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Message started by klx650sm2002 on 09/09/04 at 05:25:09

Title: Light weight 'bike
Post by klx650sm2002 on 09/09/04 at 05:25:09

Is anybody out there into weight reduction ('bike + rider) for performance reasons.
I've got 14lbs off the 'bike and 56lbs of Me, much better acceleration, what have others done ?.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Greg_650 on 09/09/04 at 05:47:51

Every pound that I took off the bike, I added to me. So we're the same :P

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Mr 650 on 09/09/04 at 09:21:17

I like "light' but always thought the LS650 was just about right from the factory. The new Supertrapp feels much lighter than the stock muffler. I would like to swap chromed steel for polished aluminium here & there so as the make a "sleeper". Ideas?
P.S. Greg the new icon is cool. Is Homer out riding?

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by klx650sm2002 on 09/09/04 at 09:34:45

Greg I think You may have misunderstood Me, I lost 56lbs. So the power to weight is improved by 12.5%.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Greg_650 on 09/09/04 at 09:39:29

klx650sm2002 wrote:

Greg I think You may have misunderstood Me, I lost 56lbs. So the power to weight is improved by 12.5%.

Clive W :D

Oh, I understood. I've taken about 20 off my bike and put it back on the seat :P

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by klx650sm2002 on 09/09/04 at 09:43:41

Mr 650 the exhaust swap was the bigest single weight loss on KLX. Removing things alltogether is best followed by swaping aluminium for steel.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Mr 650 on 09/09/04 at 10:19:08

I am not ready for a reduction of that scale yet.
I have seen some great mods of the LS and like the bare-bones look. It'll takes some inspiration to get a make-over like that right. One has to see it 1st.

As far as style, I see new paint for my Suzy someday.
The current tank art is angled funny and does nothing for me.
I think a flat track or Street tracker look would be cool.
http://images.google.com/images?q=street+tracker+650&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&filter=0
My cousin runs Vintage Flat Track and has a cool BSA.
I think that is where I am heading.
The new pipe should add a racy reverse megaphone look now too.
Arizona Motorsports had a 150/90-15 Dunlop K627 in the blowout section for $44, so I bit.
The k627 has the raised white letters and the pattern is remeniscent of the Goodyear rain/dirt racing tires in the 70's catalogs.
I got the matching RWL F11 for the front.
That brings me to ask about aluminum dirt wheel(s) on an LS.
It seems that I recall advice against this, but think it would work well on a street tracker and the reduction in rotating weight a major boost.

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Savage_Rob on 09/09/04 at 12:42:22

I think I'll probably get a new exhaust and rejet for additional power rather than strip down. In fact, I am considering adding a small/medium trunk to her soon.

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by bigdan on 09/09/04 at 23:53:50

both bike & rider weight changes can make a big difference!
i've lost 118lbs ( yes 118 :o) this year so far & the change in riding is phenonenal. of course i'm riding an 800lb / 100 HP valkyrie most of the time, but when i ride on CC's savage the handling change is huge.
just a few pounds can make a noticable improvement.

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by klx650sm2002 on 09/10/04 at 03:09:49

118lbs, What a difference that must make to your power to weight, well done.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Greg_650 on 09/10/04 at 04:00:34

bigdan wrote:

Wow! "Big Dan" is now "Tall Skinny Dan". That's some weight reduction. Even your clothes weigh less now :o

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by PRH111 on 09/13/04 at 22:31:49

After taking into consideration the additional weight of my windscreen my total bike weight comes to 7.7 lbs less than stock.

I plan to add another 5-10 lbs to me though (Need the extra muscle mass to hit a 1000lb three lift total).

Title: Re: Light weight 'bike
Post by Mr 650 on 09/14/04 at 08:38:34

PRH111 wrote:

...I plan to add another 5-10 lbs to me though (Need the extra muscle mass to hit a 1000lb three lift total).

So now, just snatch the Savage 3 times everyday? ;D