Ducati Monster Forum

Who out there has these?
And tips in what to look out for brand,material etc?
Has any body been unfortunate and come off,did they work?
Cheers

T-Rex Racing sliders, Good price and good quality. Bought them because some people here recommended them. have ot yet installed them but the quality looks superb and great price.

I did see there web site when I did a search,but $50 for postage to Aus,keep my options open at the moment.
Thanks for the reply.

I had cycle cat sliders on a 2000 900ie. When I went down (cold road, cold brakes/bad tilt to the road)they did not help. They caught the road and flipped the bike, all this at less then ten miles per hour. I'm not saying they don't work, I'm just saying my frame got bent. I've got speedy motos now and am trying not to test them. They look great tho.

the Axljax sliders I put on my GF's 05 M620 are great and prevented damage when she lost footing a couple times and dumped the bike....

 http://www.axljak.com/ (http://www.axljak.com/)

I got mine from Motovation. Haven't had to test them yet. :)
http://www.motovationusa.com/mvstore/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=92 (http://www.motovationusa.com/mvstore/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=92)

R&G racing. Forks and frame slider saved my bike after a highside at the track.

Speedy moto have them on both monsters, they saved the 696 when the wife had to lay it down to avoid t-boning a car.

Thanks for the input so far guy's.
I have also heard that sometimes they do more damage then they do good.
But maybe the % of flipping your bike might be smaller than the low side,or drop that they save.

frame slider has saved my bike during a low side , trailer incident, bike stand failure, and being clipped by another rider.

the one on my monster is speedy moto and did a good job.  I don't know what is on my triumph s3 and it worked fine.

I have replaced the puck after the trailer incident as it took a lot of blow but was still intact.

Like you stated, the catch is if during a slide the frame slider catches a pot hole, then it will do more damage by flipping it.

had cyclecats on my 620, they worked very well when I had to cash in on them.

Speedymoto.  Thankfully I haven't tested them yet.

speedymoto frame sliders will go on every bike i ever own. they are the one thing that kept my bike from being totaled when I highsided and have saved it in numerous minor incidents.

the slider material they use secretes oil when it grinds down which helps it slide and both the mount for the puck and the bar that the mount attaches to (the portion that replaces your engine bolt) is much more sturdy than stock.


and FWIW, all instances where ive heard of bike flipping due to frame sliders were sub par sliders and/or accidents that would have totaled the bike anyway. sure you can find the rare instance where it could potentially be worse but thats like saying seat belts are a bad idea because you could get trapped in a burning car.

  The important thing with them is to keep your expectations reasonable. they aren't a magic forcefield that prevents all damage, if the bike goes down it is going to get hurt. framesliders just reduce the damage to the frame and by extension a good portion of the bike.

Seem's like Speedymoto are the go.
Thank's everyone for your input so far.
Cheers
[Dolph]

tassie
check the puck replacement cost before you purchase.
I have T-rex racing sliders on engine front and back axles.
Binned the bike in the Blue Mountains West of Sydney
Sliders saved the day , was able to ride home .If I had not had the axle sliders
the SS swingarm would of been ruined also calipers and rotors possible .
The replacement cost of the three pucks sent to me in Oz was only $50 all up.
Cheap and they arrived within 10 days. [thumbsup]

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These (if you have a 696/796/1100). They look amazing. I got them if you want more pics

^ I was wondering how the hell those things installed... that looks hot! how far out from the frame are they?

I'll go snap a pic for you gimme a few mins

Here's a couple
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They definitely look the best IMO but they make me a little nervous. When I got whacked off my bike in November and the bike went down pretty hard, the frame was untouched, without the sliders. Now I have the sliders on and I am wondering if in the same scenario they would somehow cause the front end of the frame to get damaged. Hopefully I never find out.

maybe it's just wide enough to keep the frame/case from hitting while letting the bars be sacrificial?

hmmm...

anywho, they do look good

Has any one got R&G teardrop or Lsl sliders?
They look a bit different to the typical round ones.

How do they do when the bike is actually crashed? 

IMO, looks are great, but i'd rather they perform their actual function.  FWIW, I've dumped speedymoto and fastbike slider equipped bikes with "good" results (crashing a bike sucks regardless).

I have the R&G sliders, but on my Aprilia.  They worked excellent when I lowsided the bike at the track at about 70 mph.  I did break the right rearset, but engine/bodywork was saved due to them.

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From the lowside:
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