Re: Rear Hugger Installation

[dan & ann curcio <curcio@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I know this was an old post but I just installed the hugger on my ST yesterday
without disconnecting the rear brake hose and I have not modified the rear
fender at all so this method works on a stock bike.  The extra length on the
stock rear fender caused no problems at all.
Dan

Lance LaCerte, Psy.D. wrote:

> I noticed Lisa's posting about the rear hugger installation and having to
> disconnect the rear brake line, and another posting about replacing the
> plastic grommets ------  if anyone else is going to install the hugger, take
> a few minutes and consider an alternative.  I just installed mine this
> weekend and was about to loosen/disconnect the rear brake line when I tried
> inverting the installation..... essentially I pointed the hugger in the
> wrong direction and slid the long, plastic chain guard section under the
> brake line and then began rotating and flipping over the hugger -----
> presto! it then just dropped into place and I didn't have to remove the
> brake line or the grommets.
>
> Before anyone runs off to try this, I must admit that I'm not sure if I
> found this so easy because I had modified/ 'chopped'  my rear fender with a
> Dremel before working on the hugger.....




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