maskmanLS6 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Im trying to shave all the weight i can from my banshee,,,All suggestions and ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 What kind of riding will you be doing? What do you have as a budget? Motor Mods/Power? Start with a new swing arm and carrier. That's the best bang for the buck weight wise, plus it's easier to tighten chains. A Billet aluminum axle will shave 10 pounds...but will run you over $700, so you can see why we need to know if your just looking to sawzall some brackets or if your going to get hard core. LOL. Post a pic of the bike or list what you have as a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwriter Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 If you want to get serious about shaving weight, don't replace any stock plastic parts with billet parts. This includes water pump cover, clutch cover insert, rear brake reservoir, and stator cover. Ditch all the swiss cheese wheel guards. Aluminum foot pegs are about 2 lbs lighter than stock. Some other aluminum parts may or may not be lighter. Shifter, kicker, rear brake pedal, handlebars. I personally, would like to see some carbon fiber handlebars and steering stem. It would be cool to see a thread with accurate comparrisons between stock and aluminum parts. Cut unused brackets off the frame. Some people do some serious cutting on the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 /\ /\ x2 and don't forget....it's cheaper and easier for you to lose the weight than your bike. No offense here....it's just a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 What kind of riding will you be doing? What do you have as a budget? Motor Mods/Power? Start with a new swing arm and carrier. That's the best bang for the buck weight wise, plus it's easier to tighten chains. A Billet aluminum axle will shave 10 pounds...but will run you over $700, so you can see why we need to know if your just looking to sawzall some brackets or if your going to get hard core. LOL. Post a pic of the bike or list what you have as a starting point. sorry about the late reply ,,i had a sick 2 yaer old that had to go to the hospital. My bike has a port job that falls between a dune and drag port. I have gold series exhaust and k-n filters. Im running stock carbs for now with 340 mains and 30 pilots with two stage reeds. My HP should be 60 or a little more. I intend to have my head worked by mull eng. and some bigger carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 /\ /\ x2 and don't forget....it's cheaper and easier for you to lose the weight than your bike. No offense here....it's just a lot easier. That thought already crossed my mind too. Im about 200 pounds and should be 175 or so,, the thought of going on a diet is tough though cause i quit drinkin and smokin awhile back and took up eatin instead. Im gonna shoot for 175 anyway to feel better but im putting my bike on a diet too. Heres a picture of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 If you want to get serious about shaving weight, don't replace any stock plastic parts with billet parts. This includes water pump cover, clutch cover insert, rear brake reservoir, and stator cover. Ditch all the swiss cheese wheel guards. Aluminum foot pegs are about 2 lbs lighter than stock. Some other aluminum parts may or may not be lighter. Shifter, kicker, rear brake pedal, handlebars. I personally, would like to see some carbon fiber handlebars and steering stem. It would be cool to see a thread with accurate comparrisons between stock and aluminum parts. Cut unused brackets off the frame. Some people do some serious cutting on the frame. Yea what your saying makes perfect since,, Ide like to see more carbon fiber stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Loose the stock swing arm and carrier for sure, as well as the front brake dust guards, get nicer wheels and ditch those stockers, get a wider axle with an aluminum drive and brake hub, chromoly A-arms if they are in the budget, strip ignition switches and keys and just go with a tether, remove complete TORS system, ditch the air box assembly, then eat less cheeseburgers. If you get desperate....don't forget to fill your tires with helium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 You can also drop the front bumper and the red foot pads that you have on the bike.....just keep the pegs themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 You can also drop the front bumper and the red foot pads that you have on the bike.....just keep the pegs themselves For sure they were the first to go,,i really like that bumper though. gonna trade out the swing arm next. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Loose the stock swing arm and carrier for sure, as well as the front brake dust guards, get nicer wheels and ditch those stockers, get a wider axle with an aluminum drive and brake hub, chromoly A-arms if they are in the budget, strip ignition switches and keys and just go with a tether, remove complete TORS system, ditch the air box assembly, then eat less cheeseburgers. If you get desperate....don't forget to fill your tires with helium. Ive already done a lot thats on the list,,next will be a swing arm and lighter wheels. Not too sure about the cheeseburgers though,,kinda fond of them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 most aftermarket arms are heavier than the stock shit unless you go to a drag oriented setup. theres billet rear hubs too which weigh half of stock but in the end, slimfast is cheaper i have found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maskmanLS6 Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 most aftermarket arms are heavier than the stock shit unless you go to a drag oriented setup. theres billet rear hubs too which weigh half of stock but in the end, slimfast is cheaper i have found After i price out the parts and add up the numbers ill probably wanna invest in some slim fast and possibly work out equip. Aftermarket shit for this banshee is about as pricey as parts for my car and even pricier sometimes. Thanks for the response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Im trying to shave all the weight i can from my banshee,,,All suggestions and ideas? Better have a deep wallet and a long time frame for the bike to be back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I quit smoking and how I did that was sugar free candy. Werthers were the best. As far as losing weight my metabolism is something you read about. But it doesn't hurt to try that option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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