Hey guys - First Post!!!

Just picked up my very first bike, a 1998 LS650. Really excited to learn to ride and to learn about my bike. So glad to have found this community!

Issue #1 though - I'm really worried about dropping it since there's no crash bar. Honestly, I don't really like the look of the crash bars on the market anyway. So I was thinking, what about frame sliders? Has anyone tried them? Maybe if the rider and passenger foot pegs are extended and fixed in place, they would do the job...

Thoughts??? Opinions??? Any input is appreciated!  

Take the safety course.
Read
Twist of the Wrist II.

Pay attention to the road conditions.
If you can't see ALL of a corner, don't Bet on the conditions in the part you can't see.
If a railroad crosses the road in a curve, hit the steel standing up straight.

I watched in disbelief as my bike fell from under me at about one m.p.h.. I had taken feet off the pegs, put them down and was finishing the stop with the front brake.
I hadn't paid enough attention.
There was a decent accumulation of sand there.
The front brake is important and used properly is your friend.
Used improperly, carelessly, it, like the throttle and rear brake or about anything else, can bite you.

Ok, so less worrying about modifying and more worrying about learning / training to ride safely and correctly. Makes sense guys, thank you!

 I slid 2 or 3 of these bikes multiple times each and dropped them at least that many.  I had an 86 or 87 that I pretty much demolished treating it like a dirt bike.

 The geometry of the bike puts the tank on the ground when it dumps, no frame slider I've seen will stop that, but I could be wrong.  Maybe custom ones would do the trick if you plan on hitting the ground often.

 Don't skimp on a helmet or gear in general.

Unless you're
Riding
my bike

We have frame sliders ,they're called turn signals