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Lets play a game, what is missing from this photo

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Found this beautiful lake, the KLR camoflaged right in.
Now what is missing.....

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Gen3piglet
Yup. Wind/bug defection is what mine do best. That's all I expect out of them. I didn't buy mine to go trail busting Lewis and Clark style.
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Gen3piglet said:
Yup. Wind/bug defection is what mine do best. That's all I expect out of them. I didn't buy mine to go trail busting Lewis and Clark style.
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Agreed. They are just so flimsy and need some better bracing inside.
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LeviCurr said:
The one I have will likely fail if I ever hook a fish with it. But I am going to give it a try
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I've used a short dock demon on some big fish
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Whitehuntsman said:
I can't find ones I like or want in Australia. Want to keep the big vibration dampening in the handlebars. So the new ones need to be clip on style. Ideally using the existing mounts or a metal frame with plastic guard over top. Amount of times birds have hit the guards while cruising and nearly broke the guards.
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I used 25 dollar Amazon guards and notched the weight
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Picture isn't showing up on my screen. Idk why
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New2kaw said:
I used 25 dollar Amazon guards and notched the weight
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Not a fan of how the end is attached to the handlebar and splits the grip and weight.
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Yes that is too custom for my taste also
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Whitehuntsman said:
Not a fan of how the end is attached to the handlebar and splits the grip and weight.
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Attached with the same bolt the factory used. Plenty strong. The only thing I didn't care for is the 1/8 inch it makes the weight stick out past the throttle side. More room for trash to get in and cause a gritty feel. And ugly. But it's not exactly a pretty bike anyway. It works and my levers won't break. Lol
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I mean when you look at that beak..... nobody notices the guards anyway. Lol
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what if you were able to notch out the same geometry as the aluminum hand guard from the weight? Do you think if someone had a mill they could copy the geometry and notch out a space for the aluminum to fit into the weight? That would also stop the weight from being able to turn itself loose.
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LeviCurr
Looks like someone else already had a similar idea as ^^^^
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LeviCurr said:
what if you were able to notch out the same geometry as the aluminum hand guard from the weight? Do you think if someone had a mill they could copy the geometry and notch out a space for the aluminum to fit into the weight? That would also stop the weight from being able to turn itself loose.
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It is notched. The weight nearly sits flush with the handguard. Can't go any deeper with the notch because the actual steel/ rubber insert starts where I stopped milling.


That's the throttle side. The other side sits better.

It's functional and was 25 bucks so I'm good. Lol. The klr is the ugliest bike ive owned so I'm not too concerned. Id be ashamed of it on any of my others. Lol
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I see. Well for me the search for the perfect KLR hand guard continues. I really like the wind deflection properties of the stock ones. Big cumbersome and clumsy. In this case thats a good thing. Unfortunately there is no guard value to them. I guess a guard designed to mount to the outside of the weight is what I need to conjure up
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LeviCurr said:
Looks like someone else already had a similar idea as ^^^^

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I like the outside mount. Very nice. But that inner mount looks just as bad as my ugly outside IMO. Lol.

I see my klr like I see my farm trucks. Make it work for me, looks be damned. Unlike my small truck or mach one where I may choose vanity. Lol
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LeviCurr
I have heard talk of the VERSYS hand guards working with KLR. However I have not substantiated that personally. I should start checking into that
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LeviCurr said:
I see. Well for me the search for the perfect KLR hand guard continues. I really like the wind deflection properties of the stock ones. Big cumbersome and clumsy. In this case thats a good thing. Unfortunately there is no guard value to them. I guess a guard designed to mount to the outside of the weight is what I need to conjure up
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Not much guard That's for sure.

You would have to mount it deep in the weight. The bolt sits a good ways inside so you would have to notch it or have it stick out a mile from the center of the bike. I thought about it. I have heliarc and aluminum stock at the shop but then I thought "klr=already ugly" and just went with it.
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LeviCurr said:
I have heard talk of the VERSYS hand guards working with KLR. However I have not substantiated that personally. I should start checking into that
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The versys 650 foot pegs fit on the KLR so it is very possible the hand guards do as well.
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I mean when you look at that beak..... nobody notices the guards anyway. Lol
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Beak ? I see a fender. Wanna see an ugly beak ? VStrom. Really want to like a Strom, especially with the 800 in the line up. But that God awful front end. It's like a big zit, can't stop looking at it.
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Gen3piglet said:
Beak ? I see a fender. Wanna see an ugly beak ? VStrom. Really want to like a Strom, especially with the 800 in the line up. But that God awful front end. It's like a big zit, can't stop looking at it.
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Lol. I don't find the strom very appealing looking either. Not better or worse than my klr. Just an equal but different ugly. Lol.

Like an Aztec driver arguing with an early Tribeca owner.... lol
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