Rear Fender

[bobross]

Tired of washing the back end al the time. I need a rear hugger fender for my 1999 R1100S. Looking for suggestions on options. Carbon fiber would be nice, but they appear pretty expensive, unless there is a good source that you know of that is moderately priced.

[terrym]

Pyramid has plastic or carbon - Pryamid R1100S Huggers Can't speak to the fit/finish, but I've used their front extender successfully in the past.

[Kyle_withan_R]

Pretty sure the Pyramid hugger is designed for the 170 rear tire. Might not fit well if you have the wider 180 rear.

Anecdotal evidence: Pyramid Plastic Rear Hugger

[sgoodwin]

It works fine with a 180 rear. The problem I had was it was flexing all over the place at speed in the mountains so I jettisoned it for a shock sock. Seems the single sided mount wasn't stiff enough to keep it from moving around when I was screaming through the twisties.

[Grumpy]

Try Ilmberger (Ilmberger Carbon)
Not inexpensive, but an excellent product. It looks great and is nice enough that I recently bought a second one to replace the one that broke after 15 years of use.

[Tirefriar]

Need to be careful with 'inexpensive ' rear huggers as they can break off their mount and jamm themselves between the front of rear tire and swing arm. I have an Ilimberger but have not put it on my bike as I'm not sure I'd be happy with the look. Luckily, I have access to a very good pro pressure washer so it's not an issue for me

[Mitch1100]

Neoprene and velcro wrap shock cover works well..easy to make.

[buzzerbee]

Originally Posted by Tirefriar

Need to be careful with 'inexpensive ' rear huggers as they can break off their mount and jamm themselves between the front of rear tire and swing arm. I have an Ilimberger but have not put it on my bike as I'm not sure I'd be happy with the look. Luckily, I have access to a very good pro pressure washer so it's not an issue for me

Do you know of an instance when this has happened?

[Tirefriar]

Originally Posted by buzzerbee

Do you know of an instance when this has happened?

Here are just a few threads to peruse but i think there are more out there:

Ilmberger Hugger Safety Strap

Wierd thing happened

[sgoodwin]

Have a friend follow you with one of these on your bike with a video camera, you'll see why I dumped mine. They move all over the place at speed regardless of brand. A shock sock such as from Ohlins keeps it clean & weighs next to nothing.

[smddanny]

A couple layers of carbon uni on the underside stabilize the hugger.. keep it clear of a 180