rear hugger question
 

hey

i fitted a pyramid hugger few weeks back and couldn't get it to sit straight. on the chain side its got plenty of room but on the other its only about 4 mm away from tire. i have tried to get it to sit right but it won't so my questions is - if i put a wedge of something between tire and hugger then got a hair dryer on the go to try and warm it to form - would that work?

cheers

Re: rear hugger question
 

yeh both mine and 2 of my mates have sv650s with huggers and not one of them sits completely straight...... i think it must just be the way they are made

Re: rear hugger question
 

cheers

will get the dryer on it tonight.

Re: rear hugger question
 

Mine has a metal bracket on the brake side. I found that bending that a little helped with the spacing.

Re: rear hugger question
 

Metal bracket which holds the break line in. its ment to mout to that so just move it furuthur towards the engine and it should straighten things out abit.
mines still not perfect, but so close.

Re: rear hugger question
 

mine bolts down on that brake line holder, i just used washers two lift it up away from the tyre, i wouldnt advise warming it up you may end up distorting it!!

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ditto

Don't worry about it being 'only 4 mm' away. mine looks even less than that IIRC and it's been fine for the past 5k miles.

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cheers guys

may have a blast at moving the bracket forward then. was faffing for over 30 mins to try and get it right and in the end gave up in a huff.

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for the best I usually get in a huff then try and angrily persue then brake it. doh :mad:

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Cant remember if i did this or thought about it.

Small file and elongate the holes that go on the chain side so you can even things out abit more (dont think it would harm the structure to much, or would it? ). i definatly however got rid of those crappy plastic washers and replaced with nice stainless steal for about 50p.