Supporting Member betoney Posted December 21, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted December 21, 2018 Has anyone installed one of these? - EBay - Rear Mudguard Hugger From the photos, it appears to be maybe 3-4" longer than oem hugger, I'm just curious about quality and any possible alignment issues. For $42 it might be worth a gamble if it offers a little more splash protection for the shock. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fddriver2 Posted December 22, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted December 22, 2018 FWIW. I have the R&G hugger and think it helps.☺️ Though it costs a whole lot more. 😐 "It doesn't matter who walks in, you know the joke is still the same" Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I thought this 1 one is nice. Unfortunatly it is out of stock.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted December 22, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted December 22, 2018 16 hours ago, betoney said: Has anyone installed one of these? - EBay - Rear Mudguard Hugger The listing says it offers ‘enhanced aerodynamic penetraton’ That alone might warrant the $42... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 5, 2019 Author Supporting Member Share Posted January 5, 2019 ***UPDATE*** I ordered the one shown in the first post and just got it installed. Oem hugger is 8", this one is 14", much more splash protection. Make sure you can solve basic puzzles since this has no instructions, though after turning the brackets around a few times I figured it out. Build quality, fit and finish is very nice, no complaints for $42. 3 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 5, 2019 Author Supporting Member Share Posted January 5, 2019 Photo of rear hugger mounted on the bike. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Looks good. Please let us know how it works in rain. I've looked at this one on eBay and wondered if the screening will contain spray or just let it fly through. cb 1 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getpetey Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 6:00 PM, betoney said: Photo of rear hugger mounted on the bike. Looks like it offers substantially more coverage, depending on the aerodynamic penetration of course...…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 7, 2019 Author Supporting Member Share Posted February 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, getpetey said: Looks like it offers substantially more coverage, depending on the aerodynamic penetration of course...…. It does offer more protection, however if the roads are wet the splash still goes everywhere. This offers coverage to about the 12 o'clock position, to eliminate most of the splash, a rear hugger would need to curve around the tire to almost the 10 o'clock position. Its an improvement but still not perfect. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Strikes me that the mesh side and top cut-outs are an unnecessary bit of flim-flam that would still allow a substantial amount of water through at any speed. But a step in the right direction... Edited February 7, 2019 by wordsmith Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 7, 2019 Author Supporting Member Share Posted February 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, wordsmith said: Strikes me that the mesh side and top cut-outs are an unnecessary bit of flim-flam that would still allow a substantial amount of water through at any speed. But a step in the right direction... With the direction of wheel rotation, the mesh vents on the top dont let any water through, they are staggered in the wrong direction. The water that flips up off the tire as it is rotating comes off the rear of the tire spraying forward. As I said, the angle of the hugger would need to be at least the 10 o'clock position to keep things clean. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Even the best-designed huggers cannot keep the rear of any bike 100% clean. It's unrealistic to expect otherwise, IMHO! My BMW R1200 R after running through some extensive roadworks on Tasmanian roads... Edited February 7, 2019 by wordsmith 1 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnakay Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) this what I have on mine.seem to do the job. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-MT-09-Tracer-2013-2016-rear-hugger/323793320551?hash=item4b6395fa67:g:ZcsAAOSwJb9WrMwi&frcectupt=true I had one power bronze on my 700 its useless shit every where those mesh inserts let a lot of the shit through.don't wast ya money on it. Edited June 10, 2019 by johnakay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I want to deflect some of the junk just a bit more rearward. Was going to make my own extension to the factory unit but snagged one like the first post for about $30 delivered. Didn't expect much and was not disappointed The mesh pieces were kinda sorta hot-glued on and two fell off coming out of the packing. Not complaining. Will ride with it a bit to see what's what then may modify the openings with some abs welding, swap out the mesh to some finer stainless stuff I have laying around etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainscarlet Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, johnakay said: this what I have on mine.seem to do the job. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-MT-09-Tracer-2013-2016-rear-hugger/323793320551?hash=item4b6395fa67:g:ZcsAAOSwJb9WrMwi&frcectupt=true I’ve been looking at the hugger you linked to. What’s the colour like compared to the rest of the bike? It appears to be very glossy on the listing. Also what is that bellypan you have? CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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