1992 gsxr 600: Project Liposuction
Just recently picked up a 92 gsxr 600. Its in rough condition but it was only $900. It runs but I need to do some work on it to get it back in to good riding condition. My goal for this build, as you can probably guess from the title is to make it as light as possible without sacrificing necessities for the street. As I remove parts I will weigh them and put them back to the top of the thread. One thing I have noticed is most the things people take off really doesn't add up to much weight, so hopefully the actual weight of the part will help to form decisions on whether the part is justified to be removed. Before all of the comments of "the easiest way to save weight is going to the gym" are posted. I am 5'6" and weigh an incredible 115lb :lol. So I don't think I can loose anymore weight from my body.
20180424_075641 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
For some background I am 19 and started building my first bike, a 1978 CB550, when I was 15. I built a café racer out of it with a modern front end, and stripped a lot of weight off the bike. Recently I have finished the bike and I got this bike for a new project that is a little more streetable. I haven't decided if I am going to do a front end swap and wheel swap on this bike but for right now I will start cheap (this is what I said on the last build).
Here's some old pictures of the CB550-
20171112_151355 (2) by Michael Seyller, on Flick
20180214_204734 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
Here is the list of parts and their weights:
Passenger Seat Lock- .48 Lbs.
rear Turn Signals- .934 Lbs.
Rear tubular mounting bracket- 2.08 Lbs.
Shock reservoir clamps- .116 Lbs.
Rear fender liner- 1.192 Lbs.
Left Rearset Bracket- .302 Lbs.
Right Rearset Heal Guard- .206 Lbs.
Right Passenger Foot Peg- 1.114 Lbs.
Left Passenger Foot Peg- .966 Lbs.
Subframe wire hooks- .12 Lbs.
Front Fender Support- 1.17 Lbs.
Heres my weight savings:
Passenger Seat Lock- .48 Lbs.
rear Turn Signals- .934 Lbs.
Rear tubular mounting bracket- 2.08 Lbs.
Shock reservoir clamps- .116 Lbs.
Rear fender liner- 1.192 Lbs.
Left Rearset Bracket- .302 Lbs.
Right Rearset Heal Guard- .206 Lbs.
Subframe helmet hooks- .12 Lbs.
Front Fender Support- .242 Lbs.
Fairing Bolts- .3 Lbs.
Gas Cap- .614 Lbs.
Total Weight I Have Saved- 6.586 Lbs. (this is with passenger pegs and fender bracket still on bike)
Here is the passenger seat lock. If you remove it you can still pop it off with a flat head.
20180502_185415 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
I have not removed everything that's on the list. The list is just incase anyone wants to know the weight. I am keeping the passenger pegs on, because I don't have a cowl so I have to leave the passenger seat on. I did remove the extra bolts from the passenger pegs (the third bolt). I also just removed material off the front fender support instead of removing it, because I found out that the front fender is an Airtech (which is really light) and I would like to keep some support for it. I will post the final weight I removed but I was interrupted by tornadoes this afternoon.
20180502_194025 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
20180502_190813 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
20180502_191325 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
My future plans are to put an exhaust on the bike, although removing the can like the previous owner did is probably as light as a full Yoshi :lol. I am also going to run a lithium battery, I did have one but it fried on my other bike when the rectifier came unplugged. I am going to run LED signals and probably run Airtech for the body. I am going to do something with the headlight too. It might be the biggest weight savings. Other than that I am just going to replace the usual wear parts and make the bike reliable
Just recently picked up a 92 gsxr 600. Its in rough condition but it was only $900. It runs but I need to do some work on it to get it back in to good riding condition. My goal for this build, as you can probably guess from the title is to make it as light as possible without sacrificing necessities for the street. As I remove parts I will weigh them and put them back to the top of the thread. One thing I have noticed is most the things people take off really doesn't add up to much weight, so hopefully the actual weight of the part will help to form decisions on whether the part is justified to be removed. Before all of the comments of "the easiest way to save weight is going to the gym" are posted. I am 5'6" and weigh an incredible 115lb :lol. So I don't think I can loose anymore weight from my body.
20180424_075641 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
For some background I am 19 and started building my first bike, a 1978 CB550, when I was 15. I built a café racer out of it with a modern front end, and stripped a lot of weight off the bike. Recently I have finished the bike and I got this bike for a new project that is a little more streetable. I haven't decided if I am going to do a front end swap and wheel swap on this bike but for right now I will start cheap (this is what I said on the last build).
Here's some old pictures of the CB550-
20171112_151355 (2) by Michael Seyller, on Flick
20180214_204734 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
Here is the list of parts and their weights:
Passenger Seat Lock- .48 Lbs.
rear Turn Signals- .934 Lbs.
Rear tubular mounting bracket- 2.08 Lbs.
Shock reservoir clamps- .116 Lbs.
Rear fender liner- 1.192 Lbs.
Left Rearset Bracket- .302 Lbs.
Right Rearset Heal Guard- .206 Lbs.
Right Passenger Foot Peg- 1.114 Lbs.
Left Passenger Foot Peg- .966 Lbs.
Subframe wire hooks- .12 Lbs.
Front Fender Support- 1.17 Lbs.
Heres my weight savings:
Passenger Seat Lock- .48 Lbs.
rear Turn Signals- .934 Lbs.
Rear tubular mounting bracket- 2.08 Lbs.
Shock reservoir clamps- .116 Lbs.
Rear fender liner- 1.192 Lbs.
Left Rearset Bracket- .302 Lbs.
Right Rearset Heal Guard- .206 Lbs.
Subframe helmet hooks- .12 Lbs.
Front Fender Support- .242 Lbs.
Fairing Bolts- .3 Lbs.
Gas Cap- .614 Lbs.
Total Weight I Have Saved- 6.586 Lbs. (this is with passenger pegs and fender bracket still on bike)
Here is the passenger seat lock. If you remove it you can still pop it off with a flat head.
20180502_185415 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
I have not removed everything that's on the list. The list is just incase anyone wants to know the weight. I am keeping the passenger pegs on, because I don't have a cowl so I have to leave the passenger seat on. I did remove the extra bolts from the passenger pegs (the third bolt). I also just removed material off the front fender support instead of removing it, because I found out that the front fender is an Airtech (which is really light) and I would like to keep some support for it. I will post the final weight I removed but I was interrupted by tornadoes this afternoon.
20180502_194025 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
20180502_190813 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
20180502_191325 by Michael Seyller, on Flickr
My future plans are to put an exhaust on the bike, although removing the can like the previous owner did is probably as light as a full Yoshi :lol. I am also going to run a lithium battery, I did have one but it fried on my other bike when the rectifier came unplugged. I am going to run LED signals and probably run Airtech for the body. I am going to do something with the headlight too. It might be the biggest weight savings. Other than that I am just going to replace the usual wear parts and make the bike reliable