07-01-2022, 08:30 AM
(06-30-2022, 08:30 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote:(06-30-2022, 06:59 PM)Lee Wrote: Why do you think the carbon fiber is fake?
I could be wrong since I have not seen all the CF parts there are, but I have never come across thick glossy CF before. Real CF I have seen is typically matte and thin. The shiny thick stuff is plastic with CF finish. Even if it were real, the gloss finish is what turns me off; for me gloss belongs on paint not on CF.
Gloss is a popular carbon fiber finish.
Carbon fiber comes in Twill and Plain weave and both come in gloss or matte finish.
All the 100% carbon fiber we have purchased in the past was gloss finish.
I think matte finish carbon fiber would look odd on a bike with gloss paint.
All the carbon fiber that BMW sells that I have seen had a gloss finish.
Here's an example of IImberger carbon fiber sold by BMW.
The BMW carbon fiber wheels on a friend's RR are gloss.
Lee
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT