I have been looking at my gear to try to get my sprung weight down. On our dry run ride to CA/OR the last few weeks I felt like the bike is a bit heavy. There is me, say 230 lbs in gear. The Jesse's and mounts, Givi crash bars and SW-Motech skid plate.... maybe 70 lbs I am guessing. Then I figure I have about 100 lbs of gear with camping load, tool kit, first aid kit, cpap and accessories, camera gear, rain gear, clothes, incidentals etc. I've managed to get that down about 10 lbs for $250. But there are limited remaining opportunities to reduce those weights, and I still have to add extra fuel... a whopping 20 lbs! The load is still well within spec, but the rear feels bouncy to me in sporty riding, and I am getting some instability in turns. So it dawns on me I need to look at the bike.
The Tenere's 11 AH oem battery specs at only 8.1 lbs. Still, $148 for 6 lbs net savings is pretty good bang for buck on a iron lithium phosphate battery....
http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX14A1-BS12.html
Any thoughts on those?
What about other places to trim down this beast? Especially near the rear wheel? What does the OEM muffler weigh and how much weight can you save to replace it?
Any other places to knock off ten or twenty lbs at a go for reasonable $$$ and effort?
The Tenere's 11 AH oem battery specs at only 8.1 lbs. Still, $148 for 6 lbs net savings is pretty good bang for buck on a iron lithium phosphate battery....
http://www.batterystuff.com/powersports-batteries/LFX14A1-BS12.html
Any thoughts on those?
What about other places to trim down this beast? Especially near the rear wheel? What does the OEM muffler weigh and how much weight can you save to replace it?
Any other places to knock off ten or twenty lbs at a go for reasonable $$$ and effort?