Pro-tek Honda Frame Slider 2002 2003 2004 and similar items

Pro-tek Frame Slider Crash Protector Honda 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 RVT1000R RC-51 Black Pro-tek frame slider is made of Acetal polymer plastic. Helps protect your frame from nasty spills and tip overs. Both Sides require modifications on these sliders Comes complete with instructions for easy installation. Comes with all mounting hardware, normally retail for $129.95 and many other bands even more expensive at lesser quality! Frame sliders are not designed to protect the plastics, rearsets (footpegs), or clipons (handlebars). They are designed to absorb the impact and energy of a fall so that you don't damage your engine or frame. Those two parts of the bike are critical components for racers and an insurance company as they will often total your bike if those are damaged. Frame sliders come in two basic models which are cut or no cut frame sliders. A cut frame slider means that you have to cut your plastics to be able to bolt that type of frame slider on to your bike. No cuts obviously mean you do not have to cut a hole in your plastics. We like each model to have to cut a 2" hole in your plastics and other kits with no modifications you do not have to cut anything. The no cut kit normally has brackets that you mount up below your plastics that then go to a place where there are no plastics then you bolt on the slider to that plate. Basically the plate lets you relocate where the slider will bolt on. No cut sliders are also more expensive. Now for quick bullet points about sliders: 1. They are not designed to protect plastics, clipons, or rearsets, even though they might help sometimes. 2. You do not want a slider to stick out too far or it will help flip your bike in a crash by snagging on the ground, curb or anything else. 3. You want delrin or plastic to touch down when you crash as they will grind off and not catch on anything and if hit hard enough or direct enough they will shatter. 4. If your slider shatters, grinds off or bends then it did it's job. You don't want it solid after a crash or it didn't absorb any energy but merely transfered it on to what you bolted it to. 5. When f1 cars hit the side of a track they explode as they don't want the drive to absorb the energy. Frame sliders are the same way. You want them to stay attached but get beat up and take the energy. 6. If the bolt on a frame slider bends that's a good thing as the only other option is to put the energy on the frame or mounting point. Better the bolt bends. Also if it didn't bend it might have flip the bike by snagging something. A mangled frame slider, but still on the bike, did it's job. 7. No cut frame sliders aren't a direct bolt on like cut sliders as they often have a bracket. We hope this information was helpful and if you have anything to add or questions then feel free to contact us. Ride safe and hope you never have to use your frame sliders. '02-'06 Honda RVT1000R RC-51 Acetal Frame Sliders In order to get access to the left side engine mount pinch bolt, you will need to move the oil cooler. Loosen the oil cooler mounts and move the cooler out of the way. Do not remove oil lines. Loosen pinch bolt on the left side engine mount bolt. Remove the rt side engine mount nut(17mm head). Use a 10mm allen head socket on the left side of the engine mount to stop the bolt from spinning. It will probably take 2 people to do this. Save the nut and bolt for reuse. Remove the through bolt out the left side. "Unscrew" the through bolt while pushing from the right side. Be careful of the spacer that is on the through bolt. Save the spacer for reuse. Assemble left side of slider. Slide stud through left side plastic(the plastic that is flush on the back side). Slide adaptor onto stud so that flush side of slider matches large end of adaptor. Note: O-ring should be on the adaptor. From the left side, slide stud through frame replacing factory spacer. Be careful to fit adaptor into frame. Place right side plastic on stud. Re-install factory washer and bolt. Tighten to factory specs-DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Tighten pinch bolt on the left side. Replace oil cooler and re-install oil cooler mounts. Fairings must be cut on both sides. It is best done with 2" hole saw cutter. Place masking tape on areas to help protect from scratches, cracks etc. Supplied with: (1) 12mm x 400mm stud, flange nut attached (1) Adaptor, (1) O-ring, (2) Aluminum bushings(pressed into plastic) (2) Acetal sliders(left-shorter piece rt-longer piece) Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter