May 13th, 2008 — Automotive
If you’re going for the carbon fiber accents on your sports bike, a carbon fiber tank pad/protector is a must. Thankfully Ride Engineering makes just that:
The Ride Engineering carbon fiber tank protector is not just look alike CF, it’s made from real 2×2 weave. It fits most motorcycle tanks, and features a grey Ride Engineering logo on the top of it. I think I’m actually going to order one of these for Honda CBR600 F4i.
There is actually one review of this product from a customer on Motosport who gave it 5 stars:
“excellent tank protector. looks real good on the tank, it gives the bike a custom look to it..“
May 11th, 2008 — Automotive, Clothing
Alpinestars is one of my favorite brands out there, and they make great products for automotive and motorcycle enthusiasts. One of the great products they make are motorcycle gloves, and they have quite a variety of them…including ones that feature carbon fiber knuckle protection and other CF pieces. I’ll be going through the collection below:
Alpinestars Vega Drystar Gloves
MSRP: $99.99
- Leather and neoprene construction for all-weather riding
- Waterproof, breathable Drystar® membrane
- Thinsulate insulation
- Carbon fiber knuckle guards
- Dual wrist closures for a comfortable, secure fit
Buy These on eBay
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars 3/4 Gloves
MSRP: $69.95
- Blending the best of a sports glove and a short glove, the 3/4 glove offers a high degree of comfort and ventilation
- Leather and synthetic suede construction
- Carbon Fiber knuckle protection
- Synthetic suede palm construction with reinforcements
- Wrist strap closure for a secure fit
- Perforated leather panels for added ventilation
Buy These on eBay
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars Maze Gloves
MSRP: $69.95
- Full-grain leather construction.
- Compression molded body with EVA foam padding throughout top and thumb.
- Carbon fiber knuckle and finger protection, Velcro® closure, silicone compression molded finger protection.
Buy These on eBay
Buy These at Motosport
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars Stella GP Plus Gloves
MSRP: $159.95
- Women-specific fit.
- Full grain leather construction.
- Carbon knuckle system provides excellent abrasion resistance and impact protection.
- Patented 3rd and 4th finger-bridge protects against finger roll and separation during impacts.
- Internal Schoeller Keprotec® palm and wrist flap reinforcements.
- Internal Kevlar® lining.
- External seams on the fingers.
- Dual wrist closures.
- Anatomically designed palm for superior grip and feel.
Buy These on eBay
Buy These at Motosport
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars GP Plus Gloves
MSRP: $159.95
- Full-grain leather construction.
- Leather with Synthetic suede palm reinforcements for improved grip and protection.
- Carbon fiber knuckle protection.
- Rubber pad inserts to protect palm from abrasion.
- Velcro® cuff closure with TPR logo on upper wrist.
Buy These on eBay
Buy These at Motosport
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars SP-1 Gloves
MSRP: $99.95
- Dual carbon protection on back of knuckles
- Kevlar and leather over fingers
- Kevlar ling
- Dual wrist closures
- Reinforced palm padding
- Kevlar on palm
- Flexible lateral wrist protection
- Kevlar and leather over back of hand and fingers
- Molded leather finger protection.
Buy These on eBay
See the official Alpinestars page
Alpinestars SPS Gloves
MSRP: $69.95
- Full-grain leather construction with carbon fiber protectors on the back of the hand.
- Palm protected with a second layer of leather and Kevlar®.
- Fingers have a second layer of fullgrain leather protection.
- Short cuff length with hook & loop closure.
Buy These on eBay
Buy These at Motosport
See the official Alpinestars page
May 7th, 2008 — Automotive
When you’re customizing your bike, it’s the little things that can add up to make a big difference. One of the small modifications you can do are aftermarket bar ends that will help protect your bike. Made by Lockhart Phillips, these bar ends are made from anodized aluminum, but feature a carbon fiber inlay to give it a more exotic look.
There are two different versions, ones with a rubber mount, and ones without. They are pretty cheap, priced at $12.99 for the pair at the time of this writing. I think I paid something like that for an OEM replacement on one side for my bike.
May 3rd, 2008 — Automotive, Site Updates
In the past I’ve covered carbon fiber license plate frames, but they’ve been for a car. Since this month is carbon fiber motorcycle parts month, we’ll start off with a simple carbon fiber license plate frame for a motorcycle.
The frame is made by a company by the name of Carbon Fiber Works, they do a bunch of different carbon fiber parts for bikes…many of which we’ll be covering this month. It is constructed of strong, high gloss carbon fiber for durability and style.
I recommend purchasing it from MotoSport.com, it’s a great store online for bike parts. I’ve personally bought some stuff from my CBR600 F4i from them, and had a great experience. They even offer free Fedex 2-day shipping if you spend over $100, so make sure to check out the entire catalogue in case there is anything else you need.
