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Full Moose Bars or Just Plastic Deflectors

ripnriding

ripnriding

Husqvarna
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So, I am a returning member to the sport after like..........24 yrs!! I bought a used husky that is equipped with full blown Moose bar protectors. I overheard a coversation from an owner of a somewhat local bike shop indicating stay AWAY from the full bar. His rationale was that he's seen guys wipe out, hands slip forward off bars and get caught between the grips and the bars resulting in nasty fractures....anyone have any thoughts on this 1. probability and 2. experience with running JUST plastic defenders vs more protective Bar system. Thanks in advance.:notworthy:
 
What you need for protection depends on what you ride.... If your ride all open stuff there would not really be much of a need for bark busters IMO.... But if you plan on being a woods rider keep the bark busters on the bike.... Because the first time you bang off a tree with out them you'll wish like hell that you had them.... Another benefit is riding in briars and nasty stuff like that.... That stuff has a tendency to grab your front brake lever and lock up your front brake. It happened to me a few times.... Once when it happened to me, and it put me into a tree and really banged my shoulder up bad....
 
First, Welcome Back! And on a Husky yet...:thumbsup:

Have seen what you are talking about, but think about the odds and heck your smoking around on what most people consider the most dangerous product ever thought up...I'm a big advocate of the full system.

And here's the mechanic talking...
Wait until you tip the bike over in the garage doing something stupid...tip over on the trail in the mud...miles from nowhere...

...snap a lever...bust a mounting tab off a reservoir...Plastic flags are not going to help.

Even the more open tracks where trees aren't an issue you're going to lay it down somewhere, just a nice mini rollbar on the ends.
Tip over in the mud...helps to keep from having a grip full of slime when you try to pick the pace back up.

Now if they are the full moose flags you can get smaller flags it will help reduce the amount of angle for your wrist to get caught.
We run the small Cycra flags and your dealer is right, some of the plastic comes way up and 'increases' the odds...
 
Does anyone here personally know someone that this has happened to? I know a lot of riders and all of them use full wrap around hand guards, Ive heard the stories but have never actually met anyone that this has happened to.
 
Thanks guys...looking for the opinions from those that are on the trails and not the moto track ;) Will keep these on****************************************
 
sharpie1 said:
Does anyone here personally know someone that this has happened to? I know a lot of riders and all of them use full wrap around hand guards, Ive heard the stories but have never actually met anyone that this has happened to.
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It's always a friend of a friend when I hear those stories. If I didn't have wraparounds, I would be through a couple levers per ride and probably save a broken hand each time I ride. There is no way I could ride where I ride with just flags. A pro probably could, but not a flounder like me.
 
Hanson is just coming back to MX after a rock broke the bones in the back of his hand - supercross with no handguards - there's always "something" that could happen. I have had some pretty nasty incidents where my hands/wrists got leveraged around the handguards but nothing bad happened to me - in fact the handguards were protecting my hands/wrists at the time. I personally prefer all plastic full wrap handguards since they flex enough to let the bars flex naturally (it's noticable) - yet they are strong enough to keep stuff off of your hands and your grips - and protect your levers.
 
sharpie1 said:
Does anyone here personally know someone that this has happened to? I know a lot of riders and all of them use full wrap around hand guards, Ive heard the stories but have never actually met anyone that this has happened to.
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Yes, a friend of mine named Stan Miner did that on his ktm525. His hand went down between the bars and broke his hand an 4 fingers i think, it was pretty bad. However, i think if your riding tight woods trails the full wrap around style is good. It keeps your levers from getting broken and it keep your grip ends from being torn to hell. If your riding more high speed and open desert racing or even some GNCC than you may only need the plastic guards.
 
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