ali123
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why not? its taking forever.... lol
10-Year Anniversary Freshen-up
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RedBull
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I changed it in the middle of painting. He's a good man, just hope he's a good painter too!
PS: I'll have a little something for ya'll later tonight though.
RedBull
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Did tell you guys the dealer stripped the paint off 1/4 of the BMW front rim and tried to say the paint failed?
ali123
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lol.... integrity is everything.
RedBull
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got the CF front fender. Not sure I like it and the blue CF actually matches the paint I have on the bike now better! It's is beautiful though.
Not sure!?
That fender looks amazing!
The whole front end does!
Everything is and looks high end.
That fender looks amazing!
The whole front end does!
Everything is and looks high end.
I'm one of those guys who is never satisfied!
ali123
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where did u get that fender?
ali123
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just to be clear.... Walker smith junior(with over 200 fights as a pro) was the greatest fighter to ever live.... EVER..... Ali was simply the greatest heavyweight...… not the greatest one to ever do it.
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The Hayabusa would be considered in the heavy weight class no?
jeffgordons24
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Ohhhhhh that thing is AMAZING!
I regret not going with the blue, I love how good that looks!!
ali123
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busa is so good.... its pound for pound number 1.... any kinda measuring stick u wanna use......… looooong long career the busa has had.... AND STILL...…………………………..
I have been looking at the Carbon Fiber fender and these are some of my more detailed thoughts:
I’m still thinking this might be better as plain black CF, which would have been significantly cheaper as a fiberglass mix. Better to not look like it was supposed to match if it’s going to be a shade off. Tough to really make the call until I get the fairings in. I forgot to ask the painter for a sample of the blue to use until the fairings are done, so I’m guessing on matches.
That’s my story, I’m sticking to it…..
- CF is a structural material and it really needs to be shaped different than plastic. For example, plastic need more folds and plane changes to be stiff enough to function unsupported (like keeping the shape of the wheel). Since the CF fender is molded from the plastic part, the CF version is extremely stiff and took some major body English to get between the fork legs, where the plastic one can be pinched and slid into place. It also takes some careful tugging to align the bolts, as the CF does not take to bending like the plastic. That said, the fit of the fender was perfect.
- Man, these guys can lay the CF sheet. The grain is perfect and consistent, almost looks painted on. The clear coat is perfect too. The pigment in the Looks like the layered lacquers on a Japanese bowl. Downside is the clear coating is brittle feeling. This is a bit worrying on the edges, where you can see that in the manufacturing process how the layers of CF were cut off at the edge of the fender. The edge is still brittle, I could see the edge fraying or chipping.
- Speaking of brittle, I have a CF PUIG hugger on the rear and the edges are cracking. I think this is mainly because the wheel turns into the edge of the hugger, so it’s much more susceptible to damage – especially from a 55 series tire. But plastic would just likely wear down, not crack off which looks a bit worse for wear.
- The underside of the new front fender looks like an uncoated layer of CF. This is what 100% CF parts look like, but this is going to really build grime under the fender. I’m thinking about coating this side with something that will be easier to clean (clear coat or maybe just paint). I’ll have to discuss options with MotoComposites.
- This thing is light as a feather. Amazingly light as CF tends to be. It feels like there is one of those Hollywood lines tied to it holding it up in the air or something. It’s just a fender, but it is now one fricking light as heck fender!
I’m still thinking this might be better as plain black CF, which would have been significantly cheaper as a fiberglass mix. Better to not look like it was supposed to match if it’s going to be a shade off. Tough to really make the call until I get the fairings in. I forgot to ask the painter for a sample of the blue to use until the fairings are done, so I’m guessing on matches.
That’s my story, I’m sticking to it…..
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