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Originally Posted by z06boy
Yea I've heard of people going down and they did work and some like you say they don't work...pretty much like everything else...especially when listening to all of the experts on the internet. 
I agree with you on what they were designed for...maybe I'll change them later...maybe I won't.
I've owned several sportbikes and never even had frame sliders on any of them until now so I'm still better off than I have been in the past. Yes I've dropped bikes and never bent the frame even without the sliders...just hurt the plastic...levers and signals...been lucky I guess.  |
I guess it all depends on how you drop the bike. Drop it with any force and those things won't work as true frame sliders. But don't worry, I didn't believe the internet experts either. I didn't want to hassle with cutting my plastics and figured the no-cut frame sliders would work just as well. Then I dropped my bike on the track and had to see for myself what those POS no-cut sliders are good for, which is nothing. Had to buy a new fairing and repair the frame. So, it's completely up to you what you do. After all, it's your bike.