Nearly lost my busa today in a ball of smoke

[memorex]

I would check that wheel bearing after that heat and whats a hugger, been around bikes my whole life and never used that term?

Its the rear fender

 

[Hayabusa_Heaven]

I would check that wheel bearing after that heat and whats a hugger, been around bikes my whole life and never used that term?

The hugger is the rear mudguard that covers the rear wheel. Think we call things different over here in cloudy England lol

 

[PaceMaster]

Whew -- close one...glad it's gonna be OK

 

[dadofthree]

I would check that wheel bearing after that heat and whats a hugger, been around bikes my whole life and never used that term?

Check this out. Decent pic :

https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/gen-ii-busa-information/112501-new-hugger-no-cut-sliders.html

 

[BusaWizard]

Glad you made it out OK.