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Hi, I am looking for hand guards for a 98 R1100RS more for wind protection and to increase the efficiency of the heated grips.
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Welcome to the forums, on a similar note, I was thinking the same thing. I purchased the BMW hand guards with the extra upper foil for my f800. I can say that I noticed no difference in them helping in keeping warm
They still have a value if someone opens a car door in front of me and it catches the handlebar. You would still need them if you were going to get a product like Hippo Hands. YMMV Garywzellwzell@yahoo.com
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I have the R1100GS hand guards on my R1100RS. They bolt right on with no mods. They keep my hands about 50 percent wamer. For about $50.00 (from bobs BMW, they are well worth it (in my opinion).
I also have the R1100GS handguards on my R1100RS. These handguards are pretty effective at keeping the wind / rain off one's fingers.
One thing to keep in mind - the bolt holding the rightside mirror in place is "reverse" threaded. Thus, you turn clockwise to loosen and counter-clockwise to tighten. This bolt comes off to install the rightside handguard - and is removed each time the front brake fluid needs to be replaced (via the front master cylinder).
One thing to keep in mind - the bolt holding the rightside mirror in place is "reverse" threaded. Thus, you turn clockwise to loosen and counter-clockwise to tighten. This bolt comes off to install the rightside handguard - and is removed each time the front brake fluid needs to be replaced (via the front master cylinder).
