HF Carbon Parts

Anybody had any experience with these guys ?

http://hfcarbon.de/index.php?main_page= ... anguage=en

Got some nice pieces

Yes, I have quite a few of their parts. They are good surface quality and fit well. My carbon single seat is from them although that did need a bit of work adjusting the edges round the back of the light to make a good fit.

I have few also. Communication with Frank is very good, he is always replying on emails which is a very big positive comparing to some others.
Surface quality is I would say 8/10 where 10 is Akrapovic carbon parts. Sometimes I needed to work a little with some edges to make it fit better, but overall I'm happy with my purchases. I did order few times from him for different bikes and he also did some custom works for me.
Buy one part, if you will be happy with quality, then order more.

Here is couple of photos of some parts:

Many thanks for that, been speaking with Frank through email and is very helpful.

Nice looking parts fair play although i was looking at the matt finish

Cheers

It's pretty hard to find matt finish parts as they have only recently become favoured. I have matted down all my parts by hand and they look great -much easier to keep looking good because they just need a wipe down with a WD40 soaked cloth and it also helps to make lots of different parts made by different manufacturers look uniform. It's a LOT of WORK though! Start by using different grades of wet and dry until all the shine is gone - you'd be surprised at how many imperfections there are in carbon gel coat so keep on going until everything is matt. It won't look that good when it's dry - sort of powdery white finish but you can see what it will be like by wetting it. Then I discovered that the best finish is with wire wool. You just go over every surface again using circular motions and it clears away any small linear scratches left by the coarser sandpaper. Finally I used a spray of ACF50 which brings a dull shine to the whole finish. You put it on then more or less take it all off again but it adds a protective coating and makes the dark colour come out more. I think I had a week off work and did all my bodywork, single seat unit, mudguards, belly pan, and all the extra little bits. But it took all week!

Perfect

Looks like i need to place an order..... will let you all know when they arrive

I had from Frank some mat finished parts for RC8 to match Akrapovic carbons. He actually did them specially for me, as those weren't on his offer at that time. Akrapovic does not make below parts, so was looking elsewhere.

Very nice...

How do they compare with the akra stuff ?

I got some pieces on there and was hoping they were similar in look if not the quality

I was going to give a post about this so-called carbon fiber. if akra is a 10 then this is a 3. complete garbage. doesn't fit by a lot and the finish is completely un- even and full of pinholes. cancelled my 2nd order after receiving it. it is mostly resin when you grind it or sand it the dust is white. akra or ilmberger dust is black like charcoal. I bought e-bay stuff that I would say is a lot better. it's all faux carbon. at least on e-bay it's half the price for the same stuff. hf carbon is not made in Germany!!! look at the first picture it looks like it melted!