Other than the center stand, what else can i do to shed some weight off of this beast?

 

Start changing every thing out to carbin fiber and aluminum, and then go on a diet

 

Bacon Slicer works for me

 

Stock exhaust is heavy. I keep it but it's supposed to be worth about 35#.

Don't fill the gas tank. Most you ride with won't make more than about 120 miles anyway. And that's high weight that you'll feel.

 

Full aftermarket exhaust, aftermarket chain and sprockets (you did say weight reduction), if you have the money - have someone fabricate an aluminum (or carbon fibre if you have lots of money to burn) frame, aftermarket rims, find a way to reduce the amount of wiring, remove the linked branking setup, single sided swingarm (has to be lighter than a decade year old stocker),

 

Exaust, and dads sug. about less gas. I'm going to replace that bent swinger next week... I'l see if that cheesy piece does wiegh much. Let's face it, our 1000f's wern't( arn't) exactly sparse !!!!!!!!
The most wieght is... ME !!!!!!!!!!! at 265+... It's almost like ride'n two up, all the time !!!!!!!!!!! Clean and free, Ripp'n

 

alright thanks a lot guys, i appreciate it

 

I read that the maximum dry weight the bike should carry is 180Kg.
I do feel a very small performance increase when the tank is low,
I also notice the bike goes a little faster running premium 98.

 

most of the time I run my bike on 87 octane fuel and it doens't complain at all.. I've tried running it on 94 ((R+M)/2) and it doesn't make a lick of differance except costing $.70 more a gallon... I removed both rear fenders on my bike, have some pics on another thread

 

I don't do that many k's as it not my main transport, so paying 15c per litre more is OK