new bling for dukepilot ;-) - Ducati.ms

johnchypermotard · Apr 16th, 2008, 10:32 am

the perfect (and only one he has NOT installed yet) upgrade for dukepilot ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DUCAT...spagenameZWDVW

dukepilot · Apr 16th, 2008, 10:48 am

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Originally Posted by johnchypermotard

the perfect (and only one he has NOT installed yet) upgrade for dukepilot ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DUCAT...spagenameZWDVW

Why don't you test them out first! There might be a good reason why handlebars should not be made out of CF

lelenb · Apr 16th, 2008, 11:13 am

Those look a lot like the CF bars I have on my mountain bikes. Most likely somebody is out there riding with CF handle bars made for a 50 lbs downhill bike.

yota · Apr 16th, 2008, 11:24 am

if you read it they are cf layered over alum. bling only. wonder what the pull back is?

dukepilot · Apr 16th, 2008, 11:27 am

Most CF is strong but brittle. Even though the bars listed are aluminum composites, it looks like unproven technology as far as motorcycles are concerned. I would hate to have one end of the bars snap off in my hand as I land a wheelie or grab a handful of front brake. I'll save the $159 for my next rear tire.

yota · Apr 16th, 2008, 12:35 pm

I agree wholeheartedly. Now if it was layered with bogus plastic I would be all over it.

johnchypermotard · Apr 16th, 2008, 1:09 pm

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Originally Posted by yota

I agree wholeheartedly. Now if it was layered with bogus plastic I would be all over it.

gossa · Apr 16th, 2008, 4:33 pm

hmm, i have a bicycle shop and sell a LOT of carbon fibre products. We can speak about it generically but carbon is lighter, stronger, tougher and more impact resistant than alloys used in bicycle manufacturing but when it takes a big hit you really want o be replacing it just to be safe.

I can't vouch for the quality of these MC bars but carbon wrapped alloy is very common in bicycle seatposts, forks etc and works very well.