eparisien
Junior Member
What do I look for when buying sliders? Is there a certain make to veer away from, are they all made of the same material, what's the average cost of these (Canadian dollar)? Thanks.
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What do I look for when buying sliders? Is there a certain make to veer away from, are they all made of the same material, what's the average cost of these (Canadian dollar)? Thanks.
Things to look out for - make sure they have a metal insert.
After much searching, I bought OES sliders last week. To me they look as good as the Motovation, but they are a LOT cheaper ($38 plus $8 shipping to my house, don't know about Canada.) You have your choice of diameters (1.75\" or 2\",44.5 mm or 51 mm) and a rounded or angled cut on the outside edge. I ordered on Wednesday, August 27, they were received Friday, August 29. They seem to be quite high quality, the only slight negative is that they supply hex head bolts (of the same 10.9 strength as the stock bolts) instead of the allen socket head bolts.
Thanks! Any recommendation on source of vendors?
Stay away from Shogun unless you find some that are listed as extended length. I have Shogun sliders now and I feel they are not adequate in length to protect the bike. I plan on getting some Motivation sliders during the winter to mount before spring.
Most are made of Delrin ( DuPont Heritage: Delrin® ) from Dupont. Cheaper ones are made of less than quality plastics. For the FZ6, a set will almost always have a longer slider for the clutch or left side of the bike. As stated, metal inserts or posts for the pucks are almost a must.
One thing I've never checked on though... has anyone gotten sliders where you *know* you can order a single replacement puck should the need arise?
sirisaac - how are the threads on the bolts they sent you? I would love to find a cheaper alternative to the motovation sliders (which I currently have). If I have to replace the sliders, not too crazy about paying anouter $100 for the sliders :\
Uncaged Sliders haven't been mentioned yet. I saw some folks get pretty good results from them after, uh, incidents so I picked up a pair a while back. I like 'em.
Does anyone know if the Motovation (or other) sliders will work with the full fairing? Not too keen on spending $ on something I can't use..
Image of the bike with full fairing:
2008 FZ6 Grand Tour S2 ABS
FYI, I still have the stock short screen, and no top box.. Makes for a sporty look imo.
Nice and sexy fairings. Looking at the picture, it doesn't look like you will be able to use them unless you drill a hole into the fairing to get to the engine mount.