Cycra Pro-Bend hand guards
Posted: 09:05 pm Jun 12 2006
I got these things when I did my KX fork conversion since I also wanted to go to Fat bars. My old units were Tusk D-flex, and were pretty danged good for the money. I could have reused the Tusks, but I would have had to order new bar mounts. Since I wanted to clean up the cockpit anyway, it was easy for me to talk myself into the triple tree mounted cycras.
One thing I really like about Cycra is their support. Since their web site pictures weren't clear to me which mounts I needed, I emailed them the question. Most of these outfits never respond, or if they do they just tell you what their return policy is. Cycra returned my email the next day, and told me they don't make a mount for '03 KXs. I ended up changing my upper T clamp for a Scotts , so I was back in business.
I thought the hardware supplied with these was better quality than the Tusk or Acerbis ones that I have used on our bikes. The inside-the-bar clamp is much more solid than either of the others. The plastic guards are replaceable, unlike the Acerbis, and they have little plastic covers on the ends of the guards which I didn't really think much of until I bumped it into Cruella's precious minivan in the garage one day .. but no scratch!! I live another day.
I haven't taken any heavy hits with these, just a few light bounces off of trees that run out in front of me, then dart back where they belong. My Tusks were very strong , the Acerbis incredibly weak. The thing I really like is the Pro-Bend feature, that allows the levers to be where I like them, and not bump into the guard anywhere.
They're pricey, but if you have the cash, check them out.
*UPDATE* they now have a fairly significant crash behind them. Fortunately, I wasn't riding the bike at the time. A buddy was seeing what a two-stroke was all about when he mangaged to wallop something hard enough to knock the wind out of himself and injure his ribs. I didn't see what happened, but when I arrived on scene him and my bike were about 30' apart. The right bar guard plastic cover was deeply scratched and abraded, but the aluminum was unbent. I still like them.
One thing I really like about Cycra is their support. Since their web site pictures weren't clear to me which mounts I needed, I emailed them the question. Most of these outfits never respond, or if they do they just tell you what their return policy is. Cycra returned my email the next day, and told me they don't make a mount for '03 KXs. I ended up changing my upper T clamp for a Scotts , so I was back in business.
I thought the hardware supplied with these was better quality than the Tusk or Acerbis ones that I have used on our bikes. The inside-the-bar clamp is much more solid than either of the others. The plastic guards are replaceable, unlike the Acerbis, and they have little plastic covers on the ends of the guards which I didn't really think much of until I bumped it into Cruella's precious minivan in the garage one day .. but no scratch!! I live another day.
I haven't taken any heavy hits with these, just a few light bounces off of trees that run out in front of me, then dart back where they belong. My Tusks were very strong , the Acerbis incredibly weak. The thing I really like is the Pro-Bend feature, that allows the levers to be where I like them, and not bump into the guard anywhere.
They're pricey, but if you have the cash, check them out.
*UPDATE* they now have a fairly significant crash behind them. Fortunately, I wasn't riding the bike at the time. A buddy was seeing what a two-stroke was all about when he mangaged to wallop something hard enough to knock the wind out of himself and injure his ribs. I didn't see what happened, but when I arrived on scene him and my bike were about 30' apart. The right bar guard plastic cover was deeply scratched and abraded, but the aluminum was unbent. I still like them.