Hi folks. Have myself a new 2010 TE510 and I am in the market for some hand guards, something that will save the levers from breaking when I dump. Browsed through as many threads as I could find but unsatisfied with the results. What I want is a set that are plastic and metal or all metal. I want a kit that will fit my 510 with little or no hassle. No cutting, redrilling, or major rerouting of cables, etc. I had a look at a basic acerbis set, and the metal bar clamp looked much too small for the handle bars on my Huskie. My bike seems to have a tapered bar, and at about the spot you would clamp on the bar has quite a wide diameter, where as the acerbis clamp was more suited for the bar diameter closer toi the grips. Please share your experiences or opinions. Sean
Hi, I have had a lot of luck with both the Zeta XC guards( good as they have LED indicators in them) and also the Barkbuster VPS guards. Do you have the STD bars on the bike? If so Bark busters sell a husky mount kit to suit the smaller hole in the end of the STD bars. Means no drilling out the end of the bar as most bars have a 13mm ID and the husky id 10-12mm id Bark Busters http://www.barkbusters.net/products/44.html Zeta http://www.zeta-racing.com/controls/armor/index.html Cheers Bryza
The HDB's look tough and I would probably try them if I could with my Flexx bars, that being said I use Cycra's. Cycras seem stronger than any of the others I've tried through the years, avoid the Acerbis if you tend to drop your bike, they will bend and you still break levers with them.
HDB's are very robust and have many options available in addition to the hand guards if desired. The flip out mirrors are nice to keep you semi-street legal if that applies to your locale.
HDB will take a BIG hit... I had a real hard desert smash which only slightly moved it, with NO bending at all. Any other gaurd would not have faired so well. I have a TE450 and have their mirror also for the occasionl on road ride which works very well.
