Ok... Here is what I'm talking about...
I want to make my 05 Ninja 636R as light as possible.
A: What have I done so far:
#1. Removed passenger pegs and brackets.
#2. Removed all rear fender parts and installed a simple Aluminum Angle bracket to hold the tag.
#3. Removed the 4 bolts that are welded to the under-side of the stock exhaust, drilled them out and used the rear-most two holes to mount the aforementioned tag bracket.
#4. Removed the feelers from under the stock pegs.
#5. Used a dremmel bit to chop off the humps where the peg feelers were screwed into on the front pegs.
#6. Removed both front reflectors from the front fairing.
#7. Replaced all 4 bolts from the front fender with slightly smaller allen-head bolts (same thread size and length, just a smaller head on them.
#8. Removed tool-kit from rear storage compartment.
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B: What I would like to do:
#1. Replace both front and rear turn signals with smaller, flush-mounted lights, maybe even LED's.
#2. Upgrade to a lighter exhaust system.
#3. Get lighter weight brake harware like braided lines and aluminum fittings.
#4. Light weight levers.
#5. Eliminate the rear brake fluid resevoir like the race-only bikes have using clear-rubber so I can keep an eye on the fluid level.
Ok, so far so good.. I don't want to get a light weight exhaust just yet since the cost is prohibitive.. but I know that the exhaust is a majorly heavy item... I would like to remove the cat but I don't have the tools to do that big of a job just yet...
So I am wondering if anyone knows of other little tricks / tips that I can try to make it lighter still.... ????
I want to make my 05 Ninja 636R as light as possible.
A: What have I done so far:
#1. Removed passenger pegs and brackets.
#2. Removed all rear fender parts and installed a simple Aluminum Angle bracket to hold the tag.
#3. Removed the 4 bolts that are welded to the under-side of the stock exhaust, drilled them out and used the rear-most two holes to mount the aforementioned tag bracket.
#4. Removed the feelers from under the stock pegs.
#5. Used a dremmel bit to chop off the humps where the peg feelers were screwed into on the front pegs.
#6. Removed both front reflectors from the front fairing.
#7. Replaced all 4 bolts from the front fender with slightly smaller allen-head bolts (same thread size and length, just a smaller head on them.
#8. Removed tool-kit from rear storage compartment.
....
B: What I would like to do:
#1. Replace both front and rear turn signals with smaller, flush-mounted lights, maybe even LED's.
#2. Upgrade to a lighter exhaust system.
#3. Get lighter weight brake harware like braided lines and aluminum fittings.
#4. Light weight levers.
#5. Eliminate the rear brake fluid resevoir like the race-only bikes have using clear-rubber so I can keep an eye on the fluid level.
Ok, so far so good.. I don't want to get a light weight exhaust just yet since the cost is prohibitive.. but I know that the exhaust is a majorly heavy item... I would like to remove the cat but I don't have the tools to do that big of a job just yet...
So I am wondering if anyone knows of other little tricks / tips that I can try to make it lighter still.... ????
and take it to the track. The track is where you'll learn to go faster, not the street.
