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howdy...anybody know where can i buy a c/f swing arm cover for my s4r or is there no such item

I know they sell a carbon swingers. But it is like 7k. Don't know about covers. You can always carbon wrap it. There are some companies out there that wrap. Good luck

cheers mate...i`ll look into it..(the carbon wrapping)..the 7k swinger is on the wishlist or next lotto win.

Waste of money

for whoever has the money to put on that. Why would it be a waste? I think its less then half the weight and looks great. I would just weak it but if I had the money I would not think twice about buying it. It would make your bike stand out from everybody's.

i think this one is for a 1098 so you can see how great it looks and how lightweight it is
http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/superbikes/62932d1266162183-bst-carbon-fiber-swing-arm-user2_pic219_1243346753.jpg (http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/superbikes/62932d1266162183-bst-carbon-fiber-swing-arm-user2_pic219_1243346753.jpg)

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/superbikes/62933d1266162239-bst-carbon-fiber-swing-arm-img_3243.jpg (http://www.ducati.ms/forums/attachments/superbikes/62933d1266162239-bst-carbon-fiber-swing-arm-img_3243.jpg)

Bikeland Checks out BST's New Carbon Fiber Ducati Swingarm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H2W4yDZUCE#)

You asked about a cover, I have no issue with the purchase of a CF swingarm. The cover is a waste.

ohh sorry. i thought you meant the swingarm. I would wrap it. No lbs loss but it would definately look good

You could get yours wrapped in cf. Not as cool as the real thing, but it would look the part.

try to ask MojoS2R... he has something like that on his S2R:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34479.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34479.0)

I remember seeing something about getting parts carbon covered on one of our site sponsor's websites. Maybe look through the links to the left and see what you can find

http://bellissimoto.com/CarbonProtec.html (http://bellissimoto.com/CarbonProtec.html)
(http://bellissimoto.com/images/p9244403.jpg)

a carbon swingarm cover would be great if you crash a lot. my swinger is scratched up from going down.

that frame thing is excessive though. and purely for looks...

I got my CF swingarm cover from Dariuslab on ebay.  Don't think he's in business any more though.

don't let Randy hear you say that.

I don't remember having seen that air-scoop clutch cover before.

Tracked it down as an STM piece.

Anybody know if that little scoop is legitimately useful?

 thanx to everybody with their input..some great ideas there and i`ll look into them

 monster family rock.

i dont knwo what you're talking about.  :P

That's pure poser territory.

Hey, my bike has a carbon swingarm cover.

Granted, it was put on by the previous owner...

I'd take it off, but it's part of the larger fender kit, and then I'd need to pick up the stock clips for holding the brake line. Also, there's a giant 'AFAM' sticker underneath it which I find even less appealing. :P

That's pure "NOT poser" territory right there.  We can't be responsible for all of a previous owner's mods.

But hey, someone buying a CF cover for something that, face it, doesn't NEED a cover, just because someone wants to look cool, that is by definition "poser".

" pure poser?"....maybe, but a little critical...by the way, the Italian flag is Green White and Red....

 

A little critical?  Well, yeah, that was the point.  Perhaps "98% poser" instead of "pure poser" would have been less of an occasion for some to get butt hurt, but why bother?

Italian flag?  I don't know nuthin' 'bout no Italian flag, I'm surrounded by Mexicans.

On a serious note, spending money for a non functional item for a motorcycle only so it will look like you spent money on a non functional item is just silly.

CF wrap is the moto equivalent of a toupee.

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(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll176/nordog59/Ilovecf.jpg)

Mons4R,

Having said (wrote) all that I have on this subject, the bottom line is that you go with what you like.  It's like one time many years ago I was dating a woman whom I though was just beautiful.  All the guys thought she was a dog.  One guy said to me, "Man, how can you date her, I think she's ugly."  I replied, "What you seem not to be able to understand is that I'm not dating her for your benefit."

She dumped me two days later (pregnant dog).   [laugh]

Still, think about it, why spend money and add weight to your bike with something that does nothing for performance.  It becomes ironic that we're talking about a carbon fiber part that adds weight.

Still, you gotta follow your own dictates.