The 2023 Tokyo Motorcycle Show took place at the end of March, but motorcycle manufacturers weren’t the only ones showing off their latest and greatest bikes to attendees. If you’ve never heard of Japanese aftermarket parts specialist Naps Sports, you’re about to—because it pulled the wraps off its first-ever dry carbon body kit for a motorcycle at the show. The chosen bike? Why, it’s the 2021-2022 Suzuki Hayabusa!
For those unfamiliar, there’s more than one type of carbon fiber that makers can utilize to craft bespoke parts for bikes and other vehicles. Wet carbon fiber is much more popular, because it’s faster to use and also less expensive. The process there involves coating a carbon fiber cloth in resin, then molding it to fit whatever shape you want. The excess resin gives the finished piece a glossy, ‘wet’ look—hence the name.
