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New shocks are almost here, so with that in mind I needed a hugger to protect the rear unit.

OEM shock has a mud guard, but new Yacugar's won't, so what to get?

Mudsling is an option, as is the Puig hugger and others.

I confess, I wanted a nice carbon one. Didn't like the look of the mudsling or the big exterior frame of the Puig.

Here's what I selected, the Ilmberger.



Clean attachment to the swing-arm.



Nice overall look.



The bottom of the OEM mud guard on the shock was rubbing on the hugger, so we trimmed it to make room.



With a hugger installed, there's no more need for the OEM mud guard and I don't plan to sell these shocks, they're back-up and when I sell the bike WAY down the line, it will be nice to be able to offer the OEM shocks as new with the bike.They have 3700 miles on them, so they're just getting worn in, still fresh.

Hope you like it, shocks coming soon and I'm looking forward to them.

the carbon fiber looks great on your bike color... wasn't gonna work on mine so I went with the one from Wunderlich in the matte color black plastic...

Do you have a pic? I'd love to see it.

Snapping Twig wrote:Do you have a pic? I'd love to see it.

I do but I can't for the life of me find where I can upload it on this website???

Use a photo hosting site, Photobucket for example.

Once you upload it there, roll your cursor over the image and it will display several options like 'image'. Left click to copy and simply paste it in the body of your post here.

Looking forward to your image(s).

here we go.... hope these are big enough.

You're right, that really does look nice!

The frame compliments your Classic.

Does your hugger rub against the OEM mud guard on the shock?

Snapping Twig wrote:You're right, that really does look nice!

The frame compliments your Classic.

Does your hugger rub against the OEM mud guard on the shock?

thanks... no, no rubbing at all. fits like it's OEM.

I need to install the used one I bought from one of our members here! Was it easy to mount? I'll probably need some longer fastners??
Thanks

rokinrider wrote:I need to install the used one I bought from one of our members here! Was it easy to mount? I'll probably need some longer fastners??
Thanks

If you are referring to the Ilmberger hugger - YES - absolutely - you need longer screws. They come with it when you buy it new. I believe you can contact them for replacement screws.

r1200rclassic wrote:here we go.... hope these are big enough.

That does look great! Just ordered one for my Classic