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Niceguyeddy
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 06:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Am looking into getting some sliders on the bike and have been looking at the LSL crashballs. Any sugestions or opinions on other brands (i.e. Darkhorse sliders). Thanks and appreciation on any imput.
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03worc9r
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 06:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 Darkhorse
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Not_purple_s2
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 06:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Buell Frame Pucks and Darkhorsemoto Axle Sliders!
Never leave home without them.

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2008xb12scg
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 06:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I looked at the sliders at cycle gear (don't know the name) And didn'ty like them compared to Dark horse. I got the dark horse ones and was pleased with the fit and quality. took maybe a minute or two to put on and look stock.
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Skully
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 09:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hi Marcus,

We have sliders designed specifically for your Buell, not adapted from another bike. They've been proven to work time and time again. We also have sliders to fit any budget. If you have any questions, just drop us a line.

Keith
DarkHorseMoto, LLC
Protecting and Propelling Buell Motorcycles
http://www.darkhorsemoto.com
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Jeffroj
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Niceguyeddy,
I got stealth sliders from Skully, they're high quality and look awesome, I reccommend.

Anyways, looking at Not_purple_s2's ground-up slider, has anyone gone down with the stealth sliders? If so, did the stealth sliders have enough meat to fully protect the swingarm?
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Rah7777777
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dark Horse Moto is the ONLY way to go!

Great price, great service........

DON'T go with the LSL CRAP! the ones i had used an expandable rubber sleeve to hold them in, Dark Horse is a solid rod through the axle, which is a MUST if you are going to use the spools on a stand.

I actually just installed the Dark Horse sliders a couple weeks back after selling my LSL and the fit and finish is superb!!!!
And using the spools on the stand are MUCH better than the universal stand pads. Nice and secure, no worry about sliding on the stand.

-Robert
www.xblights.com
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Chippy
Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

... and darkhorse helps keep this board alive.
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Ochoa0042
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 12:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

skully, the rear brake rearanger is a awesome modd.... does it work with the stock buell brake?

(Message edited by ochoa0042 on November 16, 2008)
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Valiant_duke
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 12:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Skully

I had just one question,
I bought a set of your swing arm sliders, and put them on an 05 xb9r.
There is a gap on the rear side, its not like the match up perfectly, just wondering if there is something I could do to make it perfectly flush, or if you have heard of this before.
Thanks
Alex
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Niceguyeddy
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 12:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A big thank you to all. It seems that the darkhorse sliders win out...now, which set(s) to get!?
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Niceguyeddy
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 02:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Kieth,stupid question? What's the difference between the stealth series and the composite series?
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Manimal
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 04:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah, Darkhorse Moto Rocks. Loving my Sliders. I suggest the ones with the lift grooves in them. Works really slick with a rear stand IMO. Go Skully!!!!!
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New12r
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 10:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am running a "used" (as in crashed) set of Dark Horse Moto sliders, I just put new paint on them and you cant tell they have been across the pavement!
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Skully
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 10:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wow! Thanks guys!

I'll address each question in turn:

...has anyone gone down with the stealth sliders? If so, did the stealth sliders have enough meat to fully protect the swingarm?
Check out our home page animation. The damaged slider you see there is a Stealth. There was no damage to the swing arm.

...the rear brake rearanger is a awesome modd.... does it work with the stock buell brake?
Unfortunately, no. The OEM Nissin caliper is too big to fit between the swing arm and the wheel.

There is a gap on the rear side, its not like the match up perfectly, just wondering if there is something I could do to make it perfectly flush, or if you have heard of this before.
This is the first time that I've heard of this. Can you shoot me a photo?

What's the difference between the stealth series and the composite series?
The Stealth Series are all aluminum and are designed to be low profile. The Composite Series are aluminum where strength is needed and Acetal Delrin where damage is likely to occur in a crash. The Delrin buttons are cheap and easily replaced.

Thanks,
Keith
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Ustorque
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the wife is getting me some sliders from DarkHorse for Xmas, i've never been so pumped for something i never hope to use.
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Skully
Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 11:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i've never been so pumped for something i never hope to use.

LOL
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Marko138
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'll throw in another endorsement for Dark Horse Moto sliders. Worth every penny! They saved my forks and swingarm when I went down.
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 01:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I love the Composite ones. Had them on my Uly, saved the bike from significant damage. Bike was still totaled, but until Dark Horse Moto comes out with a broken rear shock deflector I will have to manage : )





(Knick on fork was from before I got them!)





I touched all 4 in 1 wreck, do I get a prize?
: D
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2008xb12scg
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

you should!
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Niceguyeddy
Posted on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yikes, they don't look like off-road scuffs either! Again, I appreciate all the info. Will be hooking up with some Dark Horse Moto product soon. Thanks
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