Draco how far do you plan on taking this project? Does the bike only need the title of "street bike" or does it have to be a street daily ridden bike?
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Iam pretty sure when you go to have her inspected at the drag strip..they are going to frown on you not having any rear brakes...???
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I need to be able to get to the local watering hole on Saturday nights with my friends, and drive it into the city of Boston on the occasional suny day.
I run with no rear brake all the time. I dont even have the rear disc back there. Some leave the disc so it looks like the brakes are still on.
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Here is another simple 1 pound removal job. The shrouds on the fans can be removed by drilling out the spot welds. I reinforced the bracket after shroud removal with two small spot welds afterwords. 10 minute job.
BTW, the oil cooler is 4.0 pounds with no oil in it. Probably 4.5 lbs full. I'm getting close to my target weight of 460 lbs gassed up WITH A REAR BRAKE.
BTW, the oil cooler is 4.0 pounds with no oil in it. Probably 4.5 lbs full. I'm getting close to my target weight of 460 lbs gassed up WITH A REAR BRAKE.
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Thought I would reactivate this thread since its kind of slow around here if you ignore the trash talk. Target weight for the Busa this winter is 455 lbs and 155 for me.
I made my own kickstand (its still a street bike
) by brazing a 1040 High carbon .020" wall tube into the bored out clevis of the original kick stand. Much lighter than aluminum. Eliminated the kickstand switch and bolt by soldering is normally closed. Lot of grinding, but the end result was removal of 2.0 lbs.
I made my own kickstand (its still a street bike
) by brazing a 1040 High carbon .020" wall tube into the bored out clevis of the original kick stand. Much lighter than aluminum. Eliminated the kickstand switch and bolt by soldering is normally closed. Lot of grinding, but the end result was removal of 2.0 lbs.
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With the help of CommutaBusa, I am switching out the tank for a fuel cell with a thin carbon fiber cover. This is still work in progress, but it seems like this will drop my chest and head WAY below the windscreen. I probably need to rebuild the seat and slide my ass about 5 inches forward to take advantage of this.
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With the help of CommutaBusa, I am switching out the tank for a fuel cell with a thin carbon fiber cover. This is still work in progress, but it seems like this will drop my chest and head WAY below the windscreen. I probably need to rebuild the seat and slide my ass about 5 inches forward to take advantage of this.
If your going this far you might as well cut the frame rails and really get low. If I were in the market for a new tank or cover I would
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If your going this far you might as well cut the frame rails and really get low. If I were in the market for a new tank or cover I would
Sean, I've thought about it, but I probably won't cut the rails. I don't think I could get me feet on the front pegs if I did, and second, its an irreversible change. I'm pretty sure I would have to put my feet on rear pegs, and that would require a different pipe, and a new tail section.
looks really good! 
Getting rid of the OE tank really changes the ergonimics 
Getting rid of the OE tank really changes the ergonimics 
Mr Brown
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It's winter time, can't race so we gotta trash talk......
Seriously, I'm very impressed by the effort you are making to lose weight. You are certainly dedicated......
afterhours
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Thought I would reactivate this thread since its kind of slow around here if you ignore the trash talk. Target weight for the Busa this winter is 455 lbs and 155 for me.
I made my own kickstand (its still a street bike
remove the entire kickstand assmbly......and carry a small triangle stand to hold the bike up while parked.
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I'll be weighing mine real soon.
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