Fairing Protectors?
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if yur talking about the steel cage that goes around yur plastic.. there actually a very good thing to invest in if yur stunting and know that U will be droping yur bike.... .
if yur talking about frame sliders, (the metel poles that stick out on peoples bikes) there also a very good thing to have, cause in the event of a crash the weight of the bike will slide on thoes, not yur frame plastic and motor.... dont get me wrong here... it will still **** up the plastic... but not as badd..
I hope this is what you where lookign for ..
later
joe
if yur talking about frame sliders, (the metel poles that stick out on peoples bikes) there also a very good thing to have, cause in the event of a crash the weight of the bike will slide on thoes, not yur frame plastic and motor.... dont get me wrong here... it will still **** up the plastic... but not as badd..
I hope this is what you where lookign for ..
later
joe
I had frame sliders on my '01 gixxer 600 and when some girl accidentaly backed her car into it, it knocked it over on it's side. Well, the frame slider on that side cracked the plastic so bad upon impact that the whole side piece had to be replaced. Do frame sliders work? Possibly, but they didn't work for me.
The clutch lever, the mirror, and the entire left side fairing had to be replaced. How much more damage could have been caused from a tip over? Anyway, I'm not going to argue about this because I don't know if they really work or not. Maybe the slider splitting open my fairing was just a coincidence.
I think it depends on where the crash mushrooms are mounted.
Mine are frame mounted,on the engine mounts,but I am not sure if I would use them if they were fairing mounted.
Just read that back and can't believe how many times I used mount/mounted! :lol:
Mine are frame mounted,on the engine mounts,but I am not sure if I would use them if they were fairing mounted.
Just read that back and can't believe how many times I used mount/mounted! :lol:
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what kind of sliders did you get i dont want to buy any that are going to crack really easy and **** up my plastic
Two points:
1) If the slider cracked your plastics, then the slider didn't fit correctly. Many sliders require a slight modification to the fairing; a small semi-circular piece of the fairing must be removed to allow the fairing to be tightened to the frame.
2) They're called frame sliders for a reason. They protect the FRAME and it's during a SLIDE. They are not called frame tip-overs or plastic sliders, or plastic tip-overs. :wink: You'll appreciate "only" having to replace a mirror, brake handle, and one fairing after a 30 mph+ slide.
1) If the slider cracked your plastics, then the slider didn't fit correctly. Many sliders require a slight modification to the fairing; a small semi-circular piece of the fairing must be removed to allow the fairing to be tightened to the frame.
2) They're called frame sliders for a reason. They protect the FRAME and it's during a SLIDE. They are not called frame tip-overs or plastic sliders, or plastic tip-overs. :wink: You'll appreciate "only" having to replace a mirror, brake handle, and one fairing after a 30 mph+ slide.
First of all, they did fit my bike because the fairing was cut out so they would fit properly. Where do you get off assuming that they weren't installed correctly just because my fairing cracked? Secondly, the bike must fall over in order to slide, right? Hmmmmm....
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Well I have frame sliders on my bike..I'm not sure they will protect the whole entire bike, but I guess it can't hurt the bike if it goes down. ...better same then sorry!!
axel_2078 said:
I think the only thing that actually protects yur ferring is the kick stand being down, or being on a tire stand.... a frame slider is there so u slide on them, and hope fully not the frame and crank case.... there not bomb proof, and there not gonna always protect stuff....... anything can happen.
in my own opionion, there like a coat of wax, its cheep insurance to try to keep stuff lookign good, but was alone cant save a pain job againstthe pavement.... ya know what I mean...
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joe
@axel_2078:
You're right - I shouldn't assume that the frame sliders were incorrectly mounted just because your fairing cracked. However, I've seen that happen before - not incorrectly mounted, but placing pressure on the fairing due to a lack of clearance, especially in '96-later GSX-Rs.
I still stand on the intent being to protect the frame, which if damaged is what causes the bike to be ruined vs the fairings, which if not altogether inexpensive, are at least easily replaceable.
Buy the sliders. They work.
You're right - I shouldn't assume that the frame sliders were incorrectly mounted just because your fairing cracked. However, I've seen that happen before - not incorrectly mounted, but placing pressure on the fairing due to a lack of clearance, especially in '96-later GSX-Rs.
I still stand on the intent being to protect the frame, which if damaged is what causes the bike to be ruined vs the fairings, which if not altogether inexpensive, are at least easily replaceable.
Buy the sliders. They work.
I'm sure I will end up buying a new set of frame sliders just in case. I hope and pray that my bike never goes down, but if it does, maybe this time I'll see their full potential. Which color do you guys have...the white ones or the black ones? I've got a blue/white gsxr 600.
Had black ones, but I have the black wheels with the red and black gixxer. White would probably look better with the blue and white gixxer and white wheels.
I have carbon fiber (*cough* fake *cough*) sliders with chromed tips now. That way if the bike slides (yeah - like it's going to even MOVE without a motor...) I can still cry when I ruin my frame sliders.
p.s. I have matching handlebar sliders as well.
I have carbon fiber (*cough* fake *cough*) sliders with chromed tips now. That way if the bike slides (yeah - like it's going to even MOVE without a motor...) I can still cry when I ruin my frame sliders.
p.s. I have matching handlebar sliders as well.
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