JAP4 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (2017 – ) Carbon Tank Infill set (Gloss)

Every part undergoes a very elaborate and mainly manual manufacturing process. Extremely thin carbon threads are twisted (in twill or plain weave) on a textile called carbon fiber and then glued with a very resistant epoxy resin to get the pre-preg carbon.

This material is structurally strong but still easy to manipulate so it can be modeled into complex shapes it is then placed inside an aluminium mould and processed in CNC, starting from the 3D scan of the original part. The mould is then put in a vacuum bag and cured in an autoclave where both the external and internal pressure combined with the high temperature solidify the fibers.

The result is cleaned out to remove possible imperfections varnished with a transparent layer anti-UV glossy or matte to guarantee its durability in time and finally cooked one last time to make the varnish dry.

The carbon fiber used is 3K plain 200g/mq for plain parts and 3K twill 245g/mq for twill parts.

This procedure is called “dry system“, because it makes use of the pre-preg carbon instead of filling the mold with resin. Compared to the wet system, the result is stronger, lighter and more resistant.