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Not doubt about it, rider weight and fuel usually get overlooked.Given the demographics of this forum, I’d wager that reduction in rider weight has huge potential !And fuel, I’ve often thought that whilst wet weight is a much better indicator of real life weight than dry, it still isn’t finite. A bike with a bigger tank gets penalised with the wet weight figure simply for having the option of carrying more fuel.Given that on most bikes the fuel tank is high up, reducing fuel weight also has a greater effect on handling and performance than lightweight engine covers for example, as that weight is very central.As a note, although I didn’t weigh them side by side, it was clear to me just by feel that the plastic 961 tank was heavier than the alloy one. That was no doubt due to the difference in thickness, the plastic tank is THICK.
Not doubt about it, rider weight and fuel usually get overlooked.
Given the demographics of this forum, I’d wager that reduction in rider weight has huge potential !
And fuel, I’ve often thought that whilst wet weight is a much better indicator of real life weight than dry, it still isn’t finite. A bike with a bigger tank gets penalised with the wet weight figure simply for having the option of carrying more fuel.
Given that on most bikes the fuel tank is high up, reducing fuel weight also has a greater effect on handling and performance than lightweight engine covers for example, as that weight is very central.
As a note, although I didn’t weigh them side by side, it was clear to me just by feel that the plastic 961 tank was heavier than the alloy one. That was no doubt due to the difference in thickness, the plastic tank is THICK.
