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Originally Posted by akima
I'm no structural engineer, but... wont that have weakened the frame?
Also: that's the first time I've seen under the pre-gen seat: is there much space in there? More than the new gen?
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I think there's less space, but I've never actually seen the new-gens in person. I have enough room to muscle down the waterproof liner for my riding jacket in the front section if I take storage tray out and in the back I have just enough room for a 4oz bottle of sta-bil and a pair of sunglasses.
As far as weakening the frame, it's only a 6mm hole in a 1" tube, which would be a circumference of 77mm, meaning I removed 7% of the frame in that one section.
My logic is that If I do happen to crash the bike hard enough for that little hole to make a difference, I have a hunch that the frame failing behind where I'm sitting will be the least of my worries.