Should i ?shouldn’t I ?Buy a 11 450 or a Fuel injected

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  • #217239

    glenn
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    Trailboss wrote:
    Boony wrote:
    any chance of getting those different actual wieghts posted up,,(IN ANOTHER THREAD OF COURSE) PLEASE.

    Boony

    You would think so eh :laugh: yeah I have all the photos Boony it will happen in the next couple of weeks

    TB

    sweet, should be interesting reading

    #217227

    Bob Dowsett
    Member
    Scotty wrote:
    If you’re anal about bike weight Bob this will hurt, 129kg according to Yamaha’s own specs. Thats with 7 litres of fuel. Your current WR will be a fair bit lighter than that even though it carries more fuel. 129kg will surely make the new WR the heaviest 450 on the market.

    It will also be interesting to see what the race teams do, I think most enduro teams at the moment are running the YZ. We’ll have to wait and see if they go for the WR or stick with the lighter YZ.

    Yeh I’m not the least bit worried about the weight issue
    apart from the 8 kg on my back at times that shits me occasionally ………………well thinking about it thats only when i get off my bike and walk so yeh it doesn’t worry me at all

    The way i see it your on a bike if it feels a little heavy twist the throttle and hang on it will soon feel light again if you come unstuck and fall off , pick it up and start again admittedly on the side of some hills it can be a little difficult lifting anything at times but that is 99% to do with my legs not how heavy my bike is .
    If your jumping the triples at the stadium it might be an issue ??

    129 kg is still probably lighter than my 4 wheeler or the old ag bike that i used to ride

    #217240

    Bob Dowsett
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    Boony wrote:
    Trailboss wrote:
    Boony wrote:
    any chance of getting those different actual wieghts posted up,,(IN ANOTHER THREAD OF COURSE) PLEASE.

    Boony

    You would think so eh :laugh: yeah I have all the photos Boony it will happen in the next couple of weeks

    TB

    sweet, should be interesting reading

    If your that worried about it here’s a few weight saving tips

    1) Borrow ev’s knobby knife and cut some knobs off your tyres
    2)Cut all of the knobs off
    3)go back to standard skinny arse pegs
    4)Fillet a bit of foam out of your seat
    5)Let some air out of your tyres
    6)put a 5 amp fuse instead of a 10 amp
    7) pull the battery out and use yor leg you lazy arse
    8)only half fill it with Fuel (with all of the above weight gone you’ll use less anyway)
    9)Pull all of that Bling useless shit off of it
    10)Go back to a standard chain those o-rings weigh too much
    11)buy white plastics so that they reflect the heat and sun and don’t absorb any UV rays
    12)only put 900ml of oil in it instead of a litre
    lucky no 13 Go on a F@#$%^& diet and lose 5kg
    14)have 2 teaspoons of cement instead of one this will harden the liquids in your system a little more ,make sure its rapid set , stand up straight for 15 minutes you don’t want all the weight to slosh to one side and harden there you’ll be off balance and you’ll feel heavy then .
    15) alright if you have to have a battery tip the water out

    :whistle: :pinch: :woohoo:

    B)

    #217258
    Bob wrote:
    lucky no 13 Go on a F@#$%^& diet and lose 5kg
    :whistle: :pinch: :woohoo:

    B)

    5kg, yeah right and then some. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    14. Lose two strokes. Four is too many.

    #217259

    Adrian Gale
    Member

    Buy the 11 you tight arse. :kiss:

    #217260

    alan
    Member

    think i just pressed the thanks buton bob whatever that is by mistake .if you get a new yamaha it will just look like the old one after half an hour in the mud they all look the same to me :laugh: its cheap enough but for a new bike

    #217262

    Bob Dowsett
    Member
    Scotty wrote:
    Bob wrote:
    lucky no 13 Go on a F@#$%^& diet and lose 5kg
    :whistle: :pinch: :woohoo:

    B)

    5kg, yeah right and then some. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    14. Lose two strokes. Four is too many.

