frame sliders
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RE: frame sliders
Weight has nothing to do with it. Wearing proper gear does, pants, boots, jacket, gloves and helmet will keep you in better shape than a slider in the wrong place.
Putting a slider there wont prevent your leg from getting crushed, it may even lever the bike more to do more wedging of your leg and more damage.
If the slider gets caught on something you can kiss your frame good bye it may bend it beyond repair. That foot peg back there is screwed to the frame and not bullet proof.
If your worried about getting the bike back up you need to learn to lift it properly. Always have something with you to secure the front brake lever closed to keep the bike from rolling away. And follow these instructions http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html
When I weighed less than you I picked up a suzuki GS400 with no problems, adrenaline helps thats for sure. I didnt even know the proper way to lift it, I dead lifted it. I wish I would have had these instructions 20years ago.
Putting a slider there wont prevent your leg from getting crushed, it may even lever the bike more to do more wedging of your leg and more damage.
If the slider gets caught on something you can kiss your frame good bye it may bend it beyond repair. That foot peg back there is screwed to the frame and not bullet proof.
If your worried about getting the bike back up you need to learn to lift it properly. Always have something with you to secure the front brake lever closed to keep the bike from rolling away. And follow these instructions http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html
When I weighed less than you I picked up a suzuki GS400 with no problems, adrenaline helps thats for sure. I didnt even know the proper way to lift it, I dead lifted it. I wish I would have had these instructions 20years ago.
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RE: frame sliders
ORIGINAL: mnosbor
Weight has nothing to do with it. Wearing proper gear does, pants, boots, jacket, gloves and helmet will keep you in better shape than a slider in the wrong place.
Putting a slider there wont prevent your leg from getting crushed, it may even lever the bike more to do more wedging of your leg and more damage.
If the slider gets caught on something you can kiss your frame good bye it may bend it beyond repair. That foot peg back there is screwed to the frame and not bullet proof.
If your worried about getting the bike back up you need to learn to lift it properly. Always have something with you to secure the front brake lever closed to keep the bike from rolling away. And follow these instructions http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html
When I weighed less than you I picked up a suzuki GS400 with no problems, adrenaline helps thats for sure. I didnt even know the proper way to lift it, I dead lifted it. I wish I would have had these instructions 20years ago.
Weight has nothing to do with it. Wearing proper gear does, pants, boots, jacket, gloves and helmet will keep you in better shape than a slider in the wrong place.
Putting a slider there wont prevent your leg from getting crushed, it may even lever the bike more to do more wedging of your leg and more damage.
If the slider gets caught on something you can kiss your frame good bye it may bend it beyond repair. That foot peg back there is screwed to the frame and not bullet proof.
If your worried about getting the bike back up you need to learn to lift it properly. Always have something with you to secure the front brake lever closed to keep the bike from rolling away. And follow these instructions http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html
When I weighed less than you I picked up a suzuki GS400 with no problems, adrenaline helps thats for sure. I didnt even know the proper way to lift it, I dead lifted it. I wish I would have had these instructions 20years ago.
This would be no use to me cause I am 6'5 and own a 500r and it don't have the big boxes on the side and the engine sticking hlf way out. If I did what she did I would be sitting on the ground and the legs wouldn't do me any good. So, tall mother****er =small bike all the way done=no go on this tip.
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RE: frame sliders
Yankee- If you havent noticed were both girls duuuh. Im 5" I dont know how tall she is. The link shows a lady in a skirt. Also if you look around I think theres cruisers without luggage picked up this way.
Absolutely nothing about 6'5" guys that would have little issues picking up a light 500R.
However someday you may have a heavier bike and may find this information helpful, so dont be such a doink.
Absolutely nothing about 6'5" guys that would have little issues picking up a light 500R.
However someday you may have a heavier bike and may find this information helpful, so dont be such a doink.
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From: So Cal
RE: frame sliders
ORIGINAL: mnosbor
Yankee- If you havent noticed were both girls duuuh. Im 5" I dont know how tall she is. The link shows a lady in a skirt. Also if you look around I think theres cruisers without luggage picked up this way.
Absolutely nothing about 6'5" guys that would have little issues picking up a light 500R.
However someday you may have a heavier bike and may find this information helpful, so dont be such a doink.
Yankee- If you havent noticed were both girls duuuh. Im 5" I dont know how tall she is. The link shows a lady in a skirt. Also if you look around I think theres cruisers without luggage picked up this way.
Absolutely nothing about 6'5" guys that would have little issues picking up a light 500R.
However someday you may have a heavier bike and may find this information helpful, so dont be such a doink.
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RE: frame sliders
Wow, this topic skewed WAY off course!
Back on track... The first time I ever let another person ride my 250R, it went down on it's side by a friend with an overly enthusiastic hand on the brake lever.[:@] The destroyer of my bike was a 115lb girl, and no, it didn't crush her leg.
The motor mount is the only area I could imagine somebody mounting a slider on the 250R. But as small as the 250's frame is, I would worry about causing unfixable damage by having a slider on it.
Back on track... The first time I ever let another person ride my 250R, it went down on it's side by a friend with an overly enthusiastic hand on the brake lever.[:@] The destroyer of my bike was a 115lb girl, and no, it didn't crush her leg.
The motor mount is the only area I could imagine somebody mounting a slider on the 250R. But as small as the 250's frame is, I would worry about causing unfixable damage by having a slider on it.
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