S k3 rear hugger - will it fit an S k5?

[Paul the 6th]

found a rear hugger on fleabay in the states, it's listed as SV650 2003 03 HUGGER BLUE - will it fit my k5 (only reason I ask is because many bolt on accessories are usually listed as 2003 onwards ('98-02' and '03+'). thanks in advance pt6

[SoulKiss]

No it wont.

The K3 is not compatible with anything but K3's

The K3 has a higher seat height, and after many people complained, they redesigned the back of the SV, making the K4 onwards lower.

To do this they moved the battery down a bit and due to lack of space under the seat, put the toolkit holder under the battery.

This means where there is nothing between the wheel and the shock on a K3, the battery box fouls the K3 hugger when put on a K4.

It will probably fit, but 1st big bump will crack it

[Paul the 6th]

nice one cheers buddy - I need to read up on the changes made each year so I don't have to report back here everytime I find somethin on ebay lol...

also, v quickly, I'm assuming k3 screens should fit all 03 onwards SV's then? Since the rear end changes shouldn't really affect the screen/front end mountings etc?

thanks again

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

No it wont.

The K3 is not compatible with anything but K3's

The K3 has a higher seat height, and after many people complained, they redesigned the back of the SV, making the K4 onwards lower.

To do this they moved the battery down a bit and due to lack of space under the seat, put the toolkit holder under the battery.

This means where there is nothing between the wheel and the shock on a K3, the battery box fouls the K3 hugger when put on a K4.

It will probably fit, but 1st big bump will crack it

Screen is the same.

It will physically fit the swingarm, but you have to chop the whole of the toolbox off the bottom of the battery box to give the hugger clearance. I did this with my K5 because I was too pikey to buy a new hugger and liked the shape of my old K3 one. I never used the toolbox thing anyway and it looked ugly.




And yes, it is painted satin black and looks gorgeous.

I fitted a k3 model hugger to my k4 with a bit of fiddling. The tool box has touched but to be honest it has not damaged it. The suspension is standard and i weigh 13 stone and its ok