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> > I'm using Maier Deluxe Woods Pro aluminum guards. I had to move the > > lever perch in slightly on both sides. Now the full stock levers fit > > completely inside the guards. As I recall, I hardly noticed the > > difference in lever location (it was a year ago). The levers are > > completely protected, the levers don't make contact with the guards, > > and the guards have never gotten in the way of my fingers, even with > > bulky gloves. I also got the Maier Bark Buster/Woods Pro Plastic > > Handguards for wind protection. They screw to the aluminum bark > > busters. I think the Maier Enduros are all plastic.

Toby, I'm using this combo too, if you want to check it out at the roundup. If you want them FOR the roundup, then they should work out fine. C -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677

Tom, If you switch to a set of metal-reinforced handguards, that will be the last brake lever you have to buy. BTW cast aluminum isn't very malleable, and will bend usually 1 1/2 times before breaking. 1 time is when you bend it, and then when you try and bend it back... Heat helps though, a propane torch will just barely get it hot enough to bend without risking melting it. I have alloy rearsets on both SR500s, and the levers are almost $60 each. I did the exact same thing trying to straighten a crash-bent brake lever last week. Devon Thomas Baumen wrote:

> I noticed my brake lever was a little bent to day. Dropped it last > week in the woods. So I put apiece of tubing over the end and bent it > back. Looked so good I thought I would just give it a little more and > !SNAP!!! What a moron,, so now I need a new lever. I Kawasaki the only > source or does some one else make levers too? > Also ,any one have a set of stock BLUE(1993) hand guards in good shape > they want to part with? Busted one of them too it looks like. > Tom Baumen > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

"Jim" wrote:

>Give me your recommendations for handguards please. >The FAQ metions only Maier. What about Acerbis do they fit? >Any advice on installation, fit, performance, looks, price? >Thanks.

I've had the Acerbis Rally-pro, and the Enduro Engineering that Mark was (maybe still is) selling. The enduro engineering are the strongest by a wide margin. The Acerbis rally-pro worked fine, but I was pulling them off the straighten them every couple weekends. Don't get the Acerbis "rally" guards with the integral turn signals. Unlike the rally-pro they don't have a full-length metal bar inside them and will flex enough to bend or break levers. I suggest you get alloy bars, or get the proper kit to hard mount the bar ends into steel bars. The "kits" that throw a rubber tube over the smaller diameter alloy bar end clamp don't tighten enough. Devon -- Brooklyn '01 A15-Z KLR650 '81 SR500 __________________________________________________________________ New! Unlimited Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Act now to get a personalized email address! Netscape. Just the Net You Need.

At 2:03 PM -0500 2/4/04, bigfatgreenbike@... wrote:

>"Jim" wrote: > >>Give me your recommendations for handguards please. >>The FAQ metions only Maier. What about Acerbis do they fit? >>Any advice on installation, fit, performance, looks, price? >>Thanks. > >I've had the Acerbis Rally-pro, and the Enduro >Engineering that Mark was (maybe still is) >selling. The enduro engineering are the >strongest by a wide margin. The Acerbis >rally-pro worked fine, but I was pulling them >off the straighten them every couple weekends.

The guards I was selling (sold out) were an older design from Enduro Eng that they don't make anymore. The new aluminum ones at EE look identical to the Maiers and Moose guards and the ones from Tusk. They're probably all made by the same Indonesian school girls. At $21.99, the Tusk guards are a steal and only available at http://www.rockymountainatv.com The Tusk wind deflectors cost more than the guards, so just buy the bare aluminum guards and attach your stock handguards to them for wind deflection. -- Mark http://www.reelrider.com

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" wrote:

> Give me your recommendations for handguards please. > The FAQ metions only Maier. What about Acerbis do they fit? > Any advice on installation, fit, performance, looks, price? > Thanks. > --Jim

Jim, Acerbis Rally Pros with the extra spoilers on them are the ones you want if you want Acerbis. I have them, and I like them. They do not offer as much wind protection as the other brands or even the stock bug deflectors. But they do have protection, and I have tested them out a few times on "accident". Fireman Ed A17

Just about any of the guards can be made to fit the KLR. Sometimes you just have to snap off the ball-ends from the levers. The Woodspro aluminum bars are very strong, and with a little creativity, you can adapt the original plastic guards to go over the aluminum. This provides excellent weather protection for your hands, as well as protection for the brake/clutch levers. Acerbis offers plastic as well as aluminum handguards. The Acerbius are more expensive, and IMHO offer less weather protection. This can be a big reason for choosing one over the other, especially if you ride in cold, rainy, snowy weather. I have the Acerbis Rally all plastic guards on one of my KLRs and the WoodsPro guards on another. For me, the plastic guards seem to contribute less to handlebar vibration. Aluminum guards such as the WoodsPro are usually $40+, and the plastic covers another $15-30. The Acerbis are usually $60-80 plus anoth $25-30 for covers. Acerbis also make an Enduro series with built in turn signals, but they seemed kinda cheap to me. Besides, after your 3rd or 4th set replacement of signals, you should probably change to the LockartPhillips units for $12 a pair. MarkB

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" wrote: > Give me your recommendations for handguards please. > The FAQ metions only Maier. What about Acerbis do they fit? > Any advice on installation, fit, performance, looks, price? > Thanks. > --Jim