Carbon Fiber vs. Painted

DUX · 08-16-2005, 6:12 PM

Now that I have an undertail, I guess I'm forced to buy a hugger to protect the painted finish.

I've decided on the Magical Racing one for a few reasons:

1) It doesn't appear to be HUGE and draw a lot of attention to the hugger itself.

2) Reviews from here seem to support it's quality.

3) No swingarm modification required.

My question is this: Is the carbon fiber piece worth the extra $80 or so? If they were the same price, I'd probably go with the CF over the gloss black.

phobiaphobe · 08-16-2005, 6:15 PM

I don't see how a CF hugger would have any advantage over painted plastic other than its bling factor.

DUX · 08-16-2005, 6:18 PM

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Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

I don't see how a CF hugger would have any advantage over painted plastic other than its bling factor.

That's just it. I know there's no performance gain, it's just a piece of plastic. I wouldn't buy one at all if I wasn't going to install a painted undertail.

I thought the CF would be a little more subdued and actually be a little less bling.

phobiaphobe · 08-16-2005, 6:21 PM

I guess if it were my bike I'd take a look at other pieces on there and see what matched best. Do you have any other CF bits on the bike?

DUX · 08-16-2005, 6:43 PM

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Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

I guess if it were my bike I'd take a look at other pieces on there and see what matched best. Do you have any other CF bits on the bike?

No, and I don't plan on any. The tank protector is a CF design (they didn't have a black one), but that will probably be it.

sheepofblue · 08-16-2005, 6:52 PM

Get the Carbon Fiber and hate it then sell it to me for $20 so I can match the undertray when I get one

phobiaphobe · 08-16-2005, 6:56 PM

When I saw that Sheep had posted I knew instantly that it would have something to do with sending RC51 parts to him.

sheepofblue · 08-16-2005, 7:01 PM

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Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

When I saw that Sheep had posted I knew instantly that it would have something to do with sending RC51 parts to him.

DUX · 08-16-2005, 7:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepofblue

Get the Carbon Fiber and hate it then sell it to me for $20 so I can match the undertray when I get one

LOL. That's how I get many of the parts for my VTX. My dad buys them for his and then decides to do something else.

I got the Dussault undertail. It isn't installed yet, but it should look sweet once it's done. So far I recommend it Sheep.

I'm going to order the CF, but am waiting for a call-back first. I'm getting conflicting reports on whether the Magical Racing Hugger will require drilling into the swing-arm. Something I really don't want to do.

Red Rider · 08-16-2005, 7:29 PM

FWIW, I bought a hugger for my 929 to protect the undertail I installed. Worked great in protecting the forward half of the undertail...the rear half still got pitted.

sheepofblue · 08-16-2005, 7:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DUX

LOL. That's how I get many of the parts for my VTX. My dad buys them for his and then decides to do something else.

I got the Dussault undertail. It isn't installed yet, but it should look sweet once it's done. So far I recommend it Sheep.

I'm going to order the CF, but am waiting for a call-back first. I'm getting conflicting reports on whether the Magical Racing Hugger will require drilling into the swing-arm. Something I really don't want to do.

Thinking of going CF for the under tray so I will have either blue or CF on the whole bike in the end

DUX · 08-16-2005, 8:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepofblue

Thinking of going CF for the under tray so I will have either blue or CF on the whole bike in the end

Make sure you post pics, it should be sweet!

JAMI6989 · 08-17-2005, 4:33 AM

Your undertail will still get pitted towards the back with a hugger. I have the gray Dassault and it's black underneath the paint so it gets ugly quick. I'm actually going to be swapping my c/f eurobikes hugger for the MR one soon so let me know how it goes and if you have any problems. I've only heard good things about them and haven't heard of many, if any, huggers for the RC that require drilling. Once you get your Ohlins shock installed, the hugger will also keep the grime and crap off another vital piece of expensive equipment so don't just think about your undertail.