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I have decided to start a new official thread regarding the pre 98 sliders due to so many questions in diferent forums and a old titling of others.
The current standings feel free to comment......
1st i will explain the complication of sliders for a pre 98. There is no place to mount a slider in a vent without the lower part of the of both upper and lower fairings still hitting the ground, unless you want about a 10" long slider
. So this inloves having to cut into the fairing for a suitable mounting location, but if the fairing bends then it could damage the fairing anyways. So i had to design a ridged bracket that wont bend, but that could cause frame damage. So i found a extremly sturdy and strond place on the frame that wont bend or twist, but its not where the slider needs to be. So to some it all up i had to design a bracket that will not bend, will mount on the strongest part of the frame and place the slider in the right spot to protect the fairings.
Well good news i have made the design that works, so far... Now am facing the problem of using the right materials in order to keep everything strong at better speed/impact. But stronger material means more money. I dont want the bracket bending into the farings so i have to make it extremely strong, but that cost money. I can say that there seems to be no problem with frame stability or risk of damage.
I have made many prototypes using aluminum and have tested them all, in these test the frame has held up but all results have ended in the slider or bracket bending. Well today i tested another using aliminum there was almost no twisting or bending of the bracket, but im not sure thats good enough for me. So i have decided to make a stainless steel bracket so that there will be no rust and alot of strength.
I know my original post stated janurary and i keep tell people a few more weeks. But really do you want me to rush this and maybe make a part that is not perfect for all situations. So here is where i stand on it.
It is on the top of my list i am woking with someone else who has alot of experience and i mean alot. But he is very busy and i want this to be done right. So with that said i am working on it as fast as i can, and hopefully i will start selling them soon. I will keep a constant update on this thread of the standings of them. I feel bad about not having them ready yet, and dont want to tell anyone there not ready yet. But i have been telling people a couple weeks for several months, afraid that i may lose a possible customer. We have made alot of progess, i feel the next prototype should be prefect, and if so then i can start sales. I will not have the new prototype ready and tested for at least 2 weeks. So if its not been 2 weeks since this post or from a time posted on a update to this, please dont ask if there ready because i am only going to send you a message saying " hopefully in a couple weeks".
Now i want to encourage you to everyone to ask any questions or concerns you may have and i will try to answer them daily. Also dont forget to visit www.scrmotorcycles.com , now with alot of part strictly for the katana, even stuff you may have not know they made.
Thanks
Matthew Braunstein
SCR Motorcycles
The current standings feel free to comment......
1st i will explain the complication of sliders for a pre 98. There is no place to mount a slider in a vent without the lower part of the of both upper and lower fairings still hitting the ground, unless you want about a 10" long slider
. So this inloves having to cut into the fairing for a suitable mounting location, but if the fairing bends then it could damage the fairing anyways. So i had to design a ridged bracket that wont bend, but that could cause frame damage. So i found a extremly sturdy and strond place on the frame that wont bend or twist, but its not where the slider needs to be. So to some it all up i had to design a bracket that will not bend, will mount on the strongest part of the frame and place the slider in the right spot to protect the fairings.Well good news i have made the design that works, so far... Now am facing the problem of using the right materials in order to keep everything strong at better speed/impact. But stronger material means more money. I dont want the bracket bending into the farings so i have to make it extremely strong, but that cost money. I can say that there seems to be no problem with frame stability or risk of damage.
I have made many prototypes using aluminum and have tested them all, in these test the frame has held up but all results have ended in the slider or bracket bending. Well today i tested another using aliminum there was almost no twisting or bending of the bracket, but im not sure thats good enough for me. So i have decided to make a stainless steel bracket so that there will be no rust and alot of strength.
I know my original post stated janurary and i keep tell people a few more weeks. But really do you want me to rush this and maybe make a part that is not perfect for all situations. So here is where i stand on it.
It is on the top of my list i am woking with someone else who has alot of experience and i mean alot. But he is very busy and i want this to be done right. So with that said i am working on it as fast as i can, and hopefully i will start selling them soon. I will keep a constant update on this thread of the standings of them. I feel bad about not having them ready yet, and dont want to tell anyone there not ready yet. But i have been telling people a couple weeks for several months, afraid that i may lose a possible customer. We have made alot of progess, i feel the next prototype should be prefect, and if so then i can start sales. I will not have the new prototype ready and tested for at least 2 weeks. So if its not been 2 weeks since this post or from a time posted on a update to this, please dont ask if there ready because i am only going to send you a message saying " hopefully in a couple weeks".
Now i want to encourage you to everyone to ask any questions or concerns you may have and i will try to answer them daily. Also dont forget to visit www.scrmotorcycles.com , now with alot of part strictly for the katana, even stuff you may have not know they made.
Thanks
Matthew Braunstein
SCR Motorcycles
I'll wait for top notch sliders even if it takes longer. I gots my moneys waiting. 
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