I'll give my vote to Motovation. I've heard the Woodcrafts are excellent as well.

 

Motovation are overpriced, they also do not stick out very far. After doing some research I went with Graves Motorsports.

 

You don't want long frame sliders. They're for your frame, not fairings.

Woodcraft have a good name, Motovation as well. I have R&G on my 09, and they are very nice IMO. You can see my right one in this picture (older picture of my bike) edit: and actually you can see them in my avatar, haha.

 

Not saying they are the best but can't go wrong w/ genuine GYTR sliders.

 

Harris FTW

 

i went down on woodcraft slidders TWICE (thats right, im on my 3rd pair). they old up GREAT. plus its excellent pricing.

 

my spike frame sliders

jump on ebay. and look for the spiked frame sliders. mine are metal. hot in the heat. but very nice. i dont know the exact name of the company but just look for the ones i show in the picture. there are my old ones and then the ones that are spiked that are mounted. the old ones were plastic. my new ones are aluminum. and great priced

 

jump on ebay. and look for the spiked frame sliders. mine are metal. hot in the heat. but very nice. i dont know the exact name of the company but just look for the ones i show in the picture. there are my old ones and then the ones that are spiked that are mounted. the old ones were plastic. my new ones are aluminum. and great priced

I would really hate to see what your leg would look like if for some reason your leg got under that while going down.

 

Just carry full coverage on the bike and get some swing arm and fork spools and a case slider and let the body absorb the damage.

 

Motovation - seen a number crash and they do a great job.
Those ebay poser spikes are just f'n stupid.

 

Are T-Rex any good?

When I bought my bike they came with them but one was cracked from where it looked like someone had overtightened it not sure, but then the bike fell over when I was eating lunch and had parked it in the grass and it fell on that side and the slider broke off, so IDK if the slider is shitty or not.

 

Had a set on my dads fjr1300 and they held up good to his crash. Drunk lady pulled across 3 lanes in front of him.

 

I have Shoguns No Cuts on my 09 R1, they held up great in my low-side.

 

I went down on some fleabay junk ones on my 02 think only reason my frame was saved was because of them. They weren't those stupid spiked ones ether though. I've got shogun no-cuts on my 04 and hope i don't find out how good they work!!!

 

Well from what I have seen (and wish I had them) the Motovation ones are probably the best as they use a 3 place mounting system. Where is the majority of all of the others involve using the motor mounts. So you then run the risk of not only screwing up the motor (damaging the threads) you can also damage the frame itself (break the loop that holds the bolt in place).

 

Shogun for the 09-10.

 

ya i would hate to see that too haha but worst comes to worst ill get away from the bike if it happens the caps are screw on so there also optional.

 

I did tons and tons of research on this a couple weeks back, and settled for Graves. Best value and from the reviews I read, they are right next to motovation. IMHO, motovation is just overpriced, they are good, but I dont think the 200+ price is worth it when you can others (Graves, Intuition, T-Rex, Shogun) for around a 100.

 

nope there sliders there right on my own bike. sliders are a form of metal or plastic peg to keep the bike from fully contacting the ground. and if im not mistaken my 5 inches of metal would fall under the category of a frame slider

 

im not to worried about my shoulders. just my show bike. i dont take it on the track. its strictly a show bike and a daily around town bike.

 

So you don't think you can have a accident around town?

 

i know i can have one around town. i have been cut off in a parkinglot by a mustang and had to put the bike down befor i turned it to a custom show bike which is why its been painted and has new sliders and what not. i also have bar sliders as well. and i wear my helmet and jacket so im not to worried. if i worried about wrecking 90% of the ride. id only have fun 10% of the time.

 

wouldn't using the brakes have been better than "had to put the bike down"?

 

:shake:shake

 

i see all the talk on my spikes. keep in mind my bike is a show bike. not a track bike or a haul ass stupid bike. i do ride it daily but i also live in a small town were the fastest road is 40 mph. the spikes are for show and worse case the bike goes down there better than nothing.

 

the spikes are for show and worse case the bike goes down there better than nothing.

not necessarily true...

 

I have Sato sliders and they held up great in my last crash... Ive also wrecked on GYTR sliders and they did well also...

DO NOT GET METAL SLIDERS... they dont slide near as well and can actually cause more damage when the bike grabs the asphault and flips yo shit.

 

I like longer sliders.
I think a slider SHOULD help protect your fairings.
I commute a lot, so a low speed tip over is actually more likely than a real wreck.
And once in L.A. traffic I side swiped a Jaguar (doh!) and the slider hit his door before my knee did.
It would have really hurt without sliders!
First time I've ever seen a bike win in a car-bike collision! His door was jacked!
Mine were Intuitive sliders.

 

If you think just because the sliders are longer you'll be protected you're crazy. If you go down it's all about protecting the expensive stuff. I've seen plenty of long sliders snap off at bolt mounts, or make a bike rock and then flip over head over head, etc etc..

 

I have to post pics of my Shoguns after my highside at high speed......they took a beating, an absolute beating and did the job beyond my expectations.

 

Would love to see those pics.

 

what ever you do dont get any frame sliders with the L - bracket type mounting. the only thing they do is break off. get the one that mount straight to the frame. or better yet skip the sliders all together and get some race rails. far better coverage and far more sturdy than any type of slider.

 

Hey man, From L brackets, do you mean "No cut" sliders?

 

i thought show bikes were for show!!! not to be ridden around town!!!