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#210306 Road_Hawg (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1397 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   Questcap wrote: Yeh, I was going to say lose the stock mufflers... those rascals are heavy! And correct me if I am wrong, but I am almost certain the cast wheels are heavier than the spoke... and I heard that from a Yami trained certified tech, who is a good friend. Going to a single front brake would reduce unsprung front-end weight. Rotors are rather hefty. Losing one third of my braking power would not be worth the small amount of weight that would be reduced by doing so. IMO compromising safety to reduce any weight is unwise. These bikes are big and heavy, it has dual disks on the front for a reason.   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/07/10 18:57 By Road_Hawg.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #210312 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2677 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   It may look on paper like you're losing a third of your braking power, but it ain't so. Those that have done it can chime in and tell it.   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #210359 deanjenn (User) Live 2 Ride - Ride 2 Live Gold Boarder Posts: 615 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   Darn wrote: My passenger is on Weight watchers, that helps! Hope she doesn't read this LMAO D J   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #210360 IMTopGun1 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1914 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   Yeah. Mine didn't like that Valentine's gift either. Darn wrote: My passenger is on Weight watchers, that helps! Hope she doesn't read this   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #210361 Map (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 125 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   other things that shed weight: I made a custom bracket to lay down the licence plate-that got rid of a few heavy parts relocate the fuel pump and loose the big ugly bracket Map   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #210788 jorgez28 (User) EVERYONE FALLS OFF ONCE ! Junior Boarder Posts: 103 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   I thought what about fiberglass fenders but im afraid they will crack with vibration   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #210899 jamie99roadstar (User) As confused as a hungry baby in a topless bar. Platinum Boarder Posts: 3359 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   I'm running fiberglass fenders and they haven't cracked yet. I don't think they were a whole lot lighter than stock ones though.   Logged     Feenstras Towing   The administrator has disabled public write access. #210980 fireman922 (User) Chrome won't get ya home, but it will get ya laid. Platinum Boarder Posts: 4125 Re:less weight 2 Years, 7 Months ago   Darn wrote: My passenger is on Weight watchers, that helps! Hope she doesn't read this Dude, you're a dead man.... Paul   Logged     Ad astra per alia porci...   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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