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lol, dude... what will you do if in the future everything is production carbon fiber?

Buy plastic after market parts?

Don't worry, by then the carbon would all be painted so we can't see it.

that's not going to happen. for one it's too expensive.

a small sheet of it is over $60. it's not even enough to make 1/2 of a lower faring. and you will need at least 2 layers to make a faring.

so a lower just the carbon matting alone will cost you $480. now you need a gallon of resin at the tune of $100.

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Its still Expensive to buy....

I have been dabbling in making my own stuff for a little while now...Wait until you guys see a Totally new CF idea I came up with....I am either gonna make waves.....or have one hell of a belly flop with it.

I am hoping it turns out good.

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you do realize that it doesn't cost that much when you buy large quantities, right?

yeah but you have to buy several hundred dollars worth if you want bigger pieces of it. like this 5 yrd roll, in my experience making my own farings, it's not enough to build one lower on a motorcycle.

http://www.fibreglast.com/product/3K_Plain_Weave_Carbon_Fiber_Fabric_00530/Carbon_Fiber

don't forget your resin

http://www.fibreglast.com/product/System_2000_Epoxy_Resin_2000/Epoxy_Resins

and the hardener for it,

http://www.fibreglast.com/product/2060_Epoxy_Hardener_2060/Epoxy_Resins

and unless you have a vacuum bagging system it won't be like real carbon fiber..

the pumps for that start around $400 for a small one.

http://www.fibreglast.com/product/Vacuum_Bagging_Starter_Kit_00888_A/Vacuum_Bagging_Pumps

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