Aluminum vs Carbon Fiber

[wmacinty]

I've made my choice and I'm going with the Leo Vince EVOII slip ons.  Just wondering what the drawbacks are to going with the aluminum over the carbon fibre?  Does anyone know if the aluminum tend to discolour or oxidize over time?

[psycledelic]

I don't know about the discolorization, but I would imagine that the aluminum canisters would be much hotter to the touch then the carbon.  Not that it would really matter, unless you lean against it. 

[weemonster]

aluminium ones will need polished eventually. But it takes years of neglect for them to get really grotty.

They will get hotter quicker because alumnium is an awesome conductor of heat which is why the make pots and pants out of it.
But it will cool down quickly aswell so theres no real drawback.

[DarkStaR]

They will get hotter quicker because alumnium is an awesome conductor of heat which is why the make pots and pants out of it.

They make "pants" out of aluminum?  Doesn't seem comfortable. 

I've noticed that aluminum and most metal after market pipes seem to dent pretty easily.  Like lets say you accidently kick it while throwing your leg over.

The carbon ones don't dent.

On the flip side, the metal pipes will hold up to *moderate* impacts a bit better (e.g. getting scraped and mangled), where as the carbon ones usually don't (e.g. crack and fall apart).  YMMV

[lwszabo]

i have heard aluminum sound a little better, but I do not believe it. I think Carbon Fiber is the way to go!

[wmacinty]

Thanks for the feedback.  I'm not really partial to the carbon fibre look anyway so I think I will go for the aluminum ones.

[DarkStaR]

Thanks for the feedback.  I'm not really partial to the carbon fibre look anyway so I think I will go for the aluminum ones.

Then why'd you ask if you already made up your mind? 

[weemonster]

lol
aluminium pants  god  knows where my head was
lol

[A.duc.H.duc.]

lol
aluminium pants  god  knows where my head was
lol

I'd like to get some aluminium pants, where do I get those?

[Fresh Pants]

I'd like to get some aluminium pants, where do I get those?

+1 on aluminum pants. 

[Capt baz]

i wear alcoa restaurant grade aluminum pants. my meat stays warm for a" long" time. as for the exhaust, carbon fiber is cooler, faster &  the pattern hypnotizes chicks.

[DrDesmo]

On the plus side, you can usually get replacement sleeves for whichever (or heck, to switch from one to tho the other) for $100 or so. Bang out a few rivets and you're good to go!

Adam