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Originally Posted by Chicagobob
You can save a lot of high-mounted weight by removing all the rear end accoutrements, such as that heavy cast grab bar, the taillight, rear fender, and all the seat mounting hardware. There are many 2 oz taillights available on eBay and Amazon. Same thing with the instruments. I did all that and saved more than 50 lbs.
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Heh, heh... yeah, you have to remove A LOT to get to 50-lbs weight-reduction. I've got boxes with following:
- handlebars and levers
- left signal-controls and highbeam-switch
- choke cable
- right throttle, cables and start-switch
- instrument cluster and speedo cable
- factory front and side fairings (and attached panels)
- mirrors
- headlight
- tail-light, fender, rear-plate bracket
- turn-signals front & rear
- rearset and pegs
- rubber brake-lines
- 2x brake-rotors
- 4 brake-pads
- full-exhaust: header, mid-pipe, muffler
- radiator-fan
- 14/45 sprockets and 520 chain
- rear shock
- 4 carb jets
- clutch and springs
- passenger pegs and brackets
- kickstand, kickstand-switch, cut-off kickstand bracket (1-lb)
- factory lead-acid battery
- CA emissions system: EVAP canister, hoses & valves
- nuts & bolts for all above
I weighed it all and came to 70-lbs. Of course, you can't ride bike without handlebars or foot-pegs or brake-hoses or throttle-cables. I had to put some of that stuff back on with lighter versions. So my bike lost 70-lbs and gained about ~20 back for 50-lbs actual savings using these parts.
- Woodcraft clip-ons
- Woodcraft rearsets, folding pegs
- TrailTech Vapor gauges
- Hotbodies bodywork
- Galfer SS brake lines
- Galfer disks and pads
- Tyga full stainless exhaust system
- Slingshot Racing aluminium muffler hanger
- Motionpro Rev2 throttle set
- 428 chain and aluminum rear sprocket (18/59t)
- K-Tech rear shock
- Progressive front springs with gold cartridge emulators
- Barnett clutch and springs
- Tattu LiFePO4 battery
- Slingshot Racing aluminium emissions block-off plate
- Slingshot Racing aluminium gas-cap
- Slingshot Racing aluminium oil-filler cap
- DynoJet carb-jet kit
- aluminium nut & bolts kit
- ~1/4-lb of safety wire
I actually didn't weight all upgrade parts individually when installing, so need to weigh actual bike to determine final weight-savings. Somehow your 50-lbs seems to confirm that figure.