fender ground down from tire

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Hi.

I put the factory exhaust back on my Daytona 675 (2007) and had to move the plate under the seat since I don't have the factory mount. I took it for a spin yesterday, looked at it today and noticed the small fender that went over the rear tire (under plate) has a nice tire sized curve to it now!

Should I be worried/buy a new one? I'm probably going to remove what's left, but want to know if I overlooked something that may have caused this. Thanks.

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Sit on the bike, and see if your hugger is touching the tire.

If not, more than likely its hitting the tire as you go over bumps etc. Trim it back and youll be fine.
 
I sat on and had a friend check, virtually no movement. Although i did have my gf on for a ride too...The hugger is attached to the swingarm, shouldn't it move with the tire over bumps?
Is the hugger mandatory or can i remove it?
 
Something does not looked right with the way that's mounted. Is that aftermarket?

P.S. That type of image distortion is easily reversible, if someone cared enough about your license plate.
 
The hugger is factory. It looks a bit twisted, but I'd believe that's from contact with the tire.

Found an image from before plate was there.

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Plate might hace hit the hugger going over a bump, or with yr gf on the back and ground it down ?
 
Someone said:
The hugger is factory. It looks a bit twisted, but I'd believe that's from contact with the tire.

Found an image from before plate was there.

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Looking at the before and after, the hugger now has a huge bend in it. Can't say why it did that - maybe heat from the aftermarket exhaust melted it? (Doesn't seem likely) Bike travelling at high speed in reverse? (That would be a neat trick). Air travelling around the surface of the tire sucked it down? ... The bend is towards the tire, not away from it, so mere tire contact alone couldn't have caused it otherwise it would be bent up.
 
The plate, which does move independently of the swingarm, whacked into the hugger and pushed it against the tire. Your plate location is to blame for the demise of your hugger.
 
WHen hugger was long, it only took one good bump for plate to push it into tire. Then tire pulled it under and folded it in half, and you continued to ride. The tire wore away at it till it was short enough to pop back up. Ta da.
 
omnivore said:
WHen hugger was long, it only took one good bump for plate to push it into tire. Then tire pulled it under and folded it in half, and you continued to ride. The tire wore away at it till it was short enough to pop back up. Ta da.
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That actually sounds like a very resonable explanation.. thanks! There is actually 0 visible tire wear from this... my guess is tire was already hot and it melted it back quickly. I cleaned up the cooled plastic shreds hanging off.

Since these pics, I have adjusted the plate a bit further back, it's over top of what's left of the hugger, and haven't had an issue yet. Haven't had the gf on for a decent ride since then, maybe I'll find a way to gopro a short ride to see exactly what kind of clearance I'm looking at.

Thanks everyone!
 
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