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Barkandbite
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

All:

You'll be happy to know that I took a vote. Called everyone I know.

I'm going to take my bike to the top of a hill tomorrow, duct tape the throttle to 3/4 open, get off, jam it into gear, and send it flying.

I'll take pictures. You'll all be happy then!

.

See that above? It's a point. Look quickly as it appears that some of you continue to miss it as it goes by...

I got the damned things as a gift. I wanted to see what they looked like and how they fit. I thought the rest of you would too.

Ferchrissakes...you'd think my name was Corey and I was trying to sell you a stack and a plastic nipple! : )

I thank you all again for your concern. You're all telling me what I already know.

This ends my public service announcement.

Consider this thread closed.

I'll take pictures of my C/F sliders when they get here, you all just have to promise not to tell me they're going to cause my rear wheel bearings to disintegrate.

; )

CHris
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Socoken
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i think some of you are being too hard on those things.

if you go down on the left hard enough to tear the threads out of the cases, im thinking 220 for a new primary will be needed with or without those sliders. and am i the only one that thinks stripped out threads can be fixed short of a whole new set of cases? there are people out there, or so ive heard, that can weld aluminum, so no doubt the primary could be fixed as well.

having protectors that mount to the engine isnt so bad, after all, the engine is bolted to the frame, sooooo......

i find it very hard to believe that those things will cause more damage than they will prevent. then again, im just guessing. then again, so is everyone else.
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Barkandbite
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

<sarcasm> Dude, the cases are made of unobtanium. They can't be repaired. Ever. </sarcasm>

See post above.

Besides, if I drop my bike, the following commercial is sure to air on national television:

Damage from dropping your bike without frame sliders...$1000

Damage from dropping your bike with LSL crash pads...$3500

Cost to repair ego and having to put up with wife's "I told you so's"...PRICELESS.

Chris
I oughta be in Marketing...
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

B&B welcome to the helpful advice club...been there done that. I like your LSL's and for what you plan, I don't think they would be a problem at all. You did state it was for a parkinglot fall or a lowspeed fall. I would seriously think the bolts would snap off long before you actually pulled the threads out of the case. And if it hits hard enough to do that (pull the threads out)...then your probably looking at more damage then what the CF's would protect by themselves anyways.
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420at145mph
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ortega: blue
barky: they are aluminium right?
uh wont they just plain break off at high speeds or bend? i seriously doubt theyd do any damage to the case
"You'll be happy to know that I took a vote. Called everyone I know.

I'm going to take my bike to the top of a hill tomorrow, duct tape the throttle to 3/4 open, get off, jam it into gear, and send it flying.

I'll take pictures. You'll all be happy then! "
DUDE!!! THATD BE SO COOL!!! i shoulda done that with my honda

edited by 420at145mph on June 30, 2004
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Koz5150
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 04:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Don't listen to the whiners!!! All I heard about when I put a forcwinder intake on my 2002 M2 was that I was going to rip half my motor apart if I crashed on the right side of my bike. 7,500 miles and the bike still runs and looks pretty good. If you plan on dropping your ride, maybe you should be driving a car! I like the bobbins, screw the haters.... Let them drop their own bikes however they choose.
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Bads1
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 07:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Spoken from a guy that learned the hard way buying orange tires LOL.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

I'll take pictures of my C/F sliders when they get here, you all just have to promise not to tell me they're going to cause my rear wheel bearings to disintegrate.




Nah man, they will cause your roller bearings to flat spot!

As for the forcewinder, I witnessed (whimper) a fantastically beautiful 98 S1 high side recently. It came down HARD on the forcewinder side, and slid a good 5 to 10 feet, digging a groove of asphalt the whole way. They had to pull asphalt out of the forcewinder (the filter was of course destroyed).

Not only did I not see any major engine mount damage, but the forcewinder itself looked possibly salvageble.

The S1 actually came out pretty well, but it really broke my heart to see such a beautiful bike horizontal and airborne.
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Trojan
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Any frame sliders are only any good in a low speed accident. If you have an accident at high speed it won't matter how many frame protectors you bolt on or what they are made of...You Will Have A Scrap Bike!

We have seen a good number of XB's written off by insurance companies in the UK because of minor dents in the frame/tank. If these just save a parking lot spill they have got to be worth it. Look at the shape of the bobbins and you'll see that a lot of thought has gone into these. They are designed to slide along the ground and not dig in like some others will.

If you look at a lot of Jap sportsbikes you'll notice that an awful lot have crash bobbins that bolt to the motor and not the frame, and you know how strong their alloy cases are (not!).
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R1DynaSquid
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 09:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Spoken from a guy that learned the hard way buying orange tires LOL

Good one Dana..you are definitely getting the hang of this now: D

BTW..look how low that slider is mounted on the primary side, the bike would still end up hitting the frame.
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Raraf
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

LSL makes some bobbins for the swingarm and handlebars too. Anybody know the part numbers and who sells em?
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Glitch
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the bike would still end up hitting the frame.
Probably not on an R. The fairing stays saves the Rs frame. Shred A friend of mine looped a wheelie and the bike slid down the parking lot.
The only sliders he had were on the swing arm. No frame damage at all. The S is a different story.
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Darthane
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 05:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ehh...got news for you, that magnesium fairing support snaps pretty easily (all things relative), so in even a minor wreck the fairing isn't going to stop the frame from hitting the ground. I got lucky and most of my bike hit dirt/gravel instead of the asphalt.
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Jasonblue
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 05:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey now, I was just pokin a little fun.

I was actually just gonna stick a ball off flubber on each side, so if the bike goes down it'll just bounce right back on up.
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Dcmortalcoil
Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 05:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jasonblue,

I think you are onto something. What about mounting a ball so that it can freely rotate.
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