Hi guys, as some of you know, i have a heavily modded 06 fz6n. Now i have replaced rearsets, exhaust, pretty much gutted under the seat, and around exhaust, fitted FE, put much lighter wave discs on the front, lighter levers, etc.
The three biggest weight losses were replacing the OEM exhaust, Front Brake Discs, and replacing the OEM rearsets.
Ok took the bike to the local weighbridge today and it weighed in at 170kg, and that was with 12 litres of fuel at .72kg per litre, which brings the weight down to about 162kg dry roughly. And my bike has a centre stand and side stand...although centre stand is coming off now i have a bike lift.
This is an 18kg weight saving from the dry weight Yamaha quotes for the FZ6N in it's specs sheet, which would also include oil, so rightfully you could deduct another 1kg or so from there as well.
That's a massive weight saving, would say it would contribute to overall performance of the bike considerably, having so much less weight to lug around, not as much say as the 9hp i have gained through engine,exhaust, & tuning mods, but definitely as much as a -1 front sprocket change.
Point being.....now you know how heavy the Rear fender, brake discs, OEM exhaust, and rearsets really do make your bike.
This is something else to think about when going for a performance boost from your FZ6.
:rockon:
The three biggest weight losses were replacing the OEM exhaust, Front Brake Discs, and replacing the OEM rearsets.
Ok took the bike to the local weighbridge today and it weighed in at 170kg, and that was with 12 litres of fuel at .72kg per litre, which brings the weight down to about 162kg dry roughly. And my bike has a centre stand and side stand...although centre stand is coming off now i have a bike lift.
This is an 18kg weight saving from the dry weight Yamaha quotes for the FZ6N in it's specs sheet, which would also include oil, so rightfully you could deduct another 1kg or so from there as well.
That's a massive weight saving, would say it would contribute to overall performance of the bike considerably, having so much less weight to lug around, not as much say as the 9hp i have gained through engine,exhaust, & tuning mods, but definitely as much as a -1 front sprocket change.
Point being.....now you know how heavy the Rear fender, brake discs, OEM exhaust, and rearsets really do make your bike.
This is something else to think about when going for a performance boost from your FZ6.
:rockon: