- Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:01 am
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Drilling the mudguards would only reduce a very few ounces. The biggest tin thing is the petrol tank. Drilling that would reduce weight a lot more.
There's no such thing - all bikes are able to be improved.
Which is exactly why it needs fettling - time and materials have improved.black fingernail wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:28 amIt was designed when my dad was a lad when there was a need for this type of design, in fact, that is why it has been so successful in India, a good tough, economical, simple design, that can be repaired with a pair of pliers and a screwdriver.
And I'm not looking for high performance - I'm looking to improve on a basic bike. I've had tuned RG500's, I've got a YamaGamma in the hall, my CBR1000F did low 10's on the 1/4 mile, my nitrous GL1500 does a 12 second 1/4 mile.black fingernail wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:28 amIf you want mad acceleration, either get something modern, or an old two stroke triple.
I'm afraid these can be blown into the weeds by a well sorted Chinese 125!
High performance is not why 99.9% of owners have them.
I can do better than thatNitrowing wrote:9500rpm that's mental
Tell me you have a dyno chart, I'd love to see it!
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