lever guard suggestions - SV650.org

DamoK4 · 23-04-21, 03:32 PM

Does anyone have any recommendations for lever guards on Renthal low bars? You need them now on track days. I don't want to spend much money as they will only get used once or twice a year, if ever again, but i also don't want them to be cheap and useless

I've seen different types, some that are weighted like bar ends and some that aren't. The new bars are going on the bike on Tuesday so i don't know if i need them weighted yet. I'll only be on track in 20 minute sessions, and i ride like i'm commuting to work anyway so i don't see it being an issue either way

R1ffR4ff · 24-04-21, 06:55 PM

I don't know if these will fit/do but I have them on my Curvy,

https://tinyurl.com/4x85zpt3

£13.25

SV650rules · 24-04-21, 08:52 PM

Aren't the racing lever guards just fitted to end of bars to stop levers being knocked and not like handguards.. IIRC they stop front brake lever getting knocked if you get too close to another bike, which has caused a few nasty crashes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxford-Pr...edirect=mobile

johnnyrod · 24-04-21, 08:52 PM

No they're this sort of thing
https://pdq1.com/product/gb-racing-u...lg-16-a160-gbr
(no idea what size etc. just an example.) I'll watch this thread, might need one myself.

CheGuevara · 24-04-21, 09:27 PM

With an upcoming track day, I've just bought, and this afternoon tried to fit, the Acerbis version.

The fit is really poor - the expanding metal bit hasn't got enough grip inside the bar to prevent it from rotating with the slightest effort, and there's no support at the outboard end to stop it moving around. I'm doubtful it will pass scrutineering, so now looking for an alternative.

Adam Ef · 24-04-21, 10:55 PM

Wrap the expanding metal section in a few wraps of self amalgamating tape to fill out the gap and give it some purchase inside the bar.

DamoK4 · 25-04-21, 08:51 AM

I saw on a youtube search for bar end weights that someone used oem weights on renthal bars using 10mm rawl plugs from b and q. Think it was Delboys Garage. They might work if you can match up the screw to the thread in the rawl plug. Let me know how you get on. Adam F's suggestion would be easier

DamoK4 · 25-04-21, 08:58 AM

I'm still looking. I don't think i'd get away with hand guards RiffRaff. Although they would serve the same purpose. I have just emailed them to ask if standard hand guards are sufficient or if i need to buy ones made for purpose so i will let you guys know what they say. Standard hand guards would be better because i can put them on and off for touring if i ever get around to doing it.

CheGuevara · 25-04-21, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Ef

Wrap the expanding metal section in a few wraps of self amalgamating tape to fill out the gap and give it some purchase inside the bar.

Cheers. I'm thinking that might be tricky to remove (the tape) if needed at a later date, but has given me some ideas.

SV650rules · 25-04-21, 04:36 PM

How about wrapping emery cloth around the expanding bit, that will grip inside the handlebars.

Trouble is with some of those expanding gizmos is that only the very end where the wedge is expands
and only gets a point contact inside the handlebar. ( the angle of the wedge is too steep and the slots
not long enough. Try a bit of lube on just the wedge faces, may make it easier to tighten and give
more gripping force.

23-04-21, 03:32 PM	#1
DamoK4 Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Lancashire Posts: 137	lever guard suggestions Does anyone have any recommendations for lever guards on Renthal low bars? You need them now on track days. I don't want to spend much money as they will only get used once or twice a year, if ever again, but i also don't want them to be cheap and useless I've seen different types, some that are weighted like bar ends and some that aren't. The new bars are going on the bike on Tuesday so i don't know if i need them weighted yet. I'll only be on track in 20 minute sessions, and i ride like i'm commuting to work anyway so i don't see it being an issue either way

24-04-21, 06:55 PM	#2
R1ffR4ff Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: JAMOADR(1999 Curvy) 39,000 miles Posts: 1,483	Re: lever guard suggestions I don't know if these will fit/do but I have them on my Curvy, https://tinyurl.com/4x85zpt3 £13.25 __________________ "Stultus est sicut stultus facit"

24-04-21, 08:52 PM	#3
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,364	Re: lever guard suggestions Aren't the racing lever guards just fitted to end of bars to stop levers being knocked and not like handguards.. IIRC they stop front brake lever getting knocked if you get too close to another bike, which has caused a few nasty crashes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxford-Pr...edirect=mobile __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain Last edited by SV650rules; 24-04-21 at 08:54 PM.

24-04-21, 08:52 PM	#4
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,128	Re: lever guard suggestions No they're this sort of thing https://pdq1.com/product/gb-racing-u...lg-16-a160-gbr (no idea what size etc. just an example.) I'll watch this thread, might need one myself.

24-04-21, 09:27 PM	#5
CheGuevara Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 478	Re: lever guard suggestions With an upcoming track day, I've just bought, and this afternoon tried to fit, the Acerbis version. The fit is really poor - the expanding metal bit hasn't got enough grip inside the bar to prevent it from rotating with the slightest effort, and there's no support at the outboard end to stop it moving around. I'm doubtful it will pass scrutineering, so now looking for an alternative. __________________ - K9 SV650S: Hel brake lines, carbon end can - SZR660: The project... - K5 SV650S: K7 GSXR750 front end, ZX6RR shock, GB Moto rearsets, Hel brake lines, Renthal risers, Tuono bars, V-Rod headlamp, "JMV" belly pan ~SOLD~ (wonder where it is now)

24-04-21, 10:55 PM	#6
Adam Ef Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,200	Re: lever guard suggestions Wrap the expanding metal section in a few wraps of self amalgamating tape to fill out the gap and give it some purchase inside the bar. __________________ >>> ? <<< Past: Street Triple 765rs, DRZ400s,GSXR1000 K9, VFR800 A8, ZX6R 636 2006, CRF250L, GSXR750 K7, VFR800 A7, GSXR750 L3, Street Triple 675R, MT09 Tracer, SV650s K8, CB250rsd, YBR125...

25-04-21, 08:51 AM	#7
DamoK4 Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Lancashire Posts: 137	Re: lever guard suggestions I saw on a youtube search for bar end weights that someone used oem weights on renthal bars using 10mm rawl plugs from b and q. Think it was Delboys Garage. They might work if you can match up the screw to the thread in the rawl plug. Let me know how you get on. Adam F's suggestion would be easier

25-04-21, 08:58 AM	#8
DamoK4 Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Lancashire Posts: 137	Re: lever guard suggestions I'm still looking. I don't think i'd get away with hand guards RiffRaff. Although they would serve the same purpose. I have just emailed them to ask if standard hand guards are sufficient or if i need to buy ones made for purpose so i will let you guys know what they say. Standard hand guards would be better because i can put them on and off for touring if i ever get around to doing it.

25-04-21, 04:36 PM	#10
SV650rules Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shropshire UK Posts: 1,364	Re: lever guard suggestions How about wrapping emery cloth around the expanding bit, that will grip inside the handlebars. Trouble is with some of those expanding gizmos is that only the very end where the wedge is expands and only gets a point contact inside the handlebar. ( the angle of the wedge is too steep and the slots not long enough. Try a bit of lube on just the wedge faces, may make it easier to tighten and give more gripping force. __________________ 2016 SV650 AL7 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain Last edited by SV650rules; 25-04-21 at 04:40 PM.

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