Re: Modern cafe, "Project Kool-Aid" --soon to be Christine?
Dah-Dah-Dah-Dee-Dee-Dee-Dah-Dah-...This breaking headline in from Montana:
I thew Christine on the scales today to see if all this effort was worth it. The results (with fuel, water, oil, etc):
393 Pounds!!!!!!
Front weight: 195 (49.6%)
Rear weight: 198 (50.4%)
For reference, Kool-Aid's weights are here:
416#
Front: 200 (48.1%)
Rear: 216 (51.9%)
I don't have stock ratios for a VTR, but the dry and wet weights are as follows:
dry: 423#
wet: 448#
This means a reduction in wet weight of about 55#--while increasing hp (via NO), and general badassery!
I'm not sure total capacity of the tank yet, but this was full. I have to drain some fuel down to reseal a petcock, and I will try to remember to measure what comes out to get an idea of actual dry weight.
Not bad distribution, and not bad for all the weight I added back on with the NO and fairing. SO stoked about these results!