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FastRnu2 · 12-17-2009, 12:16 PM

I was wondering if anyone knew of a company making decent looking hand guards for the Gen II FZI. I had factory ones on my Suzuki V-Strom and Triumph Tiger SE and they work great. We had a cold snap here in Southern California with an overnight temp of 35 f. Add the wind chill at 70mph and my digits were icing over. I don’t want the universal clamp on dirt bike kind. Some winter gloves are just too big and bulky. Any ideas?

**Oldschool** · 12-17-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FastRnu2

I was wondering if anyone knew of a company making decent looking hand guards for the Gen II FZI. I had factory ones on my Suzuki V-Strom and Triumph Tiger SE and they work great. We had a cold snap here in Southern California with an overnight temp of 35 f. Add the wind chill at 70mph and my digits were icing over. I don’t want the universal clamp on dirt bike kind. Some winter gloves are just too big and bulky. Any ideas?

Tony swears by his heated grips by Oxford. Even in very cool weather they keep the digits warm. So I hear.
Find them here; Oxford Products

Lonerider59 · 12-17-2009, 01:41 PM

I had a V-Strom but even on it I thought the hand guards looked pretty dorkey. Get some good gloves (heated if necessary) You'll never live down the hand guards on a FZ1 and they don't do much good f you're in the realy cold stuff for long.

mies · 12-18-2009, 01:10 AM

When i bought my new bike I also asked for handgaurds for the FZ1N. They mentioned that there where no original or other handgaurds for the FZ1.

They had a FZ1N with handgaurds in the showroom but they had taken handgaurds for a differant model and adapted these to fit the FZ1.

If you want i can check to see which model they used for this.

FastRnu2 · 12-23-2009, 04:43 PM

Gentlemen I agree hand guards would be out of place on an FZI. I did have heated hand grips on both my V-Strom and Tiger. They both worked great at heating the palms. However, when I was on my way back home from Oregon to Southern California last December, the heated grips could barely be felt. It was so cold going over one of the mountain passes that my face shield iced over. My knuckles and digits were completely numb. I think I will take your advice and invest in some quality heated gloves to go with my heated vest.

**Oldschool** · 12-23-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FastRnu2

Gentlemen I agree hand guards would be out of place on an FZI. I did have heated hand grips on both my V-Strom and Tiger. They both worked great at heating the palms. However, when I was on my way back home from Oregon to Southern California last December, the heated grips could barely be felt. It was so cold going over one of the mountain passes that my face shield iced over. My knuckles and digits were completely numb. I think I will take your advice and invest in some quality heated gloves to go with my heated vest.

Oxford also sells handlebar muffs. They are not permanent and could be put on for the specefic ride and then removed. They are fairly cheap and if used in combination with the heated grips should be very effective as they would cut out the wind and keep in the heat from the grips.

Chendog · 12-25-2009, 01:24 PM

I see you were a Tiger man...how does the new FZ-1 compare? Currently riding a Tiger and looking for more ponies.....and by the way, form follows function regardless of "looks"...if you need the handguards then get them....I do lots of cold weather riding and if I move up to the FZ-1; I will certainly be adding handguards and warmers...

theWolfTamer · 12-26-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FastRnu2

I was wondering if anyone knew of a company making decent looking hand guards for the Gen II FZI. I had factory ones on my Suzuki V-Strom and Triumph Tiger SE and they work great. We had a cold snap here in Southern California with an overnight temp of 35 f. Add the wind chill at 70mph and my digits were icing over. I don’t want the universal clamp on dirt bike kind. Some winter gloves are just too big and bulky. Any ideas?

Someone on the ADVrider forum put power madd on his gen 1.

**Hail** · 12-27-2009, 05:16 AM

Wow, those are not dorky at all.

fastchariot · 12-27-2009, 07:36 AM

Those hand guards look nice. Any idea where one could find them for sale?

12-17-2009, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
FastRnu2 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA California Posts: 97 Thanks: 28 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hand Guards I was wondering if anyone knew of a company making decent looking hand guards for the Gen II FZI. I had factory ones on my Suzuki V-Strom and Triumph Tiger SE and they work great. We had a cold snap here in Southern California with an overnight temp of 35 f. Add the wind chill at 70mph and my digits were icing over. I don’t want the universal clamp on dirt bike kind. Some winter gloves are just too big and bulky. Any ideas?

12-17-2009, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lonerider59 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 784 Thanks: 12 Thanked 185 Times in 126 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a V-Strom but even on it I thought the hand guards looked pretty dorkey. Get some good gloves (heated if necessary) You'll never live down the hand guards on a FZ1 and they don't do much good f you're in the realy cold stuff for long. __________________ What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pine.

12-23-2009, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
FastRnu2 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: LA California Posts: 97 Thanks: 28 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hand Guards Gentlemen I agree hand guards would be out of place on an FZI. I did have heated hand grips on both my V-Strom and Tiger. They both worked great at heating the palms. However, when I was on my way back home from Oregon to Southern California last December, the heated grips could barely be felt. It was so cold going over one of the mountain passes that my face shield iced over. My knuckles and digits were completely numb. I think I will take your advice and invest in some quality heated gloves to go with my heated vest.

12-25-2009, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chendog Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kenai, Alaska Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey FastRnu2 I see you were a Tiger man...how does the new FZ-1 compare? Currently riding a Tiger and looking for more ponies.....and by the way, form follows function regardless of "looks"...if you need the handguards then get them....I do lots of cold weather riding and if I move up to the FZ-1; I will certainly be adding handguards and warmers...

12-27-2009, 05:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Hail Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 1,363 Thanks: 534 Thanked 472 Times in 313 Posts Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Wow, those are not dorky at all. __________________ PCV \| BMC Filter \| CD Sub-Throttle Plates \| Air-box Mod \| Graves AIS Block Off \| Yoshimura TRC Slip-on SS Brake Lines \| Watsen LEDs \| CD Strike Seat Cowl \| Pazzo Levers \| D3 Grips \| ZG SR DS Wind Screen Graves FE \| Graves Frame Sliders \| SS Braided Brake Lines \| Rad-Armor Guard

12-18-2009, 01:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
mies Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Netherlands Breda Posts: 50 Thanks: 1 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	When i bought my new bike I also asked for handgaurds for the FZ1N. They mentioned that there where no original or other handgaurds for the FZ1. They had a FZ1N with handgaurds in the showroom but they had taken handgaurds for a differant model and adapted these to fit the FZ1. If you want i can check to see which model they used for this.

12-27-2009, 07:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
fastchariot Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 40 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Those hand guards look nice. Any idea where one could find them for sale?

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