Plastic of fiber?

[zleviticus]

Are the older kats fairings plastic? I know my 04 is fiberglass or at least that is what it looked like when I took it off this week to put the leds in.

[WildKat]

define, "older kats" ...

[Black_peter]

my 95 is ABS..
Very Plastic

[ThAzKat]

What is it, 88-97 are ABS plastic. You might have a glass backing, I don't know about the 98+

[soccersteve]

what exactly is ABS plastic? anti-lock braking system? i know its not, but thats the only acronym i know for abs.

[ThAzKat]

Try this out
ABS plastic -- (any of a class of plastics based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers)

[Spedee]

My 98 is ABS.

[tzortn]

I am pretty sure that my 2003 is ABS. The bike is in storage right now so I can't check. Zleviticus, what makes you say that your panels are fiberglass? It seems odd because fiberglass is expensive.

[zleviticus]

Because when i took them off it just looked like fiberglass ont eh back. Of course i did not take that close of a look at them in all honesty

[HS2020]

Nope all the plastics are ABS that I know of. It looks like fiberglass due to the mold they come out of. That is the best answer I can come up with.

[tzortn]

Actually the panels are probably injection molded fiberglass reenforced ABS. The ABS pellets that are used actually contain fiberglass strands. The glass adds a lot of strength and stiffness. It also makes it easier for the manufacturer to control dimensions. Laying up fiberglass or even using chop glass for body panels is a major PITA. That makes fiberglass panels expensive.

[Black_peter]

Not mine..
I've cut them its ABS through and through..

[ThAzKat]

That is what I was trying to say. lol
injection molded fiberglass reenforced ABS