| Author | Message | ||
     Gofastalot99 |
The rear tire huggers look the same in pictures but are they the same? | ||
| Tq_freak |
nope, XB screw holes are on the inside of the swing arm. | ||
| Bueller4ever |
The tire hugger is kinda ugly. anyone just leave it off? Any harm in that? | ||
| Gofastalot99 |
Thanks tq (Message edited by gofastalot99 on July 17, 2010) | ||
| Tq_freak |
No prob. I pulled mine off for a while and thought there was way to much of a gap between the wheel and the swing arm. I don't run one on my XB and it looks way better, there is vary little gap On the CR I ended up marking a template of the "tail" shape of the hugger and moving it up 3 inches and cutting it off, Looks way better if you ask me and still looks factory. | ||
| Norwegian_1125cr |
I get a lot of dirt on my back after riding in the wet. When my jacket dries up after a trip on wet roads it is dirty as hell. I think a bigger hugger would help, but haven't seen many options. Maybe I'll have to add an extra lip or something to the original hugger. Any suggestions? | ||
| Gofastalot99 |
Yes, the more I think about it the more I'm wondering if it serves much purpose. Perhaps it protects the belt from debris? | ||
| Jng1226 |
The purpose of a rear hugger is to protect the rear shock from debris. The rear fender/license plate holder is what keeps water rooster-tail off your back, but we all know how crappy those look and those are usually the first to go on any bike. Jeff |
