Pyramid Plastics have been in the fender extender and rear hugger business for the past 30 plus years and is based a short bike ride away from the office. Being open to any excuse to ride a motorcycle, I opted to collect the extenders for the Tracer 9 GT from the factory and spent an enjoyable 20 minutes chatting with them.

I shouldn’t need to do this. If motorcycle manufacturers produced motorcycles with less aesthetic and more functional mudguards and rear huggers, then fitting fender extenders, mudguard extensions, hugger extension or even extenda fendas – call them what you will – would not be necessary. The extenders are fast and straightforward to fit, and considering the extra protection they will bring to the fancy electronic suspension on the rear of the Tracer 9 GT and the winter crap they will keep off the downpipes and oil filter, the extenders are perhaps the simplest and most beneficial modification you can make. Fitting the Fender Extender

Rear Hugger Extension

Once the glue on the pads has cured, you can use all your preferred cleaners on your bike. Solvents are not a good idea for regular cleaning anyway, and as rinsing your bike is part of cleaning it, there won’t be any problems. Rear Hugger Extension Fitting the rear hugger extension follows the same process used for fitting the front, but with the added advantage of not having to remove the factory hugger. But that isn’t the world we live in, and thankfully there is Pyramid Plastics to help correct the manufacturer’s shortcomings. Pyramid Plastics Did you know they still have a designer who builds moulds and models by hand? It might not be the “modern” way of doing it, but to see a skilled craftsman putting the individual attention into creating something, is always more gratifying than something churned out by a computer. Yamaha Tracer 9 GT I can’t think how the job of fitting the fender extenders to the Tracer 9 GT could have been made any easier. And now to clean the road grime off the exhaust downpipes and polish them. That is definitely going to take longer. Clarity

As the damp and soggy weather is coming, I’ve just spent an hour in the garage fitting the Pyramid Plastics Fender Extenders to the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT. Once washed, use the cleaning wipe provided to remove any soap or solvent residue that might hinder the pads from forming a strong bond. Bizarrely, I had thought the job would have taken longer. Perhaps I was judging the time it would take by the wrestling match I’d had with a few of the screws on the V-Strom after they had been covered in crap for 10,000 miles before I tried to remove them. (Should have gone to Pro-Bolt) It may be different for other motorcycles, but the factory rear hugger on the Yamaha Tracer 9 sits high enough to be able to clean the inside and fit the hugger extension without having to remove the factory hugger. Attaching the clamps was mildly entertaining, but the rear hugger was securely attached after a night in the garage with the clamps pressing the extension in place. Time