Home Made Wind Muff

[xengibez]

[size=18pt][size=14pt]Was looking into get some kind of added wind protection for the cold winter months and decided to make my own. So I got a old Shoei visor and went to work.

Here's the end result in pictures, now I've only just finished it and I need to make another one and then test it to check for any turbulence etc.

He's the catch, I go in for a shoulder operation tomorrow and I wont be on the bike for about 2 months so if any one fancies making a couple and trying them out please do, its very simple with a dremmel as the visor bends very easy to the shape required[/size].[/size]

 

[NoMorBills]

Good use of old visors;

 

[johnb2012tenere]

ummmm.....Hideous ! ??? ??? ???

 

[Clifford]

I saw this when you first posted but was headed out the door on a trip and didn't have time to respond. So, today I'm looking through and I see it again and it raises some questions?

First off let me say that not all Mod's are relevant to everyone based on their needs and location. I live in North Central Texas, so cold and rain is not a major factor to my riding. Our Winter Riding Season is only 3 or 4 weeks long! We're more concerned with staying cool and keeping air moving across us.

And I know that everyone is different with different needs. For example; I have arthritis in the knuckles in my right hand, so I need a throttle lock. A LOT!

I notice you live in the UK, and from what I know of that area it rains a lot and gets rather chilly, like it does on our Northwestern Seaboard. So, I'm thinking it must be more for rain and chilly weather? For me, under those conditions, I wear heated water resistant gloves for temps under 50 degrees. (Arthritis remember )

Or is their function to deflect frigid wind blast, sand or bricks?

Looking at it from the side my first thought was it looks like a windscreen on a racing sidecar!

Do you ride in wintry weather where you are located that much? And is your good weather riding season that short?
Or it for some other purpose?

I ask because, around here I would use something like that more to deflect grasshoppers and those small hard shell bugs the size of glass marbles we call June Bugs. For those pesky impacts I wear gloves with the hard shell knuckle protectors!
Rear ending Flying Bumble Bee with your hand or forehead can ruin your entire day!

Just trying to get a feel for the "why" behind your Hand Guard Mod! I've seen guys build enourmous Lined Muffs with heated grips, like the ATV Guys use, but I'd be more concerned about getting my hands stuck in them if I had them on my bike.

Thinking a set of dark faceshields might make it look totally different.

Wondering if you would elaborate so I will understand!

 

[Don in Lodi]

There's somebody that has done similar with black plastic. Looks like a clean way to get calm air around your hands if they get chilled easily. ::008::

 

[xengibez]

I'm not a big fan of winter gloves as I've not a lot of feeling in my hands and winter gloves reduce this further, yes I live in the UK were the cold wind can be bitter. This was just a way to try and deflect most of the cold air away from my hands allowing me to use summer gloves longer into the season. That they can be installed and removed in minutes, cost nothing to make kinda makes them worthwhile to me.. My brother has rode the bike and also says it makes a huge difference to feel in the cold weather, and keeps the rain of the gloves..

 

[Boulder]

Yes, these deflectors minimized the windchill/Rain significantly. That would be the purpose to me and not really designed as a bug deflector although I won't complain that it will.

I feel the OP did a nice and clever job of making these without butchering the original covers as some people have done with a hard black plastic or other types of material.

I have some face-shields hanging around and I will try this myself. Thanks OP! Great Idea. I didn't want to pay Touratec pricing for the extensions they have.

Boulder

 

[Brick]

Man I really like these... Hmmm would like to do them out of dark shield but don't have any. Anyone have two old dark shields?

 

[True Grip]

I went with the Giant Loop Brushwacker. They are easy to put on in winter and come off for summer. Best 40 dollars spent when its cold and raining.

 

[EricV]

@Clifford - Larger hand guard protection is about weather protection. Keeping air/rain off the hands means you can ride with a lighter glove, (especially with heated grips), which means your hands are under less stress. The thicker the glove, the less feel you have, the greater the tendency is to tighten your grip on the bars, the more fatigue you experience.

 

[Bushyar15]

NICE! I've got a bunch of shields laying around. Yeah you don't know cold till you live in a place that truly can get cold like the Rockies here in Colorado. We rode a few weeks ago in the morning and it was mid 30s. Heavy motorcycle gloves did a so-so job, But the cold air moving over my hands had them chilled and stinging. Also I hate the lack of grip feel with heavy gloves. These would have helped...