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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Light weight 'bike 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
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #1 - 09/09/04 at 05:47:51 Every pound that I took off the bike, I added to me. So we're the same
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Mr 650 Serious Thumper Offline The LS650- Classic style & 4-valve engine Posts: 1389 Mempho Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #2 - 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?
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #3 - 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
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #4 - 09/09/04 at 09:39:29 klx650sm2002 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: Greg I think You may have misunderstood Me, I lost 56lbs. So the power to weight is improved by 12.5%. Clive W Oh, I understood. I've taken about 20 off my bike and put it back on the seat
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #5 - 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
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Re: Light weight 'bike
Reply #6 - 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&newwi...
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.

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SilverBlue '01,K&N,Snorklectomy,125mm NOS carb, 1/2 spacer & 155, 'Trapp, NC flyscreen, Suzy GelSeat, Osram H4
later..putt. Putt, PUtt, PUTT! 8)
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #7 - 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.
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bigdan Ex Member	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #8 - 09/09/04 at 23:53:50 both bike & rider weight changes can make a big difference! i've lost 118lbs ( yes 118 ) 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.
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #9 - 09/10/04 at 03:09:49 118lbs, What a difference that must make to your power to weight, well done. Clive W
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Re: Light weight 'bike
Reply #10 - 09/10/04 at 04:00:34

bigdan wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

both bike & rider weight changes can make a big difference!
i've lost 118lbs ( yes 118 Shocked

) 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.

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

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PRH111 Ex Member	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #11 - 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).
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Mr 650 Serious Thumper Offline The LS650- Classic style & 4-valve engine Posts: 1389 Mempho Gender:	Re: Light weight 'bike Reply #12 - 09/14/04 at 08:38:34 PRH111 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: ...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?
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