[Junpower]

Now why do they have to do this to me!

http://japan.webike.net/products/22055651.html

 

[Aufitt]

Wow, and only 1/4 the cost of a brand new bike.


what does it do?

 

[Capitalview]

Besides the cool factor and it looks awesome, you also lose 6 pounds of unsprung weight.

 

[Aufitt]

Besides the cool factor and it looks awesome, you also lose 6 pounds of unsprung weight.

6lbs = 2.72kg


Surprised the std swingarm is so heavy, its wafer thin.
If I was racing in a series that allowed such mods, I couldn't afford to be in it,
and certainly wouldn't be on an R3 with such open regs.

 

[Junpower]

6lbs = 2.72kg


Surprised the std swingarm is so heavy, its wafer thin.
If I was racing in a series that allowed such mods, I couldn't afford to be in it,
and certainly wouldn't be on an R3 with such open regs.

With the money I save not racing and buying lots of tires, I might be able to afford it! haha

 

[Stirz]

Cool, but at 1 large - ouch!! It can only be made by highly-skilled craftsmen sequestered in a mountaintop monastery somewhere - hopefully, with more R3's coming there will be some competition soon. Still, at a per-pound cost for weight shedded, it's in the range of a set of rearsets and clip-ons or a 420 chain conversion. If 6 lbs is legit, that is...Aufitt - weighed your swingarm yet?

 

[Mase]

WANT! **** that's a nice piece of hardware. I come from a car modding world and spending way more on mods than the entire car is worth is commonplace. 6lbs off of unsprung weight on our little bikes is huge.

 

[pattonme]

what it really needs is an adjustable pivot. But that will violate everybody's rule book. The Japanese are wierd, they'll spend a ton of money on 'cheap' bikes for some reason. Ok, I'm sure there are other cultures equally zany, but I'm guessing there is a series that allows this mod.