Yikes! Glad that all worked out well and you kept the rubber side down.I had a Hugger on my C-14.
& At he time I also had the taller/190/55 tire.
Things were close but the Hugger seemed to be working out ok..
And then I went to the Track Day in Florida.
After several sessions the tire suddenly ripped the hugger completely off the bike.
{Luckily, no one hit it as it slid down the track, and I didn't go down}.
Not sure what caused the tire to rip the hugger off.
Thinking it was tire expansion from the Speeds or rubber build-up from the track.
But whatever it was, it definitely got my attention!
Ride safe, Ted
Thank you for bringing this up, although my plans will never include running a taller tire, will keep this in consideration during installation and inspect the clearance throughout.I had a Hugger on my C-14.
& At he time I also had the taller/190/55 tire.
Things were close but the Hugger seemed to be working out ok..
And then I went to the Track Day in Florida.
After several sessions the tire suddenly ripped the hugger completely off the bike.
{Luckily, no one hit it as it slid down the track, and I didn't go down}.
Not sure what caused the tire to rip the hugger off.
Thinking it was tire expansion from the Speeds or rubber build-up from the track.
But whatever it was, it definitely got my attention!
Ride safe, Ted
Used eBay, searched under GTR, Concours 14 rear tire hugger. The ones that show up are usually in England and shipping is about $50.00 could not find a supplier in the states.do you have link or where did you order your hugger from?
Is your bike lowered?I had a Hugger on my C-14.
& At he time I also had the taller/190/55 tire.
Things were close but the Hugger seemed to be working out ok..
And then I went to the Track Day in Florida.
After several sessions the tire suddenly ripped the hugger completely off the bike.
{Luckily, no one hit it as it slid down the track, and I didn't go down}.
Not sure what caused the tire to rip the hugger off.
Thinking it was tire expansion from the Speeds or rubber build-up from the track.
But whatever it was, it definitely got my attention!
Ride safe, Ted
Outstanding !Just purchased it due to Sean’s response!
My bike will just get pretty dirty two days after a good wash, being black it scratches easy! All the new body work just looking for better protection
I've run different sizes without issue, a few 200s even.I had a Hugger on my C-14.
& At he time I also had the taller/190/55 tire.
Things were close but the Hugger seemed to be working out ok..
And then I went to the Track Day in Florida.
After several sessions the tire suddenly ripped the hugger completely off the bike.
{Luckily, no one hit it as it slid down the track, and I didn't go down}.
Not sure what caused the tire to rip the hugger off.
Thinking it was tire expansion from the Speeds or rubber build-up from the track.
But whatever it was, it definitely got my attention!
Ride safe, Ted