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I recently bought a rear wheel hugger for my SV650S from Red-Fox. I must say I am extremely pleased! The price was very reasonable (about 100 pounds, or roughly $150) including shipping. I also asked for a custom paint job, since as a traditionalist I prefer my chain guards black. I was able to send them a jpeg image where I colorized one of their hugger pictures, and they came up with what you see here. They were available via e-mail, phone, and fax. At the time there was no secure order form, but I believe they have one now.

I put the order in via e-mail, and typically got responses in a couple days. It took about 4 weeks for the hugger to actually be made. It arrived boxed up and in a nylon bag to protect it. It came with some new mounting screws, but I didn't have to make any frame modifications to mount it, it just bolted to the existing brackets. I was suprised by how light it was - about the weight of a heavy magazine. That's good, because I was leery of adding unsprung weight to the swingarm. It's also a little more flexible than I had imagined. I was expecting something very rigid (don't ask me why). The hugger itself seems to be made of vacuum-formed plastic - I think it is about the same thickness and stiffness as the material the stock rear fender is made out of. The paint job was very good, with no obvious scuffs or bubbles, and seems to color-match the stock paint very well.

Here's the prototype:

Here are three views of the finished hugger:

Installation was fairly straightforward. I put the bike up on a rearstand to make it a little easier to work on. Even with this it was a tight squeeze to slide the hugger around the stock fender (damn that thing hangs down a long ways!). If you have an undertail conversion it should be easy.
Next, remove the chainguard (two screws), and the lower fender that protects the shock. This is a little plastic affair about 5 inches on a side, held by one bolt. You'll also need to undo the clip that holds the rear brake line to the swingarm, this is one bolt.
Now you'll slide the hugger up under the fender and forward until it goes into place. I lined all the metal bits of the bike with paper towels to prevent scratching, as you'll need to do a little pushing and bending to get it into place. In particular I had to use a bit of force to get the hugger under the brake line. Other gotchas: save the little washer in the discarded fender, as you'll want to push it into the hole in the hugger. You'll also need to bend the brake line clip a little. Mine was molded to fit tightly over the swingarm (there's a 90 degree bend), and with the extra width of the hugger this won't fit anymore.