Acerbis Uniko Vented Hand Guard Review - Episode 104

Here is the Dirt Bike Channel review of the the Acerbis Uniko Vented Hand Guard. We like this product. It adds a little bit of style as compared to the stock "flag style" hand guards. While it won't offer much protection against broken levers, and won't save your hands if you go bashing into a tree stump, it's a good light weight option for many riders.

[@VroomVroomDana]

Some of the best handguards on the market for what they are designed for. These things are practically invincible. I have had numerous falls and they hold up every time.

[@nathanpalacios3024]

VroomVroomDana hey bro

[@bobbobby4832]

I love these hand guards, I've had the same pair on my YZ250F for 4 years now and they never broke. When you fall they can seriously bend a surprising amount

[@thornspike731]

Hey brother. MX guy here. We my not have to same taste in bikes or styles, but we love your channel's contents, tips, and general information about riding. Always, you put in great detail and effort into your video 's. Nice job!

[@cristianlemos9059]

I do motocross and these handguards have preformed excellent

[@sitdog7777]

To be honest I don't think they are really necessary but I use then just cause they look kinda cool

[@sitdog7777]

Them*

[@bringithome1182]

That’s also. Why I have them

[@slicknick308]

Definitely helpful with flying rocks an what not plus you right does look really cool

[@blaze_knight_457]

lol

[@adi1233]

I love my Acerbis X-Factor hand guards. I've bought it few months ago and they are tested on few hard crashes. They are easy to set, they fit to fat and regular bars. Awesome product. Try it.

[@camdenstiehl1920]

Probably my favorite hand guards that I have got because every time that I have crashed, the hand guards have never broken.

[@alexhawkes7977]

im a motocross guy and i love the acerbis hand guards they are sick!

[@solarxsniper269]

I'm a motocross person, and I just like watching your videos. And I have these HandGuards and I really like them

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Solar XSniper Thanks brother!

[@RuggedADV]

I like the fastway handguards that mount onto the top handlebar clamps. I hit a lot of trees in the really tight stuff and would smash my fingers.

[@100868ful]

Good Video! I have these hand guards on my Ktm 250 xc and my sons 200sx. We use them along with bark busters. Good Hand Guards.

[@cameroncluff3277]

you're able to move the electric start very easy, I did it today!

[@jacobwhittaker9749]

Your so right and I race motocross and these are the "handiest" things I've ever put on my bike

[@brad8644]

Hands down best comment.

[@stevedouglas1654]

I’ve got the non vented ones. Had them for many years on my 97 YZ 285 and just bought sum for my son’s 03 RM125. Travis Pastrana style ! 😆👍🔥💯

[@nickolaslandon4640]

I have these on my bike. Took a pretty good spill today (long story, but went down over a bank and landed on my left side.) They survived without a scratch

[@zskinner3235]

I have a blue and white set on my yz250 ! They work great !

[@justinmarcum4121]

love your Videos keep up the great work!

[@dirtbikesam]

+EagleFan2020 Thanks for watching

[@250trailrider9]

Highway Dirt Bikes ultimate handguards with top clamp. Not cheap but great quality and can take a heck of a beating. Also allows for additional electrical switches in the top clamp so you can free up handlebar space and give your bike a cleaner look.

[@markgrenon9509]

I got Cycra full bars on my Husky. Not as cool looking as the original flag ones but there's no going back for me, these bars are heavy duty! With the Bullet Proof rad guards and the Scorpion skidplate, it's well armoured.

[@Hulley29]

Good vid, I've run bark busters on my last three bikes, they do add weight but I didn't really think about them stiffening up the bars. A little flex may be nice in reducing vibrations and fatigue.

[@Blakehipp156]

Highly recommend hand guard. Having a motocross background I used the same pair of hand guards for at least 4 years on three separate bikes can bend them all over the place and they don't brake. If tried to brake them and they just don't

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Blakehipp156 I have certainly broken a couple of them in the woods, but they aren't too expensive to replace.

[@jakepoe1247]

Nice video kyle i liked it

[@topendperformance6390]

great video, keep them up!!!😃

[@JaredLukavsky]

I run the Tusk D-Flex full wrap around hand guards. I absolutely love them for the price! I race hare scrambles and have used them to save my hands and levers many times, However if you hit a tree since its full wrap around it bounces off causing more trouble, i have friends that run both and i think at the end of the day whatever you feel comfortable running is what you should do, just my thoughts!

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Repair Rider (Jared) Some good input.

[@mattzawacki1591]

I'm a fan of the powermadd guards I got them on my Kawasaki 140L

[@TheWrightWayPvP]

I think a garage tour is needed, it looks awesome

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+TheWrightWayPvP I'm planning on it soon.

