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Iman501
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I was just wasting time on ebay to see what i could find, and i came across some axel sliders.

to me they simply look like a set of bolts long enough for both axels, and then skate board wheels for the sliders themselves.

so who's to say we cant go to menards and pick up long enough bolts, and then run to the local skate shop and get some wheels to make DIY sliders?
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Etennuly
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Seen that done successfully many times over the years.
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Iman501
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

yay!......so much for me thinking i had an original idea lol
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Terrys1980
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would buy the wheels first and bring to the hardware store to ensure you get the proper size all thread rod.
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Greg_e
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would not use skate wheels, they are way too soft and will catch on the pavement and flip the bike causing WAY more damage.

Nothing it stopping you from buying a foot or aluminum or delrin rod and cutting and drilling with hand tools.
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 05:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Skate board wheels work fine.

Used Ricta Chrystal for years on my XB12SR.

Didn't crash it too often: didn't want to scratch up my wheels.


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Iman501
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm loving that orange Jon! : )

is there a certain size diameter bolt i should get, or will any work as long as the length is correct, seeing as I'll tighten it down to where the bolt wont be moving around

(i do understand that the thicker the stronger)
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Dfishman
Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 07:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just get the hardest skate wheels.That is what I use on my Supermoto.........and have tested them out a few times.They slide good!
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Gunut75
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

....I wanna supermoto!............
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Dfishman
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 12:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

By far the most fun I ever had on a motorcycle.I'm 16 years old everytime I get on it.


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Kdogshirow
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I always wanted one of those...
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)



mine are a set of skate wheels but I bought them on ebay as a kit that a guy was making and selling for the xb bikes. They look easy to make but I bought it in the kit just for the simple fact that I did not have to do all of the guess work of figureing out the right lenths for the threaded rods and what not.
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Gunut75
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 12:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Dfishman...................Your Tard is awesome!!!
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Dfishman
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 08:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Gunut75...It makes about the same HP as a Sportster & weighs 200lbs less.It now has a bigger gas tank & I fabbed some peg sliders.I need to work on the seat.Them 200 mile days are tough on the butt.
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Tbolt_pilot
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 10:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Found these spools at Harbor Freight Tools for $5. Used threaded rod, couplers, and bolts to mount. Not too much trouble to fit.


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Gunut75
Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 - 11:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A Tard is my next step!
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Xoptimizedrsx
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 02:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Tbolt thats a nice find...
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 06:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

501 -
You need to get the bearings that fit into the skateboard wheels for proper fitting to a bolt.
And a couple of body washers to space the skate board wheels away from the fork ends.

you can just use a threaded rod that fits snuggly into the skate board wheel bearings, but the ends don't look too tidy, especially when the rod starts to rust.

I used stainless bolts, polished the heads, and had an
aluminum threaded coupler in the middle.

But that's just me.



Looks like this:
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OK?
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Here is a cross section showing the bearings, the skateboard wheels, and the axle.


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Note very clear, but I hope it might help a little.
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Iman501
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 07:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

thanks Jon! i like the bolt idea better than a threaded rod, Do you by chance remember what length bolts you used? (if not I can just measure)
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 03:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

501 -
Only thing I remember about the lengths is that I guessed wrong the first time.

Luckily my hardware store is only about a half a mile away, and lets me return anything that doesn't fit.

I sold the bike, so I can't measure anything.

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Swordsman
Posted on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If anyone had a problem with the skate wheel design "catching" and flipping the bike, I would imagine the culprit is more likely the bolt head after the skate wears down just a bit. Pointy steel things do tend to snag.

~SM
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Iman501
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 01:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

alright thanks anyway Jon, you've been a lot of help!!!

now to find some time to do it...
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Fahren
Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 02:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used threaded rod, and I stuck a piece of hose tubing (can't remember what fit best)to take up the slack between the rod and the hole thru the axle. I bought a length of Delrin rod and cut, drilled the pieces.

Didn't American Sport Bike buy all the DHM sliders? They have great, economical ones, too.
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