MM, it's not about weight ... just looks
My boss said to me "everything on a motorcycle is there for a reason". I don't doubt that, and I always think twice (and seek advice where possible) before making mods. However, sometimes the 'reason' is not always what we think it is. For example, I found a throttle restrictor in my bike. As best I can tell it was there for noise compliance reasons - Noise compliance on a stock S40!?
Funny thing is, when I first bought a bike I said to my friend "I don't want to muck around working on it, I just wanna ride it". That's partly why I first bought a Ninja. But, motorcycling, and the S40, have taught me a lot about myself in a short time.
I've discovered, among other things, I like to tweak