Which Hugger (Gen 1)

[bludclot]

can only speak about the skidmarx hugger for the gen 1:






it came in an un-painted finish and i had it painted last year, it was in with some other bits so can't be exact on the paint price. i paid around 40 for it from ebay straight from skidmarx themselves - they had polished through an area of the paint hence the reduction.

with the supplied caliper side bracket it didn't sit centrally over my wheel. i stressed it into the position i wanted and took careful measurements and made up my own bracket. once it had been fitted for a couple of months it took it's new shape very well - it doesn't require stressing when i take it in and out now.

it does extend below the arm and does keep road muck off the linkage area really quite well. it looks better in real life than in these pictures, especially now that i've reverted to a silver arm the colour contrast helps the aesthetic. all in all, recommended.

i had a carbon hugger on my 9r - and that cracked and started rattling during a 'spirited' road ride one day, can't remember the make i binned it. my r6 had a carbotech carbon hugger that seemed very strong and well made. my experience with cf is that you get what you pay for.