Has anyone installed the "no cut" frame sliders?

[gabelbrucken]

I've learned the hard way...just don't drop the bike.
Ever.

Is this realistic or am I dreaming?

I don't think frame sliders could help much with 500+lbs. when traveling at such a high speed.

Man, the most important thing is to survive to a crash.No matters if you can trash your bike.I work with people who suffer to medullar diseases after road incident and I can tell you : who cares about our '*uckin' bike if we can walk no more!

more, another important thing is to have a frame sliders that NOT make a bigger damage to the frame than the crash itself...
the OEM frame sliders of my Aprilia Tuono make a real disaster on my old bike when I've fallen riding slowly.

On my Zx12r I have had Top Block frame sliders...ugly, too much long but WITH THE HELP OF SOFT GIVI LUGGAGE avoid any kind of damage when I'm fallen over a wet train-rail under a *uckin' rain...But we speak about average speed or 35/40 mph.

 

[BikeDesignBenelux]

I've learned the hard way...just don't drop the bike.
Ever.

Is this realistic or am I dreaming?

I don't think frame sliders could help much with 500+lbs. when traveling at such a high speed.

In my case: not realistic. :oldcool:
I've dropped it in all kinds of occasions: while washing the bike, while parking it, I once found it tipped over by the wind, I've seen it fall down because the side stand all of a sudden sunk down into the gravel at the parking lot.

And I've crashed it 20 (yes, I keep count ) times while I was riding. In fact, I've only had three bikes (out of 15-20) that I didin't crash: VTR1000F, ZX9R and my RSV1000R... Those crashes were a result of different circumstances too. Sure, I've crashed my fair bit becaus I was racing (road :angel: and track), but I lost the front wheel in the rain over a painted white stripe on the road when I had to brake for a car that didn't have priority, but crossed the road anyway. I've lost it at night on a roundabout because the front wheel slipped over a flat beer can. I went down on a diesel (probably leaked by some truck) spill in the bend that allows you to enter the highway...

The thing is: it doesn't always have to be your fault... Before I decided to get a car (more like: was obliged because I was facing several months of revalidation due to a motorcycle accident), I did about 20 000 miles a year by bike... You see your share of crashing occasions if you do that kind of distances... That is: if the roads over there are anything like the Belgian roads...

You know, we have an expression here in Belgium... There are only two kinds of motorcyclists: those who have already crashed and those who still have to crash...

 

[gabelbrucken]

In my case: not realistic. :oldcool:
I've dropped it in all kinds of occasions: while washing the bike, while parking it, I once found it tipped over by the wind, I've seen it fall down because the side stand all of a sudden sunk down into the gravel at the parking lot.

And I've crashed it 20 (yes, I keep count ) times while I was riding. In fact, I've only had three bikes (out of 15-20) that I didin't crash: VTR1000F, ZX9R and my RSV1000R... Those crashes were a result of different circumstances too. Sure, I've crashed my fair bit becaus I was racing (road :angel: and track), but I lost the front wheel in the rain over a painted white stripe on the road when I had to brake for a car that didn't have priority, but crossed the road anyway. I've lost it at night on a roundabout because the front wheel slipped over a flat beer can. I went down on a diesel (probably leaked by some truck) spill in the bend that allows you to enter the highway...

The thing is: it doesn't always have to be your fault... Before I decided to get a car (more like: was obliged because I was facing several months of revalidation due to a motorcycle accident), I did about 20 000 miles a year by bike... You see your share of crashing occasions if you do that kind of distances... That is: if the roads over there are anything like the Belgian roads...
You know, we have an expression here in Belgium... There are only two kinds of motorcyclists: those who have already crashed and those who still have to crash...

In France (Cote D'Azur,Haute Provence,Nice,Castellane) and in Osterreich bikers don't need frame sliders...Excellent asphalt and car-drivers very smart and gentle...

In Italy bikers need a Guardian Angel on the rear seat and a AK47 to shoot the car-drivers. and a Hummer to ride over the asphalt holes...

 

[Cookie]

You know, we have an expression here in Belgium... There are only two kinds of motorcyclists: those who have already crashed and those who still have to crash...

We are one in the same with that, but those that have crashed more than once know that the third type are blind because they think they are invincible and feel that they will never go down.

 

[Black Sheep]

I quit driving so fast around corners and in situations where I have anyone in front of me and put 12K without a scratch, well an additional scratch.

