New R&G hugger for ABS blade

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  1. ColinBR

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    Col my honest opinion is .. a hugger is supposed to cover your rear tyre to a). Look good. and b). Keep the road crap off the under side of your rear end and shocky. I think thats a lot of ££ for a very small piece of plastic that ain't really gonna do much, personally i'd save a bit more ££ ond go for the ' Honda Racing Carbon Hugger ' it's a top quality product and serves a purpose.. just my opinion mate..

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  3. ColinBR

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    I can see your point about the hugger mate. To be honest though I only go out in the dry and a hugger to me only needs to protect the shock. I like the look of a minimal rear end, almost motocross like look, if you know what I mean.
    I dont really like the look of the HRC hugger. It looks a little too big compared to the rear subframe, which is small and tidy.
     
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    Original Hugger on ABS

    no problems so far with the original hugger on my ABS Blade.....
     

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    thats a gorgeous bit of kit mate!
     
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    I'm still in 2 minds what to do about this as well but do agree the Honda hugger is a bit too big for my liking.
     
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    Had my repsol non ABS hugger on my blade for over a year without a issue. and stops a lot of crap unlike that R&G one would
     
    #7 Remal, Jul 16, 2012
  8. Plake

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    I think that small r&g one looks neat. Fair enough, totally different to the Honda one and not as effective at stopping crud but it's got to have some benefit.

    I've ordered one and will report back. Hopefully it's going to be fitted on Thursday when I pick up the new bike.
     
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    Picked up the new blade yesterday with this hugger on. It bolts onto existing holes but the dealer felt that one hole in the hugger might have been slightly off. Got it on in the end though.

    Looks alright apart from the R&G logo in the middle of it but I guess some might like that. Will get some photos up later.

    Impossible for me to know whether it is doing more than nothing but I rode through a rainstorm on my way home so it would have had a bit of a job to do I guess.
     
    #9 Plake, Jul 20, 2012
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    Right, here are some pics. I'd been through a giant rainstorm so muck everywhere.

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    Overall happy with the way it looks, function is better than nothing and it shouldn't crack when I take a massive imaginary jump.
     
    #10 Plake, Jul 21, 2012

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