Tomorrow

[BigAlan]

Update.

So I got the wheels powder coated black, had the ABS rings fine sand blasted, primed and painted gloss black, cleaned all the bolts and painted the heads gloss black, replaced the front battery on the TPS, left the rear as it's the new sort, rebuilt everything back to new and fitted the new tyres, balanced the lot.

All back on and when I wheeled the bike out of the garage I could hear something rubbing, further investigation revealed as I now have a 190/55 rear tyre and being the numpty I am I had not adjusted the mounting brackets properly on the hugger.

So off with the brackets and there crap so ordered some new ones, having loosely fitted the hugger I need to elongate the holes on each side down and bit so it can raise up a bit, about 3mm should do it.

So waiting for the new brackets from skidmarx and then I can finish it, but I did give it a quick squirt up the road and all is good.

[O.C.]

well done mate...pics would be appreciated when you can       

[Macskwak]

Yep i agree pics are always good after a rejig. My pal has a hugger on his and it does look well but they are bloody dear for what they are i think. Havin said that they do protect the regulater so prob money well spent eh

[O.C.]

Yep i agree pics are always good after a rejig. My pal has a hugger on his and it does look well but they are bloody dear for what they are i think. Havin said that they do protect the regulater so prob money well spent eh

Hugger and rad guard were  the first things to go on my GTR        

[Wookie]

  and ditto

[virginiajim]

+2 and oil filter protector.

[Macskwak]

Hugger and rad guard were  the first things to go on my GTR        

Ah i think if it was already on i would keep it but i resent giving over a oner for a piece of moulded plastic. AND IM NOT EVEN A YORKSHIREMAN 

[Wookie]

Ah but protecting ya rear is worth a one. ... ask anyone with piles 

[Macskwak]

Ah but protecting ya rear is worth a one. ... ask anyone with piles 

   

[BigAlan]

Ah i think if it was already on i would keep it but i resent giving over a oner for a piece of moulded plastic. AND IM NOT EVEN A YORKSHIREMAN 

Take a look at your rear shocker and see what I think is some sort of rectifier or electrical component, a hugger keeps all the stones and crap from it, so I reckon a hundred quid from skidmarx is good value.

[O.C.]

Ah i think if it was already on i would keep it but i resent giving over a oner for a piece of moulded plastic. AND IM NOT EVEN A YORKSHIREMAN 

OY steady on mac........what have we Yorkshiremen done to upset ya      

[Macskwak]

  sorry oc just taking words from your own mouth 
About how you yorkshiremen are frugaly astute 

[O.C.]

I  can live with frugally  astute    

[Charlie farley]

The finned thing is the regulator that gets all the crap and stones from the back wheel so once you've forked out £200+for a new one and a new battery as the first thing you notice it wont start or you have no electrical systems £100  might be a good investment .
Charlie

[BigAlan]

That's the thing, looks expensive so protection is paramount.