Author Topic: Custom made frame sliders - great deal (Read 11248 times)

El Dopa · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2007, 02:55:12 AM »

Quote from: "magicGoose"

I am told that the plastic they are made of is Delrin

OK. The ones I have are made from Acetal, which is apparently a far from ideal material because under impact it is likely to shatter or chip.

Apparently the best stuff (what Oggy use for their knobs) is specially modified Nylon 66 [Nylotrol].

I dunno about Delrin, I'm not a materials expert.

Where did you get the engine crash bars?

turbofb · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2007, 03:44:32 AM »

That was the best part about my old FZR600.....(the only bike Ive ever downed).....it had a plastic tank cover instead of a "real" gastank.It got scrapped up,but no fireballs and nothing hard to repair since I had other plastic to repair afterwards anyways.

Weak,how do you make the pics show up?

erik · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2007, 04:38:45 AM »

Quote from: "stormi"

You're not meant to see the frame on the Hornet. ;)
...

Interesting photo. I wonder how it compares in terms of stiffness, strength and weight to the typical twin spar aluminium sportsbike frame?

Red01 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2007, 10:21:26 AM »

Quote from: "turbofb"

Weak,how do you make the pics show up?

I noticed you had an extra "p" on the end of your pic's url. Here's how you had it posted:

Once I went in and edited your post to delete that last "p" the pic showed up just fine.

duane · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 11:51:04 PM »

Here is a picture of mine. They are SV650 sliders. The SV sliders come as two different sizes. I took it to a machine shop where they milled the larger of the two to match the smaller one. They did it in under 5 minutes and didn't charge me. The hard part was the the aluminum insert. I had to cut one down with my Dremel tool. $65, that the guy is charging, is a good price.

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:19:50 AM »

Ive said before that i use the longest hyabusa ones available.
delrin is the material of choice.

stormi · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:24:21 AM »

Quote from: "erik"

Interesting photo. I wonder how it compares in terms of stiffness, strength and weight to the typical twin spar aluminium sportsbike frame?

IIRC, I read something to the effect that it's a "flex frame", so it wouldn't be as stiff as a tube frame. The flex should give it some strength, in that it won't be as prone to snapping, as if it were more rigid. and, it's a steel frame, so it's heavy, but it's also fairly "small", so it's not excessively heavy. I would have to guess comparable, or maybe a little heavier.

Most people say that the 919 is "too" heavy, for a naked bike, so I wouldn't doubt if the frame is contributing to that.

All in all, for the type of riding I do,.. it's more than strong enough. I think if you were a serious hooligan, there might be problems long term, but then, I'm not an engineer, so I may be out to lunch.

stormi · « **Reply #22 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:26:02 AM »

Quote from: "duane"

The $65 the guy is offering to sell pre made ones is a good price.

Yup,.. I think I paid $90Cdn for my Rizomas on the 919.

stormi · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:31:25 AM »

Quote from: "gsxr400 racer"

Ive said before that i use the longest hyabusa ones available.
delrin is the material of choice.

So that's not a peg about to touch down in your pic, it's a frame slider?

I have heard that you can get "too long". I think it's something to the effect that if they're too long, they can bend, instead and cause damage further up the chain of command? Sort of like when we use a snipe to get more leverage on a stuck bolt?

There's a term for this, but I can't think of it right now.

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:59:32 AM »

cheater bar! yes mine bent when i crashed but did the job so maybe smaller are better i just like to put my feet on them on the cool down lap have to get a laugh some how if i don't win i act like its a chopper and stick my feet way out on them its my way of calling her a turd when she don't act right.

stormi · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2007, 02:17:36 AM »

Quote from: "gsxr400 racer"

cheater bar! yes mine bent when i crashed but did the job so maybe smaller are better i just like to put my feet on them on the cool down lap have to get a laugh some how if i don't win i act like its a chopper and stick my feet way out on them its my way of calling her a turd when she don't act right.

LMAO!! When Dita doesn't act right, I make her sleep in the shed with the Honda. Oh wait,.. I do that even if she behaves. ;)

I've been known to put my feet up on the pucks on the 919, just to stretch my legs out after a while. It does work,.. and it's better than stretching toward the ground and misjudging the distance to the pavement. I did that once at ~70mph. There was some serious pucker factor there for a second.

magicGoose · « **Reply #26 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:52:22 AM »

Quote from: "El Dopa"

Where did you get the engine crash bars?

Sorry, dunno where they are originally from, I got them with the bike, then heavily modified them.

GooseMan · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2007, 12:22:55 PM »

I just received my custom frame sliders from Kevan (see original post) and I must say, WOW! These things are great! Excellent price, quick shipping...but the sliders themselves are great. They include new bolts and spacers for the frame, and the packaging was excellent (all in their own little "cube" of foam..not just thrown into a bag).

I HIGHLY recommend! :D

Russtang · « **Reply #28 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:50:52 AM »

Just won a pair off EBAY.

$2.50 plus $5 shipping!

Of course, they're for an R6
...and there's no mounting bolts
...and the aluminum spacers don't look quite the same.

But for $7.50, I figured what the hell!

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #29 on:** July 15, 2007, 12:14:46 PM »

so many deals