Carbon Fiber nerfs....

[Guest Deven]

. Edited January 16, 2014 by TimesTen

[camo fox]

carbon fiber wrapped, or actually Carbon Fiber? Looks good, but I could only imagine the price if real Carbon Fiber.

[Guest Deven]

It's real.....

[Loud450man]

i cant imagine that being very strong when jumped on.....

[junkie]

It's gotta be a carbon fiber composite, something similar to HiPer wheels.

[gunny]

they are awesome looking, i like how they're flat. im sure they're plenty strong. they're so pretty i wouldnt wanna go beating thru the woods with em. they'll be great out in the dunes tho

[Dman450r]

There are more pics of that quad on line. It's actually got a carbon fiber swingarm and grab bar too. Looks nasty...in a good way..

[Guest Deven]

Ya a place called composite something did it. ill see if I can find the company... no plans to produce.. btu will make one offs for some coin!!

[alanbmx]

I work with carbon fiber and composites all day, no thanks. A couple of nicks from rocks and that thing will give you tiny splinters that are a bitch to find and get out, Looks great though. We made a carbon fiber roll cage when I worked at Nissan for a Group C car that was going to race at Le Mans. The drivers were not to hip on that idea[ATTACH]237.vB[/ATTACH]

[camo fox]

Carbon Fiber looks nice, but I would pass. I shoot Carbon Arrows and see what happens with the littlest of dings to them. I've seen guys have arrows shatter and go through their hand! Give me my aluminum, please.

[ridinredjav]

carbon fiber is too weak and too expensive. i cant imagine a carbon fiber swingarm

[alanbmx]

carbon fiber is too weak and too expensive. i cant imagine a carbon fiber swingarm

 

It is expensive but it is not weak. Airbus's new jet is all carbon fiber, Formula 1 cars have been all carbon fiber since the late 80's. It will not bend or dent, but when it goes it is over, catastofic failer. No reason a carbon fiber swing arm would not work. But the cost would not be worth it. To make it strong enough it would weigh as much as an aluminum one. $10,000 easy for a one off. But a steady dose of rocks hitting it would cause damage that would sooner or later cause failure

 

Carbon fiber roll cage and Chasis I worked on in 1991

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[Loud450man]

would u run carbon fiber axle for mx...nope maybe the flashy swinger and nerfs for trals or drag racing but if u jump i could see them snaping...

[Guest Phantom Z]

I had a carbon fiber driveshaft on the drag car for about two races. They are incredibly strong when used for what they are intended but you have a rock or anything disturb one especially while spinning LOOK OUT!!

[XxMurdocxX]

It is expensive but it is not weak. Airbus's new jet is all carbon fiber, Formula 1 cars have been all carbon fiber since the late 80's. It will not bend or dent, but when it goes it is over, catastofic failer. No reason a carbon fiber swing arm would not work. But the cost would not be worth it. To make it strong enough it would weigh as much as an aluminum one. $10,000 easy for a one off. But a steady dose of rocks hitting it would cause damage that would sooner or later cause failure

 

X2 most modern airplane parts are made of composites when i went to school for airframe and powerplant we had to make all kinds of aerospace parts out of carbon fiber (and aramid)

[alanbmx]

It is expensive but it is not weak. Airbus's new jet is all carbon fiber, Formula 1 cars have been all carbon fiber since the late 80's. It will not bend or dent, but when it goes it is over, catastofic failer. No reason a carbon fiber swing arm would not work. But the cost would not be worth it. To make it strong enough it would weigh as much as an aluminum one. $10,000 easy for a one off. But a steady dose of rocks hitting it would cause damage that would sooner or later cause failure

 

X2 most modern airplane parts are made of composites when i went to school for airframe and powerplant we had to make all kinds of aerospace parts out of carbon fiber (and aramid)

 

Most planes have had components made of composites since the 60's but the new Airbus A350 XWB and the Boeing 787 have the entire airframe made of carbon fiber.