Sorry for not explaining properly. If both the slider and the plane of the hole are at right angles when the fairing is in place on the bikethen no problem. However on my bike the plane of the fairingnot at 90 degrees to the horizontal slider thus the effective size of the hole becomes smaller. Take a washer, tilt away fromvertical and try and get a horizontal bolt thru. As you tip thewasher further awayfrom vertical, the hole becomes increasingly smaller to the horizontal bolt. Regardless it sounds as if we were both successful in installing our sliders thanks to the original How To.

 

That is an awesome and entirely simple idea...why the hell didn't i think of that a long long time ago. I knew there was a reason I was part of this forum.

 

Got the Vortex sliders,and after reading this definitive guide... Put the bike on the lift,hooked up a laser to a camera tripod, anddrilled frame slider holes in the fairings. Thanks for the guide, the holes are EXACT and they look like they came out of thefactory thatway.

 

Glad to see that this thread has been so helpful.

 

+1 Saved me a few bucks.
Thanks kiggy.

 

A real man would buy a laser strong enough to just burn the holes out and say screw the hole-saw.

I'm just saying...

 

I just installed my sliders and the left side (while sitting on bike) sticks out about 1/2inch further than the other side... is this right? I couldnt have reversed the slider bases could I have? only one of the bases would actually fit into the pinch lock dealy on the right side of the bike (brake side)

 

Interesting write-ups. I'm curious...how much does a dealer usually charge to install frame sliders?

 

Great idea! Just ordered my sliders!
Thanks

 

At the risk of saying wish I had thought of that - I did. Back in 2003 after I purchased my RR. I shared the process on several board in the US.
Using the BD laser level is an excellent touch. Initially I simply taped a $10 laser pointer to my Camera tripod.
One word of caution for those using this method. Once you have removed the fairing and aligned the laser dot with the centre of the engine bolt, you have the exact location. When you place the side fairing back on the bike to make a mark for drilling, make sure the fairing is secured at all points. Do not simply attach the top fairing screws and let the fairing hang. This will result in the fairing hole being off and you will need to make the hole larger with a dremel to get it back on over the slider. Not pretty.
Also before cutting the fairing with the hole saw, put masking tape all around where the hole will be cut to prevent any burring on the visible surface.
Finally, if you can find them, I saw a bike that had added collars to the holes and it looked sweet. The guy found round collars normally used in computer desks where the cables are run through - looked very professional. My 2 cents.