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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker
yeah, he says thats what it weighs with everything assembled, in road ready trim. I know it weighs more like 270+, I just dont wanna argue with him about it cause I dont like arguing with idiots.
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Yeah, no point. But he's full of shit.
When I drag raced RD's I put one on the scales at the track, but they really aren't made to weigh something that light. If I recall, it came up at 268lbs. That was with struts and wheelie bars which might weigh a little more than rear shocks, Aluminum seat and not much else, maybe a half gal of fuel. One of the biggest chunks of weight that you can take off of them is the stock pipes and foot pegs. Chambers and rearsets probably knock 12 lbs off the bike and add mondo corner clearance. Then remove the oil tank, oil pump, fenders, alternator, charging system, lights, gauges and anything else that will come off without a torch you lose another 15 or so lbs. Aluminum rims take another pound or two off. Stock, the RD350 weighed 308 dry, so if you managed to pull 30 lbs of stuff off, it would still come in at 278Lbs dry.