Will post pics later. Its night. wont be able to take pics till the morning.
So dropped my 08 r6 for the first time. sucks cause i was at a stand still at a gas station. leaned a bit and the bike tipped. retarded way to drop a bike but it happens. And i know it will happen again int he future.....so I have 2 questions.
1) Time to get frame sliders. I learned my lesson. Is there a difference in frame sliders? are 1 better than another? A link to frame sliders for sale would help. Not sure which one to get.
2) Only Noticeable one are a big patch of scratches and chipped paint or whatever on the fairing that has the "yamaha" logo. damage is above the "yamaha" logo on the right side. So my question is. How do i fix this. I know I will drop the bike again probably in the future but for now i would like to fix this. Do you buff this? repaint? im not sure how the scratches are fixed on the r6 fairing.
Re: Dropped bike for the first time....have Questions
Frame sliders are a good idea...just keep in mind, the intended purpose is to protect the frame, not the plastics. Will it minimize plastic damge, sure.
I went with the woodcraft "cut" sliders, which have proven to be a great investment. Some folks don't like to cut into the plastics, but it is worth it.
As far as the damage, buff it and maybe put a little touch up. Scratches make a good conversation piece and build character. Don't worry about it, it happens to the best of us.
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Originally Posted by mgossel
Frame sliders are a good idea...just keep in mind, the intended purpose is to protect the frame, not the plastics. Will it minimize plastic damge, sure.
I went with the woodcraft "cut" sliders, which have proven to be a great investment. Some folks don't like to cut into the plastics, but it is worth it.
As far as the damage, buff it and maybe put a little touch up. Scratches make a good conversation piece and build character. Don't worry about it, it happens to the best of us.
"Scratches make a good conversation piece and build character."
haha love it. thanks for the advice.
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Will post pics later. Its night. wont be able to take pics till the morning.
So dropped my 08 r6 for the first time. sucks cause i was at a stand still at a gas station. leaned a bit and the bike tipped. retarded way to drop a bike but it happens. And i know it will happen again int he future.....so I have 2 questions.
1) Time to get frame sliders. I learned my lesson. Is there a difference in frame sliders? are 1 better than another? A link to frame sliders for sale would help. Not sure which one to get.
2) Only Noticeable one are a big patch of scratches and chipped paint or whatever on the fairing that has the "yamaha" logo. damage is above the "yamaha" logo on the right side. So my question is. How do i fix this. I know I will drop the bike again probably in the future but for now i would like to fix this. Do you buff this? repaint? im not sure how the scratches are fixed on the r6 fairing.
Thanks for any help.
funny thing about frame sliders is; they have a tendency to punch holes in your engine block in low speed drops. consider, for a moment, how they are intended to be used; you're riding thru a corner, leaned over, knee down, the bike slides out from under you while the slider is only about 12 inches off the ground already and you slide. it won't save the fairings. it may save your case covers. the vertical impact of the slider to the ground is minimal.
you put a slider in the situation you had where you drop your bike from a standstill and it's likely to do more harm than good.
1) woodcraft frame sliders are generally considered the most effective. they are shorter, so they don't have as much of a chance to catch on something and send the bike tumbling. i have seen sliders save the day, i have seen them do almost nothing and i have seen them make things way worse. it's all in the type of "off" you have. no-cut sliders are generally considered damn near useless, unless you consider the aesthetic value of them. you may want to try to get case savers or woodcraft case covers as well. they help keep the oil in the bike in the event of a low-side.
2) bikes have a little character to them with a couple scratches. my advice; don't worry about it. it's not like it's a show bike.
good luck and don't worry too much about the small stuff. not too many riders can say they've never dinged-up a bike...
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Shoguns "cut version" are also great, tho you will need a dremel to make little modification to the left fairing. IMO it is much better option than "no cut" frame sliders.
Idk what kinda sliders he has but no way my cut woodcraft would do that. It'd have to bend the shit out of the frame for them to punch into block
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funny thing about frame sliders is; they have a tendency to punch holes in your engine block in low speed drops. consider, for a moment, how they are intended to be used; you're riding thru a corner, leaned over, knee down, the bike slides out from under you while the slider is only about 12 inches off the ground already and you slide. it won't save the fairings. it may save your case covers. the vertical impact of the slider to the ground is minimal.
you put a slider in the situation you had where you drop your bike from a standstill and it's likely to do more harm than good.
1) woodcraft frame sliders are generally considered the most effective. they are shorter, so they don't have as much of a chance to catch on something and send the bike tumbling. i have seen sliders save the day, i have seen them do almost nothing and i have seen them make things way worse. it's all in the type of "off" you have. no-cut sliders are generally considered damn near useless, unless you consider the aesthetic value of them. you may want to try to get case savers or woodcraft case covers as well. they help keep the oil in the bike in the event of a low-side.
2) bikes have a little character to them with a couple scratches. my advice; don't worry about it. it's not like it's a show bike.
good luck and don't worry too much about the small stuff. not too many riders can say they've never dinged-up a bike...
s3aturnr
Da fuq?
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Say what?
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Idk what kinda sliders he has but no way my cut woodcraft would do that. It'd have to bend the shit out of the frame for them to punch into block
This.
Woodcraft for the win. Leave the scuffs on there so you won't be so upset when you dump it again.
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