Useless hugger? - Page 2 - SV650.org

09-12-05, 05:49 PM

Why can't the rear shock be covered with a gaiter. Makes sense to me and probably cheaper than a hugger.
I had gaiters on my old pre-unit Bonneville's forks.

northwind · 09-12-05, 07:15 PM

It can be... They're not so easy to find though. There used to be a company that sold stylish nice ones on Ebay for about a tenner.

09-12-05, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by northwind

It can be... They're not so easy to find though. There used to be a company that sold stylish nice ones on Ebay for about a tenner.

sounds like a damn good idea 'suzuki take note'. can anyone possibly trace this and put it on forum. have tried myself but no luck so far

northwind · 09-12-05, 08:23 PM

Ah ha!
http://www.traxxion.com/store/detail.asp?product_id=VSS

09-12-05, 08:55 PM

northwind, nice one. not sure its everyones cup of tea but still a good idea. youv' got me thinkin now....

10-12-05, 10:06 AM

Probaly not the best idea. Whats wrong with spending five minutes with a bucket of soapy water and a brush?. You ride during the winter and your bike will get dirty..nothing you can do about that.

The socks i had on my KTM off roader over the fork stantions and all they did was collect the salt and mud and then rub it up and down the stantion causing a nasty mess. They stay damp too after getting wet...

best plan..allow yourself five mins to hose the bike off with cold water when you get in or a bucket wash if you have nose hose...costs next to nothing and is the best thing...

10-12-05, 10:49 AM

I have a standard, and it's crap. The bolts holding it on have seized on as well so I can't take it off cos it looks **** too.

10-12-05, 12:45 PM

I,ve got the pyramid one- and it does the job fer me..
but then I am fastidious about cleaning my bike and there is rarely mud on it for longer than temn minutes after i get home !!

10-12-05, 01:17 PM

I think a hugger can certainly reduce the crap being thrown at the rear shock but it is impossible to keep dirt of the rear swing arm unless the rear wheel is completely enclosed which of course is ridiculous.
Some of the crap getting on the rear swing arm will also be caused by spray from the front wheel.

10-12-05, 01:22 PM

HELLO SENOR HENRY

what do u know about mud in marbella!!...dust maybe !!

09-12-05, 07:15 PM	#12
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	It can be... They're not so easy to find though. There used to be a company that sold stylish nice ones on Ebay for about a tenner. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

09-12-05, 08:23 PM	#14
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Ah ha! http://www.traxxion.com/store/detail.asp?product_id=VSS __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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09-12-05, 05:49 PM	#11
drumwrecker Guest Posts: n/a	Why can't the rear shock be covered with a gaiter. Makes sense to me and probably cheaper than a hugger. I had gaiters on my old pre-unit Bonneville's forks.

09-12-05, 08:55 PM	#15
madmal Guest Posts: n/a	northwind, nice one. not sure its everyones cup of tea but still a good idea. youv' got me thinkin now....

10-12-05, 10:06 AM	#16
SV650Racer Guest Posts: n/a	Probaly not the best idea. Whats wrong with spending five minutes with a bucket of soapy water and a brush?. You ride during the winter and your bike will get dirty..nothing you can do about that. The socks i had on my KTM off roader over the fork stantions and all they did was collect the salt and mud and then rub it up and down the stantion causing a nasty mess. They stay damp too after getting wet... best plan..allow yourself five mins to hose the bike off with cold water when you get in or a bucket wash if you have nose hose...costs next to nothing and is the best thing...

10-12-05, 10:49 AM	#17
Saint Matt Guest Posts: n/a	I have a standard, and it's crap. The bolts holding it on have seized on as well so I can't take it off cos it looks **** too.

10-12-05, 12:45 PM	#18
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	I,ve got the pyramid one- and it does the job fer me.. but then I am fastidious about cleaning my bike and there is rarely mud on it for longer than temn minutes after i get home !!

10-12-05, 01:17 PM	#19
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	I think a hugger can certainly reduce the crap being thrown at the rear shock but it is impossible to keep dirt of the rear swing arm unless the rear wheel is completely enclosed which of course is ridiculous. Some of the crap getting on the rear swing arm will also be caused by spray from the front wheel.

10-12-05, 01:22 PM	#20
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	HELLO SENOR HENRY what do u know about mud in marbella!!...dust maybe !!