Related Links
- Carbon Fiber Motorcycle License Plate Frame On MotoSport.com
- MotoSport.com
- Carbon Fiber Works
- Carbon Fiber Gear Carbon Fiber Store | Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Category
April 30th, 2008 — Site Updates
In May we’ll be covering a variety of carbon fiber motorcycle parts on this blog. From helmets to frame sliders, we’ll take a look at what’s out there. So if you’re a carbon fiber fan, and you ride a bike, stay tuned next month, we’ve got a lot of updates coming! For now check out these related carbon fiber motorcycle posts we’ve already made:
April 25th, 2008 — Sports
Carbon fiber technology is showing up everywhere, and hockey is one of those places. A new company by the name of Kynetyk Sports, LLC has come up with a great looking carbon fiber hockey stick.
There are quite a few benefits to this stick:
- Made from the lightest HTS aerospace grade carbon fiber with nano technology
- Uses solid foam core blade technology
- 3 to 1 shaft to blade weight ratio
- Shaft impact layer technology
- Corner reinforcement with Kevlar
- Heat Compression molding technology
- Taper flex shaft for optimal torque and shot response
- Sticky Grip technology
I’d like to hear from some of you hockey guys that have tried out this stick, what your thoughts are. If you’re looking to get one, the company seems to be selling direct on eBay for now. Pricing is in the $50-$150 range.
The sticks are available in left or right curve patterns, in 80 or 90 flex, and can be cut to height.
You can find more carbon fiber hockey gear in the hockey category of our store.
April 17th, 2008 — Automotive
At Carbon Fiber Gear, we love it when we find vehicles that are completely carbon fiber, and show it…like the Koenigsegg CCX/CCXR. BMW recently unveiled their new S 1000 RR race bike, which sports quite a bit of carbon fiber body…enough to make it worthy of a post here.
The S 1000 RR features a 1000cc inline-four transversely mounted between the frame rails and an upside-down front fork. With all of the carbon fiber, the bike shouldn’t weigh very much compared to other bikes in its class. BMW has said that they will be making production versions of the bike. For now enjoy a couple more pictures:
April 7th, 2008 — Household
Dynamic Composites, the same company that makes the carbon fiber toilet seat cover, also makes a pretty nifty looking carbon fiber hemispheric table:
There’s no word on pricing, but you can contact the company for more information at (780)435-0619. The table has a carbon fiber base, with a mahogany wood top. Due to the shape, I’m assuming it’s more of a coffee table type of thing versus one that you would sit at. I for one would like to see a different top that would give it a more modern look…maybe all carbon fiber, brushed aluminum, or a black marble type of material. Here’s a couple more pictures:
April 2nd, 2008 — Technology
If you’ve got your dull gloss black PS3 just sitting there, consider giving it a sleek carbon fiber look. I found a couple of companies that offer skin kits (using vinyl decals) that allow you to give your PS3 that CF look you’ve been dying to get. Of the two, one seems like it looks a lot better:
The above kit is a 21-piece kit that covers the PS3 as well as 2 controllers.
- Easy to install with online application instructions.
- Digitally designed & cut for a very precise, PERFECT FIT.
- Will not fade, crack, peel, melt or fall off.
- Will last for years but can also be removed without damaging the surface.
- Does not cover any vent holes and will not void your warranty.
This can all be had for under $20 shipped. There are other kits that I saw, but it looked like it had a huge weave pattern, and didn’t look as realistic as this. I’d recommend taking a look at all of the offerings on eBay to see what’s available. Also, don’t forget to make sure and check out the video game section of our Carbon Fiber Gear Store.
March 18th, 2008 — Articles, Site Updates
There’s a high chance that you found this blog through one of Autoblog’s latest post where they covered our carbon fiber wallpaper compilation. I wanted to give this opportunity to welcome you to the Carbon Fiber Gear blog!
Carbon fiber is a great material that not only looks good, but is also very effective. It’s lightweight and strong, one of the reasons why it’s used in all sorts of applications from automobiles to aircrafts to toilets. Toilets was not a type, carbon fiber has been used in all sort of high-end products as well as novelty items…and that’s precisely why we’re here. We’ve made it our mission to find all of the coolest and most unique carbon fiber products out there…and find you the best deals. Take a look at some previous posts to see some examples:
If you ever find anything cool that we haven’t covered, feel free to contact us.
Another cool feature that we’ve done was create the Carbon Fiber Gear store. We’re not actually selling anything (Yet 
), but we’ve spent hours upon hours setting up the site to categorize practically anything and everything carbon fiber that you can find on eBay. eBay is a great place to find carbon fiber odds and ends, as well as all your standard CF stuff like car and motorcycle parts. Now you can just go to our store and won’t need to weed anything out.
Once again, welcome to the site, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
