Pics - TRex frame sliders mounted - yuck
02-16-2009, 10:44 PM
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Pics - TRex frame sliders mounted - yuck
So my buddy on a ZX6 dropped his bike going about 10 miles and hour a did a crap load of damage to his bike. This of course a week after talking about getting sliders. Immediately after that Lazn and I picked up some frame sliders from ebay for about 60 bucks shipped. Just installed them and thought I would post a bunch of pics so people can see the install from different angles in case you are thinking of doing the same thing. I still cant get used to them as I think they take away from the lines of the bike by having these huge things sticking out of the side of the bike but i figured its an insurance policy. We actually "gently" placed Lazn's hawk on its side so that we could see if they would make a difference. We were both surprised to see that they did. Assuming that it is just a tip over the bike literally touched only the tire, slider and part of his mid pipe(he has hight mount migs) At one point we were rocking the bike back on forth just on the slider, the bar ends would touch but we could turn the bars and left only the sliders and pipes touching. Ill be uploading the pics we took from under the bike while it was on its side as soon as I get them off that camera.
02-16-2009, 10:48 PM
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thank you for the pics, this I was wondering about the looks as I will be getting some soon!
also...what do you think about those mirror extenders? should I go with those or some r6 mirrors?
also...what do you think about those mirror extenders? should I go with those or some r6 mirrors?
02-16-2009, 10:56 PM
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If you get a good price on the R6 I would go with those, The extenders came on the bike when I bought it and seem to go for about 30 bucks on Ebay. Does make a little difference from stock, as opposed to my elbow taking up the entire mirror it only takes up half now. I still pull my elbows in to see behind me. Not sure if the R6 would be better but I cant see them being worse.
02-16-2009, 11:02 PM
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i have the trex no cut sliders too...took forever to get used to looking at them, not to mention getting used to not knocking my knees on them. maybe its bc my hawk is black, but ive gotten pretty used to it. i think frame sliders on pretty much any bike are pretty damn obtrusive, but these in particular are because theyre so long from their mounting position.
02-17-2009, 08:56 AM
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My TRex sliders saved my fairings in a crash. But as the other rider flew over me his elbow took out a chunk above the mirror so I still had to get a new fairing. The high mount pipe has a flat spot in it now but works. The slider mounting plate got bent but held. Frame sliders look better than rash. They also saved it when my bike fell over in the garage while changing my front tire. No damage.
AND T-Rex sent me a new plate for a very reasonable price.
AND T-Rex sent me a new plate for a very reasonable price.
02-17-2009, 09:58 AM
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Got 'em on mine too. They seemed to be in the way until I learned to use as another input for cornering! I am thinking about putting some grip tape on them to get a better planted on them as they are a bit slippery.
02-17-2009, 11:44 AM
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When I tested gravity I twisted the frame slider bracket almost to a 45° angle. The frame never hit the ground but the bracket actually dug into the cast lug on the frame (good thing the bracket was on when the insurance was evaluating it).
02-17-2009, 04:10 PM
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I put mine on, and a week later laid it down. 33 degrees out, pulled off my road, tired slid right out. Frame slider saved the fairings. Couldn't save the clutch lever though.
The bracket bent, but we straightened it out. I don't mind the look.
As for hitting my knees, put a rag on the slider, tap it forward with a hammer.
The bracket bent, but we straightened it out. I don't mind the look.
As for hitting my knees, put a rag on the slider, tap it forward with a hammer.
02-17-2009, 06:36 PM
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Front are Lockhart Phillips Flushmount 3 smoked
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chap...A17A15A9C24724
Rear is the integrated smoked LED
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chap...A17A15A9C24724
Rear is the integrated smoked LED
02-18-2009, 08:29 AM
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I have the no-cut sliders right now but (personally) didn't care for their performance. I high sided in a parking lot (>10mph) on cold tires two summers ago and the bracket broke and the puck broke too! To be fair, I don't remember the manufacturer and they may have been from a less reputable maker. I've since converted to 'naked', are there any suggestions on 'cut-style' sliders? I would like the protection they offer but with the bike sans fairing I hope to avoid the off-set bracket(a clearly weak point), and have a slightly trimmer profile as well.
