[arsenic]

yeah, it's all about the brake torque arm. On a pre the rear caliper mounts on top, on a post it mounts on the bottom, that's the number 1 reason I went with a 98+ swing arm on my pre. If you want to swap swingarms I have two 98+ ones ( the 750 and 600 is the same), but it's not a stright up swap, I can explain how to do it. BTW I have that exact hugger, I love it, it's ABS plastic and not fiberglass, it's awesome

[brez24]

yeah, it's all about the brake torque arm. On a pre the rear caliper mounts on top, on a post it mounts on the bottom, that's the number 1 reason I went with a 98+ swing arm on my pre. If you want to swap swingarms I have two 98+ ones ( the 750 and 600 is the same), but it's not a stright up swap, I can explain how to do it. BTW I have that exact hugger, I love it, it's ABS plastic and not fiberglass, it's awesome

Can the hugger be modified w/o having to swap the swingarms? I'm not sure I could handle swaping them myself. Do you have any pics of how your bike turned out?

[Blazerzr2]

hugger

yeah, it's all about the brake torque arm. On a pre the rear caliper mounts on top, on a post it mounts on the bottom, that's the number 1 reason I went with a 98+ swing arm on my pre. If you want to swap swingarms I have two 98+ ones ( the 750 and 600 is the same), but it's not a stright up swap, I can explain how to do it. BTW I have that exact hugger, I love it, it's ABS plastic and not fiberglass, it's awesome

Can the hugger be modified w/o having to swap the swingarms? I'm not sure I could handle swaping them myself. Do you have any pics of how your bike turned out?

want one for a pre, see this thread. direct bolt on. thanks to chriskat1100

http://www.katriders.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35604&highlight=

[brez24]

Great. Thanks for the info. I'll have to check out EBay.

[arsenic]

that's a heavily modified rear swingarm. If you look the rear caliper is mounted on the bottom. Bringing us back to the torque arm for the pre 98 Kats being the problem. With the brake torque arm on the top it's gonna take a lot of work, certainly possible, but it's gonna take some work.

[brez24]

that's a heavily modified rear swingarm. If you look the rear caliper is mounted on the bottom. Bringing us back to the torque arm for the pre 98 Kats being the problem. With the brake torque arm on the top it's gonna take a lot of work, certainly possible, but it's gonna take some work.

That would put me back at square one. I wasn't looking to do any modifications.

[arsenic]

Can the hugger be modified w/o having to swap the swingarms? I'm not sure I could handle swaping them myself. Do you have any pics of how your bike turned out?

I don't have any pics, it's not done yet. Check out http://www.freewebs.com/arsenic1016/ That will tell you everything about my bike.

[brez24]

Can the hugger be modified w/o having to swap the swingarms? I'm not sure I could handle swaping them myself. Do you have any pics of how your bike turned out?

I don't have any pics, it's not done yet. Check out http://www.freewebs.com/arsenic1016/ That will tell you everything about my bike.

You bike sounds like it's going to be pretty amazing when completed. I look forward to seeing the pics.

[Court93kat]

That would put me back at square one. I wasn't looking to do any modifications.

As far as I know, NOBODY makes a hugger for a pre-98 Kat. The easiest thing is going to be getting one for an SV or a 98+ Kat and cutting the notch in it for the brake arm. Sorry man. I do have a link to some installation instructions if you would like it.

[arsenic]

there's a link somewhere where someone modded a Bandit rear hugger to fit a pre 98.