Ducati Frame Sliders, yea or nay?

I'm days away from looking at purchasing my first Ducati (1098(S)/1198(S)) and wondering if getting frame sliders is worth the pain/expense?

I plan on being comprehensively insured, so there's that. And I've been riding on the roads now for around 11 years or so, and I don't plan on coming off or dropping my bike in the driveway (again).

I used to have them on my Gixxer, but not sure if I could should get them or not.

So just after some friendly advice from other current/former Ducati owners, if you can spare a moment to reply

 

Not a ducati owner but IMO if you have insurance get frame sliders.

If you have a carpark drop they can save the fairings. if you have a decent off good chance they'll dig in and flip your bike making sure it's a write off.

 

That's a good thing, now?

I'm more concerned with the specific placement on the Ducatis. Most are located where people complain of them hitting shins, or you have to cut holes in the fairing... which I'm not a fan of doing.

 

front and rear axle sliders are brilliant, also end bar protectors they do their job well.
I have dropped my bike twice by accident and it has saved some parts.
Its a small price to pay for some peace of mind.
I use R&G

I don't have frame sliders.

 

These ones?:
http://www.bikebiz.com.au/products/R&G-Ducati-1098S{47}1098R-Spindle-Sliders.html
http://www.bikebiz.com.au/products/R&G-Ducati-Streetfighter-1098-Fork-Protectors.html

 

If you like to kick your feet forward when stopped at the lights, yeah you can bump into the sliders. At least on mine, though, they're well out of the way, certainly when riding. I believe the frame's similar to what you're looking at getting, so yeah.

I'd personally try to avoid the ones that require fairing cutting, if possible... someone else might know better because it obviously wasn't a concern on the streetfighter...

 

I bought this style for the RSV4

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/lightech-frame-sliders-aprilia-rsv4-r-factory-aprc

I'd steer clear of the oggy knob style items myself.
However someone else above said it best that they're a good option for stationary drops and might cause more damage or flip the bike during a proper crash....

If you wanted good protection I'd also second the spindle protectors for the F/R axle, also consider engine case protection like the GB racing covers but really, likelihood of a write of in a proper crash is pretty high so might not really be worth it....

 

Thanks for the advice guys. Might invest in some of the axle protectors.

 

Didn't you say you aren't planning on falling off? That was my plan also. About the only protective thing I bought was that clear film for the paint, didn't even buy a radiator protector. 120,000k's later of riding on any type of road and all is well. Although I did drop it once - when I was washing it and my hand slipped on the hand grip and there was no holding that thing up. It landed on the grass (which I prepared earlier by moving the milk crate, just in case, and just turned the muffler a bit. Easy fix.

 

I think you'll find you'll do plenty of that regardless. It's a Ducati. You'll kick your shins/knees, crush your thumbs, toast your netherregions etc etc etc, all in a days ride.

I'm also buying one soon
Haha

 

The areas of damage that will write your 1098s off are as follows. Forks (Ohlins with the radial brembos) so fork sliders are advised, and the swingarm or frame. The swingarm is extremely sussepable which is why I bought a carbon fibre cover for mine, only protects against scuffs but in some cases this is enough to write them off. Open clutch covers can be weaker than the standard and allow collapse or penetration which can break the clutch posts off. The wheel are marchesinis which are also not cheap. The price of these bikes have depreciated significantly enough that 2 or more of these items may end up as a write off. My advise, keep it pretty and fully insured

 

What am kicking my shins/crushing my thumbs on? Doesn't sound good

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