Frame Sliders, which brand?

[Becca_007]

Delrin is the material you are looking for.

For brand I got lucky and came across a fellow board member (bike specific board) who machined mine for me. Far cheaper than having to go retail, and for bike they don't make many retail options anyway.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Becca_007

Delrin is the material you are looking for.

For brand I got lucky and came across a fellow board member (bike specific board) who machined mine for me. Far cheaper than having to go retail, and for bike they don't make many retail options anyway.

True... but you want something with plastic slider... not metal... from what I've seen metal tends to grip and bend or dig in and causes more damage... the plastic sliders well slide better and then you can replace the "puck" part.

[marko138]

Look for vortex sliders. They have replacable delrin sliders. That way when you ditch it you can just buy a replacement puck and not the whole deal. The cut sliders, in most cases, are gonna be a better option. The problem with no cuts is the bracket often damages the frame in a crash...the complete opposite of what the 'frame slider' is supposed to do.

[Quick281]

Sounds like Vortex is what I need to then. Off to find some.

[fpzx10]

I just ordered these. Woodcraft. One of the advantages is that the puck attached by a screw on the side. So if you go down, you don't have to dig the delrin out of the hollow part of the slider to get to the bolt head (I know this from experience & I think Trip will agree)



BTW... Don't get the colored ones. They are aluminum and don't hold up like the black ones (plastic)

[marko138]

Woodcraft makes a good product.

[z06boy]

I have these. My wife dropped the R6 in the driveway and they served their purpose. That's the only "testing" we've done and hope it is all that we do.

Crash kit....

http://www.1tail.com/sa/p/Shogun_Cra...7)_-_Black.htm

[comonboys]

Cutty had some on the sv. Not exactly sure what they are but I wish I would have had some on my 250. I was in the parking lot and slipped on some gravel lost my footing and then was under the bike. Only a scratch on my pinstriping but had I had those might not have seen any damage. Just to my leg that is....... Still have the scars cause the bike landed on me.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by z06boy

I have these. My wife dropped the R6 in the driveway and they served their purpose. That's the only "testing" we've done and hope it is all that we do.

Crash kit....

http://www.1tail.com/sa/p/Shogun_Cra...7)_-_Black.htm

Those will protect the fairing in the situation in which your bike went down, a simple driveway drop. However, they suck balls if you go down at speed. The bracket will bend and damage the frame. I speak from experience. Frame sliders are meant to protect the frame, not the fairings. The "no body modification" sliders suck balls. Buy some real frame sliders and throw the others in the trash. I wouldn't even sell them to some clown on ebay, simply because they suck.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by fpzx10

I just ordered these. Woodcraft. One of the advantages is that the puck attached by a screw on the side. So if you go down, you don't have to dig the delrin out of the hollow part of the slider to get to the bolt head (I know this from experience & I think Trip will agree)



BTW... Don't get the colored ones. They are aluminum and don't hold up like the black ones (plastic)

Woodcraft FTMFW!

I have a set of woodcraft frame sliders, spool sliders, and (had) rearsets on my bike. Those frame sliders are very easily the absolute best frame sliders on the market. I lowsided at more than 100 miles per hour in T1 at Jennings, the bike slid for quite some distance on the slider. It saved my bike. I picked my bike up, put a new footpeg on it (hence the 'had') and went back out next session. Then when I got home I ordered a new puck, for $15, and the slider was good as new.

It's a two-piece design, so you can replace the puck itself and not the base. It's cheaper that way. Plus the way the slider is cross bolted you have much more slider area for protection, and the bolt is easier to remove in case of an accident (straight through bolts on almost all other sliders will bend in an accident making them a bitch to remove).

Dood, don't fuck around, get Woodcraft!