V-Strom Hand Guards on a 2013...with Heli Triple Clamp

[Fairlaner]

The answer is yes with a little help.......

as you can see the brake side has a lot more room than the clutch side, that seems to be something to do with a redesign by Suzuki.....(My old ones that i sold Skooter fit much better)

I have the Salamander bar end weights on the bike and they have an insert in them that can be used to snap the guards too....when i do it i will take a pic...

Well it did it already so here are those pics too.

Just wanted you guys to know that they do fit....

R

 

[Twinrivers]

What is your reason for putting the hand guards on? I have yet to really ride the FJR but I seldom wore gloves on the HD. The bat wing provided some wind protection but if it was cool I'd just crank in a little grip heat. Considering you locale I doubt you need them for my current temps.

 

[extrememarine]

What is your reason for putting the hand guards on?

For me - 8 hours in a cold, driving rain was one. Temps in the 30's was another. In really cold weather, even with heated grips, the backs of your hands will still get cold - the hand guards keep the wind off your hands more.

 

[Fairlaner]

what he said.......plus i really liked them on my 08.

We do some times leave the warmth of SoCal you know.....

R

 

[mingo]

Thanks for confirming they fit.. would they still fit with the stock bar ends?

 

[Fairlaner]

They will but i would be concerned about the throttle binding...

R

 

[El Toro Joe]

Thanks for confirming they fit.. would they still fit with the stock bar ends?

They work fine with the stock bar ends on my 06...you do need to open up the hole in the hand gaurds a little to have them snap over the stock bar ends

 

[Intech]

Mine just connect at the pivot bolts. The part that goes back to the bar end is cut off. One advantage to that is that I can pull them back and really cover my hands if I want to.

 

[Burnspot]

I put mine back on just prior to riding down here to Florida, for Christmas vacation, last Saturday...they helped immensely as the temps ranged in the 30-40's most of the way down. I have heated grips and glove liners; with the hand guards, they are even more effective (think hands on fire, lol).

Rain protection. Rode back to my mother's house this evening in a pretty heavy downpour and when I got back, the fingers of my gloves were still dry thanks to the guards (was wearing Elkskin Ropers).

 

[CopB8]

Any reason the pics no longer show? I was curious about this mod.

 

[Fairlaner]

I guess i moved them by mistake.

R

 

[Fairlaner]

I received another set of hand guards this morning (the correct ones) from FJR goodies......

Here they are trimmed and mounted.

This is where i trimmed this side...

The other side..

The trimmed part...

These look a look closer than it really is.

From the front..

The hardware that came with the guards from FJR goodies is not perfect but it works, maybe next time Skooter's bike is in my garage I will switch it around while he isn't looking..

R

 

[mingo]

Thanks for the pics.. those look very good and the part that attaches to the barends doesn't looks squished like your first set of handguards.

Does the FJRgoodies.com handguards kit come with anything specific that makes it fit the FJR?

 

[Mihalis fjr]

they looks nice totaly with the lines of the bike!!

 

[Fairlaner]

Thanks for the pics.. those look very good and the part that attaches to the barends doesn't looks squished like your first set of handguards.
Does the FJRgoodies.com handguards kit come with anything specific that makes it fit the FJR?

it comes with the correct guards for one thing and some different hardware....the hardware is not perfect but is better than the Suzuki hardware.

R

 

[luvtoride]

I think that you will be hard pressed to find an FJR pilot that doesn't wear gloves.

Richard, I think that looks great.

I seldom wore gloves on the HD.

 

[deanw]

Fairlaner- can you describe what it is you trimmed off and/or what you're trimming around?

 

[Fairlaner]

The trimming is done underneath on both sides where they meet the levers. And of course you need to make the hole on the ends bigger to go over the bar ends.

R

 

[deanw]

Thanks. That's what I thought I saw. I don't recall doing any trimming to put them on my '04...