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    The super light weight chain guard was supplied with a titanium allen bolt and aluminium spacer. The spacer is needed to off-set the guard position as the 520 rear sprocket is installed 8mm closer to the wheel than the stock carrier due to using a lighter sprocket carrier.

    Carbon guard hardware a by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
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    Shin-Ken 1074
    1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
    1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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      As I have mentioned before in this build the low hanging fruit has been picked bare so from now on it will be fine tuning of parts to reduce weight, a few grams here and a few grams there. Today I revisited the mirror mounts and swapped them for thinner wall aluminium mounts, every gram taken off is a win.


      Mirror mount a by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


      Mirror mount b by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


      Mirror mount c by Max Mutarn, on Flickr

      Running Tally = 199.677 kg.
      Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 01-07-2025, 05:19 AM.
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      1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
      1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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        Haven't been on the forum for over half a year and it was quite a treat to read up on the project as well as seeing it's still going in 2025.
        Happy new year's, mate! and best of luck keeping the tally below 200kg.

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          Originally posted by Diirk View Post
          Haven't been on the forum for over half a year and it was quite a treat to read up on the project as well as seeing it's still going in 2025.
          Happy new year's, mate! and best of luck keeping the tally below 200kg.
          Hi Diirk, thanks mate and a Happy New Year to you. Yes, the build continues to get lighter, the next goal is to hit 199.00 kg. Finding 677 grams would be easy if I swapped the OEM indicators for LED units but then it wouldn't look right and if it doesn't look right it isn't right. Swapping mirrors could be an option?

          Cheers mate.
          Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 01-10-2025, 03:18 AM.
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          1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
          1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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            Replaced a few more bolts today with lighter ones. The bolts are not critical so no need for steel bolts, aluminium and Ti will do the job just fine.

            steel bolts ac by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


            IMG_882Ti bolts ac by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


            Titanium bolts ab by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


            Aluminium bolts ab by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


            Running tally = 199.632 kg.
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            Shin-Ken 1074
            1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
            1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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              The M6 aluminium bolts replaced the Ti bolts that held the seat support brackets.

              Seat brackets by Max Mutarn, on Flickr
              Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; Yesterday, 08:39 AM.
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              1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
              1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.

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