nothing to do today so i put the 450 up on the scales!!

[black jack]

ive been wondering for some time now,just how heavy my quad is so i drove to the store an bought a second set of bathroom scales!! it came in at 314'' 162 on the front and 152 on the rear!! i was looking to be around 300 or less but thats just a few more bolt ons to replace heavy oem parts! axle/hubs/etc. this was done with a dry gas tank too:gr_cool:

 

[mailman]

Wow, that is light. What is done/lightened on your bike? My 05 450R came in at 358 lbs with no fuel.

Post up a pic of your bike and what you lightened.

 

[black jack]

View attachment 439i dont have any current pics with the front shaws on it in my pc but now im running all 3 shaws, +4 chromoly arm, no front brakes,no fan,no front bumper,no air box, no parking brake, and some stock oem etc ****" i just went back to the oem aarms for now and i plan on getting a lone star axle/hubs.

 

[mailman]

That is a lot of parts but you are 44 lbs lighter than mine. Impressive. That must help out a bunch when racing. Why not go JJ+A axle? Lifetime warranty and top notch quality.

How does that bike handle the whoops with the shaws?

 

[black jack]

That is a lot of parts but you are 44 lbs lighter than mine. Impressive. That must help out a bunch when racing. Why not go JJ+A axle? Lifetime warranty and top notch quality.How does that bike handle the whoops with the shaws?

if your into jumping at all,then shaws wouldnt be something that would work for ya'' there not as smooth as coil overs:gr_sad: but im giving up alittle bit of ride to cut weight!! they seem fine for my oldman style of riding i guess!! as for axles im looking for the complete lonestar set up, i seem to like the looks of them the best. :thumb:

 

[DPCones]

Interesting, but do you think you get a good measurment only doing one half at a time? It would be like you laying down on the scale only on your chest and let your legs rest on the ground....

 

[black jack]

i did this with 2 scales

 

[mailman]

I was lazy and just used 4 scales for less hassle.

 

[DPCones]

Gotcha! Missed the two scale part....

 

[Mattonln]

LSR axles are expeenssivvvee brent, offer no warranty and are heavier than a gundrilled JJ/A shooter axle. also ditch the oil cooler, front brake rotors and bolts, top motor mount and brackets.

 

[black jack]

front brake system came off first,, but really'' no top motormount??isnt that gonna put alot of stress on the bottom mounts?? and jeff says keep the oilcooler!! i already yank't the fan so i need alittle bit of cooling im guessing

 

[KansasTRX450R-Rider]

\but really'' no top motormount??isnt that gonna put alot of stress on the bottom mounts??

The guys that run the crf motors in the trx frames dont use them.

 

[Mattonln]

Yeah im working with a cnc buddy on producing a billet inline oil cooler