trex banshee Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 Anybody know a good figure on a drag bike runnin an oem frame?? Im a little curious cause i had mine weighed today with 2 quarts of tranny fluid, empty tank, and no wheelie bar it weighed 290...good or bad? Thanks Quote
docjcwatson Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 Sounds good. The guy I got mine off of was runnin' a 7 mil in my frame. With all fluids and a tank of gas he was at 262 pounds with no wheelie bar. I'm hoping to get in that range. - Justin Quote
trex banshee Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Posted April 21, 2008 Sounds good. The guy I got mine off of was runnin' a 7 mil in my frame. With all fluids and a tank of gas he was at 262 pounds with no wheelie bar. I'm hoping to get in that range. - Justin damn 262..thats light, i forgot to add it was full of coolant too even though it isn't much. You got any pictures of this bike your talking of? Id love to see it :beer: Quote
docjcwatson Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 I did have pictures man. I accidently deleted them. It was sexy as hell the way he had it set up. You might have seen it before though. You know Cam? Or yfzdunejumper? I bought my bike of him. He had the OEM frame lightened by GT Performance from 56 pounds down to 26 pounds!! Then had it reinforced with chromoly. Ooooo sexy! - Justin Quote
trex banshee Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Posted April 21, 2008 ok yeah i know what bike your talking about...it was orange right? Quote
docjcwatson Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 Yeah the frame was orange and the plastics were candy red with black skulls. Pretty bad ass. I can't wait to get my motor in it and see what that kind of frame can handle. - Justin Quote
J-Madd Posted April 23, 2008 Report Posted April 23, 2008 That's pretty light. I have a 314 lb and a 307 lb oem chassis; my stretched oem (+24 out front/+12 swinger) weighed in at 270 lb race ready. Quote
dajogejr Posted April 23, 2008 Report Posted April 23, 2008 I got a place that weighs trailers around the corner from me. I gotta get mine weighed...I'm very curious... Quote
trex banshee Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Posted April 23, 2008 That's pretty light. I have a 314 lb and a 307 lb oem chassis; my stretched oem (+24 out front/+12 swinger) weighed in at 270 lb race ready. well thats good to hear then, i wasnt sure what a good number or obtainable one was with the oem frame. I know there is many more spots i can save on weight also; steering stem/handlebar setup and the spindles, pegs, brake pedal, tank...but im happy with the outcome as of now. 270 thats pretty damn light especially for as long as it is, you got any pics?? Quote
J-Madd Posted April 23, 2008 Report Posted April 23, 2008 well thats good to hear then, i wasnt sure what a good number or obtainable one was with the oem frame. I know there is many more spots i can save on weight also; steering stem/handlebar setup and the spindles, pegs, brake pedal, tank...but im happy with the outcome as of now. 270 thats pretty damn light especially for as long as it is, you got any pics?? In my avatar and the same pic in my gallery. EDIT: It's not in the gallery. I never could get it to load..forgot about that. Quote
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