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Looking for barkbusters but striking out

BWagerJr

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Trying to find a good link for barkbusters mounting kit which I believe to be BHG-112. Looking for the 2 point mount. If anyone has any idea where to currently find a set I'd appreciate it. I'm in the US if that matters. Thanks guys.

And here's my new trail that I picked up last week.
 

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BWagerJr

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Can't help with the mounts but you sure got a lot done to it a week, welcome to the group.
Thank you! The weather has been great so I took advantage of bolting some goodies on the bike. It's going to come with us on camping trips this year and hop around some coastal towns. I think it's a great platform for sparking conversation with people.
 

BWagerJr

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They do attract attention, I've still not seen a '23 on the road out here yet.
I got pretty lucky with mine. My wife and I were going to wait until next year to start looking but a dealership down the road got one in stock a couple of weeks ago and with no 2024 announcement for a release yet and not sure what color choices we'll get, we ended up just grabbing what the dealer had. Will be great to see what kinda places I can get it into next year.
 

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dmonkey

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Removing the OEM bar end weights can be a little tricky but it is covered in the instructions that come with the Barkbusters and elsewhere on this forum and the Internets.
https://hondatrail125.com/index.php?threads/removing-bar-ends.540/
https://hondatrail125.com/index.php?threads/bar-weight-removal.720/

The Barkbusters mount to the handlebar so they take up some real estate there which is something to keep in mind if you plan on attaching other accessories, though they can also be used as an attachment point for some accessories. I've got an Oxford Heated Grips Controller attached to the left one, and more recently a Garmin Zumo GPS mount attached to the other.
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Other potential downside is if you're working on something like replacing the grips you have more parts to disassemble first.

I am very happy with them. They were an early crash protection mod to my CT and they've doing their job in tip overs, riding through brush, general comfort of reducing the cold wind and rain hitting my gloves, and they allow me to run Hippo Hands bar mitts in the winter.
 

BWagerJr

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Removing the OEM bar end weights can be a little tricky but it is covered in the instructions that come with the Barkbusters and elsewhere on this forum and the Internets.
https://hondatrail125.com/index.php?threads/removing-bar-ends.540/
https://hondatrail125.com/index.php?threads/bar-weight-removal.720/

The Barkbusters mount to the handlebar so they take up some real estate there which is something to keep in mind if you plan on attaching other accessories, though they can also be used as an attachment point for some accessories. I've got an Oxford Heated Grips Controller attached to the left one, and more recently a Garmin Zumo GPS mount attached to the other.
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Other potential downside is if you're working on something like replacing the grips you have more parts to disassemble first.

I am very happy with them. They were an early crash protection mod to my CT and they've doing their job in tip overs, riding through brush, general comfort of reducing the cold wind and rain hitting my gloves, and they allow me to run Hippo Hands bar mitts in the winter.
Very informative response, thank you very much. You answered the only other question I had which was about the hippo hands which I was already eyeing up as well for the future. Again, I really appreciate this. I'll be ordering tonight.
 

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Someone on one of the CT125 facebook groups had posted photos of the "universal" version of the Barkbusters 2-point mount not fitting in the right position some time ago, so might be a good idea to try to get the ones designed for the CT125.
 
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