hanguards that will actually fit? or change the levers?

[dank]

my bars have been shortened and this is causing me a problem. i bought it with short bars, and at the time put no thought as to how the handguards were positioned. my girlfriend noticed that they were positioned level, and i had thought nothing of it, but she said that i should angle them down, so that if i ever end up going over the handlebars (and i probably will), i wouldnt get my fingers caught in them. problem is that when i tried to do so, i found that my levers hit the guards and wouldnt let them fall back as far as they were supposed to. so i guess what im looking for is a model of handguards that offer lots of space width wise, or your opinion as to wether or not i should get shorty levers.
Thanks!

 

[gg3]

my bars have been shortened and this is causing me a problem. i bought it with short bars, and at the time put no thought as to how the handguards were positioned. my girlfriend noticed that they were positioned level, and i had thought nothing of it, but she said that i should angle them down, so that if i ever end up going over the handlebars (and i probably will), i wouldnt get my fingers caught in them. problem is that when i tried to do so, i found that my levers hit the guards and wouldnt let them fall back as far as they were supposed to. so i guess what im looking for is a model of handguards that offer lots of space width wise, or your opinion as to wether or not i should get shorty levers.
Thanks!

Have you tried moving the lever mount towards the centre of the bars?Remember to put some teflon tape under the mounting bracket.
Had a similar problem & got some wirtz short levers.

 

[dank]

ya know, i never thought of that, but i think that the mounts are too close to the bend, and wouldnt sit right. and with your short levers do you get more arm fatigue because your only using two fingers?

 

[gg3]

My short levers work great.The clutch pull is so light it makes no difference,same with the brake.With the standard levers I had them mounted as far as I could to centre,as you say ,up to the bend.But I got annoyed with my outside fingers getting in the way when clutching,hence the short levers.They did have very little clearence from the UFO guards I use.I find them nice to use anyway.The Wirtz levers have rubber pads on them as well, in a range of colours.uhhh,ahhhh how gay.

 

[dank]

alright thanks! and ya i had moose handguards, and they SUCK. like they worked ok, but moose put the plastic roost deflectors on the INSIDE of the bar. I. E. when you lay the bike over, the screws that hold the plastic to the bar pull through the holes and voilais, plastic useless. and they way the bars were bent they catch the end of my levers. shorty levers sound good to me, thanks!

 

[jostby]

Have you tried moving the lever mount towards the centre of the bars?Remember to put some teflon tape under the mounting bracket.
Had a similar problem & got some wirtz short levers.

What does the teflon tape do?

 

[Skidad]

I use these Moose Competition handguards.

http://www.mooseracing.com/catalog.jsp?level1=1756&level2=1782&level3=1784&level4=1801&product_group_id=7258

They come in 2 sizes and are VERY flexable for crashing/safety and should fit the Moose or Enduro Engineering hand guards easily. Very reasonably priced as well and in many color choices.

You have the older style guards that mount on the inside and are a PIA I know (been there done that). With ANY protector that bolts to the aluminum guard use oversize washers to prevent plastic pull through. The stock wimpy washers don't cut it.

Personally I try to resist cutting the ball of the end of the lever if possible but it's the cheapest choice for you right now. I use a handlebar that the levers can be pushed way in without hitting the bend but since you on a real budget cutting them might be the best for now along with new and better shields.

Levers should be angled down so you can still comfortably use them while standing (which you should do allot BTW). Teflon tape under the lever perch allows the lever assy to more easily spin on the bar when (not if) you crash

 

[dank]

i have found sitting to b extremely uncomfortable so ill spend most of my time on my feet anyway. and i wouldnt mind paying 30 bucks for a shorty, as cutting and grinding arnt my strong points. i was just hoping that maybe somebody knew of a set that were cheaper.

 

[aflica]

I had the same problem when i cut a 1/2" off of both ends of my bars to return to stock width after adding Acerbis hand guards. The Gas Gas trials clutch lever fits perfectly and to tell you the truth , i didn't notice any difference in the pull. The brake had no clearance issues , so no change. Shortening the bars was a great move , i watch my riding buds wiggle between trees and sometimes i can ride straight thru

 

[dank]

my bars are shorter by 3 inches from stock. i tried to move the levers closer to center tonight, and found that i couldnt fit the clamp for the handguard mount. well, guess ill just dish out the 40 bucks and get nice shiny new shorty levers and see how that works, though with my night going the way it is, it probably still will not work.

 

[dank]

which model/year trials bike did your lever come off of and how much did it cost?

 

[aflica]

To be honest i dont know what year there from , my dealer just traded me straight across for the lever as mine was still very new at the time , and it was his suggestion to cut the bars down. But these things dont change often with Gas Gas , they tend to change only the things on the bikes that need changing , not make them look like a new design every couple of years , like some others do. If it aint broke , dont fix it , so many years will most likely fit .

 

[dank]

the shorty lever for it is only like 32 bucks, and the shorty brake will be like 8. so thats not so bad. but thanks! got all sorts of trouble to fix before i can start worrying about the bike though, i found out 2 nights ago that the oil plug on my pickup is crossthreaded beyond reuse. after i drained the oil. eek.
but thanks for the advide andill see how it all turns out.