Yes
No
Sometimes
Do you use frame sliders at the track?
Any other thoughts on the subject please share
05GSXR75005SV65090DR350
Yep. My SVs use an aluminum clamp around the frame to hold the slider. I've twisted the clamp and stretched a few bolts that hold the slider itself, but no damage to the frame, radiator, or engine cases. Some designs are very long and/or mount to an engine bolt or frame bracket, causing breakage in a crash. Some also maintain that they can dig in and flip the bike while sliding. This for your 750?
99 + 02 SV650 ex-race - 91 FJ1200 street - 03 KDX220R woods - 12 WR450F motard/ice
Yeah. I've got sliders now but thought about removing because of the "it might flip and annihilate the bike" thing.
05GSXR75005SV65090DR350
Yes, cuz I crash.
I wonder if on an inline 4 where the motor is so wide whether it makes sense to just run case savers.
Isaac LRRS/CCS #871 ECK Racing | Spears Enterprises | GMD Computrack Boston | Pine Motorparts/PBE Specialists | Woodcraft | Street & Competition | MTag-Pirelli | OnTrack Media
Bike: SV650, Bride of Frankenstein
In my experience, the mounting bolts bend/mating surface deforms before any flipping occurs.Originally Posted by Tekime
Yes, wouldn't wanna track without em
Sv's yes, r6 no.
Central Mass Powersports #123
1000rr, zx10r, rmz450, RE classic, r6, S4Rs, xr123, sv650(2), cr250 and a box truck that leaks power steering fluid.
I have put my SV down in a few places with through-the-engine-bolt sliders. No flipping, no bent engine bolt. Between the frame slider, bar end and swingarm slider triangle, there were few if any parts aside from foot pegs to replace. Dump the gravel out of the belly pan and jump back on for the next session.
Ironically, my new R6 is the first bike I've owned with sliders. Woodcraft. Glad to here people have had good results.
Paul_E_D
Both my SVs have Woodcraft sliders. I beat the everlovingpiss out of them. I had one of the mounting bolts bend at about a 45. I was able to straighten it, chase the threads and reuse. then I tossed the bike off the backside of T9. They worked that time too.
New SV got them in my very next woodcraft order.
Haven't crashed the SV with sliders, but it's been knocked over and dropped several times and each time has only broken a mirror.
What's the difference between a bolt and a screw?
First you screw, then you bolt.
I aspire to not use them, but yes, I've used sliders at the track.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
I only do a track day a couple times a year if I'm lucky, but I've never installed them. I've had two tip-overs (one each side), and I don't think it would have caught, flipped or anything in either case if I did have them. I figure they might have saved some of the rash in places, but neither situation was that bad to begin with.
Yup. Don't have them on my current bike right now, but had them on my R6 with good results.
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
What is your current bike? You've been shuffling the deck a lot.
Paul_E_D
I don't think woodcraft has sliders for his current ride.
not THAT one.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
Smutty must be rockin that katana 750 I traded him a while back...and I'm sure he could smoke me on that, too (LOL)
Awesome. I'm keeping 'em!
05GSXR75005SV65090DR350
05 zx636. Same as last year haha.
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I really need to get that thing going and sell it or register it or do fucking something with it!
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
For racing you actually have to. It's not optional
He means running only case savers instead of running case savers and frame sliders I think?
-Christian LRRS/CCS HasBeen ECK Racing
2011 Pit Bike Race CHAMPION!
Do the R6s still have issues with the tanks becoming a problem if the tank sliders are not used?
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