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I'm getting ready to purchase a set of Vortex Sliders for the RR and was checking installation points yesterday...it struck me that i may have to drill out portions of both the upper and lower fairings to make room...has anyone installed sliders yet??...did you have to work both halves to get 'em in there??

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Personally Certified Meng's Club Member
2003 Kawasaki Z1000

You're looking at the wrong spot. The bolt you will use is further down. Take another look and you'll find it. I thought the same thing at first...

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Sounds good 2fer...i figured that might be the case...what'd you use on your RR...how'd it turn out??

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Personally Certified Meng's Club Member
2003 Kawasaki Z1000

I haven't actually installed mine yet. I just looked it over last weekend to see how the install was going to go. I have the Vortex two piece sliders as well. I'll probably do it this weekend.

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You got the aluminum Vortex set then??...for $5 more i think that's what i'll go with.  Lemme know how the install goes.

Tom

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Personally Certified Meng's Club Member
2003 Kawasaki Z1000

I got this set with the black pucks: http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/59-VR-20

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That's exactly what i'm ordering from exactly where i'm ordering them from.  Keep me posted 2fer...thanks.

Tom

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Personally Certified Meng's Club Member
2003 Kawasaki Z1000

It looks like both of your sliders from kneedraggers are a straight through standard type frame sliders (shroom protectors). From what I can tell looks like you're going to have to cut through the fairing. In case you don't want to do that this is what I did.. I bought a pair of no cut sliders from LS6. Here's a similar model from a diff brand.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4551010749&category=34284

Although I haven't installed them I've seen where they go and it shouldn't be a problem. However since the sliders sit on a metal plate, and the metal plate attaches to the engine mountin bolt...makes me wonder if they'r weaker than your traditional sliders.

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-M3

Those types of sliders generally are weaker by nature of their location...i looked into those myself but opted for the old fashioned set...although i still haven't put 'em on...

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Personally Certified Meng's Club Member
2003 Kawasaki Z1000

There's been a fair amount of banter on this board as well as other RR boards regarding the No Cut vs the regular Cut type.

Remember you're not protecting the fairing, you're trying to protect the frame. Fairings are very cheap to replace compared to the cost of replacing the frame. Basically, if you bend the frame the whole bike is a write-off.  If you don't like the idea of cutting your OEM fairing invest in pattern replacements - get it spayed to whatever colour you desire and hang the OEM's in your garage or attic.

BTW, metal sliders often result in the slider "digging-in" to the pavement in a crash, then causing the bike to flip. Just a thought.

I installed Woodcraft on my '05, and yes you gotta cut the fairing - no problem. These are the best frame sliders I've ever owned. BTW, Eric Wood... the Wood in Woodcraft is a nat'l ranked racer. Wanna bet his product gets "Field Tested"?

Cheers

I just put on some Shogun no cut sliders last wednesday night.  Lo and behold the very next day I was riding...making a right hand turn going about 10-15....didn't notice a small pile of gravel pushed over from the cages...layed it down.  I was really pissed.  Especially since I have no money to get new farings.  But I fixed it up to were you can't even tell unless you look close at it.

The sliders worked real good though, I'm happy about the result of them.

Hope this helps

Well last night I dropped my bike on the right side doing a slow right hand turn. I was very tired and sh*t happens. Anyhow these no-cut sliders I have on my bike SAVED EVERYTHING...ok not everything but this is the extent of the damage on my bike...

1 - the long screw under the rider peg bent and broke with the screw inside the peg. However I've decided to take those long screws out of both pegs. I hear they knock you off your bike in a turn.

2 - 3 little pencil point dots where the paint chipped on the lower right fairing (yes I'm this meticulous)

-THATS IT!

I had originally listed my bar end but it was just dirty.

No scratches on the mirror, body works, front break lever, rear break pedal, etc.

I think these worked nicely (FS6) because they stick out pretty far, athough they may be weaker (no cut type)  and might not protect your plastics on a wipe out (I think they would do a decent job)... definetly worth the money. I've dropped bikes without frame sliders before and this experience has made me a believer in sliders, frame protectors, mushroom protectors, whatever name you want to give them.

So I would have to say for those looking for sliders...get what you think is best, but don't delay, who knows when your gonna drop your baby.

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-M3

Just to let everyone know. On the left side you run into one problem, which unfortunately happened to me. If you use no-cut sliders, the left side of the slider may bend far enough and cause a leak in your coolant system. My bike went vertical like a stoppie then hit on its left side. If it just gets dropped gently I would not see it being a problem. I would have rather cut the plastics and gotten straight though...live and learn.

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-M3

Anybody install Sato sliders? What did you use to cut the hole? How big did you cut the hole?

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I use a 2'' holesaw. To find the spot to drill, I put the bike on a rear stand, and remove the fairings. Then I have a camera tri-pod that I ziptie a laser pointer onto the top of. I point the laser at the bolt where the slider will be mounted, then I reinstall the fairings with all the bolts and the laser will point exactly where the hole needs to be drilled. I usually cover the area in masking tape, and mark the spot with a sharpie marker, remove the fairings and drill. Use light pressure, since the holesaw can grab any vinyl graphics and tear them around the edge. Install the sliders and remount the fairings. I usually slide a big 2" o-ring over the slider to clean it up a bit, but I've also used 2" furniture grommets to make it look nice..