Frame Sliders, which brand?

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

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.

Yea I've heard of people going down and they did work and some like you say they don't work...pretty much like everything else...especially when listening to all of the experts on the internet.

I agree with you on what they were designed for...maybe I'll change them later...maybe I won't.

I've owned several sportbikes and never even had frame sliders on any of them until now so I'm still better off than I have been in the past. Yes I've dropped bikes and never bent the frame even without the sliders...just hurt the plastic...levers and signals...been lucky I guess.

[Gas Man]

Just don't get LP carbon inlay... they are junk!!

Want proof?

Here ya go!

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Just don't get LP carbon inlay... they are junk!!

Want proof?

Here ya go!

You my good man, should be renamed to the picture dood. Once again thanks for the pictures, another product I know to veer away from.

[Mr Lefty]

yeah Gas has FUCKING ENDLESS amounts of pics... and they all fit in 3 catagories... Thread bombs (the funny "powned" type)
Chicks
informative bike pics (this catagorie is further divided into 2 catagories... Sportbikes and CHROME)

before he got the BIGDOG he was a MAJOR he's still got the crown in my mind... 39K posts in like 4 years... dear GOD

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

crown in my mind... 39K posts in like 4 years... dear GOD

Thats fucking insane.

[t-homo]

Quick. Good work on asking all these questions. Will make things a lot easier when more noobs start finding us looking for info. The forum wont be full of off-topic bullshitting only.

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by t-rock

Quick. Good work on asking all these questions. Will make things a lot easier when more noobs start finding us looking for info. The forum wont be full of off-topic bullshitting only.

Thanks! I realize I am very new in what seems to be a forum full of experienced riders. I hope to put together some kind of FAQ that might help new riders along.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by z06boy

Yea I've heard of people going down and they did work and some like you say they don't work...pretty much like everything else...especially when listening to all of the experts on the internet.

I agree with you on what they were designed for...maybe I'll change them later...maybe I won't.

I've owned several sportbikes and never even had frame sliders on any of them until now so I'm still better off than I have been in the past. Yes I've dropped bikes and never bent the frame even without the sliders...just hurt the plastic...levers and signals...been lucky I guess.

I guess it all depends on how you drop the bike. Drop it with any force and those things won't work as true frame sliders. But don't worry, I didn't believe the internet experts either. I didn't want to hassle with cutting my plastics and figured the no-cut frame sliders would work just as well. Then I dropped my bike on the track and had to see for myself what those POS no-cut sliders are good for, which is nothing. Had to buy a new fairing and repair the frame. So, it's completely up to you what you do. After all, it's your bike.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

I guess it all depends on how you drop the bike. Drop it with any force and those things won't work as true frame sliders. But don't worry, I didn't believe the internet experts either. I didn't want to hassle with cutting my plastics and figured the no-cut frame sliders would work just as well. Then I dropped my bike on the track and had to see for myself what those POS no-cut sliders are good for, which is nothing. Had to buy a new fairing and repair the frame. So, it's completely up to you what you do. After all, it's your bike.

I understand what you're saying and these may not be "as good" as frame sliders that you have to cut your plastic... but they seem to be better than many of the other "no-cuts" according to several post I've read where people went down with these exact no-cuts that I installed and they did their job just fine. I guess we'll see if and when I "test" them...hopefully I won't have to. *fingers crossed*