Yep, that's spot on! No need to change a thing I reckon 

Yep, that's nice.

Biz: be prepared to listen to the perfect chunk of gravel getting caught in your tread and "rolling" inside the hugger. It's unnerving at first.

Glad you guys like it! I was nervous about it fitting with the bigger tire but the wiki gave me confidence. I will have to dremel the front of it a bit on the muffler side in order for it to sit correctly on the swing arm on the chain side. Will drill the two holes in the hugger that line up with the stock chain guard mounts and fill the unused holes. It also needs a really really good cleaning... looks like it probably never was cleaned ever. I wanted to clean it before I test fitted it but realized I didn't have any newspaper to put down and I'm running low on brake cleaner. Will clean it up tonight or tomorrow and then make the modifications.

@ Rich... oooooo I just kinda shuddered as I imagined it haha... THANKS for the heads up!!!

I'm also hoping to cut the 'Busa fender in half and remove the 3/4" outta the center... tape it and finally and do a test fit tonight after work.

That tail light is a REALLY tight fit. 

How are the fenders going?

Chris

It sure is!! Haha did you get one?? I can't remember but there's something that makes it easier... maybe loosening that center piece between the tail plastics... it's been a while since I had the tail light off the bike. It all snugs down though in the end.

I was up for an hour or two working on the fender last night after work. I got the center portion taken out, taped it and was working on the fitment. I took pics and will post them up later this evening! So far the biggest issue I see is making sure it's down low enough to give the nose fairing enough clearance when the forks compress... but high enough to retain its shape and go over the fork brace, which is the look I wanted/the whole reason for wanting this fender.

It has been done before:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=41146.msg462681#msg462681
And I even reached out to him a while back but he was last active on the forum like 8 years ago so I got no reply lol

If you look in that link at how the back part of the fender (closest to the pipes) looks waaaaaay oversized... that's kinda where mine is sitting right now and I hate that. I'm thinking cutting it off and re-attaching it at an angle that follows the tire/wheel should do the trick. I have to work with the back of it anyway because I want to add to it so it comes down as far as the stock extender.

I did get one, after the sv650 light didn't work out I decided to reign in the creativity and try on the F light. Looks great  Tight as a conservative at a fundraiser though 

That fender doesn't look very nice imo. Doesn't seem to follow the line too well, too short at the back and too much clearance between tyre and fender. Would the old fender X-tenda work? Looking forward to seeing what you've got.

Chris

Lolololol conservative fundraiser... I like that 

Yeah I never thought it looked finished. The gap between the back part of that fender and the tire has gotta be at least 2" and will do absolutely nothing to keep crud and stuff off the front of the engine and pipes. I want to keep as much crap offa my bike as I can. I'm not sure if a stock GS extender would work well or not... I'm hoping to make a fender that's all one piece that extends down as far as my current one... but I've got to be careful... it's already a tight fit over the fork brace and down the back of the tire... the horn is in the way LOL

Some comic relief from Haste, mid jump


And test fitting the fender after removing 3/4" width from the center and cutting it right where the fork brace starts.

Coming along nicely..... I'm sure it'll look great when you're done with it.

And nice tank bag! 

Thanks Rich!

Hehe  I am so glad I asked you about the bag/saw it on your GR when I did... it's one of my favorite purchases out of anything I've ever bought for my bike.

I wanted to clean the hugger before I did the test fit but I just couldn't wait lol. So I've spent some time here and there all week cleaning this darn thing. First I had to scrape it to get all the chain lube and dirt off of it, then I wiped it down with cleaner and then soaked it in the wash tubs for a while... and finally gave the metal brace between the chain guard end and the bulk of the hugger a coat of black paint. I'm gonna work on installing it this afternoon and will take pictures to show what needs to be done since the wiki instructions are kinda lacking in the picture department.

Before:


After:

looks much better. Good job 

Chris

Cool stuff Biz! Everything is looking really cool! 

Thanks guys! I did get the hugger installed yesterday and took lots of pics... uploaded them to photobucket but then started cleaning around my house a bit and then of course it was beer time so yeah lol... I'll post them later today.

Here's the thread I made about the installation of the Bandit hugger. I used to have the pictures and a write-up here as well but thanks to photobucket being a butt, I have to fix all the broken picture links and I'd rather just do it in the actual hugger thread.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=71283.0

I'll get to it soon

Absolutely awesome!! Good job on the write up too, the pics are really good. I'm so really very looking forward to getting stuck into project tail on Sookie. Currently saving up the monies and I think this will go a long way in helping me get everything bodged together. 

Good job. Very well done indeed 

Chris

Many thanks!!!

I am thinking about maybe copying it into a separate thread in the general discussion area... that way people that don't follow the projects can just check out how to make this hugger work without having to see blah blah blah about my bike.

I think that's a good idea. Alot of the "how to's" have dead pictures and the detail your pictures show are a great source for reference.

Chris

That's what I was thinking too. These things are still available OEM from sites like Bike Bandit and Motosport so even if ebay doesn't have any used ones listed, someone could purchase one new and fit it.

Suzukipartshouse (which is really Babbitts) is also good for tracking things down, especially diagrams.


Also, I'm new around here...nobody commented on the hand-standing cat. Is that just common fair in these parts?

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