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There's a question that will quite likely split the Bimota populace down the middle.....

.....I quite like carbon fibre and I've gotten quite bored with Bimota's top yoke sooooooo.......


Whilst I should be using my very precious time to do very important things, I got way laid and decided to fiddle about with a bit of carbon............



....too much?
In 10 years time will it look as naff as the Muntra's wooden dash?

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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

[Mike Jennings]

Ooooer, very tasteful Oily! Still I suppose you should expect O.T.T. from an SB6 owner

by the way, how did you manage to cut the c.f. into discs like that?

Cheers, MikeJ

[oily]

Very carefully on the lathe
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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

[morebhp]

Cool if its saving weight - does not look to be in that category so on the Uncool wall for me


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Now - SB6R, GSX1400, KTM 990 SuperDuke
Then - H2A Trip, GSX1000R , EXC400, TZ250, R1, TL1000S, 1100 Kat, RG500, RD500, GPZ 900R GPZ1100 UniT, GSX1100, Z650
It was like that when I got here

[oily]

Wow,I'd want a sharper tool in the mill. I'd be very disappointed with that finish dinger

good photo though

This particular SB6 has been stripped of everything possible for the track so adding half a feather in weight ain't no thang
Saying that, the carbon is held on with a few dabs of grease for the picture.
The grease is probably heavier than the carbon
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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

[crankcase]

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[Pompey]

Do you remember when people put stickers of their names on the front windscreen? When they put those long rubber anti static things hanging off the bumper on the back? Still having red noses on the front of the car 20 years on, go faster stripes from Halfords, mirror dice, spinner hub caps, etc etc.

Anyway, if it doesn't actually do a job then its in the naff section for me ...
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Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1

[morebhp]

MMmmmmmm OK - I'll go with that, then it would make the cool wall.

But you will need to mill out enough to make the carbon a structural necessity, otherwise it would still be lighter without the carbon

And I would like to personally weigh the filings
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Now - SB6R, GSX1400, KTM 990 SuperDuke
Then - H2A Trip, GSX1000R , EXC400, TZ250, R1, TL1000S, 1100 Kat, RG500, RD500, GPZ 900R GPZ1100 UniT, GSX1100, Z650
It was like that when I got here

[oily]

Ok, Ok........

it's looking naff....

Good job I only stuck um on with grease

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SB6 mk1 (project mega light, big bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Big Bore)
Sb6 mk2 ( Restored)
Sb6R fighter
Sb6 or Sb7 WANTED

[2bims]

I think you've lost your way somewhere there Oily, top yoke is only becoming boring because you have so many of them
I do like your attention to detail in "mirroring the pattern" but seriously if you made those to fit Ducati's 'dem Duc nuts would pay 40squid a pop for such "individuality" and everytime you sold one of the hundreds you could secretly laugh at them, serious, get them on Ebay

[brian]

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[Evilchicken0]

You've taken them off now haven't you ???
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