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[BDG]

No this isn't a Mills & Boone romance.

I had a 190/50 on the 996 and last night fitted a new 180/55 but the tyre now rubs against the underside of the indent on the hugger for the exhaust. (hope that description makes sense).

The hugger was on the bike when i bought it so don't know what make or who fitted it, but i think it MAY be a Ducati Performance item looking at the catalouge.

Before i resort to bodging/ relocating hugger/ attacking with hacksaw etc. has anyone else had this problem when fitting a 180/55 back tyre.

Thanks in anticipation

[DJ Tera]

I have, and it wore a bloody great hole in mine in the space of a trackday!!!

It was a 180/55 D208GP - the weird thing is I was running a 190/55 rennsport before and had no problems, despite being a higher tyre!

[moto748]

I worked a similar hole in the hugger on my 748.


Are you running the standard gearing? If so, you could kill two birds with one stone by fitting a larger rear sprocket and longer chain, which will improve the over-geared stock set-up. (You might then want to reset the ride height).

If you don't act now, it'll soon wear a hole.

This subject has cropped up before, and if you do a search, I expect you'll find some wise words.

If changing the chain's not an option, you'll have to look at spacing the hugger off the swinging arm somehow.

[Edited on 24-6-2004 by moto748]

[ziggi]

same here - took it off straight away

[BDG]

Originally posted by moto748
I worked a similar hole in the hugger on my 748.


Are you running the standard gearing? If so, you could kill two birds with one stone by fitting a larger rear sprocket and longer chain, which will improve the over-geared stock set-up. (You might then want to reset the ride height).

If you don't act now, it'll soon wear a hole.

This subject has cropped up before, and if you do a search, I expect you'll find some wise words.

If changing the chain's not an option, you'll have to look at spacing the hugger off the swinging arm somehow.

[Edited on 24-6-2004 by moto748]

still on standard gearing for 996sps, changing chain and sprockets isn't really an option for this weekend, don't want to loose the hugger as it keeps crap off the shock etc, so it looks like a bit of spacing/relocation to avoid the holy hugger.

cheers folks, glad to know its not a one off.

[Mr_S]

I'm running a 180/55 and have a Carbon Dream hugger fitted, no problems with clearance on this setup.

[Nigel C]

got a hole in my hugger as well doesn't bother me really cos you can't see it unless you look for it

[Mr_S]

Could it be as a result of gearing changes, chain wear etc changing the position of the wheel slightly?

[Mark853]

Yes yes got a hole in my hugger as well

It's a Ducati thing, you know the 'character' the ducati dealers refer too

Anyway repaired mine with fiberglass matting, looked okay.

[Edited on 24-6-2004 by Mark853]

[TP]

Mark853, so you repaired it but how did u fix the problem? Move the hugger or remount it or something?

I'm going to change from a 190 to a 180 on my 996 and I have the DP item (I think) that has the chainguard included ... Don't want to damage mine!!