Pro-tek Frame Protector Slider Kawasaki 2003 2004 2005 2006 Z1000 Z-1000 Chrome Pro-tek frame sliders are made from 6061 T6 Aluminum for strength and durability
Helps protect your frame from nasty spills and tip overs.
No modifications require of fairing.
Comes complete with instructions for easy installation.
Comes with all mounting hardware.
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.
Kawasaki
'03-'06 Z1000 Z-1000
The frame sliders are to be mounted to your upper engine
mount bolts. Refer to your service manual before performing
this installation. Before beginning, make sure pinch bolts
are tight to prevent any engine movement. Remove right side
engine mount bolt and install supplied 10mm x 180mm bolt with
bracket shown above with locknut. Repeat process on left side
with supplied 10mm x 180mm bolt using the bracket shown
above with locknut. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Always torque
bolts to factory specifications.
Includes: (2) Aluminum pucks
(2) 10mm x 180mm bolts
(2) Aluminum mounting brackets
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