awesome ride ..but end up in a gravel fight

brahmabull421

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...well it finally happened...had a long good ride with BUSAHAYA, SHORTBOARDER, and BIG O, but ended up laying her down in GRAVEL..and can you believe it, ...after all the crazy turns and all the hoopla..i didnt crash until trying to stop..
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ow well..that was my first time trying to stop on gravel, and it was an experience..i almost hit "big o"...good thing i didnt..funny how fast the rear locks on ya when your trying to stop sliding..
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all good though..next time..i am not stopping on gravel..ill just pull her near the side then pull her back onto the gravel..he he..

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here we are just meeting up..getting prepared...shortboarder shocked me with his "LE"..i remember wanting that color sooo bad...thanks for the shock buddy..nice bike though..
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here was our first stop...forgot where it was..hopefully the guys will chime in as i was too busy recovering from the ride..he he
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...and here is the painful part..im okay but i guess my baby got some cosmetic damages, and no engine probs..all good though..like BUSAHAYA said...add this to the experience belt..check out the slider...bent like a mutha@#$%...i guess i cant complain..it did its job..lol..

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and here is the lookout where i fell..this was after i got her up..yes all 500 pounds of her..lifted her myself...never again will i try to stop a 500 pound beast on gravel...the ride back was even better..hey guys, lets do this again..but this time without the gravel...
 
Hell yeah,bring it own, more photos pleazzzzzzzzzzze.
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Holy crap, What kind of sliders did you have? They don't look like they did very well compared to what they are supposed to. Sorry to hear it and I would like to know more about what brand of slider and if you did anything different from the norm in the install of them.
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That is what I was thinking, looks like some serious crappy sliders.

Youve never driven on gravel? Wow, yeah never lock up your brakes in gravel.
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(justintime2 @ June 12 2005 said:
Holy crap, What kind of sliders did you have? They don't look like they did very well compared to what they are supposed to. Sorry to hear it and I would like to know more about what brand of slider and if you did anything different from the norm in the install of them.
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...i used the lockhart phillips cf sliders...kinda weird how they bent in...i wonder how they will fare in asphalt..i seriously do not want to find out...as for install..did it the same as anybody...
 
(brahmabull421 @ June 12 2005 said:
(justintime2 @ June 12 2005 said:
Holy crap, What kind of sliders did you have? They don't look like they did very well compared to what they are supposed to. Sorry to hear it and I would like to know more about what brand of slider and if you did anything different from the norm in the install of them.
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...i used the lockhart phillips cf sliders...kinda weird how they bent in...i wonder how they will fare in asphalt..i seriously do not want to find out...as for install..did it the same as anybody...
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That is not good. I am glad I went with the Vortex now, or at least I think I am, as the LP CF ones are well thought of too but havn't heard any reports of anyone putting them to the test. Sorry hope all is well in the end though.
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I feel they did what they're suppose too .  From the photo it appears his sliders  grab somthing and snapped, "so actually the sliders didnt just slide  
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 "   Personally after a spill like this I'd just drill a hole in the remaining bolt and use an easy out to remove the rest of the bolt from the engine mount.

I've seen slider on bikes that have been slammed (bent) pretty far back from spills, which made it time consuming to remove from the engine mount.  So on that note  I'd rather have my slider break off like his instead of hassling around with cutting off a half bent (deformed)  slider plus cutting the bolt  because this will be bent as well.
Bottom line is, they did what they where suppose to do, decrease damage.  Check out the photos,Playaz.
It really doesnt matter which ones you get as long as they're not those cheezy  azz onez that mount to the fairing bolt. And if your frame slidaz catch a pot hole or a crevice in the asphalt they will bend and the outcome will probably look just like his. Believe me I know !




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Glad youre OK! It would have been alot worse trust me on this without the sliders! NJ.
 
Another ringing endorsement of why every new street rider should spend some good saddle time on a dirt bike as well. Same lesson could be learned for much less money. Glad to see you were prepared with he sliders... could have been much worse without
 
And if your frame slidaz catch a pot hole or a crevice in the asphalt they will bend and the outcome will probably look just like his. Believe me I know !

I second dat, I also know.. Glad your ok.
 
Ouch, glad your ok. Looks like it was a great ride though. More pics if you have them...
 
Lightning Racing and Intuitive sliders are made out of a softer material then delrin...not way softer just softer so that it allows some flexing on impact. Delrin tends to crack and snap off. The bolt should be a grade 8.8 or there abouts...no way will it break before the slider does.

IMO there are only 2 brands that I trust, Lightning and Intuitive...MotoSliders as well but they dont make a Busa slider.
 
soory to hear about your bike just glad you're OK. One thing to remember about the sliders. It probably dug into the gravel and that is why it bent. If you had gone down on something harder I bet it would have held up much better. No doubt it did help prevent worse damage.
 
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