Lightening your bike

Advices on the following table will help you to take weight off your bike.
You can weigh up yourself, following our notes, which are the best choices, according to the bike use you will be making.

Article Note Approximate
weight reduction
(Kg)
Lights, indicators, rear-view mirrors They can be completely removed, or replaced with those we are selling which are sports and lighter (polyellipsoidal front headlights, small indicators, small mirrors. - 3.0
Radiator cooling fan Cooling fan never works if bike is driven on track. If instead you drive your bike on road, it could work only at very low running or if you leave the engine on and the bike still. - 1.0
Battery By replacing your stock battery (usual capacity 8 Ah) with one of half capacity (4 Ah), you will gain weight and your bike will start up anyway.
Using the bike on track, you can remove battery (and starter too) completely, connecting a smaller one for supplying electronic parts, like power commanders, instruments, etc.
- 1.5 / 3.0
Handlebars

Handlebars, handlebars for naked

- 0.5 / 1.0
Rearsets

Passenger footpegs can be removed completely, whereas for the rider you can use our Gifrap or Style & Performance.

- 0.5 / 2.0
Fairing and mudguards Advantages you will get much depend on the parts you will replace and materials you will use (carbon fiber or fibreglass). Please consult relevant technical schedules on our site. - 4.0
Bolts and nuts Most substantial weight decrease (2/3 Kg) is obtained by replacing frame and engine bolts with titanium gr. 5 bolts and nuts. Weight reduction of about 0,5/1 Kg can be obtained for those bodywork parts where ergal bolts are used. - 3.5
Fuel tank cap Fuel tank cap - 0.2 / 0.5
Final transmission Greatest advantages are obtained with racing final transmission. Besides weight decrease, you will get greater handiness for gyroscopic effect of rear wheel will considerably reduce. - 0.7 / 1.0
Brake hoses Fren Tubo brake, clutch and radiator hoses. - 0.5 / 1.0
Brake & clutch master cylinders Brembo front master cylinders, Discacciati front master cylinders - 0.5 / 1.0
Brake calipers Brembo front calipers - 0.5 / 1.5
Exhaust system Weight decrease much depends on bike and kind of exhaust system you will choose. So we refer to our technical schedules.
Giannelli exhaust systems, Arrow exhaust system for 4T engines, G&G Bike silencers for 4T engines.
- 1.5 / 7.0