rear hugger

[O.C.]

I'm sure lots has been written about which rear hugger is best

on my last GTR I had te skidmarx carbon variety, which was ok but to honest was more form than function

The Accessory section shown within this forum is fantastic and gives detail of the Motax hugger which from the pics looks to be a much better item

has anyone fitted one and if so how good is it

Thanks
Rog
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[2kwacks]

I'm sure lots has been written about which rear hugger is best

on my last GTR I had te skidmarx carbon variety, which was ok but to honest was more form than function

The Accessory section shown within this forum is fantastic and gives detail of the Motax hugger which from the pics looks to be a much better item

has anyone fitted one and if so how good is it

Rog
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mine a skidmarx and it dose an excellent job of keeping the shock and rectifier free from water and all the shit that gets chucked up :) dam well made to, very strong had no issues with it, "dose what it says on the can"

[O.C.]

Agreed 2kwacks, the Skidmarx hugger does work......... I should have explained myself better.

After looking at pictures of the Motax hugger it just seems to cover more of the rear wheel and follow the profile of the rear tyre closer, so it might perform even better than the Skidmarx variety,

That's what I meant to say when I was asking for advice/opinion 

[BigAlan]

I also have the skidmarx version which follows the line of the tyre, am very pleased with it.

Alan

[O.C.]

Hi BigAlan, it was after I saw this picture on the Motax site that I compared it with the hugger that I fitted to a previous GTR.

The Motax one seems to be a closer fit and that bit longer than my own


http://www.motax.fr/sommaire_Kawasaki/accessoires_1400_GTR/1400_GTR_07_11_garde-boue_ar__/1400_gtr_07_11_garde-boue_ar__.html[/b]

[Rusty]

Like BA I have the standard Skidmarx hugger and it's very good. Carbon would have been nice though !  :)

[2kwacks]

Like BA I have the standard Skidmarx hugger and it's very good. Carbon would have been nice though !  :)

funny you should say that ;D because I got my hugger before the remus carbon exhaust, at the time I was not going to change the standard exhaust, so opted for gloss black hugger. if I had got the carbon exhaust first, most likely would have gone for the carbon hugger as well :)  here's a few pic's of it fitted, it defo helps keeps the shock and rectifier clean :)

[viper]

im getting the Motax hugger as it covers much more of the wheel than the rest.

How is your french ? as their site is only in french and i wrote to them to ask if they have engish and i got a prompt reply of

" Non, monsieur, on ne parle que français "

use google translate and post in all the bits off the site , just so you dont end up with something you dont want , like frogs legs.

from memory there are only two options, a plain black hugger with fittings or a 99euro supplement to have it painted

[O.C.]

viper, I e-mailed motax and they gave me a price plus shipping, unfortunately I can't get into yahoo mail at the moment to check what that price was !

Their site says fibregalss with stainless steel fittings

I agree with you that it seems to cover the rear wheel a bit more than the Skidmarx version, which is a goodun, as I had it on two different bikes and then sold it... DOH

BTW I've never tried frogs legs, they might be tasty ....or maybe not   :-\

[O.C.]

managed to get into my email now, here is the reply....

bonjour
le garde boue est au prix de 150.00 euros et 12.00 euros de frais de port ce qui fait un total de 162.00 euros
vous pouvez le commander sur notre site motaxpaypal .
merci
cordialement

l'équipe de la Motax


or in Engo Lingo

hello
the fender is priced at 150.00 euros and 12.00 euros for postage making a total of 162.00 euros
you can order on our website motaxpaypal.
thank you
cordially

the team Motax

[2kwacks]

glad you got soughted :) however I can't for the life of me see how the pic of the motax hugger in the pic you posted covers the rear wheel more than the skidmarx hugger :-\ or do I need to make an appointment at specsavers ;)

[O.C.]

mmmmm ....maybe its me that needs specsavers  :-\

To me the Motax variety appears to be 'closer' to the rear tyre and continues slightly further round the tyre, to a point past the centre when measured against the axle..or maybe I didn't get the Skidmarx hugger mounted correctly on my bike 

[viper]

to my eyes the motrax continues further round the wheel, the skidmarx appears to end right above the axle at the 12 oclock position , where as the motrax ends at the 2 oclock position

[2kwacks]

I see :) the first pic of the grey gtr is the skidmarx hugger, the 2nd pic of the black gtr is the motax hugger, if so I can now see the difference, and a gree is a lot better ;) when "olde coney" posted the pic of the hugger on the black gtr, it seemed he discribed it as being the motax hugger. all clear now ;)

[viper]

if anyone gets this motax hugger, maybe put some pics up and any tips, like is it easier to take out the back wheel for instal  :)