600 miles

[Mark]

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

[aches@deltech.net]

Ha ha , just about any seat starts bugging you at 600 miles. I have a Corbin flattop and it's okay but I need to be moving about on it before my butt starts getting sore. It's still better than the stock seat. But I do think I'll send my stock seat to Russel or Mayer's this fall/winter and try that. I know it'll never equal the Corbin on my BMW R11 but I can wish and try. Oh, by the way, I have done up to a 722 miles day on the KLR/Corbin flattop in about 18 hours on the go. Andy Chesley Jennings, La.

[Barry Mcpherron]

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