Took my tank off for the first time to check for the dreaded rubbing of the wiring loom. All good under there , but some extra plastic sheet cable tied around the bad spots as a precaution. Taking the tank off wasn't so bad thanks to a bit of a heads up on a post I found on here . Thanks for that ,what a great resource xt660 .
Now for a question for you all out there - why were the front tank bolts designed so heavy duty ? They are about 150mm long of solid steel and are quite weighty. Other than being a convenient length for easy access they don't even double as another mounting point for for the grey tank pod.
Can any one see why they couldn't be replaced with a conventional short bolt and save half a kilo. I'm shedding weight with other changes as well. I know on their own it's not much but all these things add up and this is how bike manufacturers build a light bike , a bit saved here and a bit there etc.
Cheers