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Would you trust a carbon fiber repair?
Would you trust a carbon fiber repair?
I used to be in the U.S. Navy (F/A-18) and I watched the Structural Mechanics repair carbon fiber on the plane that goes Mach 2.0. Pull 9 G's and slam on the Aircraft Carrier at 150MPH. Two thing I learned to trust is Carbon Fiber and Ti.
No offense, but that is a silly analogy
Why? No offense Taken, he simply asked if I trust CF that has been repaired, I simply gave him an example where I have.
When i looked into the Carbon Fiber BST. I heard the same thing what Trauma said that tracks were banning them. It turns out that Moto GP banned them due to limiting "performance cost". I haven't found a track around southern Cal that bans them. Im not sure if any other tracks bans them. Hence the question.
I have BST's on my R1. Have done for the last 4 years.
Done thousands of miles.
Have crashed the bike, re-built the bike, had the wheels x-rayed and crack tested.
No problems.
As far as I'm concerned they are the best wheels (aftermarket) available.
As for Scrappers "silly analogy" I personally think he has a valid point.
He's been in close proximity, observed repairs and seen future tech air-craft continue in use.
Future tech in the sense that military grade is years ahead of current(even an F-18)
No way are any of us going to stress our equipement the way those guys do!
Anyways. as you say, you makes your own mind up.
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Yea, but he meant on the wheel, not in general. Anything can be repaired.
From Gunny on our forum, just this past January was one the times I heard about them being banned:
http://ducati1199.com/racing/3131-very-puzzling-moto-gp-decision.html
Yeah, banned because of "Cost concerns", TOTAL BS.
Seriously, they'll allow Forged Mag Wheels which cost just as much (practically), but ban CF.
Real reason, as I already stated, politics and backroom deals. Seriously, go strike up a conversation with the Marchesini boys, it's not that secret.