R1200s - Rear hugger query

[DJ]

Evening all,

HELP!
Just bought a Nippy Normans rear hugger for my R1200S (Bike fitted with the wide rim). Do I have to take the flamin' wheel out to fit it? Also, the hugger doesn't look wide enough for the wide rim.
Any tips from experts in this dark art would be gratefully received.

Had the bike for a couple of months now and can't stop riding it. Superb bit of kit.


Cheers,

Duncan

[overipe&keen]

Is it an Ilmberger hugger, as I can only comment on that and yes the wheel has to come off but fitting is very easy.

I also can't comment on the width as I've only the standard wheel. Good luck.

[exoticices]

I have a Nippy hugger. I eventually sussed out that you have to take the wheel off. Mr Nippy doesn't mention that on the website, funny that. So I'm waiting for my next service to have it fitted by a dealer at (hopefully but unlikely) a modest cost.

I was happy that it would probably clear the tyre. All these aftermarket huggers seems to be really close fitting. I did read somewhere (can't remember where) that it is designed for the wider tyre.

[DJ]

Many thanks for the responses guys. Mine is a Nippy Norman's so Ill do what you are doing 'Exoticices' (!?).
I am also a colgate owner and look forward to joining up with some of the 'honoured club' sometime.

Cheers,
Duncan

[exoticices]

I agree with you, Duncan, I find the R1200S is a superb road bike, only let down by the lack of an oe hugger! And it always gets loads of admiring glances/comments, even from car people.

I was happy with the Nippy service, but not mentioning the need to remove the wheel was a bit unsporting in my book. Ah well.

'Exoticices' (Exotic Ices) is an obscure Reggie Perrin reference. I didn't get where I am today without making obscure Reggie Perrin references.

John (real name!)

[DJ]

Cheers John,

Yep the instructions were silent on this point! Thanks for the name explanation (wierd or what!). I'm am of course old enough to remember the series (like most people here I suspect ...)

Looking forward to good biking weather.


Duncan

[Jonathan]

Just fitted an Ilmberger hugger on a R1200s and yes the wheel must come out if it's the same. Didn't have a rear hub stand although I had several offers from other Trixters. In the end I simply put a 2" nominal bore tube through the hub and two of us lifted the rear up and placed car axle stands underneath ! Worked a treat too although be careful sliding the wheel back into place once the hugger in fitted as you have to twist it in with great care! good luck!

[DJ]

Great tip Jonathan. I like it!

Cheers,
Duncan.

[subby]

Hi Duncan

I have just fitted the Nippy norman hugger to my (colgate) R1200S.

I did have to take the wheel off, this wasn't to bad to do.
I bought a tourqe wrench and some torx socket/splined drivers and went ahead and done it.
I had a wunderlich paddock stand and the job took about an hour.
If you do fit yourself (or have a dealer fit it for you) check you have the right length screws in the right holes.
The screw that fits the top of the hugger is longer than the other two and if you fit in one of the side fixings it ends up resting about 4mm from the tyre!

Good luck

[Vince]

I've a hugger arriving for mine this week. One thing I have been advised is that using loctite is a good idea when fitting the huggers as a few ppl have had them come loose, one guy lost his completley whilst blatting down the motorway, which he said was an experiance he'd rather not repeat.

[boxerpan]

one guy lost his completley whilst blatting down the motorway, which he said was an experiance he'd rather not repeat.

Thank god he wasn't American - we wouldn't have heard the last of the litigation

[Vince]

Ohh I have mine here at work, I'll be popping the wheel of and fitting the new Michy Pilot sport on while it's off I'll fit hugger. Hoping to keep the back end a little more cleaner in the wet. Still looks like muck is gonna get thrown up on the top box or rack tho. Might have to fit an extender to the rear gaurd as well. I remember cutting all this stuff off when I got my first bikes

[DJ]

Many thanks Subby and Vince. Looks like a job I can't put off now! These torx sockets are a real pain. Why do BMW fit them all over the bike when the rest of the real world use allen bolts?...beats me.

Regards,
Duncan.

[Vince]

Just fitted mine this avvy.

A dab of loctite on all 4 screws, bit of adjustment to the original shock gaurd with my saw and it's on.

I've just bought a Torx kit off ebay for under a fiver. Going to add it to my underseat kit as the original had just 2 in there. BTW anyone know what the lone 17mm spanner fits, I couln't find a 17mm nut on the bike that would warrent it in the toolkit I'm trying to build up a kit that will fit under the seat to get me out of most problems I might find.