[MotoTripleX]

Hey, which parts on a CRF50/XR50 could be made out of carbon fibre?



Im looking into making bits for these bike.

 

[yamahaboy99]

i got a carbon fiber skid plate, those seem to be hot sellers if u price them right. carbon fiber fork guards. carbon fiber number plate, carbon fiber gas tank covor. those are all i can think of right now

 

[MXcrazy5050]

they make carbon fiber engine gaurds and chain gaurds

 

[AtomRoTTeN]

We at Sik50s sell a carbon fiber skid plate. It retails for the same as most aluminum skid plates out there but stands out above the rest!



In stock and ready to ship!



Later Atom RoTTeN

 

[willtopete]

carbon fiber sucks, i would never buy a carbon fiber skidplate, ive broken aluminum one and can't imagine what a carbon fiber one will do.



to add to your list Josh Lahaye was making some carbon fibers[plastics] old xr50 style.

 

[LogiKal]

I havnt seen a broken carbonfiber skidplate.

 

[rmracer347]

yea im pretty sure it wont break

 

[chet]

lahaye's comin out with carbon fiber plastics

 

[five0addict]

i think aluminum wouldnt be a very good material to make a skidplate out of, at least for a xr style mount. it has so much flex in front of the welds a fatiuge crack is enevidable. c.f. has properties to withstand that abuse. for any other bits, a gas cap(is that possible?)wheels(am i nuts?)hubs...

this gives me an idea for a new topic in the roost arena :twisted: seeya

 

[willtopete]

you guys are nuts! i totalled an aluminum skidplate coming up short on a 30 foot double, did not feel good. it bent so many places like creased it back over the 2 footpeg bolts. if that was a carbon fiber skidplate it would have shattered and my cases would have been cracked. :twisted:

 

[five0addict]

theres got to be limits somewhere :lol:

i think c.f is better for a trail rider, rocks, and sliding over stuff. it wont break from flexing like aluminum does.

 

[fiddycrazy]

someone makes a carbon fiber gas tank cover.

 

[mxracer728]

someone makes a carbon fiber gas tank cover.

That was said already

 

[lahayeracing444]

to add to your list Josh Lahaye was making some carbon fibers[plastics] old xr50 style.

not true the testing st was old style but the new sets that are cominig out are 04 style.

i think they might be in vegas he will be selling them there if he gets them so look for them they are goign ot be sick i know i am getting a set

 

[rmracer347]

someone should make a complete carbon fiber bike.make everything completely of carbon fiber.frame,bars,engine,sprocket,even chain.i know its close to impossible and would be extremely hard and expensive but it would be very sweet

 

[MotoTripleX]

are you being serious rmracer?

 

[mxboy57]

ok dude i think the carbon fiber chain is pushing it. and i think the frame would flex to much

 

[rmracer347]

if the frame was made from solid carbon fiber that would be cooul.i think a swingarm woulnt be to hard.

 

[DirtySouthRacing]

A complete carbon fiber bike would be good for...? uh a show bike? and even than IMO it'd look like horrible, overkill.

 

[troymoto]

We (Jardine) had this bike in our booth at the Indy show. It's a Synergy Q450, manufactured by a supplier and friend of teh company. The frame is 100% carbon fiber and the bike weighs something like 218lbs completely fueled up. Point being, a complete carbon fiber bike is very possible...