Lightspeed Fuel Tank Cover?

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$7 Di-Noc
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Dunno why people can't be a bit less negative, the dude wanted this to happen, probably knew deep down it wont fit, but asked just to make sure. Nothing wrong with that.Cool

I have one of those to my CRF, and it doesn't make much sense other that it looks damn cool, and is protective as well! Here's a company selling a kit, but they use a mold, something you obviously need to build as well. The cool thing though is that if you manage to do this, there's a whole new brave world waiting for ya! Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAdVO8Rkv6c

Have no idea how strong this is? But sure looks pretty nice!!!
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 1:09pm
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Would anyone else that knows what the hell they are talkin about answer the question instead of making assumptions and being a smartass about a simple...
Would anyone else that knows what the hell they are talkin about answer the question instead of making assumptions and being a smartass about a simple question im asking to save myself the money if it doesnt fit.. BTW not all sales staff know what they are talkin about.. Dude
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I went on CRF'S only where appearently they only sell stuff for crf's but guess what? Alot of parts fit on my bike.. so why wouldnt they as according to you list it to fit my bike to make money?
TerryK wrote:
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"??? The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont...
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"???

The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont believe him and you ask a bunch of guys who have probably never tried it because the guy at the company told them it wont fit. Then you get butt hurt because someone thought it was a dumb question. See the irony here?

This is Vital, not Thumpertalk.
Ever heard the saying.. lifes too short to be a prick???

The guy at the company told me as i said above, that he didnt make one for my bike, not that one of the crf ones would or would not fit, which was my question.. i dont usually repeat myself, but i will make an acception for retards like yourself.. I asked a bunch of guys and i got an answer from someone who " has never tried it" Isnt that ironic? He proceeded it wouldnt work cause he new 1st hand.. See the irony in askin a question and getting an answer? I also find it strange that i get 11 decent answers and one that finds it dumb... See the irony here?

This is the truth, not ur version of bullshit. anything else i can help you with cupcake?
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 1:10pm
12/26/2011 1:10pm
yea, i dont know what is wrong with people. A question cant get asked and answered here without a bunch of half assed, negative responses from Tom Dick and Harry. has anyone seen the OP's bike? It makes half the bikes on the gate at A1 look clapped.

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lostboy819 12/26/2011 1:14pm
12/26/2011 1:14pm Edited Date/Time 12/26/2011 1:20pm
Carbon fiber is cool, some of the carbon decals are ok but nothing beats real carbon fiber.

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bradmx421 12/26/2011 1:15pm
12/26/2011 1:15pm
please dont ruin your bike by putting fake carbon on it...... do it right or dont do it at all.

if you cant get a lightspeed one.....get some material to make carbon....its really not that hard to mold a tank cover. then drill the holes out for mounting.

you can find plenty of carbon fiber raw material kits on ebay.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 1:19pm
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Ohh look at that more people responding to my "dumb" question terry k.. Thanks alot guys for the answers, i appreciate it.. By the way terry, if you have sand in ur vagina cause you didnt get what you want for x-mas.. We can help, ur not alone..
lostboy819 12/26/2011 1:24pm
12/26/2011 1:24pm
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
steedmills 12/26/2011 1:27pm
12/26/2011 1:27pm Edited Date/Time 5/3/2012 4:40pm
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 1:29pm
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lostboy819 wrote:
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
Yeah, it is man. Ive got alot of carbon on the bike already, and i cant stop.lol
No worries brad, i just ordered a sample piece from that place for 8bucks.. i will figure out something
lostboy819 12/26/2011 1:35pm
12/26/2011 1:35pm
lostboy819 wrote:
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
MxSkillz wrote:
Yeah, it is man. Ive got alot of carbon on the bike already, and i cant stop.lol No worries brad, i just ordered a sample piece...
Yeah, it is man. Ive got alot of carbon on the bike already, and i cant stop.lol
No worries brad, i just ordered a sample piece from that place for 8bucks.. i will figure out something
Watch ebay because you will find carbon fiber silencers every now and then and it does not matter if it fits your bike because they are easy to modify to fit all you need is a stock silencer to fit your bike and cut off the all of the tubing from the stock silencer and then weld it on the carbon fiber one and the mount brackets are just clamps that slide on the carbon body. I have had 4 or 5 of them I made work on my YZ250 and shifter kart and they look soooooo cool.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 1:42pm
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TerryK wrote:
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"??? The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont...
Ever heard the old saying "ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"???

The guy at the company told you it wont fit, yet you dont believe him and you ask a bunch of guys who have probably never tried it because the guy at the company told them it wont fit. Then you get butt hurt because someone thought it was a dumb question. See the irony here?

