Are frame sliders expensive?
The price of a set of frame sliders varies from twenty or thirty dollars up to a couple of hundred dollars. The difference in cost varies from bike to bike and manufacturer to manufacturer. As a general rule, you will get what you pay for when it comes to frame sliders. Very low cost frame sliders may be more prone to breaking apart rather then the higher priced frame sliders that are designed to “grind” away as the bike slows rather the shatter. In the photos above, the damage to the slider was extensive but the damage to the bike was minimum. The result is a huge savings on repairs. If you were to ask the owner of the bike if sliders are expensive, you would get an instant “they are the cheapest investment I’ve ever made”. Are the difficult to install? The easiest to install bolt directly to the frame or engine. Many manufacturers now offer frame sliders with offsets that will allow installation of their frame sliders without cutting the fairing. In some instances the fairing must be
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