Who uses crash knobs/ frame sliders on their bike?

**Two Smoker** · 20th September 2006, 19:17

For a road bike... definate yes... saves those silly moments when you accidently drop the bike off the stand...

Race bike??? More trouble than they are worth... They can twist and tearyour frame apart...

**bell** · 20th September 2006, 20:58

$3500 later....most of which would have been prevented by a set of crash knobs. I'd actually tried to put the knobs on the night before this happened. Didn't have a long enough 8mm hex head wrench. Yeah, quite pissed off. I'm up for the $500 excess as there were no witnesses to the bike being knocked down while parked on the street (except the fucker that did it, of course.)

**Toast** · 20th September 2006, 22:50

They're good if the bike slides on the tarmac...but if it goes in to soft stuff, they can dig in and cause all sorts of carnage...bike is likely to flip and start doing cartwheels n stuff, which may cause more damage.

**The_Dover** · 20th September 2006, 22:56

cartwheels you say...............

snigger.......

**jimbo600** · 20th September 2006, 23:00

Originally Posted by Toast

They're good if the bike slides on the tarmac...but if it goes in to soft stuff, they can dig in and cause all sorts of carnage...bike is likely to flip and start doing cartwheels n stuff, which may cause more damage.

Yeah I had this happen. Slid off into the dirt, bungs dug in and I did a 360 in the air and landed back on my wheels and simply rode off again. True!!

**Kyle** · 20th September 2006, 23:42

Ive seen a slider knob bend its bracket and pierce a water coolant elbow which wouldve been otherwise untouched. had to pretty much drop the engine out to replace that elbow too. Bracketing around factory fairings, rather than mounting direct and cutting holes in fairings was the problem. And the crash was a good one. As for the cost, they`ll tell ya its because its not just plastic, its nylon, or if you`ll believe it teflon. And thats expensive stuff. Hundreds of small flat nylon pads, glued to every part that might scrape, thatd be the trick.

**Motoracer** · 21st September 2006, 00:33

Read http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ighlight=crash

Do you wana go for a ride this Saturday? Will text you details if you want.

Cheers, Sudeep.

**Zapf** · 21st September 2006, 00:37

Yea crash noobs are good overall. They increase the odds that you might get away from a lowside without serious damage.... bike dependent.

They are made from Nylon 6, one of the hardest wearing plastic material. I have done some research on them and they are the best plastic commercially available.

**Nutter34** · 21st September 2006, 00:41

Originally Posted by bell

$3500 later....most of which would have been prevented by a set of crash knobs. I'd actually tried to put the knobs on the night before this happened. Didn't have a long enough 8mm hex head wrench. Yeah, quite pissed off. I'm up for the $500 excess as there were no witnesses to the bike being knocked down while parked on the street (except the fucker that did it, of course.)

Bugger dude...
Hope they get the Z up and running again soon...

**"D" FZ1** · 21st September 2006, 09:19

Frame sliders are definitely gonna save your bike in a gentle low side or if it falls over but they can do some frame damage in a big "Off". Still well worth having as far as I am concerned. My mates ZX6 fell off the side stand recently and the only damage was a broken mirror. His sliders kept the rest of the fairings off the ground.

**Animal** · 21st September 2006, 09:22

Originally Posted by maha man

I dunno about that sAsLEX...if SwanTiger was to see a 'pie' sign, his head turns and his leg swings over the bike and it.........just keeps going !....

So, the damage could be severe enough in that situation......

What is is with SwanTiger and pies?

**zadok** · 21st September 2006, 09:25

I think they are a great idea. I only wish there were some available for my bike.

**Buster** · 21st September 2006, 09:32

Whats an insurance companys point of view if a crash bung causes damage to a frame or an engine? Could it give them a reason to not pay out?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 21st September 2006, 10:05

Ironically I was thinking just this the other day. Where do I get a set from, and how much will it cost?

I am happy to mail order if its cheaper since I loathe the local dealership, and the one I bought my bike from wont have it.