Learning my limits has kept me more responsible and cautious with my B.

 

[03busaman]

If you get the ones that have the bar that goes all the way across the bike.....if you go down,you'll be needing a new radiator.I've seen it TWICE

I cut the hole just feels better knowing that its solid but if i didn't that would be my second choice

 

[gabelbrucken]

If you get the ones that have the bar that goes all the way across the bike.....if you go down,you'll be needing a new radiator.I've seen it TWICE

I cut the hole just feels better knowing that its solid but if i didn't that would be my second choice

Please can you better explain? I can't understand perfectly every quote in english...

 

[03busaman]

I cut the holes the sliders bolt directly to the frame
And they do work speaking from my own experience

 

[03busaman]

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[gabelbrucken]

I cut the holes the sliders bolt directly to the frame
And they do work speaking from my own experience

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Yeah, for sure this is the best solution but it's ever too hard and sad to drill 400$ of fairing.If my 'Busa would be a "only track" Busa ,me too I should drill the fairing to mount the "cut" frame sliders.

Yes, T-rex have scratched my fairing...Now i even could drill the fairing to mount Agras or Yoshi "ct" frame sliders...

 

[03busaman]

I agree to disagree ,
why I didn"t cut till i looped it the first time and watched it as it slid down the hyway???----fairing ----complete rear undertail ground strait through the engine cover cost alot more that a single fairing

Any way you can buy complete fairing sets and i mean complete every piece of black plastic also custom painted or stock paint for $300.00 +$200.00 for shipping aftermarket not oem still a great deal

A corona race plastic

 

[BikeDesignBenelux]

Yeah, but those things usually fit like **** and your Busa easily loses a grand of its value when you try to sell it...

 

[03busaman]

That wasn't my point but cause you chimmed in i have installed 3 sets of aftermarket complete sets on various machines and they went on easier than my Oem's

 

[BikeDesignBenelux]

That wasn't my point but cause you chimmed in i have installed 3 sets of aftermarket complete sets on various machines and they went on easier than my Oem's

Then you've got a good supplier, because most aftermarket fairings here take an age to fit, you usually have to drill (extra) holes and they look all crooked if you succeeded in fitting them.

 

[gabelbrucken]

That wasn't my point but cause you chimmed in i have installed 3 sets of aftermarket complete sets on various machines and they went on easier than my Oem's

I can't believe that !!!

 

[gabelbrucken]

Then you've got a good supplier, because most aftermarket fairings here take an age to fit, you usually have to drill (extra) holes and they look all crooked if you succeeded in fitting them.

Here in Italy we are enough satisfied about chinese fairings...They are very cheap and well painted...But only for track use or winter use...cause they LOOK and appear immediately as replacement fairings...surfaces are never to the same level...and you need to be a dremel lover to make a good job.

I've bought some Powerbronze (to be drilled)and Hot Bodies Racing (pre-drilled) but NEVER I've found some piece who don't needed to be (slightly) drilled or mathed...and PB and HBR are specialised in fairings and undertails...If they aren't able to make fairing with a perfect fit, who can do it?

I loved Sebimoto carbon fairings but you must go mad to drill the holes...

I don't know Catalyst Racing...they seems very serious fiberglass replacement fairings.

 

[gabelbrucken]

Yeah, but those things usually fit like **** and your Busa easily loses a grand of its value when you try to sell it...

Well, pay attention...in Italy most of people ride with replacement fairings and keep in the garage OEM fairings like new...
then they fall and slide on the asphalt or in track, pull off fiberglass fairings and re-mount OEM fairing.Then sell the bike...saying:<<Never track use man...my bike is new>>

I hate this.

and I hate also ride with bad painted fairings.

Well...chinese fairings are well painted BUT I agree that when you look very near how they mount ...you are almost disgusted...

We call this kind of bike : MOTO DA RAPINA...bike used by thief to make bankrobbery , to escape, then to throw in a cave .

 

[gabelbrucken]

I saw TREX-technician watching and lurkin' this topic...
Why He never answered to our doubts and questions?

 

[BikeDesignBenelux]

He probably hasn't got the answers.

 

[gabelbrucken]

He probably hasn't got the answers.

I have an interesting question...
If T-rex uses BETTER bolts than BDB...Can I use T-rex bolts to improve BDB frame sliders?