Guest brickst3r Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Anyone here use the woodcraft frame sliders yet? i'm thinking about getting them since the price point looks good and it seems pretty solid. But i'm also considering Vagabond since it has a super easy install. https://www.woodcraft-cfm.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=50-0407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member so1102 Posted March 30, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted March 30, 2015 IDK I personally went with the vagabond ones because I didn't like the idea of swapping out engine mount bolts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brickst3r Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 That's one of the reasons I'm considering vagabond too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryderjay Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 IDK I personally went with the vagabond ones because I didn't like the idea of swapping out engine mount bolts It's not a big deal. Pretty sure all the sport bikes I had mounted the sliders using the engine mount bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryderjay Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 IDK I personally went with the vagabond ones because I didn't like the idea of swapping out engine mount bolts It's not a big deal really. Pretty sure all the sliders I had on my sportbikes mounted using engine mount bolts. Woodcraft has a good reputation for their frame sliders, I'd say choose the ones you like the most ultimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member snowdriftless Posted March 30, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted March 30, 2015 IDK I personally went with the vagabond ones because I didn't like the idea of swapping out engine mount boltsIt's not a big deal. Pretty sure all the sport bikes I had mounted the sliders using the engine mount bolts. Same here, All you need is the applicable socket drives (10mm Allen, 17mm Nut), A torque wrench that can measure 35 ft/lbs (You can find decent ones for $30), and grease/oil. I do not know why people have a problem with swapping out engine bolts. P1: Vice? I have no vice, I'm as pure as the driven snow! P2: Yeah but you've been drifting All the gear all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryderjay Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It's not a big deal. Pretty sure all the sport bikes I had mounted the sliders using the engine mount bolts. Same here, All you need is the applicable socket drives (10mm Allen, 17mm Nut), A torque wrench that can measure 35 ft/lbs (You can find decent ones for $30), and grease/oil. I do not know why people have a problem with swapping out engine bolts. Probably think the motor will drop? Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brickst3r Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It looks simple enough for the install. I went ahead and purchased the woodcraft slider. The design is unique, if you actually slide on it you can just replace the puck and not the entire slider. It's only $15 a puck too. But I also hope to never have to replace it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2gro Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 It's not a big deal. Pretty sure all the sport bikes I had mounted the sliders using the engine mount bolts. Same here, All you need is the applicable socket drives (10mm Allen, 17mm Nut), A torque wrench that can measure 35 ft/lbs (You can find decent ones for $30), and grease/oil. I do not know why people have a problem with swapping out engine bolts. Because longer bolts = weaker bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member snowdriftless Posted March 31, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted March 31, 2015 Because longer bolts = weaker bolts. Given that we are talking about bolts that have yield strengths in the range of a gigapascal (GPa) and the bolts are not torque to yield I don't see why this would be a problem. P1: Vice? I have no vice, I'm as pure as the driven snow! P2: Yeah but you've been drifting All the gear all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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