got a rear hugger from Pyramid - easy fit, good quality and at least twice the length of OEM. should help to keep Shock and rear end clean
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Please do a follow up report as I’ve got a V100 mandello with a permanently dirty arse 
Thanks
Dave
Although not listed on their website yet, I happen to know that the release of a Mandelo version is imminent. I hope he won’t mind my saying that Andy May has just received a production release rear hugger to test fit.
Fingers crossed, we could have a useful hugger in the New year.
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Had it out for a run today, dry clean roads but nothing else. i was surprised at the dirt thrown up. the rear of the engine is clean but it seems to throw mess to the sides - the bottom of the rear shock was coated as were the drive shaft and the exhaust - but still better than original
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Deffo better with than without! Nice!
I was on Pyramid website today (2nd Jan) and there was a rear hugger for the Mandello V100. Anyone tried one yet?
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I’ve ordered one, once it’s fitted I’ll post up some pics and thoughts, if I have any 
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Here’re some ( not very good ) pics of the Mandello hugger fitted to a S model.
I think it’s going to be a great feature, though I’ve not ridden it yet. It looks as if it’s going to keep a significant amount of the rubbish off the rest of the machine, and the pillion.
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Thanks for this info. Once I return to the UK I’ll seriously consider getting this fitted.
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Hi Andy! Nice job on the hugger and it fits in visually very nicely.
I’m curious/nosey though about what that is you have on the wheel hub and what it is doing? Alternative to a rear paddock stand in some way? I see you have a centre stand, not deployed and side stand down with whatever your gizmo is just visible on the other side? Intrigued! 
Ah, that’s a superb piece of kit that’s, sadly, no longer available. It’s the Pragmasis Anti-Pinch Pin with 16mm chain either side of the machine. The big hardened steel disc would be retained by a Squire SS52 closed shackle lock. The chain goes through a ground anchor on the left hand side. The right hand chain goes to another padlock with a 12mm loop chain going through the older, classic machine on that side and through the wall anchor on the right hand wall. It results in a wall-to-wall chain with multiple cuts required to free the machine(s). If you arrange it right it also becomes a trip hazard for the crims working in dodgy light, and forces them to make cuts on the chain dangling in free air. Tricky.
The sidestand has a ‘bigfoot’ fitted ( is that the gizmo ? ) to make the machine a bit more vertical, less likely to sink and in the garage I sit that on a piece of wood to make it more vertical still. You get most of the advantage of centre stand narrowness, with the precise placement you can get on a sidestand.
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Andy, Pragmasis was sold by Steve in the end as a going concern and they are back in production.
Ciao
Bon
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I should add about the hugger, I like the attention to detail. The kit comes with all stainless fasteners, even the black screws are A2. It should take about 30 minutes to fit, including removal of the original, Guzzi blade ( provided the little Torx screws aren’t corroded into the swing arm ). BTW, that’s so floppy you can see the witness marks underneath from contact with the tyre. It’s important to loosely assemble first to line up all the bolts/nuts, then tighten in situ. Otherwise you’ll need childs’ fingers to get the nuts started. This is all in the instructions, you just need to a) read them and b) follow them. It’s properly rubber mounted, so the grommets are a little tight in the plastic; I wanted to test the instructions properly, so I put them in dry and it took some aggressive finger action to seat them properly, but next time I’d use a touch of red rubber grease ( which is magic potion BTW ) and they should go in easily. The trickiest bit, I’d say, is sorting the cables neatly at the end so that they sit in the Guzzi cable clips untwisted. The clearances are tight there, and twisted cable bunches would likely rub on various bits. Taking some time to line the cables up properly is well worth it, and I’ve included that in the 30 minute fitment time. The result is a well structural seeming blade. The plastic is good and rigid. And I think it looks like it belongs on the ‘bike, not some plugly looking bodge-on.
I undid the rear wheel nut and dropped the wheel off the axle to check for removal issues. I didn’t bother removing the silencer can but it looked as if the back wheel would come out starightforwardly with no need to undo anything on the hugger.
I’ll post a report with pictures of mud plume after I take it out in ‘weather’ at some point. That’s always the final judgment but it looks to me like a good’un, with a good balance of coverage without becoming structurally unwieldy.
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Oh brilliant news. That’s great for all of us.
Ahh I see said the blind man! LOL It’s a security setup. Simples! Thanks.
The side stand I understood and have had several bikes that I added that extra bit of footprint to. Never have understood why manufacturers make them so small in the first place?? Even adv bikes that theoretically are not always gonna be on hard surfaces and tourers that inevitably many of which end up on campgrounds and mud. Sorry! Just whining!!
Re Pragmasis.. that is a nice range of quality looking stuff. Not cheap but what price peace of mind? Good to know.
looks same as for the Stelvio, whilst an improvement on OEM it appears to throw the crap to the sides.
I’ve just got the Pyramid hugger (and Horn protector - don’t know if that will significantly reduce the decibels !) . People have mentioned a rear spray guard a la GS. Does anyone know who makes them/where I can buy one?