I've had these type on both my Varadero's, and to be honest I found that the wind whips around the edge and I always ended up with a cold little finger, spreading to the side of my hand and then ultimatly the whole hand. When I changed to the wrap around ones this problem went away - always stuck with wrap around since.

Not sure if anyone else has discvoered this, but the size isn't that important either, a well designed smaller guard can be superior to a large guard. I have a small profile Acerbis one on my TTR (tried a few on that bike) and these are far better than the bigger guards for keeping the wind off.

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