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A much needed accessory in the wet.

If thats the one I ran over on I10 in 84, in fact it was Texas, It was like running over a 6 x 6. I was doing better than 80 when it showed up under a truck I was drafting. I locked my elbows, closed my eyes and airborn we went. Landed it and kept on going. I thought maybe he survived. I'm sad now.
Old Can Ride said:
Depends on the type of armadillo. If it is a Texas armadillo who has had a few Lone Star's, that is a real problem!

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IronButt84 said:
I was doing better than 80 when it showed up under a truck I was drafting. I locked my elbows, closed my eyes and airborne we went. Landed it and kept on going.
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Your skills / experience helped but you are one lucky dude who was not riding smart. Way way too much crap in road to follow a vehicle close with no time to react when something appears under them. Having watched retreads come off a truck at 70+ mph I don't even like riding beside a truck, much less close behind. I watched a car taken out that was passing a truck when a retread came off the truck. Destroyed front fender and instantly drained radiator onto pavement. Truck didn't even appear to know he caused the accident. A few minutes later I would have been the one passing and likely would not have survived the impact on 2 wheels.
 
Sign me up for one ... the hugger is great protecting the spring ... etc. but the back of the bike is still exposed. Interesting all the little things you discover when you ride other than a GoldWing in the rain.

Boz
 
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Than you can put on a roof,a windshield wiper and a plastic bubble around the whole thing and nothing will get wet !!.Oh ya thats called a car!!.
Just messin with you guys !!.


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dramd said:
So would you need this with the hugger for a complete package?
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I believe so. The Hugger keeps he road debris off the spring (well most of it) but you still have water going up the back if the bike. If you have ever had a 10-speed (wow is that a dated bicycle) wih no finder you get the line up your pants and shirt. If you add a 1/2 finder it it stops a little of it but you need a full fender to keep the spray from shooting up. Ever see a back of a bike on a sport bike in the rain, still lot of spray flys up.... Some of the sport riders or dirt riders who ride in the rain can show pics and comment on this. What this thread shows is something to stop the rooster tail without a "Full fender". Full Fender not practicable for off road. Someone with more experience jump in here and correct me or verify it. I've just had bikes with full fenders in the past (except for the Yamaha mc bikes I had and the tt125 I have for my grandson). My Goldwing has more than a full fender and no water gets sprayed up but then you can't takeit in the ditch and drive out either. I think with the attachment shown here and the hugger you will still get some water forward but just less of it and maybe keep the rooster tail to a minimum. On my Goldwing and BMW touring bikes I could ride in the rain without a rain suit till I got to a dry location to put on my rainsuit and would be relative dry (if running > 40 mph and not a down pour). These just keep the amount of spray from the back wheel from producing the line up your back and butt. I feel my top box will do that but then it would have the line. Let the riders from England speak on this as this summer in Texas I have not seen and rain to ride in in three months... so my knowledge may be way off. I'm just wanting to ride off road again and knowing the bake fender piece is blocking a rock or two or mud pie rom flying up makes it worth it for me.
 
Fuzzy said:
Your skills / experience helped but you are one lucky dude who was not riding smart. Way way too much crap in road to follow a vehicle close with no time to react when something appears under them. Having watched retreads come off a truck at 70+ mph I don't even like riding beside a truck, much less close behind. I watched a car taken out that was passing a truck when a retread came off the truck. Destroyed front fender and instantly drained radiator onto pavement. Truck didn't even appear to know he caused the accident. A few minutes later I would have been the one passing and likely would not have survived the impact on 2 wheels.
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Smart, no but I was running over a 1000 miles a day. I let the trucker know I was back there and got a thumbs up from him. That year was the year of, I think what they call June Bugs, and they hurt even thru a leather jacket and slimed me & the bike. My mistake was I drifted out of his tracks.
 
I been looking for this since last year when i bought the NC. At the time I was riding with a friend that had a Duck I think Multistrada and thats the type of hugger they have. On my wish list.
 
Tomorrow they are shipping me a sample to try. It is not a 100% finished version yet but am looking forward to seeing it and trying it out
 
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So I tried out the splash guard on a friends NCX last weekend. You have to remember this is designed to help stop the water thrown from back wheel ending up on the rear seat area or pillion, riders back. It is not designed to keep the underside of the bike clean as only a full length guard would do that. I have given feedback to the developers in how I feel it can maybe be improved on and once any changes are made I can hopefully give it another test.

For now here are 2 pics, the end product will be in black I believe unlike the sample. I found the bracket that attaches to the swing arm easy to attach and well made. The arm is attached by 2 bolts to the bracket so can be removed easily. To fit the arm and plastic piece into the storgae area you would need to undo the 2 bolts holding them together.

More info as I receive it ...

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TC3 said:
So I tried out the splash guard on a friends NCX last weekend. You have to remember this is designed to help stop the water thrown from back wheel ending up on the rear seat area or pillion, riders back. It is not designed to keep the underside of the bike clean as only a full length guard would do that. I have given feedback to the developers in how I feel it can maybe be improved on and once any changes are made I can hopefully give it another test.

For now here are 2 pics, the end product will be in black I believe unlike the sample. I found the bracket that attaches to the swing arm easy to attach and well made. The arm is attached by 2 bolts to the bracket so can be removed easily. To fit the arm and plastic piece into the storgae area you would need to undo the 2 bolts holding them together.

More info as I receive it ...

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It spells too much "WANNABE"....
Personally I would rather be caught pantless than have that on my bike.
Sorry.
:p
Honesty hurts, sometimes.
 
happy said:
It spells too much "WANNABE"....
Personally I would rather be caught pantless than have that on my bike.
Sorry.
:p
Honesty hurts, sometimes.
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Hey this project has nothing to do with me Happy and all I am doing is trying the product out and passing back feedback so quite honestly I am not bothered what anyone thinks of it :)
 
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TC3 said:
So I tried out the splash guard on a friends NCX last weekend. You have to remember this is designed to help stop the water thrown from back wheel ending up on the rear seat area or pillion, riders back. It is not designed to keep the underside of the bike clean as only a full length guard would do that. I have given feedback to the developers in how I feel it can maybe be improved on and once any changes are made I can hopefully give it another test.

For now here are 2 pics, the end product will be in black I believe unlike the sample. I found the bracket that attaches to the swing arm easy to attach and well made. The arm is attached by 2 bolts to the bracket so can be removed easily. To fit the arm and plastic piece into the storgae area you would need to undo the 2 bolts holding them together.

More info as I receive it ...
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IMHO, the best feedback would be provided by someone riding behind you, to see if that thing vibrates or stays strong enough. Looks good anyway. A detailed picture of how it attaches to the chain tensioner would be good
 
duk2n said:
IMHO, the best feedback would be provided by someone riding behind you, to see if that thing vibrates or stays strong enough. Looks good anyway. A detailed picture of how it attaches to the chain tensioner would be good
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The developer does not yet want me to show any close up of the bracket just yet so until then...
 
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