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The hand guards on my '15 with medium shield and side deflectors worked just fine. They would rub, but only at full turn and it didn't affect anything. I'm still considering coldguards or another option too.

 

I too was thinking cold guards in my 12 GSX. Rob, do you have any pictures of your GSX with the cold guards on? I hate the feeling of being "trapped" as you mentioned with full gauntlets. Wondering how they look with the mirrors?

 

I've been using the gauntlets for all of last season. I never felt constricted by them but am curious how much difference from them vs. the coldguards are. Obviously the coldguards are open on the trailing side compared to the guantlets that are almost sealed. My hands get cold in the summer. I would love your input on the difference between the two. I've read all 45 pages of Markos' thread fyi.

 

Although I have the old ski do gauntlets, and are fine with them, I like the new style doo gauntlet that has the eisenglass top section , so you can see your hand on the controls or buttons!

 

Cold guards work well for reasonable temps(5f and up) with my thin GRIP GLOVES.....

However when it gets below ZERO F....I swap out the cold guards for the BRP muffs with the clear viewing section. Now I can keep my nice thin grip gloves and ride well below zero and hands cook! I would much rather have thin gloves and warm hands then worry about the slight restriction that comes with muffs, After 5 minutes I get used to the muffs and forget they are there.

For normal temps I find the stock doo guards work well....

Tall windows do nothing to keep your hands warm.

Dan

 

Hard to beat Coldguards.

 

Cold Guards and a medium windshield

 

An old man like u should have the extra large windshield. [emoji12]

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Think I'm gonna give the coldguards a shot this year, i ride with thin gloves and sometimes the hands get a little chilly lol. The coldguards look a little goofy but it sounds like they work well.

 

Think I'm gonna give the coldguards a shot this year, i ride with thin gloves and sometimes the hands get a little chilly lol. The coldguards look a little goofy but it sounds like they work well.

Do it. I can promise you you'll become a fan. By far the best sled accessory ever IMO.

Cold hands suck, Coldguards means no more cold hands.

 

Do it. I can promise you you'll become a fan. By far the best sled accessory ever IMO.

Cold hands suck, Coldguards means no more cold hands.

I like mine!

 

Think I'm gonna give the coldguards a shot this year, i ride with thin gloves and sometimes the hands get a little chilly lol. The coldguards look a little goofy but it sounds like they work well.

I'm with ya on the somewhat goofy looking thing. But I'm going to order a set for my new sled because I want to wear thinner gloves and from the way everyone seems to talk about them on here they must work well!

 

I really like my coldguards.

 

I ride in areas that get very cold and I ride with my family with varying degrees of tolerance for the cold. I bought two sets of ColdGuards last year, buying into all the praise on here. Two rides later, threw them both out and bought the BRP gauntlets.

I found the CGs were OK, but would not stay where I put them. Also, one pair started falling apart and I ended up using duct tape to hold them to the bar after the first ride. To be fair, I never contacted the seller and figured lesson learned.

My son was convinced they actually somehow caused a turbulance that made his right hand colder. After I rotated it to an awkward angle, he said it was much improved.

Anyway, everyone in the family loves the full gauntlets when its very cold. Just being honest and not trying to start a pissing match.

 

I ride in areas that get very cold and I ride with my family with varying degrees of tolerance for the cold. I bought two sets of ColdGuards last year, buying into all the praise on here. Two rides later, threw them both out and bought the BRP gauntlets.

I found the CGs were OK, but would not stay where I put them. Also, one pair started falling apart and I ended up using duct tape to hold them to the bar after the first ride. To be fair, I never contacted the seller and figured lesson learned.

My son was convinced they actually somehow caused a turbulance that made his right hand colder. After I rotated it to an awkward angle, he said it was much improved.

Anyway, everyone in the family loves the full gauntlets when its very cold. Just being honest and not trying to start a "edit for bad language" match.

I spent some time being meticulous with mounting mine, and they never moved. I also adjusted mine as close as I could around my hands, this helps alot. Mine were tough as nails and looked new after 2 seasons and 5k miles.

But, when its VERY COLD(Below 0F) I would switch to the BRP muffs with clear windows.....I wear thin gloves and get cold easily, and with BRP muffs your hands cook.

The tradeoff is the amount of constraint your hands have.....But id rather be warm when its that cold, then worry about how active hands need to be on bars.

IMO I like to have both setups, BRP for those cold spells....and then the CGs for everyday type temps...then just the new clear doo handguard for mild temps, as they are pretty large now and work well for 15f and up.

Dan

 

I think they look great.....sold mine with my sled cause they matched!

 

Brp muffs..now these are warm cause your hands are enclosed completely, no wind anywhere on hands mean they cook with thin grip gloves which I love, and hot grips can be turned way down.

Dan

 

I spent some time being meticulous with mounting mine, and they never moved. I also adjusted mine as close as I could around my hands, this helps alot. Mine were tough as nails and looked new after 2 seasons and 5k miles.

But, when its VERY COLD(Below 0F) I would switch to the BRP muffs with clear windows.....I wear thin gloves and get cold easily, and with BRP muffs your hands cook.

The tradeoff is the amount of constraint your hands have.....But id rather be warm when its that cold, then worry about how active hands need to be on bars.

IMO I like to have both setups, BRP for those cold spells....and then the CGs for everyday type temps...then just the new clear doo handguard for mild temps, as they are pretty large now and work well for 15f and up.

Dan

X2. I do the same. CGs for the majority of rides. I keep the BRP gauntlets in the tunnel bag in the event my finger tips stay numb. Then they're worth every penny.

 

Big old fur lined mega gauntlets for me when it's cold. No see through windows on them but those BRP ones with the windows are a tempting purchase

 

I use the brp handguards extensions. They're BIG and block lots of wind. I've tried gauntlets and they just bother me. I'd actually rather wear mittens than gauntlets... But the hand guards extensions are pretty much golden all the time now that my hand warmers work at idle.





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Agree with RockerDan about the BRP shorty gauntlets. Bought mine 2 yrs ago, with my new sled. Was so impressed the first time I used them that I bought another set for my buddy. Now his wife uses them.

We can hit some very cold days in northern Ontario or Quebec, but my hands are never cold. Its easy to put them on, and they don't take up much space in the tunnel bag. In warmer weather, I don't use them.

 

i also have to second, third or forth the doo gauntlets. in cochrane last year i had issues with my sled. it was -42 plus the wind chill i had to be towed for 30miles with no heated grips and these were the only thing that kept my hands from freezing my hands. with a normal pair of leather gloves and these my hands were not even the slightest bit cold. on regular days i just ride with the hand guards but always keep these in my tunnel bag.

 

Hmmm I don't even have hand guards on my sled..

 

I have the newer BRP flares on my 16 and they fit and look good. They will definitly block some wind. I`ll post a picture shortly..

 

Why won't the stock gaurds work with the mid length windshield?