rear-hugger

[benoit]

Hello,

I am writing to you from France. I would like to buy a rear-hugger for my Diversion 900xjs, but I don't know if it is worthwhile buying it!!

I wonder if some of your members could give me some information of their experience with rear-huggers.

I hope to read from you soon.

Benoit from France

[iooi]

Keeps the rear shock nice and clean.

[benoit]

Hello iooi,

thank you for your contribution to this thread, but, although I am not a native speaker of English, I have understood its function!

What I want to know is "Does it really do its job??. Do you have one at your bike? Are you satisfied with it? Are there different firms that produce and sell it?

Benoit

[General Gman]

Derefood has a fair experience of rear-huggers........ ;D

[billywhizz]

Ho iooi,
I had a hugger on my 600s, and would recommend one to anybody.
It stops a lot of muck getting spread under the seat, and off the rear shock and swingarm.
There are a few places that do them in england,
like M&P, Busters, skidmark? to name a few, perhaps check in any bikers mag that you have available.
hth

[CD]

I got mine from M&P/Busters. It cost about £50 and kept the rear shock clean and the bike underside. However, it did not properly cover the rear chain so there was some chain lube spatter to deal with. For £50 it was OK. but really needed a strip of aluminium pop riveting to the inside of the chain guard area to catch the spatter.

I plan to get one for the 900 to protect the shock absorber. However the bike has done 34000 miles in about 10 years and I think it is the original shock (tatty enough to be) so how much protection does it really need?

[Ghoti]

If you just want to keep the shock clean, a home made crapflap [le merde rabat?] is the easy and cheep way to go.

This can be from a piece of plastic (old oil can) stuck to the swingarm or even an old fizzy drink bottle around the spring of the shock.

An example of a home made on (on a BMW though) is www.billmallin.com/motorcycle/images/maintenance/crap_flap/

Most huggers are fairly short and do not protect the underside of the bike too much.

[iooi]

Yep it does keep the back end a lot cleaner, not sure where mine came from as it was fitted when i bought her.

Well its about 30 years since i did french at school, and i failed even then.....

[Pooh(c)]

I had rear hugger on my 900 and it did the job

It kept the worst of the muck off the rear end

It is worth the money

[benoit]

Good evening and

thanks a lot to all of you. I really didn't expect so much help in such a little time. On French pages you can post a question but sometimes you don't even get one answer.

Thanks again from PROVENCE/Southern France where the sun keeps shining!!

benoit

[Welsh Ade]

Could this be a special Divi Holiday place with great ride outs arranged?