[@ryunruly1227]

"Ah-Chair-Bees" lol

[@jacksonmiller7893]

Yah that is how u say it, their instagram bio tells you, haha

[@TrevorsFishing]

I used to think it was “Ah-Seff-Feez” when I was younger lol

[@jc5023]

They made a t shirt years ago that showed how to pronounce it lol

[@jasoncoffin329]

A cher bis

[@emmgago1571]

Nice video !! I like enduro engineering handguard !! Love your channel continue

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+emerick gagnon Yeah, some of the other guys have mentioned those guards too.

[@emmgago1571]

It would be Nice if you do a video on them !!

[@gowengetter4599]

Liked and commented. Great review.

[@trials_bike-xu3xf]

The reason I want the wrap around is so when I do crash I don't break off the leavers

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+trials_bike2000 They certainly help in that regard.

[@ryunruly1227]

Kyle hasn't put his bike down in years, that why he doesn't need wrap around guards haha

[@RaydNitro]

my brake broke yesterday and i'm still trying to find a cheap brake and handguards

[@robertsanchez1767]

trials_bike2000 get unbreakables the obly reason i would get those is so the throttle wont get stuck btw ik this is a super old comment

[@daboisquad7683]

Rayd Nitro try this www.ebay.com/itm/Colorful-Brush-Bar-Hand-Guards-Handguard-For-7-8-Universal-handlebar-Motorcycle-/272617985045

[@TheBackpackingSailor]

my master cylinder interferes with my handguard mount, so i filed down the mount once i got it where i want. it fits not after modifying it

[@jessiplourde9121]

Enduro engineering all the way. I went through one pair of grips last summer and I rode every single weekend.

[@cjacob741]

Out of the 10 years I’ve been racing enduro and harescrambles...the oem ktm hand guard is BY FAR the best things money can buy. I have never broken a set and they are not flimsy enough to damage hands if you hit something. EVERY other style hand guards breaks on the first crash these included. Save your money and run the oem ktm hand guards trust me.

[@bryson_stafford]

I do not like bark busters, I've had them before and didn't enjoy them, I definitely could tell the handlebars were stiffer and I got a wrist caught in one. I run the Acerbis X-Force guards and love them, they don't break. I also run the ARC Memlon unbreakable levers. I did the Taylor Robert trick of move my electric start button to my left hand and the kill switch on the right hand, that way I can have the guards come to the end of the bars.

[@Twostrokealec]

I am a motocross guy, I actually have a pair of hand guards for muddy races or for when I do trail ride

[@derek9103]

Emperor racing hand guards, and what you had in the past Cycra hand guards!

[@DirtBikeDudeZ]

I am a MX guy too :) On my Mx bike i don´t like any type of hand guards, but i can´t tell you why.. Maybe its just a habit... But on my Enduro bikes i love the full cover hand guards, just because of the lever protection! I never have to worry about my levers when i drop my bike hard :) I had the old HEBO ones on my first Enduro and i really loved them, it was a moped a GasGas EC50 Rookie :D But i can´t find them anywhere now, maybe they are discontinued :( And keep the great content up man! Love youre videos ;)

[@rufus324]

DirtBikeDudeZ I have full wrap around for trails, but I always take them off when I hit the mx track because I worry if I was to crash over a jump or bump that my arms might go in between the bars and hand guards.

[@TILTROD66]

David Knight was once asked why he runs flags and not bark busters, his replay was something like BBs would make him lazy, and thats why I run BBs because I'm lazy and not that good lol

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+TILTROD66 Yeah, everyone likes something different for different reasons.

[@wizehopt]

I'd have to move both my levers over slightly in order to fit these in the right spot...Is that okay. I am assuming it would change anything performance wise?

[@4N2IN0JA]

those are pretty sweet handguards! Im rocking the Powermadd ones with removable vent covers. so when its real cold I snap the vent covers in to block the air and in the summer I take of the covers to get the airflow back. plus they are pretty heavy duty. I dumped the bike last Sunday and it bent the bolt that holds the gaurd on but didnt bust the guard! :)

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Bradson Vogel Interesting. I just looked them up. I have not seen these before.

[@4N2IN0JA]

Yeah they give you options on how to mount the guard. They might be able to cover your throttle hand a little more. I should have used loctite on the screws because a couple got loose haha, one even came out but i replaced it with my own, damn 2-stroke vibrations lol

[@kevinherndon6963]

I'd like to see you review the Cycra Break Away guards some time. Surely you can figure out a way to get the right guard over where you need it. Move the button to the other side of the mount? Rotate your throttle so the cable is where you need it? There is always a way... just have to find it. Great videos by the way. I really enjoy them.

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Kevin Herndon Thanks Kevin.

