Wassup fellas, Like I said I am the proud new owner of the new K6 Blue/White scheme. After my Honda, this is the best bike I have ever been on but it is still to new for me to tell. Quick Question because coming from a 600RR I can turn corners like anything but there is a lot of ponies on the rear of the K6 and I still have to get used to turing out of the corners and still have less than 20 miles on the bike, new tires, don't want to wipe out on a corner and just slide the damn thing. So I got frame sliders, Suzuki Brand white ones. Do I need to cut the fairings at all because on the exhaust side it clears without any problem but on the other side it just slightly touches the fairing but still clears without any cutting. The instructions are for a K5 and I thought he bodies and fairings were the same so why do they tell you to cut the fairings? Anyone help
Frame Sliders Installation on K6
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Wassup fellas, Like I said I am the proud new owner of the new K6 Blue/White scheme. After my Honda, this is the best bike I have ever been on but it is still to new for me to tell. Quick Question because coming from a 600RR I can turn corners like anything but there is a lot of ponies on the rear of the K6 and I still have to get used to turing out of the corners and still have less than 20 miles on the bike, new tires, don't want to wipe out on a corner and just slide the damn thing. So I got frame sliders, Suzuki Brand white ones. Do I need to cut the fairings at all because on the exhaust side it clears without any problem but on the other side it just slightly touches the fairing but still clears without any cutting. The instructions are for a K5 and I thought he bodies and fairings were the same so why do they tell you to cut the fairings? Anyone help
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I've got the same bike, and love it as well. I got the Suzuki sliders too, black though. I had to cut the left side a bit. Actually, it was so little I didn't remove the fairing. I just used a Dremel. I removed a bit at a time until I had it where I wanted it.
Here are a couple pic's.
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btw, I got the Suzuki swingarm spool/sliders too for the same reasons as the frame sliders.
Here are a couple pic's.
btw, I got the Suzuki swingarm spool/sliders too for the same reasons as the frame sliders.
Thanks man! Did you install them yourself with a regular socket wrench or a torque wrench. Also when placing the entire sliders on the bike, it didn't look like you had to cut the fairing but then again I could be wrong. the stupid dealer sold me them for 70 saying they were no cut frame sliders. I think that when I held the bolt there it was pushing the fairing up a little bit but not more than 1/2mm or less
Any Help would be appreciated
Any Help would be appreciated
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I used a torque wrench because I am certifiably AR and paranoid about phuqing up my new bike.
I did end up removing more material than I thought I would from the test fit. Still, it's not much compared to having to use a hole saw. I just kept putting the bolt and spacer up there, removing a bit, repeat until done.
A friend recommended a small drum sanding attachment for a drill, but that locks you in to a certain arc. I wanted to have the arc match and get an even space all the way around between the spacer and the fairing. It wasn't hard to free hand it with the Dremel. I did put blue masking tape on the fairing btw.
The dealer may be going by what they've been told. They may not have installed any yet themselves.
Definitely do NOT use the supplied template for the K5 on the K6 as you noted.
I did end up removing more material than I thought I would from the test fit. Still, it's not much compared to having to use a hole saw. I just kept putting the bolt and spacer up there, removing a bit, repeat until done.
A friend recommended a small drum sanding attachment for a drill, but that locks you in to a certain arc. I wanted to have the arc match and get an even space all the way around between the spacer and the fairing. It wasn't hard to free hand it with the Dremel. I did put blue masking tape on the fairing btw.
The dealer may be going by what they've been told. They may not have installed any yet themselves.
Definitely do NOT use the supplied template for the K5 on the K6 as you noted.
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Looks very good crillyiv.. vey nice and slight cutting job.. You can always go with the offset on the left side without cutting... motivationusa.comcrillyiv said:I've got the same bike, and love it as well. I got the Suzuki sliders too, black though. I had to cut the left side a bit. Actually, it was so little I didn't remove the fairing. I just used a Dremel. I removed a bit at a time until I had it where I wanted it.
Here are a couple pic's.
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btw, I got the Suzuki swingarm spool/sliders too for the same reasons as the frame sliders.
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I insstalled the Suzuki frame sliders and also saw that the instructions called for cutting the fairing. I didn't, though. Yes, the base of the slider does touch the fairing, but only slightly. And I have been monitoring the point where they contact one another to make sure that the slider isn't causing any damage to the fairing (so far everything looks fine). Had I decided to modify anything, I would have ground one side of the base of the slider flat to allow it to clear the fairfing, rather than grind a notch in the fairing.
FInal thing - yes, I did use a torque wrench.
Larry
FInal thing - yes, I did use a torque wrench.
Larry
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With the Suzuki sliders on my K6 it was the spacer that would've touched the fairing and not the delrin slider. I'd be afraid of weakening the spacer by grinding it.knuckexyz said:
I'd also be worried about the fairing pushing on the spacer over time. It may not do any more than mar the fairing at the point of contact, but what is the pressure doing to the other parts of the fairing where it attaches or joins other pieces? I'd be worried about stress causing cracks etc over time. Cutting away a bit = no stress on the fairing or for me.
As previously noted, I'm paranoid. :cheers
Anyone ever heard of filing the slider down from the inside so that it wouldn't rub against the fairing? Somone suggested that to me the other day, as my left slider is BARELY causing a tiny rub on my fairing, but enough to piss me off with the tiny mark it leaves. I just didnt know if filing sliders destroys their effectiveness.
I went with Vortex sliders. You wouldn't need to cut anything but it would rub the paint off the fairing it you don't. Same with the Suzuki and Woodcraft sliders, they'll go on but the plastic will get damaged if you don't do some mods. With the Vortex, I modified the slider base because I didn't want to cut my fairing. It worked out well and was easy to do with a bench grinder. I'll try to get some photos tonight.
Hi, I am new here and just got my GSX R600 in April. I am not sure of the lingo, so when you refer to a K6, is that the Katana 2006 or the GSX R600? I am asking because I want frame sliders also, and would prefer the Suzuki's. I like the job you did and if I can use the 2005 sliders on a GSX-R600 then I will go that route.crillyiv said:
Thanks
Check out Oggy Knobs - from Australia. - ($134 AUD)http://www.kenma.com.au/public/oggy.html
They don't require cutting and very easy to install. Available in black and white.
Install instructions here: http://www.kenma.com.au/public/downloads/oggy_fitments/ok752-753.pdf
If you search google, you'll find stores online that sell them.
They don't require cutting and very easy to install. Available in black and white.
Install instructions here: http://www.kenma.com.au/public/downloads/oggy_fitments/ok752-753.pdf
If you search google, you'll find stores online that sell them.
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