Narrow or Wide High Performance Graphite Slides?

[Blue Dave]

Yamaha apparently has two versions of the high performance graphite slides (narrow & wide) for my '07 Apex GT (121")

SMA-8CM92-70-HP (about 1 1/4" wide).
SMA-8FU92-00-HP (about 1 3/8" wide).

Anybody care to comment on the merits of either?

I need to make a decision and any help would be apreciated!

 

[hemiram]

i use the narrow slides on my 06 attak not the graphite but the standard ones

 

[SharkAttak]

the narrower ones are easier to put thru the track windows, there cheaper and less drag, which will give you more speed

 

[maxdlx]

I got the graphites off of hiperf.com They are cheaper than yamaha and last great. In Muni when everyone else burnt through 2 sets, I had 3/4 of mine left. Maxdlx

 

[ROCKERDAN]

definitely NARROW last longer IMO,and easier to install...and i believe faster on radar.


Dan

 

[Blue Dave]

Thanks guys!

As always, I apreciate all of your input.

I am curious why Yamaha makes two versions of this slide that are so close (about 1/8") in width?

Are there any other differences between SMA-8CM92-70-HP & SMA-8FU92-00-HP besides the width?

I am assuming that the wider one is what Yamaha calls out for my Apex, so the thinner one must be for another application? A sled with narrower track windows?

I will probably go with the thinner ones based on all of your recomendations. My dealer has both types and they are the same price ($16.95 ea less my 15% disc.).

My dealer however thought that the wider ones will last longer since there is more surface area. However I suppose that you could look at that the opposite way as the wider ones may create more friction?

As usual I'm probably overanalyzing this, but I like to try to understand everything best as possible, plus I do enjoy the discussion.

 

[ROCKERDAN]

thinner ones allow more window area and allows more snow in to cool slider,and they last LONGER.....faster on top end too.

Dan