Flawless fit and finish, my bars are renthal twinwall factory, trimmed 1/2 inch each end. I have inserts in the bar ends and do not use the compression type clamps. Directions state to "tweak" the bend as necessary, I merely used the inserts to pull the guards in the half inch or so needed, everything pulled in very nice. The handlebar clamp fit perfectly with no modification. The slots where the mount fits to the upper clamp is compressed in to its narrowest point but I can with certainty state that without tweaking the bend the bars would fit a standard 31 inch to what I roughly measured out as 34 inches. My bars are an even 30 inches. I know some who run 28 inches and am confident they would tweak in nicely although some patience may be required to get the angles right.
Cables and such are super clean with plenty of clearance all around. I fiddled a bit and the front brake line fits nice top or bottom of the guard, I rerouted after playing to the top as under fork compression it leads to a nice loop with no contact, which most people will see will likely be 99% of use. I will put a small wear contact sleeve where the line rests on top of the r/h guard at for full extension. I will also state, I was so surprised at the lightness of these handguards I took one of my moose guards off another bike, didn't weigh them on a postal scale or such, but my son and I both were surprised at how light these were in comparison. Not sure what the moose are, but thickness and such all seem very comparable. Everyone drops their bike on occasion, I will update this post if/when I put it down hard on the bars and update on how fixed they are and their ability to hold up. Compared to the coverage of my moose guards, room around the controls, and coverage if you lay the bike down on it's "3rd" point of contact is extremely comparable between to two, and in that regard I can attest that at least that angle of coverage has withstood some stunningly brutal bangs, whacks and extended slides. I have no opinion on the roost guards as I've never had a set, they to fit nicely, seem well built of "of substance" Many years back I had a nasty wet run of a hare scramble and made some duct tape versions for my moose to keep the mud off my grips, they did well in that regards so we'll see if these flex enough to take some nasty hits without shattering/cracking.
I will also add, for those who know no better, as myself did not...the 2011 ISDE at least has another option to move the bars forward approx 1/2 inch, very impressive. I have not rode but around the yard a bit, but that small amount really opened up the cockpit a fair amount, especially in a high stand where previous I really felt weak in that a moderate throttle twist I just didn't feel secure as my arms were so "vertical" in relationship to my body I had no real holding power .
Finally I used this opportunity to remove the crossbar on the twinwalls. I have read multiple places elsewhere that this was a nice way to flex the bars a bit more, while those people have stated no adverse effects with overall strength. Perhaps I will notice no difference? who knows. If I see anything worth commenting on during my next outing I will pass it along.
Cables and such are super clean with plenty of clearance all around. I fiddled a bit and the front brake line fits nice top or bottom of the guard, I rerouted after playing to the top as under fork compression it leads to a nice loop with no contact, which most people will see will likely be 99% of use. I will put a small wear contact sleeve where the line rests on top of the r/h guard at for full extension. I will also state, I was so surprised at the lightness of these handguards I took one of my moose guards off another bike, didn't weigh them on a postal scale or such, but my son and I both were surprised at how light these were in comparison. Not sure what the moose are, but thickness and such all seem very comparable. Everyone drops their bike on occasion, I will update this post if/when I put it down hard on the bars and update on how fixed they are and their ability to hold up. Compared to the coverage of my moose guards, room around the controls, and coverage if you lay the bike down on it's "3rd" point of contact is extremely comparable between to two, and in that regard I can attest that at least that angle of coverage has withstood some stunningly brutal bangs, whacks and extended slides. I have no opinion on the roost guards as I've never had a set, they to fit nicely, seem well built of "of substance" Many years back I had a nasty wet run of a hare scramble and made some duct tape versions for my moose to keep the mud off my grips, they did well in that regards so we'll see if these flex enough to take some nasty hits without shattering/cracking.
I will also add, for those who know no better, as myself did not...the 2011 ISDE at least has another option to move the bars forward approx 1/2 inch, very impressive. I have not rode but around the yard a bit, but that small amount really opened up the cockpit a fair amount, especially in a high stand where previous I really felt weak in that a moderate throttle twist I just didn't feel secure as my arms were so "vertical" in relationship to my body I had no real holding power .
Finally I used this opportunity to remove the crossbar on the twinwalls. I have read multiple places elsewhere that this was a nice way to flex the bars a bit more, while those people have stated no adverse effects with overall strength. Perhaps I will notice no difference? who knows. If I see anything worth commenting on during my next outing I will pass it along.