ER-6f Handguards

MADMAN69UK

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Just wondering if anyone knows of a handguard that will fit an ER-6f?

I'm just after a bit of wind protection on the back of the fingers :)

I wondered if ones like THESE would fit?
 
Yeah I'm liking it. I went straight from the Honda CBF125 I did my tests on to this. Was much heavier than I was used to, but after maaany hours riding it's much more comfortable.

I'm currently on a restricted license but it's still plenty fast enough for me atm :)

I went for it mainly due to it's touring seating position but with the nice evil sports look. Wasn't sure how my back would handle a sports position. And I mainly commute on it.

I've made various cosmetic changes, which I think I posted most of in the main pics thread :)

I also had to consider things like seat height, since I'm a short arse :p

If I'm ever around Oxford way I'll let u know ;)
 
I'm looking mainly at either these or the Z750 for my return back to biking over the next few months, but from everything I know the ER is seen as the better bike despite the better engine in the Z750

Now I shall stop off-topic'ing your thread :D
 
I can get 120-140 miles out of a full tank, depending on the journey(s).

Wouldn't say a 'big' shock, but it definately deserved much more respect. Very cumbersome at first. Not so much of a margin for error with slow manoevering etc. I dropped it once just while parking. I leant over too far and there was no bringing her back up once she'd started to go :eek:
 
MADMAN69UK said:
I can get 120-140 miles out of a full tank, depending on the journey(s).

Wouldn't say a 'big' shock, but it definately deserved much more respect. Very cumbersome at first. Not so much of a margin for error with slow manoevering etc. I dropped it once just while parking. I leant over too far and there was no bringing her back up once she'd started to go :eek:
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Sorry, by shock I meant from going on the CBF and doing 300 miles to a tank to the ER6 and doing a lot less!
 
Handguards have to be pretty big to make any difference at all to hand temperature/wind protection imo, heated grips a much better idea.

The guards on my Pegaso are absolutely enormous and they only do a little bit. Plus on anything but big trailies they look stupid.

The ones in the OP would do nothing at all, way too small, and they have to be mounted on a bit of flat bar, as in the same straight bit your grips are on, there's quite likely not enough room.

They're only really there to stop rocks hitting your knuckles and also protect your levers when you stack it on mud - they're not really big enough to do much else.
 
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Thanks for the on-topic reply ;)

I already have heated grips, but they don't do much for the back of ur fingers when u're moving at high speed through frosty air.

U don't think handguards would do anything for me at all in that situation?

What about those handlebar mit things? Or any other solution?

I already have pretty thick winter gloves so wouldn't want to lose too much more feeling in my grip.
 
MADMAN69UK said:
Thanks for the on-topic reply ;)

I already have heated grips, but they don't do much for the back of ur fingers when u're moving at high speed through frosty air.

U don't think handguards would do anything for me at all in that situation?

What about those handlebar mit things? Or any other solution?

I already have pretty thick winter gloves so wouldn't want to lose too much more feeling in my grip.
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It's more that any handguards that'll be any good at it will be really really big and most likely won't fit at all, and if they do they'll look ridiculous.

Mitts are one way definitely, never used them but heard good things.

You can get thermal under-gloves as well, some people wear latex/plastic gloves inside their gloves too. Not tried either.

Heated gloves would do it, I think they're expensive, never really looked into it. I just wore huge winter mittens when I had to :D
 
I had some really good heated gloves when I had the CBF. Lovely n toasty warm. But it was a pain in the arse inserting the wire through my jacket and plugging them in to the bike all the time. And I aaaallways forgot to unplug before I got off :p
 
I tried latex and thermal undergloves too, but I could barely bend my fingers in my winter gloves, so I'd have to buy bigger gloves too :eek:
 
Handle bar mits + heated grips you cant go wrong, the Oxford ones are a good set, dont 'look' great, but you wont care when you can still feel your pinkies.
 
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