| Call them crash protectors, crash
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| | long, through-the-engine mounting bolt.
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| bobbins, fairing protectors or frame
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| | This method is by far the strongest
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| sliders, all these products ultimately
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| | available as impact forces are allowed
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| seek to do one thing - protect your
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| | to be distributed over a much larger
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| expensive bodywork or the essential and
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| | area.
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| often expensive structural parts of your
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| | This is also the second more costly
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| motorcycle from damage in the even of a
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| | design as these long bolts are quite
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| fall or tip-over. The frame slider
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| | expensive
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| concept is as old as the proverbial
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| | to manufacture. The design must be
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| 'crash bar' and today there are as many
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| | structurally strong enough not to break
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| designs and brands as there are models of
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| | off
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| bikes. The proliferation of these types
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| | when encountering the various types of
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| of products testify to the success of the
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| | impact forces but not so strong that
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| idea of providing a sacrificial item to
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| | these
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| absorb some of the damage in the event of
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| | forces would be transmitted entirely to
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| a fall. We are by no means experts on
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| | and damage the considerably more costly
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| this concept nor were we the first to
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| | frame mounting points. In other words
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| come
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| | you want to sacrifice your slider before
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| up with it, but in this article we hope
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| | your
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| to provide you with an unbiased view so
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| | fairing and then your frame in that
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| that you can make an informed decision
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| | order. It's a delicate balance and there
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| when you're ready to put down your hard
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| | is no sure
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| earned cash.Cost:Cost of the frame
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| | way to ensure that any one design will
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| sliders must be appropriate to the items
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| | accomplish this desired goal.Frame Slider
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| that they are designed to
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| | Material:The choice of material used for
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| protect. Price is not necessarily the
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| | the frame slider should be a balance of
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| best indicator of quality. Poorly
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| | the following
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| designed frame
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| | 3 requirements:Abrasion Resistance - the
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| sliders made of the nicest shiniest
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| | material should be hard enough to be
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| materials may not serve their purpose as
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| | able to slow the bike down in a slide
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| well as
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| | and not be totally worn down to the bolt
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| well designed but less 'bling'
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| | half
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| ones.Mounting Configurations:The frame
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| | way through a slideStructural Strength -
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| slider must be designed to mount securely
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| | the material should be strong but not
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| onto a strong enough part of
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| | brittle and snap off too
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| the motorcycle so that impact forces can
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| | easily on impactEnergy Absorption-the
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| be adequately distributed or absorbed.
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| | material used should have some energy
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| Here are some popular mounting
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| | absorbing
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| configurations.Fairing Mounted Frame
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| | properties but not be so hard that all
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| SlidersSliders that mount onto the
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| | impact forces are transmitted to the
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| fairing with small fairing screws may
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| | mounting
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| provide some
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| | points or fasteners (solid steel or
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| protection in a minor tip-over but offer
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| | aluminum materials are examples of
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| very minimal protection in a slide.
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| | non-energy
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| These
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| | absorbing materials).Most high quality
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| sliders are not generally recommended
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| | frame sliders today are made of some kind
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| for serious riders.Frame Mounted Sliders
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| - DirectThe most popular and viable
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| | of nylon or other for energy absorption
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| mounting option is directly to a selected
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| | and with aluminum inserts for
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| strong point
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| | strengthening
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| of the frame. Sliders with this design
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| | of the fastening points. The range of
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| offer the most protection and impact
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| | nylon types, with different levels of
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| force
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| | abrasion
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| distribution. The installation of this
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| | resistance and "brittleness" used is
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| type of slider often require modification
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| | also quite varied.Fasteners and
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| of the
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| | Components:Quality of materials used,
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| fairing and in some cases like the Honda
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| | aesthetics and quality of workmanship
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| VFR800, as extreme as requiring the
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| | should also be
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| modification of the coolant bottle. For
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| | considered when choosing the right frame
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| this reason, many choose the first or the
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| | slider for your bike.
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| | Look for high quality anodized steel
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| third option as fairing modification can
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| | bolts. Black non-coated bolts will rust
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| at times be quite intimidating. This
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| | in a
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| option is
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| | week or less depending where you live.
