SuzukiSavage.com - Weight loss.

NDBiker Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Weight loss. 12/16/07 at 12:00:55 I want to lessen the weight of my bike? What can I remove from my bike that wouldn’t compromise my safety…too much ?
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Dave48 Full Member Offline Try owt once... Posts: 107 Nottingham, UK Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #1 - 12/16/07 at 12:10:17 Rear fender mounts and sissy bar - just removed mine and was surprised at how heavy. But in %age terms not significant! Silencer. Change rims to alloy. Air filter set up. Flashers. Mirrors. GRP fenders for steel. It's a very light bike for cc and proportions as it comes!
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #2 - 12/16/07 at 14:38:25 Lighten the rider! That's what I've done. Dropped twenty pounds from my peak, now I've got about ten pounds to go, maybe fifteen.
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Re: Weight loss.
Reply #3 - 12/16/07 at 15:41:06

NDBiker wrote on 12/16/07 at 12:00:55:

I want to lessen the weight of my bike? What can I remove from my bike that wouldn’t compromise my safety…too much Wink

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Lose the rear fender, rails, pillion, sissybar, stock muffler, belt guard, rear pegs. Add a fiberglass rear fender, lights & plate on the fender or swingarm, and a lightweight muffler such as a MAC. Rather than compromise safety you enhance it due to lighter weight.

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NDBiker Junior Member Offline Posts: 58 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #4 - 12/16/07 at 18:06:41 I definetly need to lose some of the driver. 300 pounds that the thumper doesn't need.
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #5 - 12/17/07 at 00:27:03 I've lost 40 pounds off myself. Clive W
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #6 - 12/17/07 at 03:52:32 I am down 15 "very hard to loose" pounds, it is the first time in over 10 years that I have been under 200. The scale just barely tilts under the 200 mark but it does go under. My goal is 165, and now that my body is finally on a loosing mode I think I can get it to the goal weight by summer time.
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Dave48 Full Member Offline Try owt once... Posts: 107 Nottingham, UK Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #7 - 12/17/07 at 07:35:47 I've always wanted to reach 140 lbs. Never have, so the Savage is carrying 130 and probably not much need to reduce the weight of the bike! We are all different.
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Re: Weight loss.
Reply #8 - 12/17/07 at 07:53:54

Something weird to ponder- when I started riding the Savage, I lost weight. In three weeks, I dropped 15 pounds. Maybe it was that I was no longer drinking Dr Pepper and eating gas station hot dogs during my daily commute. Maybe the ol' metabolism increased along with the flow of adrenaline every time I threw a leg over the saddle and ventured into Atlanta traffic.

I don't know, but man, it felt good.

And since the bike has been down?

Porked right back up again...

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #9 - 12/17/07 at 08:30:05 I really wished the bike was about 50 pounds heavier. Then it would feel better to me.
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #10 - 12/18/07 at 05:06:59 This weight thing is a problem, especially for the rider. I've gained almost 1 pound per year since high school. Unlike the savage, I don't have any appendages I 'm willing to remove , or replace with lightweight versions. Hopefully all this now shovelling will help. If any of you sucessfull weight loss leaders want to shar secrets...
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #11 - 12/18/07 at 14:35:14 bill67 wrote on 12/17/07 at 08:30:05: I really wished the bike was about 50 pounds heavier. Then it would feel better to me. I wish I could give the bike 50 of my pounds!
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Re: Weight loss.
Reply #12 - 12/18/07 at 15:19:48

The rules to personal weight-loss are simple:

Rule #1 - lay off the "sauce"

O.k. Now that 90% of us are eliminated...

Drink 1oz of water for every two lbs of body weight per day (no pop/soda), replace your junk-food with fruit and fresh veggies for snacks, and don't eat after 6 pm.

Get 30 min. of aerobic exercise 3x/week, and you're there....given time.

Did I say simple? Yes! Did I say easy? Absolutely not! Proven? Yes.

If it came in a pill, everybody would have it. Grin

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barry68v10 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 955 Maryland Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #13 - 12/18/07 at 15:20:42 Much simpler to drop weight off Suzi!!! And quicker :'(
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: Weight loss. Reply #14 - 12/18/07 at 16:08:11 >>>Get 30 min. of aerobic exercise 3x/week Does riding the savage count?
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