Rear huger rubbing tyre?

[NJD]

No threads for ages and then two at once, I'm like public transport; well, I will be on it if what I think I've worked out turns nasty, woops.

So I had a new C&S set after the front was grinding and the noise went away, the ride was smooth and I, temporarily, was over the moon. About eighty miles after that I adjusted the chain after a rubbing noise occurred that I mistook for a loose chain hitting the swingarm; well, it was just one to eliminate the chain as the cause. The noise continued, anyhow.

So I removed the huger, saw no stones, refitted it and continued to ride. The noise continues.

Long story short; I think the new C&S kit has moved the wheel forward and a slightly bent rear huger, for whatever reason, is occasionally making contact with the rear wheel under load causing a rubbing sound.

A very bad picture of what the rear huger looks like:

https://s8.postimg.cc/hm2kn6311/refd3.jpg

It has more room on the left side than the right and, as a gauge, the thin strip you can see sticking up on the rear wheel (whatever they're called) represents how much space there is between the huger and the wheel -- in that the top of one of those things is touching the underside of the huger.

I've never really played attention to the huger and the only issue I've had with it is stones being stuck in it; there is, however, two very damaging marks on the huger that tell me within its life, under someone else, its taken a beating, or two, somehow so might explain the bentness -- if it wasn't the shop mechanics mishandling it, that is.

Saying that, mind, when I removed the huger in around that area I noticed that it seemed a lot more transparent compared to the pure blackness of everywhere else; its rubbed away, perhaps?

Anyhow it would explain why I can't seem to notice the noise while turning the tyre on the stand or beside being sat on it.

I'm not really interested in spending ninety pound (Pyramid) on another one so two questions: (1) will I die if ignore and (2) any easy way to bend it back, or keep it more elevated?
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[P.]

Is a cheap bike with cheap parts. If you are truly worried just remove the hugger. It's not needed.

I'd ignore it.

[stinkwheel]

See what happens at ful compression and check for marks on the OUTSIDE of the hugger that would correspond.

I had rubs on the tyre of my VFR. Turns out it was the hugger hitting the high level pipe at full compression. This only happened when I had soft panniers on which, again at full compression, hit the exhauist which in turn pushed against the hugger which in turn rubbed on the tyre.
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[Rogerborg]

Try fitting a largger huger?

Can you move the hugger forwards at all? Drill new mounting holes, or extend the current holes with a round file.
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[Kentol750]

Elevate your 'huger'. Or move it forward. Or as Paddy said, bin it. Don't waste money on another one.
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[Wonko The Sane]

On my ZZR the hugger mounted to the brake torque arm bolt which had to be slackened and then tightened again when adjusting chain tension and it did tend to pivot on slackening so a bit of tweaking and tugging when tightening was required.

It did rub slightly on the tyre, but I figured that the tyre was tougher than the plastic and it was well within the chicken strip anyway (right out to the edge) so not a bit of tread I'd be using

Gradually got better as chain adjustment took the back wheel backwards and the hugger wore to match the tyre
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[NJD]

I do carry a large load, through chains, on almost every ride so that probably doesn't help.

Over the past couple its been better than it was so, as above, it might have worn to a suitable level; typical I mention something and it goes silent.

I'll keep an eye on it, with the knowledge of above, and burn it in a pit of revenge if it carries on.

Thanks for all responses.
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