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K-Gr. · 01-27-2012, 05:27 AM

They do. At parking speed they work miracles. Unfortunately at speed most of them can, and probably will, do some serious damage to the frame, even when the bike will just simply slide on the side.

I believe in such case one would be worried about own a*s, not the bike. But in the end, if they are not designed to bend (and most aren't!), it would be better not to have them at all...

Before spring comes i am planning to put some GIVI bars on my FZ. May not be the prettiest in the bunch, but hopefully they will do their job right (I do not wish to test it though

).

frmtbiker · 02-05-2012, 12:44 PM

So no radiator damage, amazing...

jumb5150 · 02-16-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by frmtbiker

So no radiator damage, amazing...

Nope, radiator is clean.

BDazzler · 02-22-2012, 01:51 PM

I have an FZ1 (I'm pretty sure the FZ8 and FZ1 can use the same sliders) and I'm a fan of the T-Rex sliders. The one's they have now are a little different than the set I bought in Oct 2010, but they are very simular. I'm never been down with them, but I've heard good things from some who have on FZ1's. I like the UHMW-PE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) rather than other materials because I think it will 'slide' better in a moving crash.

Glad the bike is ok and you avoided any injury. Everyone who rides has or will drop their bike. No worries.

mano1192 · 02-25-2012, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BDazzler

Glad the bike is ok and you avoided any injury. Everyone who rides has or will drop their bike. No worries.

Ditto glad your ok and bike is ok!

PS- BDazzler why you jinxing those of us who have never gone down!

**Camo** · 02-25-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BDazzler

I have an FZ1 (I'm pretty sure the FZ8 and FZ1 can use the same sliders) and I'm a fan of the T-Rex sliders. The one's they have now are a little different than the set I bought in Oct 2010, but they are very simular. I'm never been down with them, but I've heard good things from some who have on FZ1's. I like the UHMW-PE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) rather than other materials because I think it will 'slide' better in a moving crash.

Glad the bike is ok and you avoided any injury. Everyone who rides has or will drop their bike. No worries.

Those sliders look great and have an awesome price tag! Any chance they are sold anywhere else that may ship to Australia?

02-22-2012, 01:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
BDazzler Pillion Bike: 2007 Colbalt Blue FZ1 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: East Cent IL Posts: 11 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I have an FZ1 (I'm pretty sure the FZ8 and FZ1 can use the same sliders) and I'm a fan of the T-Rex sliders. The one's they have now are a little different than the set I bought in Oct 2010, but they are very simular. I'm never been down with them, but I've heard good things from some who have on FZ1's. I like the UHMW-PE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) rather than other materials because I think it will 'slide' better in a moving crash. Glad the bike is ok and you avoided any injury. Everyone who rides has or will drop their bike. No worries. __________________ 2007 FZ1 Cobalt Blue \| Fire Dragon Brothers Full Lenght Adjustable Levers in Gold with Black Adjusters \| Corbin seat \| T-Rex Frame Sliders \| Rifle Touring Windshield \| Tank Cover

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02-05-2012, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
frmtbiker Pillion Bike: 2011 FZ8 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Black Hills, SD Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So no radiator damage, amazing...