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Hi, does anyone know of a rear hugger that will replace the original item, either a bespoke replacement or one from another bike that can be modified to fit.

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Nothing, I'd just prefer to "open" up the rear end. Also the original for all its size isn't particularly effective.

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The standard hugger works ok, however given its size it could be a lot better. I recently removed it and there was lots of crud trapped between the hugger and the swinging arm, which has chafed and marked the paintwork. My rd350lc has a similar set up at the rear and has a traditional mudguard which is very effective so I'd like to either find a way of replicating that or a more usual type of hugger. Either way would "lighten" the rear end and prevent hidden corrosion of the swinging arm.

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back in the day there was a guy making simple plastic panels that fit in the frame to plug the vital areas and then you could just remove the hugger. I did just that.

 

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I went with the Ghezzi-Brian hugger. It's a little carbon fiber lip that opens up the rear swingarm. Much cooler than the plastic stocker one. Both my V11s are running them.

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The Forum member who made the custom protector is named Edge.  I got one of his parts and it fits beautifully FWIW on 2001 Sport.  Good luck in your search.

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The Forum member who made the custom protector is named Edge.  I got one of his parts and it fits beautifully FWIW on 2001 Sport.  Good luck in your search.

I love my EdgeGuards. He offered the tooling and materials to anyone who would carry on with them, but I don't think there were any takers. :(

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anyone know how to find the ghezzi-brian huggers for sale?  a quick web search yielded dead-ends so far.

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