Legality of Titanium knee and toe sliders?

**TygerTung** · 28th March 2007, 12:49

Is it againt MNZ Regulations to race with titanium knee and/or toe sliders

?

I keep wearing out my knee and especially my toe sliders around ruapuna

, but I can get some scrap titanium from work for free, this might be a bit more durable than plastic? Would it be illegal to screw/bolt this to my knee sliders and my boot toes?

Any advice would be choice

,

Sam

**bistard** · 28th March 2007, 13:18

I have been running kneescrapers with titanium in for years now,but they are plastic,with bits of titanium in them,if they were 100% metal the sparks would be huge & a distraction,the rules dont say anything,but I am sure you would get complaints

**cooneyr** · 28th March 2007, 13:30

I've no idea about the original question but would titanium spark? I a wedding ring made from it till I lost it (Oh the pain that went with that episode!) and it would scratch easily. Maybe not as easily as ali but I would have though that it was soft enough it wouldn't spark.

Cheers R

**Paulus** · 28th March 2007, 13:31

Doesn't Troy Bayliss use Ti toe sliders in WSBK?

**Paulus** · 28th March 2007, 13:33

Originally Posted by cooneyr

I've no idea about the original question but would titanium spark? I a wedding ring made from it till I lost it (Oh the pain that went with that episode!) and it would scratch easily. Maybe not as easily as ali but I would have though that it was soft enough it wouldn't spark.

Cheers R

Heck yeah. It looks awesome if you're following someone closely that has them - showers of sparks come back at you.

**Wolf** · 28th March 2007, 13:36

Originally Posted by cooneyr

I've no idea about the original question but would titanium spark?

Icon makes the TiMax range - gloves and jackets - with titanium plates. I'd have thought that if it were prone to sparking they wouldn't use it as armour - could be nasty in a spill if sparks from your armour ignited petrol spilling from your bike...

I could be wrong, I'm just making an assumption based on my thoughts on safety.

**JayRacer37** · 28th March 2007, 13:42

Originally Posted by Wolf

Icon makes the TiMax range - gloves and jackets - with titanium plates. I'd have thought that if it were prone to sparking they wouldn't use it as armour - could be nasty in a spill if sparks from your armour ignited petrol spilling from your bike...

I could be wrong, I'm just making an assumption based on my thoughts on safety.

HAHA-Nice assupmption but sparks are bling, who cares bout safety???

Ti sparks real good.
I THINK that there is something in the rules saying its not on, but as bistard says, if its not excessive, no one minds.
But also, Titanium isn't that hard-wearing. I made my own sliders a few years back for the same problem..they were wood, teak. lasted longer than any plastic, smaoked when slide and smelt bad, according to followers. Didn't like sliding in the wet, started to break up a bit..but they lasted for ages!!!! PLanning on making some more soon.

**Wolf** · 28th March 2007, 13:48

Originally Posted by JayRacer37

HAHA-Nice assupmption but sparks are bling, who cares bout safety???

Ti sparks real good.

Suddenly I feel really glad I didn't waste my money on Icon TiMax gloves...

**cooneyr** · 28th March 2007, 13:50

Originally Posted by Paulus

Heck yeah. It looks awesome if you're following someone closely that has them - showers of sparks come back at you.

Well wasn't about to try it out with the wedding ring. I'm a dumb shit - I've cut up ali with a grinder and it sparks (not the same as steel though) so should have though!

I suspect the bike will be creating enough sparks that the Icon Ti gears is kinda irrelevant.

Cheers R

**SlashWylde** · 28th March 2007, 13:54

Originally Posted by cooneyr

I've no idea about the original question but would titanium spark? I a wedding ring made from it till I lost it (Oh the pain that went with that episode!) and it would scratch easily. Maybe not as easily as ali but I would have though that it was soft enough it wouldn't spark.

Cheers R

Any metal will spark and burn if you heat it enough.

**JayRacer37** · 28th March 2007, 13:55

Originally Posted by Wolf

Suddenly I feel really glad I didn't waste my money on Icon TiMax gloves...

Well, each to their own, but as pointed out jus a little further down, the bike is going to be creating its own shower. what comes of you is irrelivant. Also, petrol isnt a touch igniter if it isnt pressurised...its quite docile, even innert, when not put in a combustion chamber and pressurised at 9+:1. A few lousy sparks arn't going to set it off. And don't blag a product without even half a story.

The Ti on those is enough to stop major hand injury as it will flex as you hit the grond, very good impact absorbtion.Plus with wear, say your hand is trapped by the bar, will take a lot longer to wear through that some of the flimsy 'carbon' knucked products.

**cowpoos** · 28th March 2007, 14:50

Originally Posted by JayRacer37

Well, each to their own, but as pointed out jus a little further down, the bike is going to be creating its own shower. what comes of you is irrelivant. Also, petrol isnt a touch igniter if it isnt pressurised...its quite docile, even innert, when not put in a combustion chamber and pressurised at 9+:1. A few lousy sparks arn't going to set it off. And don't blag a product without even half a story.

The Ti on those is enough to stop major hand injury as it will flex as you hit the grond, very good impact absorbtion.Plus with wear, say your hand is trapped by the bar, will take a lot longer to wear through that some of the flimsy 'carbon' knucked products.

why arn't you at school young fella??????????????????????????

**slowpoke** · 28th March 2007, 15:18

This is the new age Poo's, kids don't go out behind the bike sheds for a smoke anymore, they go out there to surf porn on the laptop....and post on KB..........

**JayRacer37** · 28th March 2007, 15:24

Originally Posted by slowpoke

This is the new age Poo's, kids don't go out behind the bike sheds for a smoke anymore, they go out there to surf porn on the laptop....and post on KB..........

Nah, we have sick days from work to do that now. Food poisioning (i think) really sucks. And I finished year 13 last year, Poos....