I've been working on this bike helping a friend lose some weight...?

Question

does anyone have any clue what i could cut off next?

i seem to have hit a road block, i can't find anything else to cut that won't affect the structural integrity of the bike...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e311/mgrau/DSCF0575.jpg

Answer 1

throw a match in the gas tank ;-)

Answer 2

Do you need the front and rear fender?  And I can not tell if you took off the rear rider footpegs (and maybe this bike was not meant for two people anyway).

Is that a Buell?

Well, I think you are about where you need to be.  Even if fenders are required, can they still be cut down a little bit.  When you are working weight for motorsports, every ounce counts.

Answer 3

A quick but somewhat expensive way of shedding a few pounds from the bike would be to find some lighter rims.  In doing so you would easily save 3-5 pounds and since the weight is on the rims it would make the bike transition thru corners that much easier.  

Answer 4

not to bad a job.....

loose the ballance shafts and gearing....

battery and startermotor [bump it]

only use no more than a gallon of fuel

alloy sprockets

....thats about it for me.

Answer 5

Loose the big Ego in that head !  

Answer 6

are you sure the front fender is required?  many bobbers get away without one.

what about taking most of the chain guard off... i think there is a requirement to have one, but half of one still qualifies.

coolant weighs less than water, maybe try pure coolant, no water mix but watch the temp to make sure it doesn't change the running temp

take the headlight fairing off, can always replace the headlight with a 5" instead

are there tubes in those tires, can they run tubeless?

might be able to find an led rear tail light that can flash left and right as well and peel those blinkers off the rear

Answer 7

Maybe the rider, magz. (heehee) Just kidding.

Answer 8

if you're trying to lose weight you should really give Acai Berry a shot! i saw it on oprah and i'm trying it myself right now.. got a 14-day FREE trial from this site!

Answer 9

The best place to lose weight is the unsprung weight, stick some Dymags on there.

http://www.dymag.com/index2_e.html

Or go the whole hog get a Spondon frame

http://www.spondonengineering.co.uk/pric...