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I can not think of what else to call these but bark busters / hand guards. Anyone mount these on an ST1300 for hand protection from the wind. I had them on a BMW 1150Gs and liked the effect.
bark busters / hand guards on St1300
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I think the fairing does a pretty good job of wind management across the hands.
Kevin_56
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I believe Scooter has them on his 1300.
I tried and decided these hand mitts didn't work for me on my winter ride. Yours for $20+ship if interested. They could work well for you. My problem was the bark-busters already installed didn't leave enough room in the mitts when mounted over the guards. They seem pretty nice on the ST1300 but I don't ride that when it's cold so I don't need them.
Later,
Kent Larson in Minnesota
Edited after I looked up the cost and found out I only paid $25+ship for the mitts.
Later,
Kent Larson in Minnesota
Edited after I looked up the cost and found out I only paid $25+ship for the mitts.
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I have VStrom hand guards on my 1100. Love em. Not sure if they fit a 1300.
I saw some Barkbusters mounted on a FJR that was in at the dealers for service. I asked of the owner how he came to have them,,, and he said the dealer had installed them as an aftermarket accessory, when he bought the bike. The FJ is a little more exposed, I think,, and he said they worked well for him. Cat'
Well folks, while riding back up north in October last fall, I had my heavy gloves on and the heated grips high. My hands were warm, but the backs of my hands frozen. There is minimal wind protection on the back of the hand and only noticeable in cold weather. A guy in this city has Barkbusters on his 1300, and for most riding conditions they are great. For warm weather while south, they are terrible. I want to mount a set although I want to figure some sort of quick disconnect so the further south and better weather that I hit, the barkbusters come off. Another option is to have the temp covers that we use on snowmobiles and ATVs here. I just do not know how they would fit and not interfere with the controls.
Hey Tim, If you figure out a way let me know. I've been toying with putting them on my CTX.
the Ferret
Daily rider since May 1965
I've used the ones like mudduc has for sale on my ST for years. Never had a an issue getting my hands in or out. Along with heated grips (mine are Oxfords) they are godsend when riding on cold days. Like a little warm cave. Rarely run the heated grips over 30%.40% on a really cold day (below freezing). Just wear thin summer weight deer skin gloves inside down to below zero. Biggest gripe is they cover about 30% of the view in the upper part of the mirrors, but it's not an issue in use, I can still see cars coming up behind me, and use them for changing lanes (as you can see the pick-up in the mirror in the bottom pic below). If I ever get another bike I will figure out a way to get these (or a new pair) on it too.
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dduelin said:
It's only just fair for me as my hands have always easily become bone-chilled at 50ºF with some airspeed. At 40º it's almost painful. The situation got worse when I added the Heli riser. My hands were out in the wind.
I'd never found winter gloves that were warm enough. A recently gifted a pair of H-D heated gloves work surprisingly well without heat and much better with. I've still got the Honda fairing deflector kit and some heated grips to install. My heated jacket liner also helps keep my hands warm.
I would just get a heated jacket liner and gloves. No one gets these and returns them, they only say why not sooner. They work really, really well.
I got tired of cold hands and got some Oxford Rain Seal. They let in a little bit of air, but hand warmers (on low) and my gloves keep my hands warm down to freezing temps. I don't need the hand warmers on most days. These made a great difference in my riding. They are easily put on and taken off the bike.
I updated my earlier post after I looked up what I paid for the bar mitts.
For winter riding, I've found that just my set of Klim snowmobile gloves with the #2 glove liners make my hands comfortable enough down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. When I'm out in below zero days, I switch the liners with some heated glove liners that make my hands too warm even when -13 (coldest tested).
My winter riding bike, WR250, has bar busters on them which may be helping keep the wind off. Before next season, I think I'll add heated grips and see if I can make do without the heated liners as I really don't like being plugged in or needing to deal with the wires.
BTW, I think the bar mitts are sold but haven't shipped yet.
Later,
Kent Laron from Minnesota
Thanks for the info
JohnK
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Hippo hands. I can get these in China when I visit there. Often used there. Making a visit there end of April. If any one wants a set
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Hi! You probably don’t have your mitts anymore. If it fits st1300 well, let me know where you got them from, and model #. My bike does not have heated grips (PA version) PS: wonder if I can get heated grips installed.
You can buy aftermarket heated grips for the ST1300 from Oxford. Have them on mine and work good.
See this thread: https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads/oxford-heated-grips.112887/
+1 on the Oxfords.
I have a set of Barkbusters Blizzards hand guards on my STeed through the winter/rainy season and love them.
Are they the fabric ones? Did you go with the end mount and velcro they come with or did you get a 2 point mount?
