I don't know yet, once I got to grips with what needed to be done I thought sod that, its at my dealer they are doing it will pick it up next weekend. But I reckon it is worth it even if I am paying someone to do it. I quite fancy the under tray and chain cover too. This bike is costing me a small fortune, for what I have spent on add on bits I could have bought myself a dedicated track bike Did she really stab you? serves you right for asking her to help that was very silly of you. Does the under tray come off easily enough?
My heel guards and key guard/air intake covers all from conquest, the right heel guard needed washer as it was rubbing the swing arm and where the right side of the key guard joins the air cover there is a gap of roughly 8-10mm that I can't get to close over better no matter what I try. The rear hugger and shock cover also from conquest are a perfect fit as is the front mudguard that was from carbon king and the sea undertray. The fuse box cover I had to drill the holes out a bit wider (can't remember who from but wasn't any of the ones mentioned). The fluid reservoir mounts are also a perfect fit again can't remember who they were from purchased on ebay.
Well it was more of hard poke but when I bring it up it was a stabbing! Well it was more of a hard poke if I'm honest but if I'm being dramatic it was a stabbing!:Wideyed:. With regards to the under tray, if I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have bothered. You have to take the whole tail apart, take off the tail tidy with wiring for the indicators etc then remove the OEM undertray. Removing the undertray itself is fairly straight forward. The real problem as I mentioned before if fitting the new carbon undertray. I had to dremel the clips down to make them smaller to get everything lined up at the same time. Then put it all back together. And at the end of the day it's not really a bit of carbon you immediately see so I'm not sure effort is worth the gain. It's safe to say that when I sell the bike I won't be taking it off. The chain guard is straight forward but you need a long Allen key to undo a bolt that's hiding behind the chain and easiest way to get at it is to work from the otherside of the bike and put the Allen key through the spokes of the wheel to get straight onto it. That probably makes no sense right now but it you fit one you'll know what I mean.
Will have a look at removing chain guard first and if it comes of easy enough I will get one. Thanks for the heads up on the under tray though, I think I will give that a miss as you rightly say its not overly noticeable.
These are the easiest things I've fitted. Under seat side covers and seat pad cover. Some double sided sticky stuff and five minutes later jobs a good'un. No hassle or trauma involved whatsoever!
As for the topic, you're right. I could hand lay a carbon hugger copy for about £30 of materials. And it'd do the job too. But it wouldn't be as strong, light or well finished as using pre-preg carbon cured in an autoclave. The cost of which has to be paid by someone. You pay's yer money etc etc. Not getting mounting holes right though is just plain sloppy.
