neither. use case covers or case savers. i've never seen anyone at the track using race rails. i've also personally seen frame sliders fold over on impact and immediately become completely useless.
remember; you're not looking to protect your fairings with these. you're looking to minimize damage so you can limp your bike home/pits. you can't go anywhere when all your oil is on the ground.
^100% what they said. Don't even waste your time looking at any No-cut frame sliders, they will do exactly as S3aturnR mentioned, fold up becoming useless and potentially causing more harm.
Not necessarily..it always depends on the kind of drop your bike goes through...sometimes it's for the worst, sometimes it's for the best.
My oil pump cover cracked cause i had sliders, so because of the angle it hit the case right at the edge where the clutch adjustment holds on to. I was ***ed for a month lol.
I'm a fan of rails, which is to say my last bike came with them, and I don't hate them. Frame sliders aren't the end all be all, but they don't always fold up on impact either. We have tons of bikes come through the tech bay with frame sliders that have clearly been thoroughly tested by the bikes owner and held up well. The problem is, they are designed to grind down and allow the bike to slide without binding and causing it to flip. With this in mind, even a smooth low-side at speed will most likely damage the stater cover and other engine casings which is a much bigger issue than fairings.
Rails are an option, but may not be the best option.
Pros: a lot of rails come with a puck style slider and extend out far enough that damage might be minimal in the event of a low-side. They are also fairly inexpensive and made by various companies.
Cons: if the puck/slider grinds down to the point that the rail makes contact with the street, it could cause your bike to flip.
Also, please understand that there is a huge difference between a race rail and a stunt cage! Stunt cages should never be used except for parking lot rides at low speed for stunting. If you go down at speed with a stunt cage, your bike is going to tumble and flip.
A race rail should only have two points of contact, and sit horizontally on the side of your bike. A vertical bar equals stunt cage.
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