opinions on moose aluminum handguards

[02yz426f]

I saw them at the shop and wondered if they are any good at preventing broken levers and fingers. I'm sick and tired of endlessly breaking my clutch and brake levers. If anybody has any pictures can they also post them. . . Thank you

 

[RM_guy]

I have some and they work just fine. I had to bend them a bit to fit right but you need to do that with most of them.

 

[mideastrider]

I have them on a couple of bikes they work great. I've not broken a lever with them on the bike's ever.

 

[kx125412]

I just loosen my perches a little bit so when you crash they just spin and no broken levers after I started doing that. The handguards are really good for tight woods when your rubbing up against branches and trees.

 

[02yz426f]

ok thanks. does the plastic handguard go inside of the aluminum handguard or outside of it?

 

[ThumperCJH]

yeah but you gotta get the plastic molds that go around them

 

[02yz426f]

do you guys have any photos because i am still a little confused.

 

[RM_guy]

Do you plan on woods riding or MX? I wouldn't use them for MX. It's too easy to get you hands caught in them if you go over the bars and you'll snap your wrists. For MX you are better off getting those ACR levers that fold out of the way when you crash. Putting some teflon tape under the clamp is anothe rtrick to let the perch rotate on the bars.

If you are just in the woods them they are a must. You don't really need the plastic though, it just gets broken when you plow through deep brush and small trees...not that it happens too much :laugh:

 

[mideastrider]

If you use the moose handsheilds you want have to worry about them breaking because they are more of a rubber sheild that want break. The hard plastic sheilds will break if hit just right. I don't know about uploading pics but if I can get your e-mail I can send you some pix late this afternoon.

 

[02yz426f]

I am riding woods and needed some good barkbusters. I will use the aluminum handguards and the plastic hand shields. I found some pics online and my friend showed me his bik installed with them. Thanks for all the help and clearing it all up.

 

[oilspot]

I'm using the moose guards and have laid my bike down pretty hard. No problems.
I'd buy the smaller size plastic guards. I got the big ones at first. It looked like I had cut a basketball in half and mounted it on my handlebars.
The small ones are plenty big enough.

 

[02yz426f]

I bought the small ones because I was also concerned with the larger ones being to big