Howdy folks, we got some cool stuff to do today, so I'm not going to be messing around
I'm just gonna jump right into this video cuz I guarantee you I'm way more excited about this than any of you out
There we have a box full of carbon fiber now. It's like
About three or four pounds with the carbon fiber and that's a lot of carbon fiber and this stuff is super light
So let's open it up and see what's inside now for those of you that follow me over on Instagram
You already know exactly what's inside this box. And for those of you that don't follow me you're missing out
I post a lot of behind-the-scenes pictures and videos over there. So definitely worth checking out
I'll put my username right up here in the corner
So let's dig into this see what we got
Alright looks like today we are gonna be
installing
Lots of bubble wrap because I'm actually not gonna ride this bike. I'm just gonna wrap it up in bubble wrap and
Hang it on the wall. Whoo. We got something big
Check that out. You guys know what that is. Be careful not to drop it there. That was tricky here
Let's pull it out of the package
Give it a little closer inspection
And dude, that is freaking beautiful
I have never seen anything like that before and it's like paper light - that
is
insane
What the heck?
Definitely did not disappoint see what else we got here Oh bunch of little pieces
Got a rotor guard
Looks like a fork protector the other side fork protector
Caliper guard
And a master cylinder guard now all this is complete carbon fiber from CMT over in Italy
It's not a carbon wrap. This gas tank is handcrafted from carbon fiber inside and out. So none of that fake stuff
This is legit carbon fiber of the best quality. You can find this stuff is
Unbelievable think having a gasm right now. Just frickin speechless
Feels like I'm in a dream, but what do you guys think about all this carbon?
And what should we bolt up first get out of here fly?
I'm kind of thinking I'm gonna go for the big boy hit the home run and bolt up the gas tank first
I fly better not pooped on my parts anywhere. No, I think we're good
All right, let's get hands-on with this tank and really look at all the little details
So the first thing I look at with carbon is the fibers
These ones have some nice depth to them. I don't know if you can see that on camera or not really beautiful work and
Then seams these things are literally perfect
Doesn't really get much better than that all the threaded inserts. We're done, right?
All looks good
Take a look at the bottom side
It really did not spare any details on this and then for the cap
I believe it has a threaded or aluminum threaded insert
Take a look at that
Nice clean edging around that got the vent hose love the little red accents on this
So, yeah, personally, I've never seen anything more beautiful than this
Really really quality work. I want to show you guys that this is a full carbon tank and not just a carbon wrap
Let's look inside. Oh
Yeah, she's full of carbon are at we've got it side by side with the stock tank, by the way
We'll have to swap out the seat posts and the front rubber mount as well
And what everyone wants to know is which one is lighter? And what's the difference? We already know which one looks cooler?
That's a given but let's throw these on the scale and just make everything fair
I'm gonna pull these off these pieces off first
I'm gonna take a guess here
So just lifting them up by hand
hmm
I'm gonna guess the carbon tanks about
12 ounces lighter, how about we throw them on the scale?
This one is 2 pounds 9 point 4 ounces. Oh
Boy
All right, we have one pound
12.1 ounces
So what is that 13 13 and a half ounces?
That's pretty good a pretty good difference just in a gas tank. I mean just lifting it up by hand
It feels like a feather compared to the stock tank, but of course, I'm not only after
Just weight reduction. The carbon tank is gonna be a lot stronger and it looks badass
This is gonna be the conversation piece on the whole bike now
The main reason I brought the stock tank over is to look at the wear patterns on it
I don't want the same thing happening to this beautiful tank
so it looks like it wears pretty good right here from the seat and
Then on the side from the shroud as well
So I'm gonna want to protect those areas on the carbon tank
Now what I'll be using to protect the carbon fiber is this adhesive velcro or like velcro tape?
