Emgo Handguards

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Simon Fuller

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May 17, 2001

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• Nov 26, 2001

• #1

Just installed some aluminium reinforced emgo hanguards. Had the bike leaning on the trailer and it tips over. The hand guard bent so badly that it jammed the brake lever and the plastic shield shattered :mad:

Crappy product or faulty batch? Anyone else had experience with these handgaurds?

 

jeb

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Jul 21, 1999

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• Nov 27, 2001

• #2

I had a pair of their Acerbis Rally (no metal) guard knock-off's on my 98 380MXC and they broke pretty quickly. I would not buy any BB's from them again.

 

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Scrambler400

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Nov 29, 2000

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• Nov 27, 2001

• #3

I've had three friends with the Emgo's ( I feel bad cause I suggested them ) that have bent upon impact. Avoid them if you can.

 

K

KDX220rm

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Jun 3, 2002

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• Nov 27, 2001

• #4

Emgo's are a cheap man's version of the Acerbis Pro Rally. I have the Pro rally on my 00 KTM250exc and its taken several spills and one accidental fall over and my Pro Rally guards have saved my levers from breakage and have never deformed or bent.

You can get them from Rocky Moutain for $62.99
http://www.rockymountain***.com/home.asp?sid=00067116

I have a couple of friends have the Emgo verison and they were junk. They look nice and strong and look identical to the Acerbis, but they don't hold up.

 

Last edited: Nov 27, 2001

Vic

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May 5, 2000

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• Nov 27, 2001

• #5

My kid has abused a set of Maier Universal XC Pro hanguards and they have held up great. There's no metal in them, but it seems like the may be a better cheapskate's alternative than the Emgos.

 

penguin

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Feb 19, 2000

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• Nov 30, 2001

• #6

I have used both the Emco plastic handguards and their rallypro copies. The mounting hardware is inferior and the plastic is extrmely brittle. In this case you really do get what you pay for. I am currently using Moose aluminum handguards and fashioned a pair of deflectors from an old flat number plate that I cut in half and used selftapping sheet metal screws to mount them on the handguards. I have used this setup on 4 different bikes and they work great!

 

HiG4s

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Mar 7, 2001

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• Nov 30, 2001

• #7

I have the Acerbis all plastic guards on my bike but bought the universal Maier guards for my son's YZ. The Maier seem just as good as the Acerbis and were much cheaper.