[webwarrior]

Do you think a 998 with ALL carbon fiber bodywork and tank would look nice? Or would it look better with it painted the ducati red but let it show the carbo accents??
I was thinking of going ALL carbon fiber on the body work. Opinions Please!!

 

[SouthsideDuc]

Do you think a 998 with ALL carbon fiber bodywork and tank would look nice? Or would it look better with it painted the ducati red but let it show the carbo accents??
I was thinking of going ALL carbon fiber on the body work. Opinions Please!!

To me, and this is only one opinion, carbon fiber has become so common that it is starting to look cheesy and tacky. It's the chrome of the Ducati world. If you must have it, I would suggest painting it with minimal, if any, carbon showing through.

Tony

 

[webwarrior]

So would I be better off to get shark skinz and get a nice paint job? Rather then carbon all over?

 

[vtwin]

Well, at least it would be helluva lot cheaper! and you wouldn't be kicking yourself that much after a lowside on the track?

Here's a pic of a duc with a lot of carbon.

 

[webwarrior]

do you have a bigger, more detailed picture? All carbon looks kinda boring now that I see it

Well, at least it would be helluva lot cheaper! and you wouldn't be kicking yourself that much after a lowside on the track?

Here's a pic of a duc with a lot of carbon.

 

[vtwin]

Sorry, I only have the same, in bigger res..

I also think it kinda says nothing.. maybe the chassis should be red or something?

/edit: where's the pic?? *damn* edit2: there, how's that?

 

[LuvDog]

There's a 9xx all carbon fiber sitting at BCM for sale.

All body work, tank, wheels, Ohlins suspension yadda yadda yadda.

I'd rather have it mostly red or race replica paint with just a few spots of CF showing.

The bike that they have is hot, in it's own way... and it's got all the trick bits. I'm sure it shaves a TON of weight too.

 

[webwarrior]

Now that I see it in full detail. Is that for sale?

Sorry, I only have the same, in bigger res..

I also think it kinda says nothing.. maybe the chassis should be red or something?

/edit: where's the pic?? *damn* edit2: there, how's that?

 

[webwarrior]

Link? Also, how much are they asking?

There's a 9xx all carbon fiber sitting at BCM for sale.

All body work, tank, wheels, Ohlins suspension yadda yadda yadda.

I'd rather have it mostly red or race replica paint with just a few spots of CF showing.

The bike that they have is hot, in it's own way... and it's got all the trick bits. I'm sure it shaves a TON of weight too.

 

[ducati955]

i think it would look really nice

 

[John]

I think theres a picture still on the Motowheels website showing their all CF 999. I've seen the bike in person and it was absolutely sick. Why paint CF, if anything show it off. Paint it tastefully and leave a little CF behind, because it looks great clearcoated.

 

[Fox]

thats an expensive crash if you ever put it down. i'd go with sharkskinz bodywork and some custom but not to flashy paint. i think leaving the fairings in plain carbon is almost the same as buying race bodywork and not painting it. it looks kinda tacky i think. the 999R's use of carbon is very tasteful i think

 

[ECTurboGSX]

I would buy the carbon bodywork and paint it but leave the number plates in bare carbon. The full carbon body without paint is just a little too over the top for me.

 

[webwarrior]

thats what I was thinking too for the tail section and front fairing

I would buy the carbon bodywork and paint it but leave the number plates in bare carbon.

 

[DucRula]

In my opinion I would leave the carbon fiber look and paint the frame Red...

 

[ducati955]

i'd like to have a full carbon one like that for my living room!

 

[bruce19]

To me, and this is only one opinion, carbon fiber has become so common that it is starting to look cheesy and tacky. It's the chrome of the Ducati world. If you must have it, I would suggest painting it with minimal, if any, carbon showing through.

Tony

I've come to think of CF in the same way. I agree that CF highlights are the way to go.

bruce19

 

[SP3]

The only reason to use CFRP is for its weight/strength attributes, not for looks.

 

[stickcar1990]

i myself fought with this question. and after looking at countless pics, i think the cf stuff looks great painted over with just some of it showing through. some cf air runners and airbox, the heel plates, swingarm guard, etc., all look good. but take that bike in the pic for example, its got cf everything and a steel tank, they couldnt even manage to paint the underside gray. too much in my opinion. my vote is to paint it like the corsa stuff. leaving it for the number boards like the one guy said would be killer too.

 

[LuvDog]

I don't recall how much they were asking for it.

Here's a link to their site.

http://www.bcmducati.com/

You can call them up and ask them about it.