Weight loss

[balpo]

What are the most cost effective mods for getting the weight of a sportster down? Cafe bikes should be lighter. Cycle shacks turn out to be about a lb or 2 lighter than the stockers, but I'd like to get some more weight out of other places as well and I sure hope there are other more cost effective weight loss techniques.

[whispanic]

Dont sit on it! Thats gotta shave well over a hundred pounds!

Seriously though the diff in weight between my stockers and my drag slipons is dramatic. Im gunna say I dropped 10 pounds easy when I swapped to the Khrome Werks pipes.

Why do you wanna shave weight off anyways? There arent too many cheap ways to loose pounds off the scoot.

Next youll need a dirt track conversion with plastic and aluminium.

If wanna a lightweight you got the wrong bike cause its a fatty no matter what you do!

Adios

[bshadbolt]

Sell the sporty and get a rice burner, that should help lose about 200lbs :D

I've been thinking ab out how to put my sporty on a diet and got a few ideas:

- I found an ali swingarm for sporties - about 20-30lbs lighter than stock.
-Check weight of exhaust systems, I am sure there will be differences
- look at plastic/carbon fibre fenders/oil tank/battery covers.
- Aftermarket floating brake rotors and calipers - stock rotors/calipers are heavy
- then small things like mirrors/footpegs/shifter and brake levers, etc
- remove strut covers
- remove all other chrome from the bike, go to billet wherever possible

I almost certainly won't do all of this but am looking at some of these as real world options.

Cheers,

Brett

[AZbiker]

Last time I checked, C & J racing made a CrMo frame for the rigid mount motors. Combine that with a bunch of CF, and you should be close to, or below 400lbs.

Awhile ago, Nallin Racing had a street tracker replica advertised on their website that I think was around 350# dry. I don't think it's there anymore though. And after 2006, changing the frame is going to be a REAL pita...

But seriously, replace the front fender with at least a fiberglass one, get some spoked wheels on some nice Excel rims, and if your budget permits, get a fiberglass solo tail and gastank.

If not, just start cutting off everything that doesn't make the bike stop, turn, or go. Cutting wheels are cheap. Check your local laws.

Good luck!

[deanbruhn]

I was seriously thinking about getting some carbon fiber wheeles, I found some with alloy hubs that are 4 pounds a piece, that would shave off about 60 pounds or better, also this would provide you with alot less wieght for your motor to spin to get the things moving which equates to better transfer of power to the ground. It is not a cheap way to loose weight but it is one of the more effective ways.

Another really easy way too shave some wieght off the bike is to go on a diet, seriously it is the cheapest way to take some wieght off the bike

[sportsterrific]

Many of us could stand to lose 10-20 pounds of weight off our bodies. Seriously. (If not, sorry, work on the bike), but otherwise, you'll be lighter and healthier.
I have a buddy who weighs under 100 lbs. and he's good rider. He can make even the heaviest bike go fast!

[Moonpie]

Buell footpegs will save you about a pound over stock ones. remove your rear footpegs. Look at little stuff on the bike, is it necessary???

[waiteitei]

cut back the timing cover saves a few ounces but certainly looks trick

[xl1200r]

Hubs will lighten the overall weight, but remember that the hubs are at the center of the rotating mass, so they make little difference in that repect. A light rim, or tire, will make a much bigger difference in rorating mass.

Spoked wheels can shave 10lbs a peice off (with alum rims and stock hubs). Like above, loose the pass footpegs if you can, rearset will help HUGE with the fronts. I'm not sure how muc can be gained from fiberglass bodywork unless it considerably smaller in size (like the tailsections).

[XL883L]

http://www.storzperf.com/index.html pretty cool streettracker although the full kit will cost as much as the "donor bike".

[daesdaemar]

Dont sit on it! Thats gotta shave well over a hundred pounds!'''

ROLMFAO... :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

[TiBaal89]

Many of us could stand to lose 10-20 pounds of weight off our bodies. Seriously. (If not, sorry, work on the bike), but otherwise, you'll be lighter and healthier.
I have a buddy who weighs under 100 lbs. and he's good rider. He can make even the heaviest bike go fast!

I've gotta second this one - I think I could stand to loose about 70-80 lbs. Not only would my bike be quicker, but I'd be silly ripped! :smoke

[horsewriter]

I wrote a short article in The Horse BackStreet Choppers #47 on this, and currently building a hardtailed sporty shooting for sub 400 lb mark.
Just like above, trim off everything you don't absolutely need, then replace everything else with lighter versions. the old smaller flat bottom gas tank is cheap, weighs about two pounds less and holds 6 lbs less fuel. then swith to aluminum pegs, riser, no gages, lose the heavy muffler, heat shields, turn signals, horn, anything passenger related. go to lighter wheels, and make sure they are lighter. PM spun aluminums are light, but some of the cast aluminum wheels are heavy,( like fatboy wheels.) once you get rid of the turn signals and crap, lose the switch housings, adn cut down the clamps for the clutch and brake.

MattD