Gonna be using the softer side of it. Just going to lay it down in these areas and
It should take the brunt of the wear
So we've got a rough side of the velcro and a softer side. The softer stuff is what I'm gonna use
That ended up working out perfectly the other half fit just right on this side
And so looking at this tank looks like we could use another piece down here as well. I
Probably just added my weight savings back on to the tank
But hey, you know what got to protect your investment got to put on the mounts and a pet cock as well
I got a problem guys. My OCD is not letting me put this petcock on
Really tempted to seracote it
Screw it. We're doing it
So the colors I'll be using for this little project are burnt bronze and
graphite black both in Sarah co-brand
The petcock turned out pretty sweet just love that color combo hard to beat black and bronze together see how it looks
money, so while I have this apart
I realized a lot of the seals and this filter I'm pretty old and crusty so ordered up a rebuild kit for that
But in the meantime I can still get this gas tank set on the bike. Here we go
Dude that is money
Holy crap. I'm just gonna sit here all day and stare at it. That is something else man
Just fits perfectly on there. I love it. And of course God has something trick for the gas tank bolt and washer
See what we got here
I'm gonna put a fresh bolt on it about that size. And then for a washer got these drilled aluminum washers from bolt
I would say that's probably gonna fit the bill
We're gonna need a breather hose as well see what we got over here
Got some leftover fuel line from the Hilo looks like this is the right size
So yeah, that should look pretty trick too. I
Know you guys are loving this stuff just as much as I am
So I will link every one of these carbon pieces from CMT down below in the description
You guys have to go check this stuff out. So a couple things I forgot to mention with this gas tank
It is a little bit larger than stock. It holds about quarter more of a gallon
So that's pretty cool makes for some Locker Moto's longer trail rides
Whatever you're doing and then as far as removing the gas cap
You tighten it by hand as tight as you can go
It always cracks loose just by hand. And if that doesn't work for you, there are some gas cap wrenches out there
So that's an option too one thing
that's pretty cool about this gas cap - its recessed and
So you're not gonna rack your boys on it if you guys have ever racked your nards on a conventional gas cap
You know what I'm talking about. It doesn't feel too good
So some of you guys might remember a while back probably like seven or eight videos ago
I had shown in a video that it bought a bunch of carbon materials to do carbon fiber work myself and
Through some research on my own and some messages from you guys. I quickly realized that carbon work takes a lot of skill
There's a lot of tooling involved and you have to take a lot of safety precautions
So obviously it wasn't in my best interest to be doing carbon fiber work
considering I just got a cancer six months ago and
So it was the better decision to go pick up these pieces from CMT
I'm usually the type of guy that likes to do everything myself
I love just creating my own pieces and doing having my own touch on things
but in this case
I didn't really want to risk my health and it would have taken a
Long long time to get carbon work even close to this good so really glad I just went ahead and grabbed these pieces from CMT
So I just thought I'd give you guys a little insight on what goes into creating carbon fiber
We've got a few more Carbon pieces the bolt up here. Let's get to it
But of course got to find some fresh hardware from the bolt it gonna want to find something with a fatter head on it
Something like that definitely want to use the correct hardware with this stuff
Man I just can't get enough of this carbon fiber these pieces fit perfectly and looked even better on the bike
We've got a couple parts left here the fork protectors
these go on the front of the fork lug protect the lug like that that looks super trick as well and
We are gonna be holding off to install those cents in the next video
I'll be doing some suspension coatings and I'll need to pull these Forks completely apart now
Let's answer. The question is carbon fiber really worth it in terms of strength and weight. This stuff is unbeatable
it's unbelievably strong and lightweight you guys saw the gas tank was almost a full pound lighter than stock and
It's gonna take a lot of force to destroy any of these parts and then as far as looks go once again
You can't really beat the look of carbon fiber. This stuff is spendy
You are gonna have to drop some dough on carbon fiber
But if you're looking for only the best in terms of weight strength and looks this stuff is the ticket
I mean you can get away with stock plastic take plastic guards. But once again if you want only the best
Then carbon fiber is the way to go and if you're gonna drop the dough on carbon fiber you might as well get the good
Stuff if you guys know I telling you made products by any means, you know, they're top-notch
So far, I've been really impressed with everything from CMT and that's who I'd recommend for carbon fiber
I'll link all the parts I use throughout this video down below in the description
All right
So you drop some coin and invest it in some carbon fiber now how the heck are we gonna keep this stuff looking new?
So carbon fiber usually has a clear coat or a gel coat on top and so you can use a regular
Automotive wax to protect it. I'm not too much in the car scene
So no recommendations there, but I would just recommend a higher quality automotive wax
And if you want to get fancy with it
You could also do a clear vinyl on top of the carbon that will protect it really good as well
Let's pull this thing outside and see how she looks in the Sun
So that is gonna be it for this video
Really appreciate you guys taking the time to watch through it if you enjoyed it all I ask of you in return
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We've got some really cool stuff coming your way. So until then keep it Prime
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