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Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:35 pm
by darkember
Now you need some kevlar corduroy trousers & a reinforced tweed jacket

Nice job

Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:49 pm
by shinn281
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:00 pm
by shinn281
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:32 am
by agentpineapple
i'm not a lover of overly stickered bikes, i wouldn't spoil the carbon look with to many decals, each to their own.
when are you going to attempt the fuel tank?
as soon as i find another silver p-clip, i'll post the other gold one to you, thats if your still going with the gold?
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:30 am
by shinn281
agentpineapple wrote:i'm not a lover of overly stickered bikes, i wouldn't spoil the carbon look with to many decals, each to their own.
when are you going to attempt the fuel tank?
as soon as i find another silver p-clip, i'll post the other gold one to you, thats if your still going with the gold?
Just waiting for the extra vinyl to arrive then it will be on with the tank. I won't be putting many more stickers on than this but they do help to break the carbon fibre up
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:46 am
by agentpineapple
your next job is to clean those headers.....

Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:30 pm
by shinn281
agentpineapple wrote:your next job is to clean those headers.....


or paint it black!
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:03 am
by shinn281
Vinyl for the tank arrived today, will hopefully fit tomorrow or day after ready for Boston bike night! Will post some more pics when completed
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:16 am
by whitestorm pete
good luck mate iv been told thats the hardest part to do

Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:52 pm
by agentpineapple
can i hear swearing and cursing, come on wear are the pictures buddy....

Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:47 pm
by shinn281
agentpineapple wrote:can i hear swearing and cursing, come on wear are the pictures buddy....

Yes you could definitely hear a lot of cursing and swearing and lots of banging by a very stroppy person fitting vinyl!!!!
First attempt of the tank went very wrong and I came to the realisation that it cannot be done in one piece, see below for start of first attempt,
Anyway, I decided to try doing it in three pieces, by doing each side, cutting them to shape once fitted and then doing the top of the tank, here is the outcome below. I intend to get some thin red tape and pinstripe the seams to hide them as much as possible. What do we think? be kind please.
I also need to order some new Firestorm stickers for the tank!
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:06 pm
by agentpineapple
looks ok mate, sort the decals out, get some pics in natural light aswell....
i remember trying to do my crash helmet, truely a nightmare, to say theres an art to it is an understatement.......
i might have another tinker with it one day....

Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:05 am
by lloydie
Looks ok not great but ok , not that I could do it anywhere as good as that .
Pin strips should help :Thumbup:
Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:40 am
by Miztaziggy
I like that. I think other than the seams it looks brilliant.
Red pinstripe will look good. As Marty said get some daylight pictures when it's all done mate.
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Re: CARBON FIBRE
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:14 pm
by Redthunder
Good effort. I would say lose the red HONDA stickers... Look too much like an afterthought.