Hi,

I would  like  to get started making stuff for my motorcycles in carbon fiber, but I am a total newbie and need some advice on  exactly what materials and tools I need.

My first project will be a cafe racer style seat and the biggest I have in mind is a fuel tank. I know that a cafe racer seat isnt a good beginner job so I will do some experiments first, but the seat is the need I have now. My plan with the seat is to make a plug in some foam material and "skin" the plug to make the seat. So to get a newbie like me started on a project like this, what would you recommend of material and tools? Is prepeg the way to go? Do I need a vacum pump and bags? What else?

Please descibe the materials and tools best suited for me, the newbie, maybe with links to the actual product.

Thank you
Søren

consumables are throw away things like cups, brushes, sand paper etc. Typically you would go for a 200g (or thereabouts) twill weave cloth for ease of draping over the shape.  Your inner layers of cloth can be thicker heavier weight cloths to reduce the total number of layers you need. 

You dont need a vacuum bag or pump for skinning.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant