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   Posted 10/05/2014 at 6:52 | Permalink
   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

   
   Fantastic Quality, Simple Install, August 19, 2012

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   DanC NJ –

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   This review is from: TMS Black Dual Sport Dirt Bike ATV MX Motocross Enduro Aluminum Inside Hand Brush Guards for Yamaha YZ XT TT 350 500 600 TTR 225 Suzuki DRZ 400 DRZ400 KDX KLR KDX220R

   I was hesitant to order these, because they are so cheap compared to the name brand hand guards that cost 3X more. They look very similar to the expensive name brand ones, and are of very excellent quality.

   The install would have taken approximately 20 minutes, but my set was missing one of the cone shaped nuts that go with the anchor assembly that mounts inside the handle bar end. A trip to home depot, another $2.50, and I was back in affair (A 6mm nut, and a brass compression sleeve from the plumbing section worked rather well).

   I did rotate my levers down some for clearance, but if I don’t like them that way, I could cut the balls off the end of the levers and rotate them back up.

   Because they look so excellent on the bike, and because of the exceptional quality (not so excellent quality control), I subdue give them 5 stars.

   I have them installed on a 2005 KLR 650. I’ve added some pics to the product page.

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   Posted 10/05/2014 at 7:14 | Permalink
   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

   
   Excellent for the price, February 15, 2012

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   Bill Kilgallon (Lebanon, OH, USA) –

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   This review is from: TMS Black Dual Sport Dirt Bike ATV MX Motocross Enduro Aluminum Inside Hand Brush Guards for Yamaha YZ XT TT 350 500 600 TTR 225 Suzuki DRZ 400 DRZ400 KDX KLR KDX220R

   As others have noted, if you try and line up the brake and clutch levers right inside the guard, they won’t fit unless you trim the ends of them down. That being said, I always like my levers pointing down and forward a bit anyway as I am in a ordinary / adventure seating position while riding, and like to ride with a few fingers covering the brake.

   In this setup (levers pointing maybe 30 degrees down from horizontal) and with the guards pointing straight horizontal, these guards mount up nicely and the levers clear without being trimmed (as they come up and in from the bottom).

   The aluminum is thick and stout. The plastic parts are not removable (well, you could cut them off, but they aren’t going back on), and the plastic is a bit soft. So while they will probably show some wear quickly, they won’t break, and if I go down I’ll keep my hands on the bars with confidence. The plastic and aluminum parts look like they will also give excellent hand protection if a hubcap comes frisbeeing across the center line and hits my bars previous to I can get a hand out of the way.

   The plastic guards are smaller than other brands, which IMHO is excellent. That way they don’t get too hot during the summer. The larger guards aren’t huge enough to keep you warm in the winter, but are huge enough to make it too hot in the summer, so I like a smaller guard.

   I really used these on my Buell Ulysses.

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   Posted 10/05/2014 at 7:53 | Permalink
   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

   
   OK for the price, July 14, 2012

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   Dan (HAVRE, MONTANA, US) –

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   This review is from: TMS Black Dual Sport Dirt Bike ATV MX Motocross Enduro Aluminum Inside Hand Brush Guards for Yamaha YZ XT TT 350 500 600 TTR 225 Suzuki DRZ 400 DRZ400 KDX KLR KDX220R

   The Terrible:
   No instructions
   A small cheaply made
   The slot in that goes into the handle bar to hold the end on does not expand far enough to really secure it and it is made of aluminum and week. It is also not wide enough to enable the brush guard to not interfer with the throtle handle. (1999 Yamaha XT 350 stock bars) In order to assess this a lathe is usefull in order to cut a spacer and an adapter but you can make due with some washers and a rigged up cut of rubber and a new nut and bolt.
   One of the hex head bolts was misformed on the head and needed to be replaced.

   The Excellent:
   Hand guards themselves are nice and the aluminum bar that is in them makes them sturdy
   They look excellent
   The price is right(maybe not after fixing flaw)
   After the mounting issue was solved they seem to provide excellent protection for your hands.

   My bottom line: If you want to save a few buck and can spend some time correcting the mounting flaws on the handle bar ends then these should be fine. If you are a small more economically blessed then get a name brand set and save the hassle.

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