Did you read what he did? I wouldn't say his mods didn't make a difference. Shaved off over 40 pounds, bumped the bore size, revalved the suspension ... sounds like he did a whole lot of stuff that would made a big difference. I agree it would be a lot of work, though.

 

40 lbs???....my azzzzz....no way, I would need to see proof of that.

 

Yeah, I'm a bit skeptical of the 40 lbs too. But if it's true, that alone would make a huge difference in handling. I'd love the see the box of parts that he removed.

 

Yep... that would put it down to a dry weight of 222 lbs ..... no way..... but a 220 lb bike would be a lot better and you would really notice it ...... hey anyone want to buy some florida land cheap

 

Id luv to see that bike do even 55 ona paved road...Talk about shaky..Not me

 

Yeh 20kg's sounds a lot.
10 you could account for as he has stripped a fair bit off.

How much would you be prepared to spend on losing weight?
$100 a Kilo?
I would seriously look at it.
Time and effort is no issue.
I would enjoy doing it.

And why is it I would spend $500 and countless hours to drop 5 kg's off the weight of the bike, but I can't be ar*#@ed going to the gym?
We are a funny lot sometimes

 

Hey neil, going to the Gym is much harder work, i'd prefer to lift my bike on and off the stand 20 times a day than go to the Gym.

Yep it's a lot of work but if it is something you enjoy it's not really work is it??

Chris.