I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to lose weight off of the Scrambler

 

Remove the electric start, battery, floorboards, there's a lot of extra wiring you can remove once you remove the starter and battery. I have only the essential wiring for spark, I have no ignition switch or on off switches, except for a tether kill switch. Cut the plastic, remove the chain guard on rear axle. Remove the reverse gear in the transmission.

 

Thanks,,Is that what u have done? How much weight do you think you lost. Doesnt the pull start get annoying?

 

I got 46 pounds off of my scrambler by removing the following things.

radiator fan
floor boards, mud flaps and foot pads.
shaved front fenders
starter and battery
airbox
replaced head light and removed healight cage.
different silencer.
I left the wiring inplace incase I ever wanted to go back. I plan to remove oil injection tonight if one of the bolts will cooperate with a different screw driver.

I hear the rear sprocket gaurd weighs 5 pounds of rotating mass.

lighter rims and tires are good as well.

 

PolarisFreek.

are those the kenda front maxes on your quad? how do you like them I'm thinking of getting the same ones if they are.

also since you removed your rear sprocket gaurd do you run a swing arm skid plate? I have thought of doing this but woods ride, I know you woods ride the race pipe so was just curios if you have had any problems, etc.

 

the sprocket guard is about 3-5 lbs.i removed mine and made one from aluminum,i dont even think it weighs a pound.i also removed the rotor guard and made one from aluminum also..

 

I have no sprocket guard, I mostly dune and drag race. If you're refering to the dirt tires they are the stock ones that came on the bike, I can check to see what kind they are. I do like them though, they're pretty light!

 

yeah I was refering to the tires you have with what looks like holeshots on the back. we don;t really have many dunes around here.

 

Back in 98/99 time frame, I went thru this same project as you to save about 54lbs. I just used a bathroom scale w/ my weight holding the parts then minus my weight, 3 times each. You can save more by having frame lightened for about 30 more lbs, going chromoly on swing arm, steering post etc but it cost $$$.

stock aftermarket wgt savings
muffler&pipe 18 9 9
floorboards+stl 8 - 9
battery 10 3 7
headlight & brkt
full oil tank
starter & brkt
oil pump
shft link&brkt
tail light
bat hldr
wire 20
frnt bumper 1
fan 3
tires - - 2
handel bars .5
lighten flywheel 2

total 53.5 lb savings

Jim Maloney 98 400 Scrambler

 

Oops, I see the columns arn't aligned. It looked alighned when I wrote it but it posted differently. At the top is 3 columns, stock, aftermarket then weight saving that I totaled.
Sorry,
Jim