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Originally Posted by Renner
How do you weight-relieve a bike that comes lean out of the box?
Nippon-Denso starter... uh, helium in the tires... um... I'm out of ideas (baring lightening holes and such).
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If you're talking about an ST...
Which when it came from the factory was one of the lightest 800cc class bikes. But still.
There's still a fair amount of weight that can be trimmed off of it.
Get rid of; stock rack, license plate bracket, front turnsignal/headlight bracket and H/L, center stand, head guards & sidestand, stock big speedo and tach, stock handle bar, stock battery, stock turn signals. stock foot pegs and three stripe valve covers.
Replace these parts with nothing or a much smaller and lighter version of them.
Then it's crazy time.
Different subframe, solo seat, new exhaust, no airbox,
New rims, lighter brake rotor. different forks. light weight fuel tank.
I bet with some money and time you could shave more then 50 pounds off of an ST