Titanium Knee Sliders!

**Mr Skid** · 21st March 2005, 14:12

Originally Posted by Motoracer

What are knee sliders and what are they used for?

Funny guy..

**Ivan** · 21st March 2005, 14:32

Hey I got styl martin knee sliders I race but havent used them yet I want to save them for Manfield and wondered if anyone knew what they sparked like

**dss3** · 21st March 2005, 16:23

I got my mate to bring me some back from the UK at christmas as they are difficult and expensive to buy here. Got some Motrax brand ones. Rated by a few of the big bike mags to be the "sparkiest." They don't just have titanium rods in plastic sliders, but rather a complete shell of titanium around the outside of the entire slider. I haven't got any pics yet but people who have seen them say they spark quite a lot!

_daryl

**Sparky Bills** · 21st March 2005, 16:24

They are ok, the titanium bit come out after as while, but they seem to last quite a while.
They dont spark as good as others on the market.

**Two Smoker** · 21st March 2005, 18:31

Originally Posted by Motoracer

What are knee sliders and what are they used for?

you know those things that you have on your elbows hehehe

**Biff** · 21st March 2005, 21:41

Originally Posted by dss3

I got my mate to bring me some back from the UK at christmas as they are difficult and expensive to buy here. Got some Motrax brand ones. Rated by a few of the big bike mags to be the "sparkiest." They don't just have titanium rods in plastic sliders, but rather a complete shell of titanium around the outside of the entire slider. I haven't got any pics yet but people who have seen them say they spark quite a lot!

_daryl

Im off to the UK in a few weeks - any idea where your mate bought them? A sparkly BiffnBird - sweeeet.

**Kwaka-Kid** · 21st March 2005, 22:05

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

just use some chopping board

That wasnt a pistake or a joke, he is serious bugjuice!

Sheesh, surely im not the only one who has thought of such things ?

Anyways yeah MR! We put what you call elbow sliders on our knees and drag them around the place, because we aint got what it takes to put the elbow on the deck! hehehe top effort on trying even if u aint got it yet, you will someday soon.

**FROSTY:Me** · 21st March 2005, 22:19

Originally Posted by bugjuice

what do you stick on your knee then?

I can't wait to get some sliders on. Hopefully have some sorted for this weekend at Puke, but it's not looking hopeful.

Anyone got any tips for sewing velcroe onto my pants? I want to sow onto the knee bit (obvisouly), but I'm crap, and I don't want it to fall off when I eventually have the balls to put my knee on the ground.. Also have to buy some sliders too..

Bugman--give kerrie at MSW a yell--she'll sort it for ya.
-Ive prolly got some old sliders around if ya wanna try em out.

**bugjuice** · 21st March 2005, 23:13

Originally Posted by Kwaka-Kid

That wasnt a pistake or a joke, he is serious bugjuice!

Sheesh, surely im not the only one who has thought of such things ?

Anyways yeah MR! We put what you call elbow sliders on our knees and drag them around the place, because we aint got what it takes to put the elbow on the deck! hehehe top effort on trying even if u aint got it yet, you will someday soon.

Yeah, I know it wasn't a PT, I've heard that before.. still kinda scarey to cut up me choppin board then go scrub it up! Be hell for cuttin me pizza on after that for one..

I remember watching a race where there was a very long right-hander, the racers going round (MotoGP I think) had to pull their elbows in to stop them scraping the black stuff! Gobsmacked on that..

Originally Posted by XJ/FROSTY

Bugman--give kerrie at MSW a yell--she'll sort it for ya.
-Ive prolly got some old sliders around if ya wanna try em out.

bugman? pfft...
msw? kinda lost, but by the time you reply to rip the piss out of me some more, I'd have remembered..
I've found a new pair for about 50 bucks. Is that good..?? I'm hoping that I'll start them off at Puke, and carry them on for Taupo (yeah, pros use a set per meeting/race blah blah blah..).. I'd be happy to try on someone else's pair (probably get them back in the same condition!), but I'm happy to buy my own too, just to say I have a pair and rub it in with my bro too.. altho that's probably being mean..