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Old 09-26-2012, 07:15 PM
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Default Put on my frame sliders today! *Pics*

Was a crappy day today so I decided to put on my Woodcraft Sliders. Wasn't as bad as I thought, all said and done about 2 hours start to finish (with cleanup). Made the hole a little bigger because I plan to line the opening to give it a more finished edge.

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Old 09-26-2012, 07:20 PM
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Nice job! Looks good.
 
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Old 09-26-2012, 07:23 PM
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i have short sliders on too. i dropped my bike but it was on the grass and the frame slider saved it oh yea!
 
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Very nice! Have been contemplating doing this myself. What did you use to cut the holes if I may ask? They look great.
 
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^^ I'm guessing a hole saw. I used a hole saw and it came out just as nice. Cut slow, and tape it up.
 
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Old 09-27-2012, 09:56 AM
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Thanks for the info!
 
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^^ I'm guessing a hole saw. I used a hole saw and it came out just as nice. Cut slow, and tape it up.
Ditto.

I like the red, Inknsteel.
 
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Old 09-27-2012, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by roos
Very nice! Have been contemplating doing this myself. What did you use to cut the holes if I may ask? They look great.
1-3/4 hole saw is the perfect size.
 
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Thanks all!

And yes, I tapped it up with blue painters tape, went in reverse to score it a little then forward. Hole is really clean but I think the grommet would just give it a nice edging.

Also I didn't use the laser level technique. I put on the slider base without the puck, put the fairing back in place and screwed in the screw closest to the slider, gave it a few pushes, took off the fairing and it left a perfect indentation in the foam of the slider.
 
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Old 09-27-2012, 07:07 PM
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I used a 2 1/8" for mine. You got woodcraft sliders gotcbr? The 2" that they recommend looked small thats why I went a little bigger, plus gives me some room for the fuel line grommet.
 


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