Frame Sliders?
 

I have a friend whos getting their first bike and she wants to get frame sliders. She sent me a link to these http://www.whaccessories.com/Suzuki-...600-Bandit.htm . I have never used frame sliders before so I know nothing about them, but those seem pretty expensive if you have to buy separate sets for the front of the engine, the mid frame, and the swingarm. What should she get? This is for a Bandit 600.

Look up sliders by Motovation and Woodcraft. Both are top notch and should give you the ballpark price for a set of good sliders for that particular bike.

Gsg Is good stuff but pricey


I have ft rear axle sliders by rhinoMoto
Woodcraft frame sliders

This.

That said, I'm not a fan of sliders...

I like sliders for streetbikes, since they can protect the fairings from tipovers especially if you're a newb....But for the track it is debatable

Good sliders bolt directly to an engine bolt or wrap around the frame (steel frames). I don't just though bracket sliders.

Sliders are good for tip overs. They're are 50/50 when the bike is actually sliding. Digging into the ground and ripping apart while damaging the bike is their down fall when and if it happens.

Indeed. This also has my vote.

Well, I'm a fan of sliders for sure since my bike has been down five times and look at it. I also use axle sliders, swingarm sliders and would use engine sliders if I didn't already have Vortex covers...

Maybe the sliders haters should check out the newer, flatter frame sliders that are out. They don't do Crap for the body work but incorporated with axle and engine sliders.....:idk:

On a street bike, why not?

I'd even ask for a track/race bike but I already know the required internet response.

:lol: ”required internet response”

Of the injuries we have had at my events, the most serious have happened by the frame sliders catching and flipping the bike into the rider. One of them not at a high speed. Therefore, I wouldn't put them on any bike I own.

As far as tip over in a parking lot, and putting sliders on to keep your bike pretty... sliders themselves aren't ”pretty.” I'll take my chances.

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If sliders aren't pretty, then neither are pegs, clipons, levers, brake lines, etc

I just have a big cage...

Yep.

Flipping; the required internet response.

Word.

Pegs, clip-ons and even tires have been known to cause bikes to flip in the event of a crash. Therefore, I don't put them on any bike I own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syZakXYypRs

You know how I know this guy had frame sliders?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoeLo...layer_embedded

You can see the fairing cut-outs, when upper and lower come apart?

Of course. And the guy's reaction at the end when he realized the internet was right. As usual.

Holy fuck - that bike just kept flipping :eek:

I went with crash bars and glad I did. I sent my pics to TwistedThrottle and the uploaded them.

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/artic...eview/447/1/18

I don't think the bike ripping to pieces is the frame sliders fault. There are a hundred other random objects on the side of the bike to dig into the ground, including the fairings themselves.

Nonsense. Prior to frame sliders, bikes never flipped.

:lol

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When I had my Bandit 600, I had case gaurds put on. They were the same color as the engine, and didn't stick out as much as the kawasaki guards do. One of the engine bolts is kinda tricky, so I had a shop put them on for me. They did a good job since I'm vertically challenged, the bike's top heavy, and I was a newbie.

I think I ordered them through Bike Bandit, but it's been so long ago, I really don't remember.