Carbon Fiber panel - Page 4

mobandy78 · 07-09-2012, 11:35 AM

Jay, your bike is looking sharp!! I really like what you're doing to it. It's giving me ideas for the future!

landman · 07-15-2012, 02:02 PM

i didn't care for the textured black finish on the tank trim so myself i just replaced it with the chrome one that comes on the voyager.to me it looks great on my black vaquero.

robj · 07-27-2012, 09:43 PM

is it basically the same piece but chrome? I wouldnt mind getting one and having it powder coated

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Originally Posted by landman

i didn't care for the textured black finish on the tank trim so myself i just replaced it with the chrome one that comes on the voyager.to me it looks great on my black vaquero.

**jestephens** · 07-28-2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by robj

is it basically the same piece but chrome? I wouldnt mind getting one and having it powder coated

They are the exact same, just different finishes: Vaquero has a black/textured, Voyager is chrome. -Technically, you'll have it painted though. They're both plastic

**Einstein** · 08-06-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by landman

i didn't care for the textured black finish on the tank trim so myself i just replaced it with the chrome one that comes on the voyager.to me it looks great on my black vaquero.

I was able to attend a Kawasaki PowWow at the US HQ on Saturday, I showed the engineers from Japan my sanded and painted dash cover, the asked why I did that so I told them most of us hated the texture. I said 3 days sanding to get it smooth, they liked it and took photos of it.

**jestephens** · 08-07-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Einstein

I was able to attend a Kawasaki PowWow at the US HQ on Saturday, I showed the engineers from Japan my sanded and painted dash cover, the asked why I did that so I told them most of us hated the texture. I said 3 days sanding to get it smooth, they liked it and took photos of it.

I hope HATE is the word you actually used.

Gloss black would have been great. For that matter, I wonder why the black Vaq didn't get as much paint as the others. I'd like my inside fairing to be gloss like the others too.

It will happen for me some day.

mobandy78 · 08-07-2012, 08:37 AM

Jay, it would look pretty cool, I think, if the inside of the fairing was carbon fiber, like you did with the other peices. May be a lot of $$ to get that dipped though. Or, maybe too much carbon fiber?

**jestephens** · 08-07-2012, 08:45 AM

I was thinking it would be too much carbon-look. Maybe do the speaker trim, or glove box doors, if anything.

mobandy78 · 08-07-2012, 09:32 AM

The trim and doors would look good. I think you're right, the whole thing would probably be overkill.

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landman Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wheatland,wy. Posts: 3,642	i didn't care for the textured black finish on the tank trim so myself i just replaced it with the chrome one that comes on the voyager.to me it looks great on my black vaquero. __________________ bob wittman VBA # 745 COG #11621 wheatland,wy. rallies-custer 09,kalispell 10,crescent city 11,kanab 12,estes park 13,orifino 14.,red lodge 16 2015 ninja 1000 abs 2014 concourse 14 2012 concourse 14-sold 2011 vaquero-sold 2008 nomad-sold 2005 classic-sold
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08-07-2012, 08:37 AM	#52
mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	Jay, it would look pretty cool, I think, if the inside of the fairing was carbon fiber, like you did with the other peices. May be a lot of $$ to get that dipped though. Or, maybe too much carbon fiber? __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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08-07-2012, 08:45 AM	#53
jestephens Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fairview Heights, IL (StLouis) Posts: 1,601	I was thinking it would be too much carbon-look. Maybe do the speaker trim, or glove box doors, if anything. __________________ Jay Stephens, Former National Vice President (2013-2015) 2006 Yamaha FJR1300 formerly 2011 Vaquero- Black formerly 2005 Nomad - black/silver
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08-07-2012, 09:32 AM	#54
mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	The trim and doors would look good. I think you're right, the whole thing would probably be overkill. __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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