Today's project...

[BulletTrain]

Looks great Chris!  Pretty gutsy to just start cutting on your perfectly Zaino'd Busa, but they look good...

I need to get some sliders...you know, given my track record of dropping Caesar on gravel!  I like the carbon ones too...where'd you order them from?  Mind sharing?

Oh, and I'll be traveling to Georgia so you can install them for me!  I'm not cutting on my Busa by myself!  

Thanks Michelle. I figured it was/is just a matter of time before 'Train joins the "been dumped" ranks. I figured maybe putting on sliders would save me at least a few bucks and maybe some parts if/when it happens.

I got them from www.parts411.com. Link no longer works to go directly to the correct part number. The photos show swingarm sliders but the part number is for the frame sliders. They said they used that pic because they don't have a product photo of the frame sliders.

Go here to see the actual frame sliders on Lockhart Phillips' site. See, I don't mind sharing at all!

 

[BulletTrain]

Also when used as directionals are very visable..  WIN WIN...

You know? I never thought about using them as directionals when I looked at them. That's a great idea!

 

[artnshel]

I still like the carbon sliders more. I could see going with the lit ones if they matched my bike but that's kind of tough with a black bike. Integrating them with the turn signals would be a benefit but I doubt they could be seen from behind when one's on the bike. Am I wrong?

 

[Dr Geekenstein]

I have a couple of questions and hope you all can help me out with the right answers.

#1 Are you 100% sure that the length you have for the sliders WILL protect in the case of a drop ? The reason I ask is that I used a sheet of plywood to hold up at an angle to the bike to calculate the length needed to keep the plastic and cans off the ground, and I came up with a need for 7" sliders for front sliders. My method was to hold the sheet of plywood up against both tires at an angle and raise it until I contacted the front footpeg. This was simulating the ground. At the same time, I measured the rear length needed and came up with 4" for the sliders that need to go in the rear lift spool holes.

#2 What is the bolt diameter for the front slider attaching to the frame ? Is the hole used in the frame designed for sliders and is the frame in that area hollow or solid, and is it strong enough in that area ?

It is my opinion that the main stresses will be on the bolt itself that attaches the slider to the frame, and of course the frame itself will receive a shock stress when/if the bike drops.

#3 For the rear sliders, the bolt diameter is 8MM I think, which is too small to hold the weight and shock it will receive in the event of a drop. I am thinking about enlarging that hole to something a little larger.

#4 Are the bolts used to attach the sliders (front and rear) that come with the kits high grade bolts, and if not, does anyone think high grade bolts will be required ?

#5 By design for the available slider kits, are they supposed to keep the entire plastic side fairings and cans off the ground, or are they just to keep damage to a minimum, thereby allowing some areas to hit the ground ?

Sorry about the long winded questions, but I am not getting back on my baby until she has sliders installed, and am in the process now of fabbing some out of stainless steel hex stock, and I am full of questions about the engineering side of it all.

TIA for any more insight.

Oh, wanted to also mention that you did a sweet job on your install BulletTrain !

 

[busaguy]

a note installed my carbon sliders, and noticed the right sticks out further.wish they were the same look great still fussy lol. i drummeled a small hole then inserted the mounting bolt with a nut on it to fill the the center of the aluminum end cap ,traced the outside with a water marker,made for perfect placement, also you can get some plyable door edgeing at a part store to insert around the trimmed hole make it look kinda factory