 Musings about shaving weight off the bike.
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It seems like we really beat to death, all the available ways to make more power out of the engines, has anyone tried any experimentation with shaving weight off the bike (weight, the other half of the power-to-weight ratio)?? Yeah, I know, these aren't competitive crotch rockets where every pound is meted out, and that losing weight off my fatazz would prolly be the biggest improvement, not to mention the easiest, but here are some possible weight loss candidates that I've come up with:
a)Bobbing the rear fender
b) Aluminium Rear Sprocket
c) freak, instead of stock airbox
d) Possible 520 chain conversion from 525 chain
e) shorter aftermarket pipes (the stock pipes look heavy)
f) replace pumpkin turn signals with aftermarket LED
g) Replace Stock rear peg hangers with solo finishers
h) remove lower fork shrouds
i) Lighter aftermarket front rim
j) One-off billet aluminium rear brake caliper mount
anybody got any other ideas or musings? Just messing around with 1/2 hour left till knock-off.
Michael D. Rodriguez
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I was gonna say aluminum rims would probably be the most noticable difference. Not so much in overall weight savings, but in less rotating mass to turn. How bout ditching the rear peg hangers and NOT putting on solo finishers? Lighter mirrors? Instead of the Freak, remove all side covers, and use a carb brace, ditch the freak brackets all together. Ditch upper and lower fork shrouds... what else. Yeah the stock pipes are meaty. Way too heavy.
Benny
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Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Pipes with baffles are heavy. Use open drag pipes!
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The rear caliper mount is aluminum... You could also remove the front fender, remove the sprocket cover, remove the rubber from the pegs and brake and shift pedal, remove the trim around the bottom of the fuel tank, and forget the helmet and riding gear and just wear shorts and beach thongs and a wife-beater undershirt.... Sorry, it's late..... 
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Pipes with baffles are heavy. Use open drag pipes!
... which in turn is also a good safety point for pedestrians ...
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The rear caliper mount is aluminum...
You could also remove the front fender, remove the sprocket cover, remove the rubber from the pegs and brake and shift pedal, remove the trim around the bottom of the fuel tank, and forget the helmet and riding gear and just wear shorts and beach thongs and a wife-beater undershirt....
Sorry, it's late.....
.. and seats are for wimps .. who needs lights or a speedo?
All these tips, I just got my bike down to about 200lbs!!
Right, all I need do is get myself down to 200lbs and the total rig would weigh less than the original bike!!!
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I agree eith Adey, I think the easiest to increase the perfomance of the bike is for the rider to lose weight.
Bob _Budesky
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Rider weight loss would be the WEIGHT to go.     Vegas
Badum .. tsssch!
That was terrible!!
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