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Re: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
- Subject: Re: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
- From: "Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 15:58:07 -0600
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Neil,
Sorry you're having so much trouble. Many have posted about this =
installation with multiple solutions. Some, removed the brake line =
which then required bleeding the brakes. I think someone just loosened =
and then lifted the caliper off the rear disc and then reinstalled after =
slipping the hugger through.
I'm going to try to remember how I did this, and hope my memory is of =
help ---- but I had very little problem with the installation, without =
removing anything. It may first help to just slip off the exhaust =
canister to give you more lateral move. I will tell you that I did not =
order luggage with mine, so the install was probably really easy because =
I wasn't fighting the luggage hardware.
Essentially, sitting at the rear tire, I inverted the hugger with the =
chain guard facing in. Once I slipped it upside down under the brake =
line I then began pivoting and rotating the entire unit (this is where I =
believe that taking off the exhaust canister and not having the luggage =
hardware made the difference), which then turned around 180 degrees =
ending right side up ready for mounting hardware.
Hope that helps.
Lance La Certe, Denver, CO
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Lindsey <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Triumph Sprint ST List Members <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2000 2:09 PM
Subject: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
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Well, what should have taken about 15 minutes has turned into a bit =
of a headache!
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The hugger is fairly easy to get into position otherwise by feeding =
it in from the rear between the rear fender and the wheel, but there is =
not enough room to get the rear tip of the chain guard UNDER the brake =
line. The brake line is routed around the rear shock and there not =
enough slack to get it over/around the chain guard. The new chain guard =
has exactly the same dimensions as the stock chain guard, which means it =
sticks out quite far beyond the rear sprocket, and the brake line is to =
be secured to the top of the guard with the original cover. I've tried =
feeding the whole hugger assemby in from either side in front of the =
wheel, but there's even less room to manueuver. And the more I mess =
around the more the sharp corners on the back of the new lift handle =
that is now installed along with the pannier mounting hardware gouge the =
sh%t out of the top surface of the hugger.
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If the hugger were attached to the chain guard with screws instead =
of non-removable plastic rivets there would be no problem.
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Of course the stupid Triumph mounting instructions offer no helpful =
suggestions. There is no mention of having to remove the brake line or =
of any complication caused by the pannier install.
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Do I HAVE to remove/re-install the brake line? I'm tempted to =
remove the rivets and replace them with nuts and bolts.
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Is there anyone out there that has done this 'simple' install?
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Neil "Chili Dawg" Lindsey
'99 Black ST
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size=3D2>Neil,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>Sorry you're having so much =
trouble. Many have posted about this installation with =
multiple=20
solutions. Some, removed the brake line which then required =
bleeding the=20
brakes. I think someone just loosened and then lifted the caliper =
off the=20
rear disc and then reinstalled after slipping the hugger =
through.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>I'm going to try to =
remember how I did=20
this, and hope my memory is of help ---- but I had very little problem =
with the=20
installation, without removing anything. It may first help to just =
slip=20
off the exhaust canister to give you more lateral move. I will =
tell you=20
that I did not order luggage with mine, so the install was probably =
really easy=20
because I wasn't fighting the luggage hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>Essentially, sitting at the =
rear tire,=20
I inverted the hugger with the chain guard facing in. Once I =
slipped it=20
upside down under the brake line I then began pivoting and rotating the =
entire=20
unit (this is where I believe that taking off the exhaust canister and =
not=20
having the luggage hardware made the difference), which then turned =
around 180=20
degrees ending right side up ready for mounting hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>Hope that =
helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>Lance La Certe, =
Denver,=20
CO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Neil Lindsey <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:neil@xxxxxxxxxxx";>neil@xxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR><B>To:=20
</B>Triumph Sprint ST List Members <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR><B>Date:=20
</B>Saturday, April 15, 2000 2:09 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Triumph Rear =
Hugger=20
for ST<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Well, what should have taken about 15 minutes =
has turned=20
into a bit of a headache!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The hugger is fairly easy to get into position =
otherwise=20
by feeding it in from the rear between the rear fender and the =
wheel, but=20
there is not enough room to get the rear tip of the chain =
guard UNDER=20
the brake line. The brake line is routed around the rear =
shock=20
and there not enough slack to get it over/around the chain =
guard. The=20
new chain guard has exactly the same dimensions as the stock =
chain=20
guard, which means it sticks out quite far beyond the rear sprocket, =
and the=20
brake line is to be secured to the top of the guard with the=20
original cover. I've tried feeding the whole hugger =
assemby in=20
from either side in front of the wheel, but there's even less room =
to=20
manueuver. And the more I mess around the more =
the sharp=20
corners on the back of the new lift handle that is now installed =
along with=20
the pannier mounting hardware gouge the sh%t out of the top =
surface of=20
the hugger.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If the hugger were attached to the chain =
guard with=20
screws instead of non-removable plastic rivets there would be no=20
problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Of course the stupid Triumph mounting =
instructions offer=20
no helpful suggestions. There is no mention of having to =
remove the=20
brake line or of any complication caused by the pannier=20
install.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Do I HAVE to remove/re-install the brake =
line? I'm=20
tempted to remove the rivets and replace them with nuts and=20
bolts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Is there anyone out there that has done this =
'simple'=20
install?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Neil "Chili Dawg" Lindsey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>'99 Black ST</FONT></DIV>
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