Posted by Timberwoof on September 13, 2007, 9:11 pm
> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
> in as much that if your Cycle get's bumped over, the damage is extended to
> the master cylinders and not just the fairing, handlebar....
>
> You may think it protects your hand in a HIT maybe if your not
> wearing knuckle gloves, but I find they tend to effectively pin your hand to
> the handle grip in a slide, so you can't make a safe jump or ride the slide
> with your hand from the pavement...
>
> I had that wonderful experience in 1991 in a Honda Elite 250 scoot
> once, total airborne and all, but then most people found those little tires
> hard to live with....
I put handguards on my motorcycle. They have two positive benefits: they
work as brush guards (and mirror guards when lanesplitting) and if
someone should knock the bike over, they protect the downside lever from
betting bent or broken off.
(Hey, why was your post set for followup by email instead of posting to
the groups?)
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Posted by İyamaha_majesty on September 14, 2007, 12:17 am
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:11:00 -0700, Timberwoof
|>> hard to live with....
|>
|>I put handguards on my motorcycle. They have two positive benefits: they
|>work as brush guards (and mirror guards when lanesplitting) and if
|>someone should knock the bike over, they protect the downside lever from
|>betting bent or broken off.
|>
Do those hand guards really work??? A might less expensive than
knuckle gloves, stretching/smelling/slipping and costing........
|>(Hey, why was your post set for followup by email instead of posting to
|>the groups?)
It's an option we both have to use! I don't wanna miss anything
informative depending the variant machine or servers I use..
So Sorry...
Posted by Wudsracer on September 14, 2007, 10:32 pm
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>On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:11:00 -0700, Timberwoof
>> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
>> in as much that if your Cycle get's bumped over, the damage is extended to
>> the master cylinders and not just the fairing, handlebar....
>>
>> You may think it protects your hand in a HIT maybe if your not
>> wearing knuckle gloves, but I find they tend to effectively pin your hand to
>> the handle grip in a slide, so you can't make a safe jump or ride the slide
>> with your hand from the pavement...
>>
>> I had that wonderful experience in 1991 in a Honda Elite 250 scoot
>> once, total airborne and all, but then most people found those little tires
>> hard to live with....
>I put handguards on my motorcycle. They have two positive benefits: they
>work as brush guards (and mirror guards when lanesplitting) and if
>someone should knock the bike over, they protect the downside lever from
>betting bent or broken off.
>(Hey, why was your post set for followup by email instead of posting to
>the groups?)
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(Fantastic classical music puns, by the way!)
I use Barkbusters on my handlebars. Some call them brush guards or
hand guards, but I rely on the compression and resultant explosion off
the tree of the tree bark, to reduce the impact of those killer trees
attacking my bike.
See abpm for a photo.
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
Posted by İyamaha_majesty on September 14, 2007, 5:33 am
wrote:
|>> Have you ever wondered why Brake/Clutch Hand Levers jut out so much
|>
|>
|>Yeah, I always wondered about that....since you mostly use two fingers
|>on 'em anyways.
Is there a good aftermarket Brake/Clutch Hand Lever, or is cutting
them a better idea?........If you ask me the extension is just another
Garage Tree Mechanic obsolescence to get you master cylinders involved in a
tip over....
Posted by Morrgaine on September 14, 2007, 8:15 pm
On Sep 14, 2:33?am, ?yamaha_maje...@mbk.cid wrote:
> Is there a good aftermarket Brake/Clutch Hand Lever, or is cutting
> them a better idea
I seem to recall somebody was making unbreakable nylon levers for
dirtbikes several years ago.
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> in as much that if your Cycle get's bumped over, the damage is extended to
> the master cylinders and not just the fairing, handlebar....
>
> You may think it protects your hand in a HIT maybe if your not
> wearing knuckle gloves, but I find they tend to effectively pin your hand to
> the handle grip in a slide, so you can't make a safe jump or ride the slide
> with your hand from the pavement...
>
> I had that wonderful experience in 1991 in a Honda Elite 250 scoot
> once, total airborne and all, but then most people found those little tires
> hard to live with....