02-23-2009, 09:51 PM
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Got the T-Rex as well....bike dropped when it stalled on take-off one day...(yes i know i'm an idiot it happens to the best of us) I had to lay the bike down slowly...somehow i still bent my brake lever but very happy that nothing else was damaged.
03-15-2009, 09:56 AM
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I appreciate all these pictures and critiques. Speaking as a someone who lost it on a 28F day (and very cold tires) and messed up the left fairing, peg, lever, etc (and me, but I heal), the T-Rex or similar seem to be cheap insurance. Beats the fiberglass work I am now doing on the Hawks fairing, not to mention lost riding time.
03-15-2009, 10:11 AM
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I wonder how the slider mounts will hold up under the forces of hitting and sliding on the ground? Also, I've read arguments against using them (not specific to Superhawks) because a good hit on them can crack the frame. What's your impression of this considering you can see where they are mounted?
03-21-2009, 02:09 AM
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Well Lazn got his money out of his sliders tonight when taking comparison pics of the HID retrofit that we did on my bike. We needed to move his bike over a few feet and he thought he had the kick stand down. When I looked over he was half way to the ground. He was able to get his leg out from under the bike and bamm the bike made a huge thud on the ground. After getting the bike back up, to our shock the only damage that was done was a tiny little scratch on the edge of the mirror. No scratches or cracks on anything else. Wow I am glad I have put them on my bake after seeing them save a bike.
03-26-2009, 06:06 PM
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Got 'em on mine too. They seemed to be in the way until I learned to use as another input for cornering! I am thinking about putting some grip tape on them to get a better planted on them as they are a bit slippery.
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they were hitting my knee too so I took them off and ground them down with a bench grinder so they could be moved about 45 degrees forward where they rest on the top edge of the fairing. If you want to use them as a hold point while carving corner you can, or if you want to drag your knee they're not in the way.
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they were hitting my knee too so I took them off and ground them down with a bench grinder so they could be moved about 45 degrees forward where they rest on the top edge of the fairing. If you want to use them as a hold point while carving corner you can, or if you want to drag your knee they're not in the way.
thanks nathan
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03-26-2009, 06:45 PM
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Yes, these sliders are great. Recently my front brakes locked up, tucked the wheel and spit me off the bike and it slid down the road at 45 mph and the damage was limited to a bent brake lever, scuffed mid-pipe , bent slider bracket and scratched clutch case. I now have a nicely scuffed belt buckle and beat up Carhartts from sliding down the road, feet first, on my stomach.
03-26-2009, 06:59 PM
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I'm 5'9" but have long legs and a short torso.. My knees come close but never hit them in any normal seating position, whether hanging off or not.
I saw another member's Hawk after he went down with these and the bracket bent back and gouged the frame. I don't recall the circumstances of his crash or how fast he was going.
I have them on mine, but thankfully haven't tested them. I think this is a case where protection and looks are mutually exclusive.
I saw another member's Hawk after he went down with these and the bracket bent back and gouged the frame. I don't recall the circumstances of his crash or how fast he was going.
I have them on mine, but thankfully haven't tested them. I think this is a case where protection and looks are mutually exclusive.
03-26-2009, 07:05 PM
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Yes, these sliders are great. Recently my front brakes locked up, tucked the wheel and spit me off the bike and it slid down the road at 45 mph and the damage was limited to a bent brake lever, scuffed mid-pipe , bent slider bracket and scratched clutch case. I now have a nicely scuffed belt buckle and beat up Carhartts from sliding down the road, feet first, on my stomach.
The guy who bought my chopper told me about a month after he got it the rear brake locked up on him and he lost at about 25mph. Not sure how that happened.
These sliders actually do well in a slide. Not sure how far mine was but I was probably going at least 20mph when another rider T boned me which surely increased my velocity. The bracket bent slightly but saved the bike from serious damage.
Someone should retrofit the sliders with LED's in them on a SH. It would probably look like wing tip lights on a plane. Hmmm...one green, one red, some strobe effect...
