Juan Valderrama
Member
Hola a todos.
One of the gadgets I like to have is sliders for the front fork and rear swing arm. They protect those parts for standard scratches.
There are 3 options: buy the sliders new, for a price between 40 to 100 dollars. The problem is that in Colombia, where I live, one cannot find them in the market.
Second option is have them made in nylon, empak or polyester. That option is OK in Colombia since we have affordable and plenty of machine tools to have the job done.
Last option was to have something that could work as sliders.
So I figure out that old skating board wheels would work.
So basically you need 4 wheels, old or new, two stainless steel 8mm bar, nuts, and washers. Optional is to make to "bujes" or spacers that would keep the right side sliders centered on its place, or else having a nut that would fit loosely on the hexagonal side of both rear and front axis. Optional you can keep the rolling bearings of the roller skate wheels, so the stainless steel bar fits solid. You need to have a blog drive to make treads to the 8 mm bar.
So each axis will have two nuts, two washers, two sliders - wheels, two rolling bearings (just for stability) one stainless steel 8 mm bar with treads on both sides, on spacer to fit snugly on the hexagonal side of the axis.
Finally I have the sliders convered in plastic paper imitation of carbon fiber, just for the looks.
Here so picks:
Juan Valderrama
XT1200Z
Broadcasting from Bogotá - Colombia.
One of the gadgets I like to have is sliders for the front fork and rear swing arm. They protect those parts for standard scratches.
There are 3 options: buy the sliders new, for a price between 40 to 100 dollars. The problem is that in Colombia, where I live, one cannot find them in the market.
Second option is have them made in nylon, empak or polyester. That option is OK in Colombia since we have affordable and plenty of machine tools to have the job done.
Last option was to have something that could work as sliders.
So I figure out that old skating board wheels would work.
So basically you need 4 wheels, old or new, two stainless steel 8mm bar, nuts, and washers. Optional is to make to "bujes" or spacers that would keep the right side sliders centered on its place, or else having a nut that would fit loosely on the hexagonal side of both rear and front axis. Optional you can keep the rolling bearings of the roller skate wheels, so the stainless steel bar fits solid. You need to have a blog drive to make treads to the 8 mm bar.
So each axis will have two nuts, two washers, two sliders - wheels, two rolling bearings (just for stability) one stainless steel 8 mm bar with treads on both sides, on spacer to fit snugly on the hexagonal side of the axis.
Finally I have the sliders convered in plastic paper imitation of carbon fiber, just for the looks.
Here so picks:
Juan Valderrama
XT1200Z
Broadcasting from Bogotá - Colombia.
