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I'm going to post it here: http://traildreamer.com/category/viajes/marruecos-2015/ Ready to go. Dressed for adventures!! :thumbsup: http://www.subirimagenes.com/imageda...o-16-de-20.jpg |
Good luck on the trip. I have a friend at work about to teach himself Spanish, I'm going to get him to translate your website for me as practice!
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Today i weighed my bike.
The tank is not completely full, i'd say about 3/4. It weighs in at about 192kg. Our bikes are somewhat similar, so that seems about right i guess. |
Is there any obvious places on the Tenere where you can save weight? The cans are the obvious one. Which place is next? I was thinking the reliability of the engine is great, although its quite low on power. By making the bike lighter you get the same effect as more power (without fiddling with the engine and losing reliability) and less to lug around.
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Like you say the exhaust is the obvious way to loose 4 to 5kg. I've heard the tail light assembly and supports are heavy too. You could change the standard battery for a Lithium one, unbolt/remove the pillion footrests, have a lighter frame made in ally to accommodate the front light, remove a centrestand and bashplate if you have one, depends how far you want to go.
The biggest weight saving will be to reduce the unsprung weight which involves changing the wheels and front brake to a single disc set up. This will also improve the handling of the bike. Consequently, if you greatly reduce the weight of the sprung mass and leave the unsprung mass unchanged the bike will handle worse! I think the best weight saving mods to do are to find a lighter front hub and go down to a single disc/caliper then to change the standard silencer as both these put excess weight in exactly the wrong places. |
Thanks for that. I already have the Leo Vince back pipes (sadly 2 not one). So some weight off the back. If I had the funds, I'd love a YZ front fork wheel single disc (but a bit too expensive for me) as this will also fix the short travel lightly sprung front. Probably just change springs on this. The steel frame, although heavy, I can live with as this makes the back really strong for loading and easy fix if it gets broken (!!!!).
Wonder how the Tenere will handle with 11" travel front fork and 7" (normal or aftermarket) back shock. The rims and the hubs are the main culprits, and I wonder if there is an economical make it lighter fix on these? |
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Here I am again. It was a fantastic trip. I'm trying to find some time to post the details. Poor guy, you are going to loose a friend ;-) |
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Yes the cans are the obvious part, also the tail. I also save weight changing the forks, front wheel and having a single brake disc. I took off all the AIS system and few things more, but I add parts that they are more heavy than the original ones, in total I save about 10kgs. See here: http://traildreamer.com/peso-de-la-t...-traildreamer/ |
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