Hey guys, just thought I'd mention this in case anyone else wanted to give it a try. After weeks of digging around for some decently priced rollers, I discovered a vendor on Ebay that had what I was looking for, and they have a stand-alone site as well. Their ebay reviews look legit, so I went ahead and ordered a set. Should be in next week.
That said, the really interesting part is that they carry a Chinese knock-off version of Dr. Pulley sliders that are $20. In all my poking around, I haven't run across these anywhere else. I've not paid much attention to sliders because I've felt like they're overpriced (especially in the weight range I need), but I may give these a try if I don't like my rollers... maybe a good option for people wanting to experiment with sliders without dropping $$$ on something they don't like.
The vendor is Scooterpartsexpress.com. I couldn't find anything on posting rules for promoting vendors, so if I broke the rules, I apologize.
Double check the weights against a cooking scale, heres why. We have also ran across some generic sliders and the weights were off. Example would be the weights were 6 grams each on the pack (and what we ordered), but 2 of the weights out of the 6 were a gram off each-so we got 4 6gram and 2 5gram sliders. I no longer have the pack they came in (forgot brand name) as we stick to Scooter Ninja brand for off brand sliders. Only down side to Scooter Ninja is they tend to be a bit on the soft side. We bought a bunch different weights in the Scooter Ninja brand and use them a tuning sliders, then we go with Dr. Pulley once we find the best set up.
They last long enough that I don't really figure the cost is a big deal. In the Helix they were $60, and for the Buddys my local shops carry them for $30. Since they reliably last @10k, that's a couple of years worth for even many of us year-round riders. For your average scooter commuter that puts on <1500 miles a year, the cost is negligible.
Not to be pedantic, but if $20/year is that much of a cost, there's probably room to re-evaluate a lot of priorities.
I've installed sliders in over 25 scooters during the past 5 years. I've tried a number of different knock offs during this time. Not only did the other brands not perform as well as the Dr. Pulley, they didn't last nearly as long. The real deal has come down so much in price over the last 3 years, I won't bother with anything but the original.
DeeDee wrote:I've installed sliders in over 25 scooters during the past 5 years. I've tried a number of different knock offs during this time. Not only did the other brands not perform as well as the Dr. Pulley, they didn't last nearly as long. The real deal has come down so much in price over the last 3 years, I won't bother with anything but the original.
Are you using sliders in your 170? What weight and did you try several different weights to get what you wanted?
skully93 wrote:Not to be pedantic, but if $20/year is that much of a cost, there's probably room to re-evaluate a lot of priorities.
No, $20 is perfectly wonderful. But spending $50 on a set that doesn't feel right, then spending another $50 on a set that still isn't quite right..... who wants to drop $50 a pop for fine tuning? Once it's dialed in, sure, spring for the good stuff. My priorities are exactly why I'm going cheap: the playthings get the short stick and the kids get the private school.
iwannascoot, I installed sliders in my 170i at the first service. Stock rollers were 13 gram. I replaced them with 12 gram Dr. Pulley Sliders. I did not experiment. I have found that on 125cc and up 1 gram lighter than stock usually gives smoother and crisper acceleration without losing top end. On my 50cc Yamaha I went 33% lighter than stock.
skully93 wrote:N the playthings get the short stick and the kids get the private school.
~SM
I can't disagree with this logic!
We're not having kids and we spend less than we make, so when something horks or I need a proper purchase, we're fortunate to be in the position to not worry too much. I humbly accept the rest of the world isn't automatically in that same position.
I'm with DeeDee. You can do all sorts of tuning, and have. I spent quite a bit on the Buddy. the stock is still 85% there, and proper sliders are 80% of the difference. 12g sliders are probably pretty rockin.
Ended up buying forks, shocks, brakes, sliders, NCY everything, pipe....my wife's stock 125 is still not a ton different. Hope that helps!
