Tue Sep 30 11:38:06 1997 - Message No. 1499
From: "Vollestad, Kristen KEO"

Subject: RE: @ with 30 KG less




I do not know the RD04 to well, but if it has approx. the same exhaust as 
the Rd07,
I would guess you could save 5-6 kg by replacing the mufler with a lighter 
one.
This just might make more noice as well...

Rgds,
Kristen Vollestad
1994 RD07


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From: baer@dtect.com
To: Vollestad, Kristen
Subject: @ with 30 KG less (XRV-LIST)
Date: 30. September 1997 09:52

Hi,

I have found a very interesting article about a modification of a XRV 650.
The article is in the german magazine Enduro 10/97 (October). One man took
off most of the Africa Twin plastic parts. The front part is now just with
a little light and some paneling (like real cross motorcycles have). The
tank and the whole rear part is used from the Honda Transalp. They write
that the bike weighs 30 Kg less. I really like this idea and since I have
read the article i am thinking about doing sth. like this to my bike (RD04)
as well. I wold like to have her a little less "fat" and a little less
heavy and I think that the man from the article found a really nice
solution. Although I dont understand where they get 30 Kg off the bike and I 
think
that the calculation in the article is not correct because they say that
the bike with the tank filled weighs 203Kg which is 30Kg less than the
original bike. The tank takes only 18 liters, which is 6 liters less than
the @ tank. This can not be forgotten in the calculation!
Anyway I think that it is a good idea and even if I would get the weight
down only 20 Kg it would be very nice.

What is your opinion about this ?

Does anybody have experience with sth like this ?

Greetings Gregor


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