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Frame sliders are cheap insurance for a Yamaha YZF-R6 — a low-side slide without them can turn into thousands of dollars of fairing, frame, and engine-case damage; with them, the puck absorbs the slide and the bike stays upright. The R6 has run through several distinct chassis generations (1999-2002, 2003-2005, 2006-2016, and the current 2017+ platform), so fitment by year matters as much as the brand. These are current, real slider kits, split between no-cut (bolt to an included bracket, no fairing modification) and cut designs (drilled through the fairing for a more direct, race-proven mount).
| # | Product | Price | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R&G Racing Aero Style Frame Sliders (2017-2020) | $90-$120 | Amazon |
| 2 | Shogun No-Cut Frame Slider Kit | $100-$140 | Amazon · eBay |
| 3 | T-Rex Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders | $70-$100 | Amazon · eBay |
| 4 | Womet-Tech Frame Sliders (2017-2020) | $90-$130 | Amazon |
| 5 | Woodcraft Frame Slider Kit (50-0449) | $100-$130 | Amazon · eBay |
| 6 | Yamaha Genuine Slim Design Frame Sliders | $80-$110 | Amazon · eBay |
The picks, in detail
R&G Racing Aero Style Frame Sliders (2017-2020)
A no-cut design used by British Superbike teams and the California Superbike School — the aero teardrop puck mounts to a dedicated bracket so there’s no fairing drilling required.
- No-cut bracket mounting
- Aero teardrop puck shape
- Track-proven design
- No permanent fairing modification needed
- Trusted by race teams for durability
- Bracket-mounted sliders sit slightly less rigid than a direct-to-frame cut kit
Shogun No-Cut Frame Slider Kit
A USA-made complete kit (bar ends, swingarm spools, and frame sliders together) available in both a 2008-2016 fitment and a 2017+ fitment — good value if you want the full crash-protection set in one purchase.
- USA made
- No-cut installation
- Includes bar ends and swingarm spools
- Bundles three protection points in one kit
- Year-specific fitments for older and current R6 generations
- Bulkier install than a sliders-only kit
T-Rex Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders
T-Rex offers dedicated no-cut kits across every R6 generation — 2003-2005, 2006-2008, 2009-2016, and 2017-2023 — using UHMW-PE pucks designed not to rotate mid-slide.
- UHMW-PE puck material
- No-cut mounting
- Fitments for all R6 chassis generations
- Widest year-range coverage of any brand here
- Puck material resists cracking on impact
- UHMW-PE wears down faster over repeated slides than the delrin used by some competitors
Womet-Tech Frame Sliders (2017-2020)
A European race-development brand using CNC-machined delrin pucks and oversized hardware, built to absorb impact while giving the fairing a smooth surface to slide on rather than dig in.
- CNC-machined delrin puck
- Large-diameter mounting hardware
- Racetrack-developed design
- Delrin construction slides smoothly instead of grabbing pavement
- Robust hardware for repeated impacts
- Narrower fitment window (2017-2020 only) than T-Rex or Shogun
Woodcraft Frame Slider Kit (50-0449)
Woodcraft’s two-piece puck design uses a perpendicular attachment bolt instead of a hollowed-out center, leaving more solid puck material to slide on — a cut-style kit for riders who want maximum direct-mount rigidity.
- Two-piece puck/base design
- Perpendicular bolt attachment
- Fits 2006-2020 R6
- More sliding surface per puck than hollow-center designs
- Direct frame mount is stiffer than bracket-style no-cut kits
- Requires drilling/cutting the fairing — not reversible without bodywork repair
Yamaha Genuine Slim Design Frame Sliders
The factory OEM option straight from Yamaha Motor Corporation — a slim-profile slider designed to minimize frame and body damage from a low-speed drop, with guaranteed factory fitment and finish match.
- Genuine Yamaha OEM part
- Slim, low-profile design
- Factory paint/finish match
- No fitment guesswork — designed in-house for the R6
- Keeps the bike looking factory-stock
- Slim profile offers less impact cushioning than aftermarket race sliders
Buying tips
- Confirm your R6’s model year before ordering — the chassis changed enough between generations (1999-2002, 2003-2005, 2006-2016, 2017+) that sliders are not interchangeable across them.
- No-cut kits (R&G, Shogun, T-Rex, Womet-Tech) are the better choice if you want to keep resale value or eventually revert to stock; cut kits (Woodcraft) mount more rigidly but permanently modify the fairing.
- Pucks are a wear item — replace them after any slide even if the bike looks fine, since the material is designed to sacrifice itself and may already be cracked internally.
- Pair frame sliders with swingarm spools and bar-end sliders (several kits above bundle them) for full-perimeter protection rather than just the mid-frame.
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