Woodcraft Frame Sliders

S

sunnyCBR

Well-known member
Forum Sponsor
Morning all,

So I'm looking at getting some Woodcraft frame sliders, anyone have experience with the brand? Any stores in the GTA that carry them?

The reason for looking at these, currently the bike I have ('02 F4i) has 'fairing sliders' on it and one of them was damaged last season. So I'd like to replace them, and feel that changing to proper frame sliders would be a better way to go.

Thanks for any suggestions!
 
sunnyCBR said:
Thanks, I'll have to give them a call. Never been to Embro, Ontario before but it'd probably be a decent ride from DT Toronto.
Click to expand...

He will ship for free, when its over a certain dollar value.
 
What is "fairing sliders"? You will need to drill holes in your fairings if you want to install proper (Woodcraft) sliders. Bluestreak shipping is amazing, free after $60 if I remember correctly, and I usually get my stuff next day (in Ontario).
 
I have Woodcraft sliders. Unfortunately, they will only protect your fairings, not the tail section.

They are discrete, but that comes with a price.
 
ViperZ said:
What is "fairing sliders"? You will need to drill holes in your fairings if you want to install proper (Woodcraft) sliders. Bluestreak shipping is amazing, free after $60 if I remember correctly, and I usually get my stuff next day (in Ontario).
Click to expand...
They're a bit different, basically on the F4i, one of the fairing bolt locations has a recessed hole
You can see it in the picture here(not my bike):
CBR600F4i.jpg


The fairing slider simply fits into this hole, and screws in. So its basically secured to the plastic not to the frame. So if you put pressure on them, it could still crack the plastic.


*** edit - Good point about cutting the plastic, but from what I've read around the 'cut' style are generally a better option than 'no cut'. I'm nervous about cutting the plastics, as I have zero experience doing such work - but I'm sure there are some tutorials /edit***
 
Last edited:
micco said:
I have Woodcraft sliders. Unfortunately, they will only protect your fairings, not the tail section.

They are discrete, but that comes with a price.
Click to expand...
What do you mean about the tail section? I would have thought no slider really protects the tail, since the bike could pivot on the slider
 
micco said:
I have Woodcraft sliders. Unfortunately, they will only protect your fairings, not the tail section.

They are discrete, but that comes with a price.
Click to expand...

common misconception, these are frame sliders, in the event of a crash, they might save the frame from damage. your fairings will get mangled regardless, unless you have a cage all around.

as for woodcraft, had them on two of my R6's and currently on my CBR. one of the best in the market. got them all from Tony at bluestreakracking.

can't go wrong with woodcraft.
 
sunnyCBR said:
They're a bit different, basically on the F4i, one of the fairing bolt locations has a recessed hole
You can see it in the picture here(not my bike):


The fairing slider simply fits into this hole, and screws in. So its basically secured to the plastic not to the frame. So if you put pressure on them, it could still crack the plastic.
Click to expand...
Those style are junk and will do nothing except break your fairing and mounting tabs off in the event of a wreck. The cut style that mount to your engine mounts are much better.
 
N3WMAN said:
Those style are junk and will do nothing except break your fairing and mounting tabs off in the event of a wreck. The cut style that mount to your engine mounts are much better.
Click to expand...

+1

no cut with extending brackets are dog s h i t. seen it countless of times bending, braking, ripping pieces of your frame off.

get the direct bolt on or don't bother wasting your cash.

drill your fairings properly and it'll look good if you are concern about 'cutting' your fairings.
 
N3WMAN said:
Those style are junk and will do nothing except break your fairing and mounting tabs off in the event of a wreck. The cut style that mount to your engine mounts are much better.
Click to expand...

OneTwo said:
+1

no cut with extending brackets are dog s h i t. seen it countless of times bending, braking, ripping pieces of your frame off.

get the direct bolt on or don't bother wasting your cash.

drill your fairings properly and it'll look good if you are concern about 'cutting' your fairings.
Click to expand...

Yeah now that I understand more about this stuff, I'm definitely looking to replace them. That's why I've been looking at the Woodcraft guys and for sure the 'cut' style. Last season was my first riding, so though I probably should have been more worried about a slider - I wasn't so into changing things just getting out and riding.

I'm not too worried about the looks of the cutting, more the actual process of doing it! I do have a tripod though so I think I can rig up the laser light and everything. It'll be a weekend project for me soon.

Thanks for the help all, I'll give Tony @ Blue Streak a call
 
Laser light? Woodcraft sliders come with good instructions on how to mark fairings and how to cut them with proper cutting tools, etc. I have F4i too, let me know how these will work out for you ;)
 
ViperZ said:
Laser light? Woodcraft sliders come with good instructions on how to mark fairings and how to cut them with proper cutting tools, etc. I have F4i too, let me know how these will work out for you ;)
Click to expand...
Definitely, I'll post up some pictures once I'm done too.

For the laser light, I've seen in a bunch of the videos online of people showing how to do it. You take the fairing off, point the laser at the middle of the bolt you're going to put it on, then put the fairing back on. Then the light points to the exact spot that you need to start drilling. This way you dont have to guess/measure. Not sure what instructions come with the woodcraft ones, but it seemed like a clever solution!
 
sunnyCBR said:
Definitely, I'll post up some pictures once I'm done too.

For the laser light, I've seen in a bunch of the videos online of people showing how to do it. You take the fairing off, point the laser at the middle of the bolt you're going to put it on, then put the fairing back on. Then the light points to the exact spot that you need to start drilling. This way you dont have to guess/measure. Not sure what instructions come with the woodcraft ones, but it seemed like a clever solution!
Click to expand...

You can also use playdough or put the slider bolt in and get an imprint of where to cut on the inside of the fairing. Much more accurate then the laser because with the laser you can hit the bolt from a lot of different angles. In the end both will work so do whatever your comfortable with.

And if you make a mistake or you don't like the finished cut you can use automitve trim and put it around the hole for a nice clean finish.
 
I have them on my gsxr600 '10. I love them! I've done my research and they are the one of the best out there. The only cons that i have with them is that you unfortunately have to remove the side fenders and cut a little bit of a larger hole but its worth it becuase of the fact that they attach to the frame of the bike. Other frame sliders which just screw in around the side fenders don't attach to the frame and i have heard stories of them bending parts or ripping off. Also they are a little larger than the rest so looks wise it might not be as sleek but they do their job! 9/10!
 
I would only put the shorter style ones stricktly for protecting from frame damage. Don't want them getting caught in the event of a crash and launching the bike which could result in cart-wheeling etc and much more damage then just the bodywork. This happen once, and since then havent used any frame sliders and acutally found the bodywork hitting the ground is much better becuase it has some "give" to it lessening the impact and slides better also.

Woodcraft makes great products by the way, been VERY happy with my Woodcraft engine covers, clip-on's and rear-sets I used. Very good quality and finish.
Forum Sponsor
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom