How to install acerbis rally pro handguards

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Unfortunately we are restricted to 10 pictures this should have been a 25 picture kb each step by step so I have included the most important ones only , However I will take questions on this if you have difficulties assembling the kit. As an aesthetic addition to the bike its just fine , but it fails to keep the back of my hand warm even in a mild Autumn , or protect your hand in a scrape situation. The XRV's guard did however for me for many years.

The first time I dropped my CRF in a muddy field at a near standstill, I snapped the little black bracket holder to the bars. So like many others before us, off we go to aftermarket. ORG Members Experience of the aftermarket offerings includes items that are just poor by design: non fitting brackets, missing hardware, first time out breakages, another horror story even included a sticking throttle Wary of this my research led me to review some aspiring products from several manufacturers, but quickly the experiences on our site, led me to look not only at the aesthetics, but also the not inconsiderable challenge to mount the off the peg offerings in a safe and orderly way.

I took heart from seeing the CRF rally concept and decided to go this way for my purchase. I'm first going to describe what is otherwise very good about this kit.

The durability of the guard materials. Is Excellent. The mounting bar is very robust Aluminium Profile. The mounting kit , again the bar mount clamp is robust , but also it has inserts for adaption on a tapered bar. The Deflector can be easily modified to allow more air flow to hands by a simple material removal from the slots.

The Deflector size is large and greatly reduces wind chill compared to the standard guards. Price is reasonable for full kit. When putting the black bar clamps onto the Handlebars take care not to pinch the tapered bar its vulnerable to over torque on the underside , use only the taper aluminium inserts checking they are correctly orientated to match L and R side of your bars.

Note there is a clearance issue on the lock wheel to the clutch cable , I just removed mine and took up the cable slack at the clutch end of the cable. I felt I had to do this adjustment as otherwise you will be clamping on the curve and taper of the Handlebar , after doing it everything fits so much easier and it all swims into place , no longer needs to stress you , while mounting at the bar ends.

You will replace the Honda brass colour items with just the Acerbis part on the right , you have unscrew the Acerbis clamp first and reassemble it to the guard bar as the screw positive locates,slots inside it. I'm fairly sure that the Honda Standard weight is responsible to dampen steering vibration , but till now I have not felt any discomfort by not having them in place.

You could conceivably replace the weight and attach a wire or cable tie to get them out again at a later date. Conclusion As you can see there is a bit to do and watch out for to get this kit well fitted , which is a shame really as the hardware is otherwise extremely well made. Personally it was nice to make it fit it as it should be. However I find myself reflecting though why companies seem not to care these days about engineering items correctly.

The clutch side was fine. Step 7: Tighten everything down and go play in the dirt! The clutch side was fine stock. As far as performance goes, I'm not very happy with the guards. The color matching is a nice touch, but after crashing a few times, the guards are twisting and both have bent.

I was able to straighten them with a hammer and anvil. During one of the crashes, the guards bent up and pushed the front brake banjo bolt loose and all the brake fluid leaked out. On a different crash, the clutch side crushed the clutch lever after the guard folded in. I plan on replacing the Acerbis guards with something that mounts to the triple clamps which should prevent them from moving in future falls.

I also plan on replacing the stock bars with something more substantial as I have also bent the stock bars. Labels: acerbis , DIY , farkle , guide , handguard mounting , howto , wrr. No comments:. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. Search This Site. Other motorcycle blogs I follow. Richard's Page. Scooter in the Sticks. The Art of Being Alone. Redleg's Rides. Geezer with a Grudge. I Shouda Been A Contender. Trobairitz' Tablet. What a Year! Bobskoot: Wet Coast Scootin.

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