That was harder than I thought. but turned out a little better than expected.
I retained all the bolts, both dowels and the speed sensor. I dont think any meaningful rigidity was lost since the two biggest forces acting on the cover were are on the top half of the case cover. most of the material was removed from the bottom half.
I could remove more, but will probably just stop.
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what a waste of an hour or two... lol!
My carbide burr must be dull AF, cause it took quite a bit of pressure to cut the case. After getting the holes big enough, the best thing to remove case material was the angle grinder and a grinding disc. That cut like butter. Mg is embossed on the inside of these covers but it doesn't feel as light as I thought magnesium would. maybe it isn't what I think it means
I'm waiting on a few things to button up the alternator and rear brake setup. Can't wait to weigh the bike again. I was at 356#'s before the tank but after the core moto wheels. I've managed to save minuscule amounts of weight from the steering damper (nonelectric replacement), rotor Ti bolts, lighter clipons, tank with sato quick release front mount, race gen, lighter sprocket, lighter axle, marginally lighter rear brake set up and a handful of aluminum and ti bolts here and there, nothing crazy. I'm hoping I see <350... that would be a great number to hit.
I retained all the bolts, both dowels and the speed sensor. I dont think any meaningful rigidity was lost since the two biggest forces acting on the cover were are on the top half of the case cover. most of the material was removed from the bottom half.
I could remove more, but will probably just stop.
Stock cover for comparison
what a waste of an hour or two... lol!
My carbide burr must be dull AF, cause it took quite a bit of pressure to cut the case. After getting the holes big enough, the best thing to remove case material was the angle grinder and a grinding disc. That cut like butter. Mg is embossed on the inside of these covers but it doesn't feel as light as I thought magnesium would. maybe it isn't what I think it means
I'm waiting on a few things to button up the alternator and rear brake setup. Can't wait to weigh the bike again. I was at 356#'s before the tank but after the core moto wheels. I've managed to save minuscule amounts of weight from the steering damper (nonelectric replacement), rotor Ti bolts, lighter clipons, tank with sato quick release front mount, race gen, lighter sprocket, lighter axle, marginally lighter rear brake set up and a handful of aluminum and ti bolts here and there, nothing crazy. I'm hoping I see <350... that would be a great number to hit.
, and protects again corrosion. You get a jar or big tube for almost the price of honda's smaller-than-a-travel toothpaste 2 oz tube. But then again, you don't use too much per application...
