Author Topic: Hugger Advice. (Read 1320 times)

Upt North · « **on:** January 16, 2023, 16:38:14 »

Please.
After a quick Google the Puig hugger seems a good bit of kit.
Any thoughts?
Upt'North.

timangus · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2023, 19:00:20 »

I have one and it has tided up the area rather than bolting something around the chainguard. There is an area exposed on it for no reason that does allow some spray to escape.

Flanners · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2023, 20:07:44 »

waste of money, verging on completely ineffective, it is cut too short around the wheel and allows road spray and shit over the rear of the bike.....don't bother.

Upt North · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2023, 22:22:25 »

The Puig appeared to be the biggest of the bunch. Although I'm still looking.
Thanks for this.
Upt'North.

Brockett · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2023, 10:58:38 »

A hugger should extend just over the verticle position of the tyre, but all that I have looked at lately are much shorter and as has been said are "bloody useless" other than to reduce road grit and filth spatter onto the rear shock. The other day I saw a bike in a dealer's that had a home made extension fixed onto the branded extender on the front guard.
What with the fad for a tail tidy, the only way to keep your back dry, on most bikes, is to carry a pillion passenger.

Artyman · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2023, 16:00:52 »

I have a puig hugger and chain guard on my 14 DL1000 and I like it because it certainly tidies up the back end and keeps some of the road-crap off the suspension.

The only fault I have with it is that when you fit a new chain and a new tyre at the same time, it’s too much of a snug fit between the mudguard bit and the tyre. So snug that I had to fit spacers between the two fixing points at the back of the swing-arm and the one on the rear-brake side. I managed to get away with the fixing point on the left hand hub side as it fortunately ‘just’ fitted.

My only concern sometimes is if I go over very gravelly ground, small stones gets caught between the tyre and the mudguard and makes a horrible noise as the gravel gets forced through. So far the mudguard bit hasn’t broke or cracked yet.

If you are using road tyres and are sticking to roads, then fine. If you expect to go over dirt roads a lot, then be prepared for some extra noise or at least to add some spacers to give the gravel space to breathe.

nigel s · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2023, 13:18:04 »

Got a pyramid plastics one on my 22. Had to elongate one of the holes to center it but good. It goes down below swing arm and helps to keep shit of shock and linkages. They don't all go down so only do half a job something to check on others

Upt North · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2023, 23:27:11 »

I went with the Puig from Pyramid Plastics, only half the fitting kit sent, but all's well that ends well. They came good in the end.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2023, 05:29:53 »

It's getting a bit daft when Pyramid themselves know the huggers are too short and sell another few square inches of plastic to stick on the end.

https://pyramid-plastics.co.uk/collections/hugger-extensions

The Doctor 46 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 06, 2023, 12:54:33 »

I wish they started putting proper mudguards on as standard and the shorter one's being the accessories.

Dark-Strom · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2023, 16:39:00 »

Agree Doc, bikes have become a bit fashion over function and don't get me started on the latest stupid Suzuki headlights

jolidesign · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2023, 04:44:35 »

I had the Givi mudgard but it broke due to bad design,not enough maintain. Now I have installed the Puig one.

nigel s · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2023, 06:13:16 »

for reference pyramid plastics hugger, their own not the puig.

Upt North · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2023, 09:24:23 »

I did consider this one, I liked the lower drop down bit but I thought the top half was a little less protective. Did you have to cut the ABS box with this one like the Puig?
Upt.

Upt North · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2023, 09:27:15 »

The Puig.
I'll try again the "Administrator" didn't like my picture......pffffffftttttt.
Upt.

Upt North · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2023, 09:29:00 »

The Puig or not......

nigel s · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2023, 10:04:30 »

Only cutting was to lengthen the disc side mount hole to center the hugger. Not much but ocd said it had to be done

Adventure Boy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2023, 05:41:14 »

If anyone has one for sale please let me know, going on 1800 mile Scotland trip in early June and I think I could do with one for that !!

Rob

nigel s · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2023, 06:03:43 »

congrats on new bike rob.
I got my hugger from raywilliams motorcycles [pyramid plastics]on ebay,delivery was 3,days.They list one for your bike,hope this helps.

Adventure Boy · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2023, 06:25:13 »

Cheers Nigel

Ill have a look, would prefer a clean used one, as the general consensus is there's no point