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Carbon Fiber Fork, Get your $$$$$ ready

Discussion in 'General' started by MotoGP1199, Jan 31, 2017.

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  1. Captain Poo Poo Pants III

    Captain Poo Poo Pants III Sail Hatan!

    So it is full CF? Looks deceiving in that picture.
     
    Captain Poo Poo Pants III, Jan 31, 2017
    #41
  2. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner


    Is that Spanish?
     
    SPL170db, Jan 31, 2017
    #42
  3. backcountryme

    backcountryme Word to your mother.

    Broome wants to know when he can get a CF fork for his grom
     
    backcountryme, Jan 31, 2017
    #43
  4. vizsladog

    vizsladog Well-Known Member

    I thought ohlins had a cf fork in motogp for years on the ducati
     
    vizsladog, Jan 31, 2017
    #44
  5. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Dude, you've been here long enough to know your BBSisms.
     
    Dave K, Jan 31, 2017
    #45
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  6. Rogue4

    Rogue4 Well-Known Member

    Everything breaks. I played lacrosse in HS as well. I saved up and bought a Warrior defense shaft made out of titanium. It was high end back in the day. It got a big dent the second practice I used it.
     
    Rogue4, Jan 31, 2017
    #46
  7. MotoGP1199

    MotoGP1199 Well-Known Member

    Thats where I first heard about it. He said it was over a half kilo of weight savings (1.1 lbs). Since some teams are already at the minimum weight they use it for shifting the weight. The coverage on motogp videopass is pretty good. I can't imagine it crashes well.
     
    MotoGP1199, Jan 31, 2017
    #47
  8. notbostrom

    notbostrom DaveK broke the interwebs

    Your facts are irrelevant... You new here lol
     
    notbostrom, Jan 31, 2017
    #48
  9. pdt155

    pdt155 Active Member

    I lurk, but yeah I should have known better...
     
    pdt155, Jan 31, 2017
    #49
  10. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    If Dave(gay) mentions Lacrosse one more time in a MotoGp suspension thread, he's getting his ass banned!
     
    Robby-Bobby, Jan 31, 2017
    #50
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  11. TLR67

    TLR67 Well-Known Member

    Just a carbon bug cover...
     
    TLR67, Feb 1, 2017
    #51
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  12. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    By who, you? Bring it on.
     
    Dave K, Feb 1, 2017
    #52
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  13. Britt

    Britt Well-Known Member

    His name should be changed to LaX Pops
     
    Britt, Feb 1, 2017
    #53
  14. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Coming from the former RaceDad, that would not suck. :)
     
    Dave K, Feb 1, 2017
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  15. dieterly

    dieterly Well-Known Member

    No, but they tested them last year.
     
    dieterly, Feb 1, 2017
    #55
  16. Will9465

    Will9465 Well-Known Member

    Do you have a link to an article about the forks?
     
    Will9465, Feb 1, 2017
    #56
  17. dsmitty37

    dsmitty37 Well-Known Member


    That Kevlar shaft was made by Brine back around 1997-1998 and in a long pole configuration they were prone to snapping. I played defense with an aluminum/scandium alloy shaft that was lightweight and strong. Titanium was the shit back then but cost $$$
     
    dsmitty37, Feb 4, 2017
    #57
  18. sbk1198

    sbk1198 Well-Known Member

    And one of them doesn't even race anymore...just some glorified test rider who likes to fish ;)
     
    sbk1198, Feb 4, 2017
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  19. Canadian Bacon

    Canadian Bacon .

    Same with hockey sticks back then. I was lucky and had access to some really good ones for free but retail, if you could even get them was in the $600 range. Now you can get better ones for 1/4 the price.
     
    Canadian Bacon, Feb 4, 2017
    #59
  20. The_R1_Kid

    The_R1_Kid Well-Known Member

    CeraCarbon has composite fork inner tubes. 43mm tube has a weight of 237gramms for 1.5Kg less unsprung weight
    http://www.ceracarbon.com/
    They look promising/$$$
     

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    The_R1_Kid, Feb 4, 2017
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