chemomche wrote:cybercarl wrote:It's also worth having a good sh1t before you go for a ride
Yeh just ask Geo.
A small fuel tank or just keep the fuel level low surly is a nice cheap way to loose some weight. TBH I don't think there is any cheap weight reductions.
Pro bolt titanium bolts £200-£300
Dymag wheels £500 second hand £2000 new
Carbon bit here and there ££££££££
Titanium bits here and there £££££££
Magnesium bits here and there £££££££
It all adds up to the point where you might as well buy a lighter bike to begin with.
Lightened flywheel would be a good one. Weight reduction and performance boost.
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as i wrote - this thread is not for fancy expensive parts - NO CARBON, NO MAGNESIUM, NO TITANIUM
Smaller tank is a good think, as i mentioned i am thinking of fiberglass dummy and small plastic tank under it.
Besides taking things off the bike, if you want anything lighter to replace it, its going to cost regardless
The lighter and stronger the more money your gona have to spend buddy
you cold get a race fairing and use your old stuff on ebay as like a cash cow etc
you could also get handy with the drill, drill holes in anything not structural such as gear leavers, rear sets etc etc
you could also drill out bits of plastic and remove as much from the underside / inside as possibles
520 chain and alloy sprockets too if they need swapping any time soon
making a tank to fit the storm is going to be a pain there is that big airbox to work around don't forget, it would be easy to just not fill it up as much,
why would you only want small tank anyway? if you're taking it on the track 10 ltr won't get you very far at all