[@jbardhan84]

Nice Bro!! will this hand guard fit in bajaj pulsar ns 200 ??

[@modestmoose83]

I got some EE flag handguards and I had the same issues with fitting how I wanted it. I ended up moving the e-start button over all the way to the left of the brake perch. So, E-start>brakeperch>handguardmount>throttle. Does that make sense? The e-start is further away, but even when I stall while riding, it doesn't take much effort to reach my thumb over real quick.

[@luisperezrodriguez4007]

Thats truth i like the plastics of the full guard but without all that peace of metal thats why ill get flat ones

[@ExtremeSports1200]

try the endure engineering handguards not the full wrap around ones just the hand guards, they are a perfect medium and they will protect your levers

[@GtiKyle]

Kyle, where can we pickup that shirt you're wearing?? love it.

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+GtiKyle My wife just found it online. Not sure where she got it.

[@deadlytv9293]

I have barkbusters installed but the are just a metal bar. Can I attach these over the metal guards by drilling them onto them?

[@shadowlm315]

I am a big fan of the 25 dollar eBay bark busters. I've had 3 sets between all my current and previous bikes and they hold up to some abuse. I do however change the mounts on the inside to mount tocmy triple clamps because the mounts suck.

[@shadowlm315]

pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=251192889518&alt=web

[@cristianlemos9059]

Do a garage tour

[@2strokesmoke954]

could yall ever review the ktm 150 xc please I just got one and yall could probley tech me something about it Thanks guys I love your videos. :-))))

[@hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiable]

I love that shirt

[@jeffb1809]

I live in southern Utah and want to know where you like to go riding. Any suggestions?

[@samuelwilkins6276]

How in the world do you keep your bike so clean?!?! It looks brand new on every video that it is in, besides the videos that you are riding it.

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Samuel Wilkins Tender, loving care :) I have a video on cleaning too.

[@paynemednikow8958]

can you do a video on best grips

[@SumoLeon]

Is it legal to drive with them on the streets in Germany?

[@DSGPANTHA]

Would they work on a quad

[@brodinmxb]

omg my heart dropped when he said it did nothing to protect your levers luckily i have break a way levers

[@tylermacdonald5406]

I race and I like the rap around hand guards better for the tight tecnacal sections in the woods

[@dirtbikesam]

+Tyler MacDonald Yeah it makes you feel a little better when scraping bark off trees!!

[@tylermacdonald5406]

+Dirtbike Channel Sam yes it does

[@marceloechazu6496]

Hi, what do you recommend? Acerbis uniko or cycra rebound?

[@calebnewton4347]

Looking for handguards too thanks put these into consideration

[@calebnewton4347]

I bought them :)

[@ClaytonSensiba]

Hey dirt bike channel, what are your favorite wrap around hand guards? I had the acerbis uniko but they broke really easily. I'm thinking of either the cycras or the acerbis endurance. What are your thoughts?

[@jamiebowman1050]

+Clay Sensiba i run harescrambles and i use the cycra pro bends and they are awesome never break of bend i highly recommend them

[@calebnewton4347]

I love mine :)

[@Cowboy2659]

I have these same hand guards. i was surprised on how hard these were to break. I'm sponsored/rider support by Acerbis and they are cheap if you do bust em. It does cracks me up though about their name, no one can ever pronounce the brand correctly.

[@Grovesq0]

LMAO the brand is so hard to pronounce

[@randyreynolds6508]

it's. ah cer bees...is how it's pronouced...lol...some say a Cher bis...and what not lol

[@ryanw4317]

will these work for smaller dirtbikes like a honda 80 4 stroke?

[@twv5530]

great review love mine! although it is pronounced Ah-Chur-Bees

[@Bananahammock88]

Uh-Cher-bees

[@matthewwerle4261]

Will these fit a rental fat bar

[@fletcher2313]

If I hit a tree with them going 10 mph will they break, or break my fingers

[@slicknick308]

You’d be fine I’ve flown through bushes an tree branches an they work flawlessly

[@tijalvin123]

WIll it fit a '07 DR200 SE?

[@JohnSmith-it1bz]

What kind of Skid plate are you using?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+John Smith This is a KTM Powerparts plastic skid plate. It does the job.

[@hudsonkjos4035]

I'm getting the same handguards for my Honda crf 125 but they are going to be red instead of orange

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Hudson Kjos Very cool.

[@802sendznshit2]

One question where did you buy these there on Motorsport and I'm not sure if it comes with the bar mount?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+KTM MAN I got these from Rocky Mountain ATV/MC.

[@yandelsantiago6824]

Would this fit on the drz400???