    2strokes pump too much air through the system and it weighs a substantial amount and you’ve got that big arse barracade out the side so there is a bit of an equilibrium there

    just eat less Donuts Scotty you’ll be right :laugh:

    #217191

    jamie
    Member

    Chuck in a Shorai battery from Sutto’s and shave off 2kg.

    #217263

    Evan
    Member
    GaleyKTM300 wrote:
    Buy the 11 you tight arse. :kiss:

    +1 Its a good deal, and did I mention they can take a punch B)

    #217265

    Greg
    Member
    twobanger wrote:
    Chuck in a Shorai battery from Sutto’s and shave off 2kg.

    And you will lose more weight push starting your bike because the batteries are suspect IMO :blink: Well the one I had kept going flat and finally failed. I was supposed to be twice as powerful as the standard one

    But yeah it was light

    TB

    #217192

    For $9000 I’d go with the 11. With the money saved you could get the suspension done , add a pipe, bash plate, rad guards and still get change from the price of the 12.

    #217266

    jamie
    Member
    Trailboss wrote:
    twobanger wrote:
    Chuck in a Shorai battery from Sutto’s and shave off 2kg.

    And you will lose more weight push starting your bike because the batteries are suspect IMO :blink: Well the one I had kept going flat and finally failed. I was supposed to be twice as powerful as the standard one

    But yeah it was light

    TB

    Yes agree they go flat different from a lead battery,die fast once they drop to around 12v or thereabouts. Not good if you dont have battery less efi.

    #217268

    Greg
    Member
    twobanger wrote:
    Trailboss wrote:
    twobanger wrote:
    Chuck in a Shorai battery from Sutto’s and shave off 2kg.

    And you will lose more weight push starting your bike because the batteries are suspect IMO :blink: Well the one I had kept going flat and finally failed. I was supposed to be twice as powerful as the standard one

    But yeah it was light

    TB

    Yes agree they go flat different from a lead battery,die fast once they drop to around 12v or thereabouts. Not good if you dont have battery less efi.

    Yeah I bought a four stage charger required to keep it charged but it would go flat in 4 days with the small Garmin power convertor wired in where the lead acid lasts three weeks plus :ohmy:

    But they are light and if you kept it on a charger and didnt have a real bad restartig day

    TB

    #217261

    Matt Baker
    Member
    Bob wrote:

    If your that worried about it here’s a few weight saving tips

    1) Borrow ev’s knobby knife and cut some knobs off your tyres
    2)Cut all of the knobs off
    3)go back to standard skinny arse pegs
    4)Fillet a bit of foam out of your seat
    5)Let some air out of your tyres
    6)put a 5 amp fuse instead of a 10 amp
    7) pull the battery out and use yor leg you lazy arse
    8)only half fill it with Fuel (with all of the above weight gone you’ll use less anyway)
    9)Pull all of that Bling useless shit off of it
    10)Go back to a standard chain those o-rings weigh too much
    11)buy white plastics so that they reflect the heat and sun and don’t absorb any UV rays
    12)only put 900ml of oil in it instead of a litre
    lucky no 13 Go on a F@#$%^& diet and lose 5kg
    14)have 2 teaspoons of cement instead of one this will harden the liquids in your system a little more ,make sure its rapid set , stand up straight for 15 minutes you don’t want all the weight to slosh to one side and harden there you’ll be off balance and you’ll feel heavy then .
    15) alright if you have to have a battery tip the water out

    :whistle: :pinch: :woohoo:

    B)

    16) no bash plate
    17) no radiator guards
    18) no barkbusters or grips
    19) no front or rear brake levers (might as well take the discs and calipers off too, just use engine braking, keep the unsprung weight down like the pros)
    20) 3 tooth front sprocket 20 tooth rear
    21) Bobs specialty take all the bolts out and replace with a tiny dob of weld :laugh:

    #217283

    Craig Hatton
    Member

    Take off the clutch cable as well, it’l be broken anyway :laugh:

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