by "BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
Published 06/08/2017 at 18:53
by "BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
Published 06/08/2017 at 18:53
Tags: World's Fastest Cafe Racer
STARS: 3
Battery box fabricated for a shorter (and 1.1kg lighter) battery. I’ve also shifted it forwards in the chassis slightly to be partially obscured by the frame rail so it’ll look a little neater.
I also cut down the front mudguard and repainted it :) much nicer.
Lastly I weighed all the various bits and pieces I’ve cut off the bike and including the saving from the battery it’s 11.1kg! That’s a decent amount from a 169kg bike. I’ll have added a smidge back in with the new seat frame, but that’s only 20mm thinwall tube so weighs sod all. I’m thinking a 10kg saving is pretty realistic :)
Current work time: 1.5 days
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
06/08/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 0
Man. I spent way way too much time trying to figure out what part of a lexus your lead photo was before i realized there was more than one GS500.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
06/09/2017 at 03:30, STARS: 0
Haha! Pro-tip, after my lightweighting this bike now weighs ~3/4 of the engine of a GS500 ;)