I leave them on all year.... with/without takes different length bolts.....haven't noticed it being any hotter riding with them in the summer.....plus, they're very nice when riding in the rain.

 

I leave mine on as well (but I don't have the standard ones). But the bolts (lever pivots) still work without the handguards - they just leave the boss projecting. I keep meaning to get some new ones as my guards don't use the pivot bolts but am always forgetting.

 

I leave mine on as well.

 

me too

 

Just to be different, I take mine off if it's going to be hot. That's about once a year, then. I have then zip-tied onto barkbusters, though, for lever protection.

 

Thanks for the feedback guys

 

I leave them on too.

 

I took mine off. I'm just doing commuting as of late, and it's not like they are any help with the weather around here. That, and the right one was pretty scratched up when I got the bike. I'd love to eventually find some reasonably priced GS 1150 guards or some cool aftermarket alternative one of these days.

 

I don't think they work very well. My hands do not feel protected in the cold or wet weather.

 

I was just thinking of doing that for the summer. I picked up a pair or Revit Jerez gloves with ventilation in the fingers and have noticed what a huge difference in the temps of my hands between the Bonnie or Brutale (nakeds) vs. the Tiger with the stock handguards. They're easy to take off.



They may need to be adjusted differently & two words: "heated grips"