madmanmaigret
Mad like crazy not angry
Maybe their "left" is looking at it from the front not sitting on the seat?.... my Fs6 sliders are un-equal lengths and the long one is clutch side.
Another frame slider question...
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Trouble
Junior Member
They were very clear in the instructions and even included some photos labelling which side of the bike is which.
Trouble
Junior Member
This is what T-Rex responded with:
John,
Thank you for the pictures. The instructions was what I thought I should be. But after looking at the scratches on the stator/clutch, I think making the left slider a little longer would not hurt. As far as the upper cowl, bar end, the lever, rear handle, I don't think any frame sliders would help. You may need the bar end sliders, the the fork sliders and swingarm sliders for those. The reason I say this b/c in order for the upper cowl, bar end and lever to clear the ground in a low side, The sliders have to be long or possibly 5" or longer. I found that the longer the sliders the weaker they become and tend to bend in a low side therefore causing more damage than shorter sliders. (think of what happen in a slide if you have foot-long frame sliders).
If you like I can send you a longer slider for the left side. Please let me know.
Thank you for your understanding,
Tom
I know this is a long shot, but has anyone else low sided on the left side with frame sliders and have photos to prove the damage? There were some great shots of a right side low side showing minimal damage. His right side cowl didn't even look damaged...
John,
Thank you for the pictures. The instructions was what I thought I should be. But after looking at the scratches on the stator/clutch, I think making the left slider a little longer would not hurt. As far as the upper cowl, bar end, the lever, rear handle, I don't think any frame sliders would help. You may need the bar end sliders, the the fork sliders and swingarm sliders for those. The reason I say this b/c in order for the upper cowl, bar end and lever to clear the ground in a low side, The sliders have to be long or possibly 5" or longer. I found that the longer the sliders the weaker they become and tend to bend in a low side therefore causing more damage than shorter sliders. (think of what happen in a slide if you have foot-long frame sliders).
If you like I can send you a longer slider for the left side. Please let me know.
Thank you for your understanding,
Tom
I know this is a long shot, but has anyone else low sided on the left side with frame sliders and have photos to prove the damage? There were some great shots of a right side low side showing minimal damage. His right side cowl didn't even look damaged...
Tailgate
Senior Member
Trouble: It's good that, at least, T-rex returns correspondence...although I'm still not convinced that the longer slider belongs on the right side. "Tom" similarily responded to me about my bolt length story. I consider it very good customer service whenever there is a real-person response and not some boilerplate, canned, pre-fab response. Thanks Trouble for posting the response!
Yamahahauler
Junior Member
Why not make them the same length for both sides? If a long one is good on one side why would it not be good on the other? I do see where the fork, bar end and swingarm sliders would be of great benefit as well. I am sitting here wondering to myself would all of this combined keep the very expensive engine cases off the ground.
