3M sealing tape on spoked wheels

[limeex2]

Here's a inner tube weight and various other weights I have come up with. Keep in mind 1 lb unsprung weight is equal to 4lbs sprung weight. My favorite is saving 3.2 lbs and gaining 7-8? hp with gixxer carbs. Haven't driven bike since I installed the Katana rotor, but its .55 lbs off the end of the crank. Last time I weighed her, I came up with 462lbs.

5.10 x 18 inner tube = 2.30lbs

Chains: DID VX530 x 116 = 5.05lbs, Parts Unlimited 530 x 116 = 5.15lbs, Z1 Enterprise house brand 530 x 116 = 5.35lbs
Rotor/generators: GS1100 4v = 5.2lbs, GS1000S Katana = 4.65lbs
Brake rotors: Front/GS1000 = 3.5lbs, front/GS11004v = 3.0lbs, Rear/GS550E/ES(83-85) = 3.05lbs, front/CBR600 = 2.85lbs
Carburetors: GS1100 4v = 7.7lbs, GSXR1100 flat slides = 4.5lbs
Rear brake caliper,stay and rod. GS1100 = 2.9lbs, Yamaha FZ-1 = 2.3lbs. I switched this over, had to make a spacer and removed a .35lb torque rod by using a FZ-1 caliper. Not a true bolt on.

[Cipher]

ok now deduct the weight of the materials you're using as a tube replacement
still worth it? Admittedly tape wont weigh much is this for the strip? I see some stuff about dirt riders going back to heavy tubes due to impacts and such. Not a lot of rocks and ruts in the typical quarter mile strip,

[Big T]

I can't see that losing a pound off each wheel will have a noticeable difference on your suspension.

[limeex2]

One would lose about a pound and a half per wheel. The goal of the bike is a Roadrace bike for the street(not new cafe style) Losing unsprung weight makes a noticeable difference on bikes. Thats one reason why I'm using spoked wheels. 18" front wheels makes them turn in much nicer and does not hamper high speed stability or ground clearance. When you look at older sport bikes, they attempt to shave weight off any where they can because it all adds up and makes a huge difference.

The bike is a re-creation of my old race bike only better. With help from the Forum and else where, its a 40 year old garage built franken bike, just like a old club racer. With the addition of a Race-Tech front end, rebuilt Fox shocks, Gixxer carbs and modern brakes is a riot to drive and feels very modern, better than it was when I raced it, and unlike most modern bikes has a personality, no anti-fun buttons, loves to be driven hard or just going for a after dinner putt. Ive been doing mod-stocks and building these types of bikes since 79 when I did my first GS. I doubt I'll quit any time soon as I'm collecting parts to do 2 more.

[sharpy]

"I'm trying to cut the weight down even further on my GS1100E. It has spoked wheels" Well right there is a huge conflict. Yes spoke wheels are sexy as hell and my preferred choice, but if ure looking for weight loss good luck if you still using spokes. Try some 1st model GSXR 1100 wheels. or even the rarer next model 3 spoke 18" 1100 wheels.

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[bitzz]

Old Gixxer wheels weigh a ton. I used SV wheels, the second time 'round. Much lighter.

You can seal the spokes so it will hold air, but spoked rims were never made to run tubeless. There is a difference between a tubed and a tubeless rim... and tire.
You can always run a tube in a tubeless, but you can't always run a tubed tire/rim tubeless.

[Cipher]

a pound per wheel is alot of mass. Im pretty sure high price forged whells for my bike only drop two pounds per wheel and cost a load of coin.

[sharpy]

Old Gixxer wheels weigh a ton. I used SV wheels, the second time 'round. Much lighter.

Yes but i preferred 18" wheels. Have you picked up a wide Spoked GS wheel? now they weigh a ton.