What's the most disappointing bike accessory you've bought?

**barty5** · 23rd August 2009, 20:32

Originally Posted by clmintie

Here's mine....

Bought some Zeta MX roost handguards today and am very disappointed with them after fitting to the 85. They have to be the most useless product ever. So very flimsy, I didn't realise the mount was plastic. The shop didn't mislead me, silly me assumed they were ali... Grrr, into the bin with them......

i bought set of these for mine work great on bike but not so well when hit with yah ribs but hey everything on bike is still ok.

http://northern.sprint3.com/package/..._image_PK=2335

**Rupe** · 23rd August 2009, 20:34

Originally Posted by barty5

those the ones i got you if there still newish ill get back from yah as mine are fucked

No not the yellow under glove things, they're great.

My Fox pawtector gloves.

**Rupe** · 23rd August 2009, 20:35

Originally Posted by barty5

i bought set of these for mine work great on bike but not so well when hit with yah ribs but hey everything on bike is still ok.

http://northern.sprint3.com/package/..._image_PK=2335

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**barty5** · 23rd August 2009, 20:36

Originally Posted by Rupe

link needs password.

oops my bad forgot in automatic logon ill repost pic

**barty5** · 23rd August 2009, 20:37

here you go ...

**barty5** · 23rd August 2009, 20:38

Originally Posted by Rupe

No not the yellow under glove things, they're great.

My Fox pawtector gloves.

yeh the pawtector hows old are they what size

**1wheel riot** · 23rd August 2009, 20:41

Originally Posted by _STAIN_

don't know what your talking about, got em on my ZX10R. Tested in excess of 280km/h, stop stones and bugs just fine.

dirt is a bit differnt . i got a new all balls raceing bearing kit and the cages in them collasped after one race. fuckd me right off

**clmintie** · 23rd August 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by barty5

here you go ...

Yeah, those are OK, but not legal for MX......

**nothingflash** · 23rd August 2009, 21:20

My waterproof boots. They're hopeless - they fill up in no time and the water obviously plugs all the holes because they don't let it back out again

**Sparky Bills** · 23rd August 2009, 21:23

Originally Posted by clmintie

Here's mine....

Bought some Zeta MX roost handguards today and am very disappointed with them after fitting to the 85. They have to be the most useless product ever. So very flimsy, I didn't realise the mount was plastic. The shop didn't mislead me, silly me assumed they were ali... Grrr, into the bin with them......

You do realise they are a "roost" protector?? So your hands should be nice and protected from your mates roosting and bushes etc.

**Buddy L** · 23rd August 2009, 21:33

I had these ones on my old CR, were on the bike when i got it and they handled a lot of crashes with me at the helm. But towards the end of their life they would vibrate lose and hang under the bars. Tossed them in the end.

http://www.acerbis.com/p106_handguard/5502.html

Just had another look and this model seems to have a better monting set up.
might have ironed out the problems that i had with the older model.

**clmintie** · 23rd August 2009, 21:34

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

You do realise they are a "roost" protector?? So your hands should be nice and protected from your mates roosting and bushes etc.

Yes I realise they are only for deflecting debris thrown up from the bikes in front and they will probably manage to perform that task most of the time, but they are so flexible in their mounts that the rock that was going to hurt your fingers is simply going to push them back and hit anyway.....The principle of their design is OK, I just think they're under-engineered...

**Buddy L** · 23rd August 2009, 21:45

Originally Posted by clmintie

The principle of their design is OK, I just think they're under-engineered...

Its always going to be hard to make something that is strong and ridged, with only one mounting point.
Its a real pickle.
Like you said in your first post, they need to have a alloy Skeleton