This is Vital, not Thumpertalk.
lostboy819 wrote:
I thought the same thing. The company that makes it told him it wont fit , but they just dont like money but he will take...
I thought the same thing. The company that makes it told him it wont fit , but they just dont like money but he will take the word of a bunch of know nothings on vital. Woohoo
Seriously? I said i asked the guy if they sold one for my year/model bike.. he said no. My question was would any of the crf ones would fit cause he never told me they would, he simply told me they dont make one for my bike..

Example.. I order stuff from hondapartsdirect.. I saw hrc master brake covers on their website. They were listed to fit 2009-2011 crf 250's and 450's.. i asked them if they would fit my bike.. they told me they were for the same years as listed.. Guess what happened? They missed out on over $200 worth of stock sold.. I find another website, i asked them if they fit my bike, they tell me they are all compatable, so they would work,,

My point is.. you dont ask, you dont get.. if i listened to hondapartsdirect i wouldnt have what i wanted now would i?
lostboy819 12/26/2011 2:01pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Seriously? I said i asked the guy if they sold one for my year/model bike.. he said no. My question was would any of the crf...
Seriously? I said i asked the guy if they sold one for my year/model bike.. he said no. My question was would any of the crf ones would fit cause he never told me they would, he simply told me they dont make one for my bike..

Example.. I order stuff from hondapartsdirect.. I saw hrc master brake covers on their website. They were listed to fit 2009-2011 crf 250's and 450's.. i asked them if they would fit my bike.. they told me they were for the same years as listed.. Guess what happened? They missed out on over $200 worth of stock sold.. I find another website, i asked them if they fit my bike, they tell me they are all compatable, so they would work,,

My point is.. you dont ask, you dont get.. if i listened to hondapartsdirect i wouldnt have what i wanted now would i?
Sorry I was making fun of us guys on vital more than you because there are some real goofballs that offer advice that don't know anything.As you can tell I love carbon fiber and the guys at lightspeed have been real helpfull in the past but then again they cant know what all might fit. Some times it just takes a small amount of modification to make something work that wasn't made for tthat model.
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mxb2 12/26/2011 2:06pm
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Sell the honda, get 12 ktm 250 sx,your welcome.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 2:08pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Seriously? I said i asked the guy if they sold one for my year/model bike.. he said no. My question was would any of the crf...
Seriously? I said i asked the guy if they sold one for my year/model bike.. he said no. My question was would any of the crf ones would fit cause he never told me they would, he simply told me they dont make one for my bike..

Example.. I order stuff from hondapartsdirect.. I saw hrc master brake covers on their website. They were listed to fit 2009-2011 crf 250's and 450's.. i asked them if they would fit my bike.. they told me they were for the same years as listed.. Guess what happened? They missed out on over $200 worth of stock sold.. I find another website, i asked them if they fit my bike, they tell me they are all compatable, so they would work,,

My point is.. you dont ask, you dont get.. if i listened to hondapartsdirect i wouldnt have what i wanted now would i?
lostboy819 wrote:
Sorry I was making fun of us guys on vital more than you because there are some real goofballs that offer advice that don't know anything.As...
Sorry I was making fun of us guys on vital more than you because there are some real goofballs that offer advice that don't know anything.As you can tell I love carbon fiber and the guys at lightspeed have been real helpfull in the past but then again they cant know what all might fit. Some times it just takes a small amount of modification to make something work that wasn't made for tthat model.
no worries.. my buddies got a 05 crf250 and i was looking at his tank today.. like you said , im pretty sure i might just have to modify the drill holes.. which doesnt matter cause u dont see it anyway.. Im gonna try it.. And damm dude,u do luv carbon!
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 2:09pm
12/26/2011 2:09pm
hey mxskillz, post a photo of your bike, man and shut these guys up.
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 2:10pm
12/26/2011 2:10pm
MxSkillz wrote:
no worries.. my buddies got a 05 crf250 and i was looking at his tank today.. like you said , im pretty sure i might just...
no worries.. my buddies got a 05 crf250 and i was looking at his tank today.. like you said , im pretty sure i might just have to modify the drill holes.. which doesnt matter cause u dont see it anyway.. Im gonna try it.. And damm dude,u do luv carbon!
shorouds are different. if you are going to do this, it needs to be an 02-04 crf450 one.
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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 2:12pm
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mxb2 wrote:
Sell the honda, get 12 ktm 250 sx,your welcome.
Sell ur lube, get a woman, ur welcome.

