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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Lower belt guard? 05/10/17 at 14:25:36 Anybody removed the lower belt guard? It looks nice but doesn't seem to do much. Saving weight
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #1 - 05/10/17 at 19:11:33 There isn't much weight to be saved by removing the guard,the fastest and cheapest way to lose weight on a stock bike is to can the stock muffler and get a Dyna .I've believe the savings is about 10 pounds.The other way is when the owner of the China Buffet comes up to you and says "You to fat! You need to eat more vegabuls!"
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2768	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #2 - 05/10/17 at 19:58:40 Here's another ~10 lbs: https://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18090 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #3 - 05/11/17 at 04:09:52 If you only ride paved roads.....the lower belt guard most likely isn't giving you a lot of protection. If you ride dirt or gravel roads....it will help to keep stones and other debris out of the belt.
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Re: Lower belt guard?
Reply #4 - 05/11/17 at 06:18:32

Ohio good tip! so between the new battery and the Dyna you could shed 20+/- pounds off the bike, For every 13/14 pounds loss ,it's like gaining 1 hp,so with these mods you've gained the equivalent of 1 1/2 hp,That doesn't sound like much until you think of it as a 5% increase ,and that's not counting the increase in real hp gained by the use of the Dyna and a retune of the carb.

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2768	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #5 - 05/11/17 at 09:46:31 I know, but in my case it would be cheaper to lose 50lbs. Those little batteries aren't cheap! LOL
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BSTON Full Member Offline Posts: 218 Milwaukee, WI	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #6 - 05/11/17 at 11:04:14 Another great weight savings mod.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #7 - 05/11/17 at 13:55:02 Not enough room for clothes hangers to be really useful.
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #8 - 05/11/17 at 15:19:32 ... and where does the engine fit?
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #9 - 05/11/17 at 17:26:29 I guess tongue in cheek was not too evident. :'(
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #10 - 05/11/17 at 19:44:34 You know we're gonna make it all wrong somehow... no matter Where you put your tongue.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #11 - 05/12/17 at 17:50:11 You could use Ex-lax but you might be on the seat a while (not the bike seat).
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28619 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Lower belt guard? Reply #12 - 05/13/17 at 08:53:43 I took off the upper belt guard,... but kept the lower in place... The lower side of the belt is a conveyor to the rear pulley... ...gravity protects the upper...
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