Vinyl "Carbon Fiber"...opinions?

[dlearl476]

Most vinyl carbon fiber dealers will offer a substantial discount if you can show that you are a member of the Hair Club for Men.

Good to know.  After going round and round with ducpainter about rehabbing my crappy looking old CF, someone suggested covering it with vinyl. So I'll have CF vinyl covered CF . Still a weight savings over the OEM plastic.

BTW, can I use your HC4M membership info?

[dlearl476]

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  I like CF because it holds up better if in case of incidents do happend, but some might not like the look of it.  I painted my fender to match the bike and laid it down and the CF held up great.

I have a Triumph OEM CF front fender on my sprint. One day as I was preparing to R&R my front forks I'd just removed the front wheel when my steering head bearing stand collapsed and the entire weight of the bike came crashing down on the fender.
The only damage was a small crack in the gel coat where the bottom of the stand hit the fender.

OTOH, all CF is not created equal. The old scoops I got off eBay would probably crack if I looked sideways at them.  One of the reasons they are so unsightly is that the gel coat was so thin it's worn off down to the fabric.

[dlearl476]

Get the stuff from 3M.  I think its called "DI-NOC"

Great info. I also need to get some 3M paint protection film for the cutout of my tank and the sides of my cowl where the bags rub on them.

[NorDog]

BTW, can I use your HC4M membership info?

Sorry, no.  I use a modified comb over.

[dlearl476]

Sorry, no.  I use a modified comb over.