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Re: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
- Subject: Re: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
- From: "Neil Lindsey" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 13:07:34 -0700
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PS. I should have mentioned that I've spoken to the only 2 Triumph =
dealers in town and neither has done the hugger install, so they were =
only guessing that the brake line had to be removed.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Neil Lindsey=20
To: Triumph Sprint ST List Members=20
Sent: April 15, 2000 1:02 PM
Subject: Triumph Rear Hugger for ST
Well, what should have taken about 15 minutes has turned into a bit of =
a headache!
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.
If the hugger were attached to the chain guard with screws instead of =
non-removable plastic rivets there would be no problem.
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.
Do I HAVE to remove/re-install the brake line? I'm tempted to remove =
the rivets and replace them with nuts and bolts.
Is there anyone out there that has done this 'simple' install?
Neil "Chili Dawg" Lindsey
'99 Black ST
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>PS. I should have mentioned that I've spoken =
to the only=20
2 Triumph dealers in town and neither has done the hugger install, so =
they were=20
only guessing that the brake line had to be removed.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A href=3D"mailto:neil@xxxxxxxxxxx"; title=3Dneil@xxxxxxxxxxx>Neil =
Lindsey</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href=3D"mailto:ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"=20
title=3DST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Triumph Sprint ST List Members</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> April 15, 2000 1:02 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Triumph Rear Hugger =
for ST</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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 by=20
feeding it in from the rear between the rear fender and the wheel, but =
there=20
is not enough room to get the rear tip of the chain guard UNDER =
the brake=20
line. The brake line is routed around the rear shock and =
there not=20
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=20
means it sticks out quite far beyond the rear sprocket, and the brake =
line is=20
to be secured to the top of the guard with the =
original cover. I've=20
tried feeding the whole hugger assemby in from either side in front of =
the=20
wheel, but there's even less room to manueuver. And the =
more I mess=20
around the more the sharp corners on the back of the new lift =
handle that=20
is now installed along with the pannier mounting hardware gouge =
the sh%t=20
out of the top surface of 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 no=20
helpful suggestions. There is no mention of having to remove the =
brake=20
line or of any complication caused by the pannier =
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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