Carbon Fibre bellypan

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D-Rider · #16 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:23 pm

Don't think Nooj needs to see if they'll make grp ones as there are already plenty about.

Options:

1. Skidmarx
2. Pifkee (Peter on this forum makes them - search and you will find)
3. Second hand ... bound to be a few coming up soon from those upgrading to carbon and also a few from those of us that have done the 2into1 exhaust mod and find their skidmarx no longer fits. Mine will be up for grabs when I've convinced myself that there really is no way I can get it to fit.

Nooj · #17 Post by **Nooj** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:33 pm

GRP ones are also being talked about, they'll be in gel coat ready for painting if they happen.

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:21 pm

Nooj wrote:GRP ones are also being talked about, they'll be in gel coat ready for painting if they happen.

.... but hasn't the mould been taken from a skidmarx pan ?

Fair enough (sort of) using it for CF bellypans as skidmarx don't make them but not really that ethical to make direct rip-off copies IMHO.

Nooj · #19 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:28 am

It won't be a direct copy, I've tinkered with it so it'll fit with a GSXR stand and no doubt they'll tweek bits here and there to make it different enough to avoid any patent infringements.

D-Rider · #20 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:56 am

If I were Mr Skidmarx, I'd be very unhappy that someone was, essentially, ripping off the design that I'd worked hard to make .... even if there are a few minor tweaks.

Samray · #21 Post by **Samray** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:05 am

Mr Skidmarx should have carried on his own development instead of continuing with one that appears to be rapidly becoming obsolete.

Nooj · #22 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:23 am

What he said. All above board and legal in the world of business, Mr. Skidmarx can like it or lump it.

D-Rider · #23 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:43 am

Samray wrote:Mr Skidmarx should have carried on his own development instead of continuing with one that appears to be rapidly becoming obsolete.

Thought he did - developing products for bikes that are not yet becoming obsolete - hopefully on the back of funds generated by sales of the products already developed.

Maybe not strictly "right" but as mr skidmarx doesn't make one in carbon (as far as I know) to make a carbon version does not seem unreasonable but to rip-off his design to make something essentially the same is rather more questionable

Samray · #24 Post by **Samray** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:15 am

I mean his design becoming obsolete, superceded.
There appear to be distinct differences.

Nooj · #25 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:46 pm

It will be sufficiently different, more like the one that RSVR.net sold.

D-Rider · #26 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:55 pm

Nooj wrote:It will be sufficiently different, more like the one that RSVR.net sold.

LOL - and that was subtly different to the skidmarx one too

Nooj · #27 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:42 pm

The big difference being that the Skidmarx one doesn't fit properly with the GSXR stand, this one will as a sizable chunk has been removed (yes, with a hacksaw

).

Fausto · #28 Post by **Fausto** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:03 pm

I wonder if there is a Mr Skidmarx?

Karl perhaps..... or Groucho ?

D-Rider · #29 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:15 pm

Nooj wrote:The big difference being that the Skidmarx one doesn't fit properly with the GSXR stand, this one will as a sizable chunk has been removed (yes, with a hacksaw ).

Should have used a dremel-like thingy like I did ..... wouldn't say that I had to remove much material at all - certainly very localised.

Nooj · #30 Post by **Nooj** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:00 pm

But then it would just be almost an exact copy of the Skidmarx one