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do i need it? ...i tried to take the front fender off and that wasn't a good idea...i found out sand and crap flying everywhere hitting the engine and stuff.   But the rearr?? hhm...i have a tail chop so not sure if that short plaster rear fender does anything....anyone know?

thanks -bryan

read the forum, there are posts all over for this topic. [coffee]

I took mine off. :P

I just make sure to clean everything really well after every ride, and no wet stuff.

Mo naked is mo betta.

Well, it protects the rear shock from getting sprayed with road grime/gravel. Which could damage the shock piston and you'll have a leaking shock.
There are pretty nice ones in CF if you don't like the ugly plastic one.

/Pete

Ok thanks peeps!

My m750 did not have for 9k miles and the shock was not leaking a bit but it was also the cheap stock shock so I really did not care if it got messed up.  (which is probably why it didn't)

I ride sans front and rear fenders... If I get stuck in the rain, I usually get upset and throw the front one back on... but the rear has been off since the day I got her.  I would be more worried going open belt covers than without a rear hugger.

i think dome of you are confusing the hugger for the fender, the hugger protects the shock, the fender your back (from dirt)

Depends on where you live and ride. Out here the roads are pretty clean. But like I said, I wouldn't let any buildup build up.

Also, if it's a 696/1100, the rear shock points away from the wheel and the sensitive part is well out of the way.

(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/12670402/122_0812_14_z+2009_ducati_monster_696+sachs_shock.jpg)

w/r/t lube splatter from the chain (is the chain guard built into the hugger on classic monsters?), just lube the o-rings and wipe off any excess.

P.S. none of the BoMB have rear huggers, and one doesn't even have a front fender. ;)

Got rid of mine early on. No problems. Just a good hosin down now and then. IMO it looks a lot better.

(http://i43.tinypic.com/34qlo5g.jpg)

I doubt it.  Most people understand he was talking about the black piece of plastic that covers the rear tire when he said he already had a tail chop.

cool i see

Anybody want to sell me their rear fender? Just got a used 695, and it didn't come with one. Thanks!
Jae

Welcome to the board, try the parts wanted section and start a new post
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=63.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=63.0)
or look around on the parts for sale section
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=10.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=10.0)

You could always go with a shortie.  ;)


(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/feral004.jpg)

rarw

Very nice bike!

I'm liking the idea of the shorty hugger.....

I'm liking the idea of about everything in that picture.....

Sorry for this partial thread-jacking, but someone mentioned it earlier and this photo makes it clear.  Our bikes look awesome with the belt covers removed.  What are the real risks of running like this?

Lots of people run without them. You run an increased risk of damaging your belt. There have been people who have seen it but only a couple and no one on here has had it happen I don't think. If you are in an accident, there is an increased chance of damage to the belts, maybe causing something nasty to happen. Not to say that covers would save all types of crashes.

If you like it, do it I say.

look how cheap that uhaul is!!!

 :D

haha, but in a more serious note, I'm a big fan of the shortie cf hugger. Gotta protect the shock.

Note: The less tail and less hugger you have, the more swampass you get when you go through a puddle.

I'm also a big proponent of removing any of the black plasticy stuff and replacing it with carbon where possible. Its looks better over time, less prone to scratching up and/or staining, and ever so slightly lighter. I'm doing the under-tail/underseat tray right now.

Too bad I am not quite capable of making my own CF airbox (yet) so its going to either stay plastic for now or be removed like kopfjager's in favor of pods.

I hated the look of the plastic one so I took it off
But the downside of living close to the beach was all the sand that collected around the shock and linkages every time I rode so not being able to find a shorty under $2frickenzillion
sooooo
I made my own
I used the ugly plastic one as a template
Cut it down until i was happy with the shape , which took some time as it is not symetrical.
Fine sanded it then used a vacum bag table that my mate uses to make water housings for camera's in the surfboard factory he works at.
I used PU resin  CF and finnished with some 4 ounce cloth then filler resin and clear spray rather than epoxy as it is easier to work with and strength isnt an issue .
Here are some pics of the result
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/P2010586.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/P2010585.jpg)

Dezmonster

^^ Nice work.  [thumbsup]

agree.  it just looks cheap.

I want something like this, some day:
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5415/ae013.jpg) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/ae013.jpg/)

anyone know if you can buy those shorties ready to go? or if they have to be made?

You might be able to get some similar shorties from http://carbonpartz.net/ (http://carbonpartz.net/)

I like how that came out dezmonster.  Very cool and that fact that it's custom makes it even cooler.

http://www.carbonworld.de/shop/Ducati/Monster-600-1000/Carbon/rear-hugger-shorty-Monster-carbon-for-Ducati-Monster::538.html (http://www.carbonworld.de/shop/Ducati/Monster-600-1000/Carbon/rear-hugger-shorty-Monster-carbon-for-Ducati-Monster::538.html)

I like the matching CF front and rear.Well balance IMHO  [thumbsup]

I'm going to take mine off today and go at it with the dremel.  Worst case scenario, it's off the bike and I like that.

Good luck! Show us some results when you are finished!

The plastic  uglyness is no match for several of the Dremel attachments.
I just worked on it slow, until it looked like I wanted it to.
I'll smooth it out some more and paint it glossy black soon, but for now, just having that terrible thing gone is lovely.  It was always the part that made a little tunnel for the chain that bothered me the most.  It just looks so..........."250cc", not that it's bad, but it's a 695, not a 250.
Here's a pic of the choppin' scene from last night.
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/instaphd/IMAGE_408.jpg)

And on the bike.
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/instaphd/IMAGE_409.jpg)
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/instaphd/IMAGE_410.jpg)

How is the strength factor of it now that it has been cut up?  Is it still rigid even though there is no side support?  Is it flimsy?

It stays very rigid and doesn't move when it's mounted on the swingarm.
If I would have left it full length, I think it would have been kinda wobbly.

Hmmmm..... mine has kind of been modified by the previous owner.  I think I will attempt this to make it shorter, however I will leave a partial bit of the sides on where it covers the sidewall.

So much better,nice job  [thumbsup]

I did the same thing. Didn't want it off but wanted something different with it. Here is mine:

(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/69/l_e2a92ce00be04097bb0aaedb84516fea.png)

(http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/103/l_df9e9ead533d45e6a87a28e22c311b77.png)

I like that it's there but that I can see the tread through it. One of the most unique compliments that I got shortly after I did it was that someone thought that it was a little S&M.  [evil]

LOL.   [cheeky]