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| the most popular for serious
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| | Stainless steel washers between your
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| sportsriders, amateur and
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| | steel
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| semi-professional racers
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| | bolts and aluminum inserts in the slider
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| alike as they provide the best
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| | also reduce potential corrosion problems.
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| protection for the money. One other thing
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| to consider
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| | Socket head cap screws offer the
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| when choosing these types of sliders is
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| | smallest footprint allowing for a thicker
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| where they will be mounted to.Many
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| | and
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| models of sportbikes offer several
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| | stronger slider dimensions and are
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| places to mount them, frame slider
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| | generally much more expensive then
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| manufacturers all have their personal
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| | regular
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| reasons for choosing the mounting
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| | hex-head screws. Nyloc lock nuts where
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| location
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| | applicable are another added safety
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| for theirs and many of them make that
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| | feature. True, these are all minor
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| choice for the wrong reasons. An example
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| | considerations in the overall scheme of
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| is
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| | things but
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| cost - a location that offers a two
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| | they all add up to the cost of
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| short bolt mounting location is cheaper
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| | manufacturing. One last thing to
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| than one
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| | remember is to
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| using a long through the engine bolt
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| | always try to use some form of thread
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| choice. The former being a much weaker
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| | lock compound like Loctite and to
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| location. If you own an SV650 you will
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| | properly
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| know what we mean. Another choice is the
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| | torque the mounting bolts to the
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| | manufacturer's recommendations. If
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| use of a bracket so that cutting of the
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| | you're not
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| fairing is avoided - see below (Frame
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| | sure check out our torque reference
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| Mounted Frame Sliders-Through-Engine
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| | guide.CONCLUSION:Where does that leave
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| Bolts).Frame Mounted Sliders -
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| | you the consumer? Well, we all don't
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| In-DirectTo address some of the concerns
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| | want to think about the
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| owners may have about modification of the
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| | day when we will be able to justify the
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| | purchase of frame sliders. The reality
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| fairing, some manufacturers have opted
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| | is that
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| for a design that allows for the slider
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| | as long as bikes have only two wheels,
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| to
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| | you can expect them to fall over sooner
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| mount onto an offset bracket that then
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| | or
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| mounts onto the frame. This offset
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| | later. Frame sliders are one of the
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| introduces a whole new set of variables
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| | surest and least expensive ways to ensure
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| into the mix. Depending on the degree of
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| | some
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| | protection for the expensive or
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| the offset, impact forces now include
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| | sometimes irreplaceable parts of your
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| amplified torque stresses which will be
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| | bike. After all
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| applied
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| | some protection is still better than
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| to the frame mounting points. Offset
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| | none. Think about broken rear brake
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| brackets will need to be of beefier
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| | levers, gear
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| construction, but not so beefy as to
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| | shifters or even worse - punctured
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| stay intact during an impact while
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| | radiators or coolant bottles, when you're
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| severely
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| | miles
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| damaging the frame mounting points.
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| | from civilization. The rule is the same
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| This is often the most costly type of
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| | in our opinion no matter what you're
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| slider
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| | spending your money on - buy the best
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| configuration as most brackets require
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| | you can afford and don't be afraid to ask
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| ingenious CNC work and design. In some
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| situations employment of a bracket is a
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| | the manufacturer why their product is
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| calculated risk, in others it is just not
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| | better than the plethora of other brands
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|
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| | available out there. Any good
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| feasible. No cut sliders are attractive
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| | manufacturer will be very clear about
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| to most bikers so do your homework and
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| | what
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| ask
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| | differentiates their products form
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| the manfacturer questions before you buy
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| | others so that you will be able to make
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| them.Frame Mounted Frame
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| | the correct
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| Sliders-Through-Engine BoltsThe third
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| | purchase decision.Author is the
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| mounting option found only on certain
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| | manufacturer and distibutor for US based
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| models of bikes like the Suzuki
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| | frame slider and accessories
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| DL1000 Vstrom, TL1000S, SV650 and Ducati
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| | company.
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| models of bikes allow for use of the
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