I want to install frame sliders: Difference between revisions

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[[Category: Bodywork & Frame]]

The short answer to the frame sliders question is "NO". If you're a curious type, dissatisfied with that beautiful, ~~conscise~~ answer, then read on!

The short answer to the frame sliders question is "NO". If you're a curious type, dissatisfied with that beautiful, concise answer, then read on!

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The original design concept was to protect the really expensive bits: the engine casings and exposed parts of the frame. Here is a photo of one and a few examples of them installed where they are actually needed:

[[Image:~~frameslider~~.jpg|~~150px~~]]

[[Image:frame slider.jpg|180px]]

[[Image:~~slider_4_sv1000~~.jpg]]

[[Image:~~slider_2_Zephyr550~~.jpg]]

[[Image:Slider 4 sv1000.jpg|200px]]

[[Image:Slider 2 Zephyr550.jpg|200px]]

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'''They look cool, and I still them!'''

'''They look cool, and I still want them!'''

Some Polynesian tribesmen believe that beautiful bird feathers can also make a man look beautiful, so they pierce their noses and stick the colorful feathers into the holes... Well, I've digressed here. If you really want frame sliders on the EX250, they CAN Be installed.

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Please, note, that frame sliders can pose danger if installed incorrectly. They can potentially bend your entire frame in a crash. The frame is designed to withstand certain forces, applied in certain directions at certain points. Load-bearing parts (e.g. engine mount points) of the frame are very strong, but other parts are weaker. If you simply bolt a frame slider to a random point on your frame, all the energy of a crash will be transferred through the slider to that point. Is the frame strong enough to absorb all that energy? Will it bend? Will your mount point break off? Remember, that EX250's frame was never meant for frame sliders, and the above mentioned designs are unproven. Think, before you install.

Please note that frame sliders can pose danger if installed incorrectly. They can potentially bend your entire frame in a crash. The frame is designed to withstand certain forces, applied in certain directions at certain points. Load-bearing parts (e.g. engine mount points) of the frame are very strong, but other parts are weaker. If you simply bolt a frame slider to a random point on your frame, all the energy of a crash will be transferred through the slider to that point. Is the frame strong enough to absorb all that energy? Will it bend? Will your mount point break off? Remember, that EX250's frame was never meant for frame sliders, and the above mentioned designs are unproven. Think, before you install.

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 [[Category: Bodywork & Frame]]
-The short answer to the frame sliders question is "NO".  If you're a curious type, dissatisfied with that beautiful, conscise answer, then read on!
+The short answer to the frame sliders question is "NO".  If you're a curious type, dissatisfied with that beautiful, concise answer, then read on!
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 The original design concept was to protect the really expensive bits: the engine casings and exposed parts of the frame.  Here is a photo of one and a few examples of them installed where they are actually needed:
-[[Image:frameslider.jpg|150px]]
+[[Image:frame slider.jpg|180px]]
-[[Image:slider_4_sv1000.jpg]]
-[[Image:slider_2_Zephyr550.jpg]]
+[[Image:Slider 4 sv1000.jpg|200px]]
+[[Image:Slider 2 Zephyr550.jpg|200px]]
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-'''They look cool, and I still them!'''
+'''They look cool, and I still want them!'''
 Some Polynesian tribesmen believe that beautiful bird feathers can also make a man look beautiful, so they pierce their noses and stick the colorful feathers into the holes...  Well, I've digressed here.  If you really want frame sliders on the EX250, they CAN Be installed.
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-Please, note, that frame sliders can pose danger if installed incorrectly.  They can potentially bend your entire frame in a crash.  The frame is designed to withstand certain forces, applied in certain directions at certain points.  Load-bearing parts (e.g. engine mount points) of the frame are very strong, but other parts are weaker.  If you simply bolt a frame slider to a random point on your frame, all the energy of a crash will be transferred through the slider to that point.  Is the frame strong enough to absorb all that energy?  Will it bend?  Will your mount point break off?  Remember, that EX250's frame was never meant for frame sliders, and the above mentioned designs are unproven.  Think, before you install.
+Please note that frame sliders can pose danger if installed incorrectly.  They can potentially bend your entire frame in a crash.  The frame is designed to withstand certain forces, applied in certain directions at certain points.  Load-bearing parts (e.g. engine mount points) of the frame are very strong, but other parts are weaker.  If you simply bolt a frame slider to a random point on your frame, all the energy of a crash will be transferred through the slider to that point.  Is the frame strong enough to absorb all that energy?  Will it bend?  Will your mount point break off?  Remember, that EX250's frame was never meant for frame sliders, and the above mentioned designs are unproven.  Think, before you install.