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frozen fingers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:25 pm
by derek1922
I was out on the R65 today,great run BTW,it's still quite cold here but most of my gear keeps me warm except my gloves,
I was thinking of fitting a set of hand/brushguards to deflect the wind off my hands which might keep my hands a bit warmer,does anyone know if there's guards out there that will fit ?,has anyone on the forum fitted guards to their R65?
thanks guys.
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:48 pm
by Deleted User 287
What year is your bike? '81 and later with the rectangular master cylinder will accept a pair of G/S handguards (black or white) easily.
With the round M/C, it is a different story. It can be done with the OEMs, but I failed to make it look pretty (up close).
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Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:01 pm
by derek1922
The bike is a 1984 model so it has the rectangular master cyclinder,thanks for your quick reply,would that be a R80 GS of around the same year?
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:14 pm
by dougie
I had them on my '87 R100. and Dual Star heated grips. Pretty good.
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:11 pm
by Duane Ausherman
Do any of the Hippo Hands fit?
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:12 am
by SteveD
Try before you buy? Cut an appropriately sized oil bottle in half and use cable ties to secure them to the bars. Do todays ride in similar gear and conditions and see if it helps? Then go spend your hard earned if you think it works. Or, do as a mate of mine did...just leave the oil bottle on the bars for 5 years!
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:24 am
by khittner1
Riding in the northern hemisphere in February? That's a job for an RT, my friend.
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:28 am
by Ken in Oklahoma
SteveD wrote:. . . Or, do as a mate of mine did...just leave the oil bottle on the bars for 5 years!
You talk as if that were a bad thing. Why, paint it flat black and it will look, well, not quite as cheap and ugly.
Besides, there is the image of airhead riders as cheap bastards that needs to be maintained.
Ken
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:19 am
by khittner1
For those who may be recent converts to airheads there is, of course, the old BMW dealers' joke, particularly popular with those that have to move a lot of "units":
What's the cheapest part on an airhead BMW motorcycle??
The owner.
Ba-dum-bump.
Re: frozen fingers
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:55 am
by CVA-42
It gets really cold in Rochester, N.Y. and way back in the day, I froze my hands pretty good when I just had to ride my new Bonneville. Ever since then, my hands have been my weak link as far as riding in the winter goes, even here in Georgia. I have yet to meet the gloves, shields, or even heated grips that can do a real job for me when it's cold. They all help a lot, but the only thing that really works in my case is electric gloves. Not exactly answering your question, but just my thoughts.