Carbon - what do you want?

[Rob B]

I have been asked to gauge interest for 888 carbon parts, what do you think you'd buy?

Tanks, Single Seat units, Exhaust heat shields, whatever?

Please note, this will be top quality kit made by the same people that did a lot of the original factory stuff.

Rgds, Rob

[851neil]

yup just been asked the same thing today - if Nigel (assuming it's the same guy) can persuade them to make the stuff, and if tooling is Ok, then I don't believe he'd be stuck for orders !!
btw when I spoke to him I was led to believe that the down pipe exhaust heat shield had never been made by them and that they didn't have tooling to make it either.
so I'm still chasing a rear downpipe heat shield for the sp4/5 zorst...

[mikesps]

Rob,
Bank balance and long suffering wife permitting, I would be interested in bodywork - seat and fairing, rear hugger, front mudguard, corsa air inlets and any other interesting bits, but not a fuel tank. Preferably SP3 style seat rather than SP4 or 5.

Mike

[Nattyboy]

Undertray would be nice Rob (but would require mucho thought and work), heat shields sound interesting..as would v pieces..

Nat

[Sandbar]

Originally posted by mikesps
...... seat and fairing, rear hugger, front mudguard, corsa air inlets and any other interesting bits, but not a fuel tank. Preferably SP3 style seat rather than SP4 or 5.

Mike

mudguards and huggers are (and always have been) readily available. SP3 seat was never done in carbon by MS and therefore there is no mould and therefore no possibility. SP4/5 seat is almost a certainty!! 926 bodywork road or race is possible. 926 tank is possible - and fuel connectors are probable. If the tank is done then the airbox will be a necessity. Footpeg holders are also possible. And more......

Yes - it was me asking the questions. The idea is to possibly restart the production process for original parts again. Not copies or replicas, but original parts.

We intend to use the same moulds, the same materials, the same factory and probably even the same guys making them!!!

I need to try and gauge what parts are wanted. There will not be a complete range. Do people want race parts or street parts?? However, the only parts available will be the ones where the moulds are still useable.


The prices will not (we hope) be too unreasonable. Due to the 'Airbus Industries' effect the cost of raw materials has gone up by 30% in the last 6 months alone - let alone since the early 90's

Sandbar
http://www.sandbarcomposites.co.uk

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[Jasper]

Mudguard for sp5!Different to the stradas!!But footrest hangers-yes please!Nigel,we have talked about this for awhile.Did they find the moulds?

[RightSaidFred]

Carbon top yoke cover with DUCATI embossed in it :D

Seriously, single seat units will deffo be popular, as probably will fairings. Tanks too at the right price. But interesting bits like hangers etc., anything different. My wallet's ready...

[loony888]

the air scoops that sit behind the front fairing on a road bike, i'd take 3 sets of those.

[phil911]

How long this post is supposed to be "open" ???

Do we have to respect a deadline ???

- Rob41b, are you the one in charge to update the order list or do we have to send our own request directly to Sandbarcomposites ?????

[CL955]

I'd be interested in a carbon single seat for a 1991 - read the comments about M&S not making these, but there were definitely carbon corsa seats available from the factory. Any thoughts (except QB)?

I'd be interested in a front mudguard for a 91 SP3 as mine has gone all dull, also exhaust hangers.

Is there a market for "kit" to include a carbon airbox, a filter that works and doesn't collapse, airtubes, front nosecone, replacement headlight and bracketry? I've often thought about trying to take this on myself, but its been on the too hard list, and would need to be reversible as my bike's a minter!


Thanks

charles

[Jools]

DOH !!!!

Don't even get my T8 until this Saturday and I can already hear my credit cards whimpering....

I don't know enough about 888's yet to make a judgement on the carbon that I would like. What I do know is that I don't want to mess around with the bike too much and so I only want to put stuff on that can be easily reverted back to the original.

I guess a single seat unit would be the first thing on the list, and I'm OK with the SP4/5 shape, then a front mudguard, then a carbon dash...wouldn't mind full carbon bodywork to be honest, but that would take a lot of saving for, then all the other odds and sods that other people have mentioned....

It's never going to end is it :lol:

[Sandbar]

Originally posted by Jools
It's never going to end is it :lol:

No - it isn't!!

I am just trying to gauge the interest.

The process will be that somebody has to go and look at all the old moulds, to find out which of them are still useable. Some will be able to be used 'as is', but some will need a degree of refurb. Alas - some will be completely unusable.

I have got a general idea of what sort of thing is in demand and would like to thank you guys here and the others who have talked to me on the phone about it.

Now we need get someone to go and search amongst all the debris 'out-the- back' .

Sandbar
http://www.sandbarcomposites.co.uk

[sparkin]

Wouldn`t bother with them old footrest hangers;):P
I think most people would like the standard stuff like,mudguards,seatunits etc
I would like the rear brake mounting point which mounts to the engine when using an underslung brake,but that`s quite a flat and an easy shape to produce,just needs to be strong.The rear mudguard what holds the number plate on,not so easy to make.Air box,whether standard or race.

There,finished,not to much really;):bouncy:

[NUx]

Is this topic still open?
Any thoughts for extra carbon parts?

[Rob B]

Get in touch with Nigel at Sandbar to register your interest.

Rgds, Rob