Ha ha ha... 11Kgs boy I wish I could loose even half....

 

Yanked the horn and lost another 8oz. Yeehah. Any ideas of other stuff to take off?

 

oh...wuddya you know? Your just an Ozzie...

 

Go ahead take the fan off, boil the guts out of the radiators and engine, go buy a new bike afterwards

 

Hey Gav , must be an aussie joke but the bit about cutting back on the pies gave me a laugh.Cheers Slav.

 

Amazing how that fan can save so much when it barely even turns on. Must be a DAMN good fan.

 

That's an Aussie if you don't mind sir!
BTW, I do know about pies, all Aussies do.

 

My fan comes on at red lights and on slow trails. I would not remove it. The hotter the temp is where you are riding, the more the fan will come on. You need it if you live where it gets over 80 degrees or so. But what the heck does Kawasaki know about building motorcycles anyway? Of course, I broke mine in the slow "by the book" way. I just don't see what you could gain by removing the fan. 300 lb people ride these Klx's. Do you think a 297 Lb guy would blow past the 300 Lb guy?? This whole topic seems ridiculous to me. It's a dual sport for pete's sake. Not a racing bike. Good luck whatever you do.

 

Good on ya, mate

 

While I fully trust your telling the truth I question what kind of temperatures, jetting, humidity, etc your riding in.

I live in the northeast USA, which means in the summer it gets hot, humid, muggy, sticky, with stagnant air. I've ridden slowly in the woods at sub 1st gear speeds (almost stalling) and it doesn't come on. It came on a couple of times for a few seconds at red lights in the middle of summer with the heat radiating off of the blacktop. As soon as I popped it into 1st and started to move it immediately turned off.

I still kept it, I'm not as stupid enough to throw it away,which means I'll put it back on if I need it....don't get me wrong. But I seriously doubt I will. I think the air flows MUCH better without it. Thats why I took it off, not because of the weight. I'm a believer in the Ozzie.....excuse me, I mean Aussie's Pie Thoery.