[@DMobley232]

I'm looking for something when I trail ride that add more protection than the Uniko Vented. I'm looking for one that is easy to install when I trail ride, and easy to take off when MX. Any suggestions?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

Look at the Cycra Rebound hand guards. Fits this bill you mentioned to a "t".

[@Maicowerk]

I like the full wrap guards, seems that any thing else is really just junk.

[@justinmarcum4121]

Hey What skid plate do you have on your yz450 ?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+EagleFan2020 This one is a plastic one from Acerbis.

[@keatonglaser3879]

Another reason I don't like rap around hand gards is that I have broke my wrist from my hand getting stuck in them

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Keaton Glaser I've heard other say that too. I've not had any issue with the full wrap guards other than the pain in the butt getting them setup and the pains of installing new grips with them on.

[@Lolvids39]

And I use the cycra probend bark busters

[@rampampamz4070]

hi kyle, do you think non vented uniko's will perform similarly?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+bibiisbatman bb Yeah, I really doubt the vents make a ton of difference to be honest.

[@dirtbikesam]

+bibiisbatman bb we don't have any experience with that brand but I am sure they will be just as good.

[@offroaddomination5708]

If you cant get them to come out all the way move your ignition switch thats what I did on my kawasaki because its electric start

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Off Road Domination it's a combination of the brake perch too. Can't just move the e-start on this one. You'd have to see it.

[@offroaddomination5708]

+Dirt Bike Channel oh ok

[@shawnphillips6675]

Have you ever ran flex bars, and if so what did you think of them?

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+shawn phillips I have not had a chance to try them yet.

[@dirtbikesam]

+shawn phillips No we haven't had the chance to use Flex bars. I hear they are good but its quite an expensive upgrade for handle bars. I do hear they help with impact and also vibration.

[@shawnphillips6675]

+Dirtbike Channel Sam thanks

[@calkins4447]

I put on my first pair of handguards that weren't aluminum wrap-around and i broke my clutch lever the very first time i crashed. lol woops guess they aren't for me.

[@ersice6435]

Can these be used for a 2004 KTM 65 sx?

[@dirtbikesam]

+Ersice It comes down to the bar size. So, you maybe able to.

[@matp1102]

I'm a fan of how those acerbis guards look but they're just not for me... when chasing mates through some tight single track I've been known to take out small trees after cutting it a little tight on corner entry, lol... might make some good shoulder guards for me though as they also hit the same trees hahaha

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+MatnBec BikeAdventures I think many of us have been in your shoes at one time or another!

[@TylerParcell]

Why don't you move you starter inside the clamp. And the hand guards out more

[@supervegeta7935]

will they fit a thicker handle bar? my bars are 1 1/4"

[@robertsanchez1767]

SUPER VEGETA did u find out if they do?

[@supervegeta7935]

Sanchez 674 nope i still haven't

[@ThaAIex]

which grips do you have?

[@Tyler1888]

Looks like Pro Taper Pillow Tops

[@flickeye1343]

my broke on the 1.st enduro ride and all i did is that i dropped my bike and they broke

[@elvins100]

i bought one of these and no fit to my crf250l

[@zacharysauson6418]

It's a very tight fit, trust me if the bars are 7/8 they do fit, you NEED to push it on

[@Grovesq0]

Blue premix, what type of premix is that?

[@modestmoose83]

+MrTwoShot Amsoil saber mixed at 80:1.

[@Grovesq0]

+modestmoose83 only 80:1? 😂😂

[@modestmoose83]

yeah dude. just... yeah. don't freak out. premix oils (for the most part) are supposed to be mixed at whatever it says on the bottle.

[@Lolvids39]

I would never not run bar end bark busters, wouldn't want to risk my levers like that

[@codyreed6790]

I like protaper

[@chrisi2348]

i dont think they re more usefull than the standard ones. my acerbis have this stabilisation which you fix with a bolt in the side of the handlebar and they make it much stronger. but the ones he shows dont have any benefit that makes me buy them in my eyes

[@DirtBikeChannel]

+Chrisi234 You may be right. They aren't "better" than the stock ones. Just look a little better if you ask me. They also don't seem to break off quite as easily.

[@zakpiper4524]

i wrecked the other day and if i didnt have these i would have broke my hand

[@weslawrence5055]

A-CHER-BISS

[@dwaynehiggs9547]

At least I'm not crazy I couldn't line them up but now I no

[@chandlerkime8851]

I'm a motorcross guy actually

[@massimogiammarino7731]

Enduro engineering hand guards

[@wildone2163]

so much talk a not a single pic of mounting bracket...

[@jollibeetilao3604]

I had o

[@KTMSparky]

I wouldn't touch these for enduro personally, way too flimsy. They might deflect small rocks but just fold under impact. So as hand guards they don't actually guard anything save for a few rock deflects.