Looks like GIVI and Powerbronze make huggers for the DE800. I'm guessing they are available in Canada.

 

I put one on my 650 and they do not last. I dont think it made it a full year on street riding only.

 

Have the Powerbronze fitted to mine, feels sturdy and seems to work well.

 

I had a powerbronze Matt black fitted, it lasted for 8 months, I heard a strange vibrating sound on the bike and gave it a thorough check over and found it had cracked the complete length of the mounting points on the RH side. I wouldn’t recommend one.

 

The rear brake side? That's a bit of a concern, it does mount a bit unusually on that side of the swingarm.

 

Yes, rear brake side.

 

yeah and those ones ship from the UK? Or is there a Canadian supplier you have used? I would think you'd have to add rubber washers to either side of the attachment to keep it from pinching too hard but yeah the matte one is what I want. I do see that they have mixed reviews. Also @kebab776 that's a nice rig. The all black ones look so slick.

 

Also @kebab776 that's a nice rig. The all black ones look so slick.

Thanks, some days I think of adding another colour (like a gold chain) but other days I really like the all-black setup.

Re hugger: sounds like a possible stress point weakness via the design, not sure now whether to over-torque or under-torque the bolts to give it slight freeplay? Suppose it may well just fail regardless

 

The kit came with anti Vib mounts on both sides of the fastners. They seemingly did nothing, a friend had the identical one to mine on his Vstrom, his has only cracked between the holes ATM. Hopefully he caught it in time and has now glued the underside with epoxy.

 

That was my thoughts, it was a poor design. TBH I was not entirely sold on the look of it when fitted, it seemed out of place on an enduro type bike, just too big overal. Now it’s in the bin, I prefer the cleaner look of the back end….and….i had to put a new rear tyre on recently, it was a dick dance with the hugger, very straightforward without.

 

My experience with huggers is that they are simply useless. I always found that on wet days the spray billowed over the top of them without exception so I stopped wasting money on them years ago. My alternative, and this comes as oem on some bikes, is to hang a flap from the bodywork just aft of the shock and it keeps road crud off the shock.

My '16 Strom 1000 has such a device albeit a little more elaborate. A lot of dirt bikes also have them as stock. On one or two of my bikes I just made one out of a mudflap.

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Also just noticed on Ebay (UK) that there's a Pyramid rear hugger available for the 800 RE, not sure if it also fits the DE.

 

I like the look of the pyramid hugger. The powerbronze hugger looks just a bit "odd" to my eyes. Probably not a good idea on the DE if you are riding dirt and have off-road tires. Not enough clearance for any mud or rocks that get caught in the tire tread, could get destroyed very easily.