R&G Frame Sliders Installation

Got my R&G sliders and the bottle in the post last week.  Fitting was quite easy and took about 2 hrs and lots of patience. I purchased the entire kit - Coolant bottle, the crash guard came with the engine rod, spacer bolts and the sliders.

1) Remove both the side fairing panels

2) Disconnect the coolant bottle pipe ...I pinched the tube so it does not leak. The bottle is on one screw...just undo and fit the new one.
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01. VFR800 R&G Coolant bottle

3) Undo the engine bolt, don't slide it out all the way. I dabbed a little grease and white tack (used for putting up posters) on the rod.
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02. VFR800 R&G grease&tack

4) Fit the left side fairing back. I just fitted the bolts near the coolant to keep the fairing in place

5) Push the engine bolt  from the right side till it touches the fairing from the inside. Maintain enough pressure so the tack sticks to the fairing.

6) Remove the left fairing again.
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03. VFR800 R&G marking On The fairing

7) Mark the center of the impression made by the tack. Drill a pilot hole from the inside and refit the fairing back just to be sure that the rod and the hole are aligned.

8) R&G suggest to use a 16mm hole bit but i used a 18mm saw hole to guide
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05. VFR800 R&G 18mm Saw hole

9) Cut out the hole from the outside to the inside (this way the paint does not chip of)
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05. VFR800 R&G 18mm Hole

10) Push the R&G rod / tie bar through the original engine rod - right to left. NOTE : there are spacers in between the engine and the frame, if the rod come out completely they fall out. (learned the hard way)

11) With the R&G rod in place, repeat steps to make hole on the right side of the fairing (steps 3 onwards)

12) Fit both fairing panels back to see that all holes and the rod position align.

13) Blur out the holes to finish.

14) Push the rod through to ensure it is in the center and fir the extensions - tighten using the 22 mm spanner. (Can't torque this)

15) Fit the fairing back.

16) Fit the bobbins - tighten to torque 30nm
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06. VFR800 R&G Sliders fitted


07. VFR800 R&G Sliders fitted

Have to disconnect the smaller bobbins....

I'm about to tackle this mod this week, so your post couldn't be more timely.  Thanks for posting.

so removed the old bobbins....and also out the R&G sticker....
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VFR800   closeup

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VFR800   front side with R&G

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VFR800   side with R&G

You mention the R&G rod.  Is that a rod that goes through the center of the bike for both sides of the frame slider to attach to?

My VFR has the Mototechnik sliders on it, which appear to bolt directly into the engine mounts.  After a slow lowside, the slider bolt is slightly bent.  I'm concerned that in a higher-speed crash, the slider could rip the threads right out of the engine bolt hole.

This came with the Rod...so the old rod is replaced with the new rod. As a kit it comes wit the following...

1) the Rod
2) Long nuts (x2) - for the Rod which keeps the rod in place -  these are nice and thick.
3) Sliders and Bolts x 2 - these go on the Long nuts.

The Mototechnik bolts look very thin - i don't think they will hold up on a major crash.

AnikMankar,
Where did you get the R&G sliders, and how much?  Your installation looks very clean.  Clean looking bike all around.  nice job.  Jeff  J.

Thanks Jeff -

Had them shipped from UK...abt 140 GBP shipped to India

regards
Anik