whats up guys. does anyone have pictures of frame sliders on their f4? i was looking into getting some no cut frame sliders but i may condsider getting some that require cutting of fairing. anyone have vortex sliders? post some pics people. thanks for the help

 

I have the vortex frame sliders. I don't have any close up pics, but I hope these help.





How I did it was I removed the side fairing and put the slider base on. I covered it with chalk and put the fairing back on. I pushed the fairing against the slider base and it left a chalk outline against the inside of the fairing. I drilled a pilot hole from the inside out then taped up the fairing on the outside and drilled out the hole. The whole process only took about 30 min.

 

I don't have any pictures but will try to post some. I have the no cut frame sliders and they protected my bike when some one ran into it in a parking lot and knocked it over on the right side. They saved my front fairing from getting any damage and they held up quite well, I was pleasantly surprised on how well they protected my F4. When I got them I didn't think they would hold up to anything, but they're pretty strong. I got them from E bay for about $60.00 and I didn't have to cut holes in my newly painted fairings.

 

Don't get no-cut sliders, they rarely work as well as the kind you have to cut your fairings for.

 

ya if you read around people say that no cuts dont do a thing when laying it over while moving. just not strong enough.

 

no cuts suck, they suck even worse for the F4/i.

 

Its hard to see but they are there. I did mine similar to cwmc, except I just screwed the bolt into the mount where it needed to go and put the fairing back and let the screw impression in the foam of the side fairing mark my center spot. then I drilled a pilot hole from the back and then proceeded to drill out the rest from the front. I hit it the edge of the hole with some sandpaper and viola!



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Here's my sliders -- they're short, but did the job when by kick stand sunk into the ground.

 

thanks guys for all the help and the detailed pics. i really appreciate it. i think when i get some it will defintely be the cut sliders.

 

sae...what did you put around the edge of the hole you cut out for the sliders? looks pretty good.

G