[dsn_klr650] selling my a5.

[Mark]

Barry, Thanks for the info; it looks like a few pounds here and a few pounds there really add up. I've shaved weight off my A2 in some areas, but I think my add-ons took me back close to where I started. Mark B2 A2 At 11:09 AM -0700 7/24/2000, Barry Mcpherron wrote:

>Mark, > >This is from a previous post. Here's what I did. > > Sounds like your after the same thing that I am, a lighter KLR >650! >Here's what I have done so far: > >1) Remove Luggage rack and steel side plates. >2) Remove Rear Fender/Tailight assembly. >3) Remove Turnsignals >4) Remove Chainguard >5) Remove Passenger Footpegs >6) Remove Stock Exhaust >7) Remove Front Fairing and Headlight. >8) Remove one rearview mirror. > >I would estimate the weight loss at 75 lbs! > >Here's what I put on: >1) Acerbis universal rear fender with Maier tail/brake light. >2) KLX Numberplate with plastic headlight. >3) Supertrapp Exhaust. > >Weight added around 15 pounds. > >Net weight loss 60 pounds! > >My bike is much easier to handle in the loose stuff now, and nothing >that I have done could not be easily converted back to stock. Keep in >mind that my bike is "barely" street legal for the State of Arizona and >I never carry a passenger. > >What I plan to do next. >Install an IMS plastic fuel tank to get rid of the steel beast on the >thing now! Should be good for another 15 lbs easy! > >What I've learned the hard way. >Carry as little fuel as possible. Gas weighs a lot and the KLR carries >it's gas way high. My bike handles very different depending on how full >the tank is. If I'm going to be doing some agressive off road riding and >I don't need more than 150 miles or so of range, I will try to keep it >around 1/2 a tank. I think gas is around 8 pounds a gallon, so if you >only carry 3 gallons instead of 6 you just saved yourself another 25 >pounds. > > >Have fun, > >Barry > > > > > >Mark wrote: > > > > At 9:23 AM -0700 7/24/2000, Barry Mcpherron wrote: > > >This bike is 80 lbs lighter than a stock KLR... > > > > 80 Lbs seems like quite a bit. Can you list all the spots where you > > shaved the weight and give the approximate weight for each item? > > Mark > > B2 > > A2