i been making a list of sliders i am going to get when i get my bike 07. i am going to get vortex fram sliders, motovation front axle sliders, probley a shogun spool slider, woodcraft stator cover slider, but who makes a rear axle slider? i thought i saw them before but i cant find. is it the same as the front? is there such thing as a rear axle slider or is that a swing arm spool?

 

wait i found some on motovation site. sorry...

 

I would recommend you get the shogun crash kit, it will save you a lot of money and comes with bar ends, axle spools, and no-cut frame sliders. I have it an its great. For the axle sliders go with the motovation for both the front and the rear, that should cover all your slide points, unless you want to go with a cage. This is the setup I have, less the cage, and its awesome, and looks good. The sliders also make for nice footrests if you dont want to be in the tuck all the time!

 

swingarm spools are the same spot as rear axle sliders right?

 

No.. Swingarm spools screw into that little female thread spot you have like two inches forward of your rear axle. The are for putting the back of the bike up with rear stands, etc... Rear Axle sliders bolt through the axle, and cover up your axle nuts, and act as sliders, much like your frame sliders do. You dont really need both, but it not gonna hut at all, I have both.

 

alright cool thanks for the help. i doubt i will get both but will go with rear axle sliders only. i cant wait to get my bike.

 

If you going to do just one, go with the spools. They will act as sliders and also offer you the ability to use a spooled rear stand, which is key for chain lubing and tightening, etc...

 

My first crash was a 70 mph lowside on the highway after hitting gravel. I had lightning performance frame sliders. Worked PERFECTLY. It saved my Rizoma front turnsignal and the left fairings. The tail was rashed up a little though.

My second crash was a 40 mph collision and the bike only slid for about 10-15 feet. I had Vortex frame sliders at the time and they ground down to just about nothing and completely ripped up the left side of the bike (which really didn't matter because the bike was a total loss). But I was very UNIMPRESSED with the durability of the Vortex sliders from such a short slide..

I went with Lightning Performance again for my new 07 after seeing how well they held up during my first crash. I don't want to say that they're no-cuts, but they have a very thick spacer to space them out about and inch to avoid the fairing. I haven't seen anyone actually install regular sliders onto an 07/08 yet because they would cut off the top of the lower faring completely with the way it's setup.

And installation was about 5 minutes once the fairings were removed (which took about 10 minutes)

 

pic of motivation axle slider....havent put the to the test yet....but the finish and quality is apparent.

 

Hmmm.. Interesting info there Fox... Maybe I should scrap my vortex's and grab something a little more durable. I have the motovation fork and axle sliders on there already, as well as the vortex sliders, bar ends, and spools... Might be changing thats stuff now!