impressed with them. The proof of the pudding was in the test ride as many will know I had very bad vibes with the Touratech guards at 40mph.
This morning I rode to work as normal and I felt no vibrations at all, great news! It was ideal conditions to test the wind deflectors being one of the windiest days this year and by the time I got to work my usually numb cold fingers were fine and dandy.
Good work Barkbusters, incidentally I emailed barkbusters direct before I purchased them and the guy in Australia emailed me back answering my concerns within 12 hours, Touratech are just 30 miles away from me and take 5 days to reply to emails!
I've got a few snaps but these were taken on my phone in a messy garage, I'll get some better snaps when I've cleaned my baby on the weekend!
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