crash protectors/ frame sliders/ crash knobs etc

Nafz750 · Post by **Nafz750** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:01 pm

Ill be looking at gettying longer ones soon, mine were the only thing untouched in my slide.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:30 pm

Nafz750 wrote:Ill be looking at gettying longer ones soon, mine were the only thing untouched in my slide.

what u think of these?? dunno if they fit the 750 tho...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kawasaki-Z1000-F ... dZViewItem

i bought a few lil things off this guy- he did me a great deal , and i mean GREAT.... as long as i get the few little things i ordered from him in the next few days like promised, i will be real happy...

Nafz750 · Post by **Nafz750** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:40 pm

Hey, they look to stick out further then my crash's.

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:38 pm

portaz wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
portaz wrote:So im lookin for crash knobs for my 05 zx636... where can i pick some up r&g knobs for a decent price??
My wife has an 06 636 and bought crash knobs, they had all the brackets etc and seem to be pretty good.
yeh i was thinking crash knobs aswell... where bouts did you get them from, how for how much?

well i did crash test my 05 ZX6R crash's twice..... they worked very very well. (the actual genuite crash knob brand) although the second time..... only a protective bubble would have stopped and damage..... ooops...... something about a bike tumbling down the side of a mountain road....... kinda fucks things up a bit!

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:21 am

portaz wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
portaz wrote:So im lookin for crash knobs for my 05 zx636... where can i pick some up r&g knobs for a decent price??
My wife has an 06 636 and bought crash knobs, they had all the brackets etc and seem to be pretty good.
yeh i was thinking crash knobs aswell... where bouts did you get them from, how for how much?

Got em from southern highlands motorcycles, not sure of price, think it was around the $200 mark. They are quite pricey because they have the brackets etc.

Burky · Post by **Burky** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:25 am

Neka79 wrote:
Nafz750 wrote:Ill be looking at gettying longer ones soon, mine were the only thing untouched in my slide.
what u think of these?? dunno if they fit the 750 tho...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kawasaki-Z1000-F ... dZViewItem

i bought a few lil things off this guy- he did me a great deal , and i mean GREAT.... as long as i get the few little things i ordered from him in the next few days like promised, i will be real happy...

They look great Nath, they kind of blend right in as opposed to the "Mushroom" style versions that offten look crap.

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:08 pm

btw here are some pix of the crash knobbs when i installed them on my 05 ZX6R

http://www.sportbikez.net/member/7881/72

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:50 pm

russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
portaz wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote: My wife has an 06 636 and bought crash knobs, they had all the brackets etc and seem to be pretty good.
yeh i was thinking crash knobs aswell... where bouts did you get them from, how for how much?
Got em from southern highlands motorcycles, not sure of price, think it was around the $200 mark. They are quite pricey because they have the brackets etc.

is that the old bowral bikes??

does Paul still run spares??

havent been there in 5yrs..good blokes, but super pricey..

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:58 am

Neka79 wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
portaz wrote: yeh i was thinking crash knobs aswell... where bouts did you get them from, how for how much?
Got em from southern highlands motorcycles, not sure of price, think it was around the $200 mark. They are quite pricey because they have the brackets etc.
is that the old bowral bikes??

does Paul still run spares??

havent been there in 5yrs..good blokes, but super pricey..

Bowral still has a dealer and Paul has started up a kawasaki dealership in Mittagong (new and used bikes, service parts etc) service prices are cheaper than most as labour rate is less, also you get a good job done first time. On the shelf prices may be high but if you ask you will get a better price than sydney/parramatta dealers. We've bought two bikes from him (GPX250, ZX636) both heaps cheaper than any deal I could get from another dealer.

portaz · Post by **portaz** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:28 am

just put my order in for knobs from rg-racing.com... should hopefully receive them in the next couple weeks... not looking forward to installing them tho... heard its a bit of prick to do it on the 05 zx6r...

plus last nite, i removed the rear fender (what a b!tch that was), and mounted the number plate to the exhaust with a couple small L brackets...

EDIT: Pic posted

I still have the cable that attaches to the globe on the original fender running through/under the exhaust. does anyone else still have that cable attached, just incase, or have they just cut it off?

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:44 pm

russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
Neka79 wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote: Got em from southern highlands motorcycles, not sure of price, think it was around the $200 mark. They are quite pricey because they have the brackets etc.
is that the old bowral bikes??

does Paul still run spares??

havent been there in 5yrs..good blokes, but super pricey..
Bowral still has a dealer and Paul has started up a kawasaki dealership in Mittagong (new and used bikes, service parts etc) service prices are cheaper than most as labour rate is less, also you get a good job done first time. On the shelf prices may be high but if you ask you will get a better price than sydney/parramatta dealers. We've bought two bikes from him (GPX250, ZX636) both heaps cheaper than any deal I could get from another dealer.

wow..doesnt life change...
just as i was leaving Rod Abbot was selling, and Paul still worked parts/acess...

next time u see Paul tell him Neka says hello..if he remebers me...lol.. use to play soccer against him too..

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:43 am

Neka79 wrote:
russ_2000_zx9 wrote:
Neka79 wrote: is that the old bowral bikes??

does Paul still run spares??

havent been there in 5yrs..good blokes, but super pricey..
Bowral still has a dealer and Paul has started up a kawasaki dealership in Mittagong (new and used bikes, service parts etc) service prices are cheaper than most as labour rate is less, also you get a good job done first time. On the shelf prices may be high but if you ask you will get a better price than sydney/parramatta dealers. We've bought two bikes from him (GPX250, ZX636) both heaps cheaper than any deal I could get from another dealer.
wow..doesnt life change...
just as i was leaving Rod Abbot was selling, and Paul still worked parts/acess...

next time u see Paul tell him Neka says hello..if he remebers me...lol.. use to play soccer against him too..

Will do

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:47 am

portaz wrote:just put my order in for knobs from rg-racing.com... should hopefully receive them in the next couple weeks... not looking forward to installing them tho... heard its a bit of prick to do it on the 05 zx6r...

plus last nite, i removed the rear fender (what a b!tch that was), and mounted the number plate to the exhaust with a couple small L brackets...

EDIT: Pic posted

I still have the cable that attaches to the globe on the original fender running through/under the exhaust. does anyone else still have that cable attached, just incase, or have they just cut it off?

easy to put the crash's on, just takes a bit of time coz youve got to remove the fairing side panels etc.

With your number plate remember that you still need to have a number plate light to keep it legal. You can use a superbright LED (couple of bucks from Dick Smiths) or get a small one from a trailer place.

Have you thought about putting on some mini indicators and making up a stainless steel shield for the exhaust? Like a CBR600 eliminator. I though about it but haven't got around to it yet.

portaz · Post by **portaz** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:33 am

arrgghhhh.... just got my crash protectors from rg racing.. you have to cut the fairing...!!! i was not keen on doin this...

i know i can get a set of crash protectors off ebay for $100 shipped that i dont have to cut the fairing, however they are not as good quality as the rg racing ones...

has anyone else had to cut the fairing?

GForce · Post by **GForce** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:55 am

i am also after frame sliders and have been looking on ebay. you can get them for 100 but dunno if they any good. how much do they usually cost at shops?