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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 2:14pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
no worries.. my buddies got a 05 crf250 and i was looking at his tank today.. like you said , im pretty sure i might just...
no worries.. my buddies got a 05 crf250 and i was looking at his tank today.. like you said , im pretty sure i might just have to modify the drill holes.. which doesnt matter cause u dont see it anyway.. Im gonna try it.. And damm dude,u do luv carbon!
Charles Bronson wrote:
shorouds are different. if you are going to do this, it needs to be an 02-04 crf450 one.
Nah.. i will shut them up when i post finished pics of the bike..Smile And yea.. i will get the 450 ones.. thanks man
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lostboy819 wrote:
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
Yea it is! check out this badass new CF chair i want, they are around 13k Woohoo

Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 2:40pm
12/26/2011 2:40pm
You should get one of the wooden ones from the early 1900s that had the big wheels in the front. and a monocle/pocket watch combo. That would be stylish.
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ocscottie 12/26/2011 2:44pm
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HAR!...like this guy, i see my future, and it isnt very bright lol

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MxSkillz 12/26/2011 2:46pm
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That thing is awesome! There really are no restrictions in the world today..you want it, they got it
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Those weren't any fun, you couldn't do wheelies back then......Smile
Charles Bronson 12/26/2011 2:57pm
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Yes, that civil war era wheel chair is PERFECT.

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TerryK 12/26/2011 6:20pm
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MxSkillz wrote:
Ever heard the saying.. lifes too short to be a prick??? The guy at the company told me as i said above, that he didnt make...
Ever heard the saying.. lifes too short to be a prick???

The guy at the company told me as i said above, that he didnt make one for my bike, not that one of the crf ones would or would not fit, which was my question.. i dont usually repeat myself, but i will make an acception for retards like yourself.. I asked a bunch of guys and i got an answer from someone who " has never tried it" Isnt that ironic? He proceeded it wouldnt work cause he new 1st hand.. See the irony in askin a question and getting an answer? I also find it strange that i get 11 decent answers and one that finds it dumb... See the irony here?

This is the truth, not ur version of bullshit. anything else i can help you with cupcake?
Lol, pretty much not surprised by your hostility. All I did was point out that you were making yourself look a bit silly. Nothing even close to reason enough for you to get your panties in a bunch like you are. I guess some people don't really get humor, or in your case, common sense either. If someone tells me they don't make a part that fits my bike, I pretty much take his word that they dont make the part to fit my bike. If I was him, I wouldn't even entertain an inquiry as to if it could be adapted because sure as shit someone would buy the part, try to make it fit, fail, fuck up the part and then come back to the manufacture and make their lives miserable because it didnt fit. Ask any parts guy at any bike shop if people do this. I guarantee you most with say "hell yes they do!"

So...........lighten up Francis, life's to short to be so stressful and unhappy with one's self. And try to grow a bit of a thicker skin, this is Vital after all.
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TeamGreen 12/26/2011 7:04pm
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lostboy819 wrote:
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
ocscottie wrote:
Yea it is! check out this badass new CF chair i want, they are around 13k :woohoo: [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298759_198732093536531_100001992262003_450071_1631602642_n.jpg[/img]
Yea it is! check out this badass new CF chair i want, they are around 13k Woohoo

Nice to know a local guy has got my back!

Carbon-Fiber: Good enough for NASA, Ferrari, Boeing & Team Honda...good enough for me.
lostboy819 12/26/2011 8:01pm
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lostboy819 wrote:
Real carbon fiber is a expensive addiction.
ocscottie wrote:
Yea it is! check out this badass new CF chair i want, they are around 13k :woohoo: [img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298759_198732093536531_100001992262003_450071_1631602642_n.jpg[/img]
Yea it is! check out this badass new CF chair i want, they are around 13k Woohoo

As cool as it is I wish you didn't need it and I hope no one else ever will.
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mx757 12/26/2011 8:53pm
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I havent read the whole thread so I dont know if this has been stated or not, but your best bet would be an early (02-04) CRF cover if anything. The early 450s were very similar in the plastic shape.




Just a thought.
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Rooster 12/26/2011 9:03pm
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If they don't have a carbon tank cover see if they still the sell the combination tank cover/rad shroud extenders. I put one on my 04 CRF450 supermoto when I put it on the street to help with the cooling in stop and go traffic. If you don't want the shroud extenders you can always trim them off and keep the tank cover portion.

The dinock will bubble off in no time. Gas seeps through plastic and you'd need to cut slits or holes in the dinock to get any sort of longevity. Even then it won't last long. It's cheap though. Problem is it looks cheap too.

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