What's the hole for?

[Harlequin]

Said the bishop to the actress......

No,no,no, it's not that sort of thread. This is serious!

Seriously why did BMW engineers put a hole in the hugger? It must have a purpose?.

Any thoughts ?

 

[fatbob]

Clearance for battery box apparently
Had my tax disk there and smashed it at oulton park

 

[Ducky]

It's done on the ABS models for clearance when the rear suspension is at full compression.

 

[Harlequin]

It's done on the ABS models for clearance when the rear suspension is at full compression.

Thanks for the replies. So, if an aftermarket hugger a risk then?

 

[fatbob]

nah i don't think so , i was gonna buy one with no hole.
having said that i am running a bitubo rear shock with a 105 spring and its genuinely hard as fuck IMHO , so who knows. Shell hairpin is a unique bend though and the bike is put under a lot of pressure

 

[Godzilla]

Take the hugger off, offer it up to the ABS/Battery box, there is no way it will go through that hole in the hugger.