Oil Cooler Fan - Necessary or Removable?

[KiwiCol]

Seths idea will also considerably lighten your wallet as well - double bonus?   

Buts he's right on the exhaust, it's a heavy lump. 

[seth]

Bargains come up my full akroprovic system with the titanium can cost me £100 2nd from a guy who put his bike back to standard to sell it.

[diebythereaper]

After the exhaust system what are the next weight saving options? 

[Mister Fishfinger]

I honestly think you have 2 choices - spend a load of money or buy a different bike.

For ideas on what can be done, have a look at the 'Big Heavy Wobbler' build thread.

[seth]

Airbox (swop for pod filters)
Centre stand (easy to refit without springs for maintainance)
Lighter bolts and fasteners.

Then fit yoshi cams and a power commander (needed if your changing the exhaust and or removing the airbox)
You'll then have a lighter bike with around 135bhp

Have a good read through the forums loads you can do but the biggest weight saving if the exhaust.
No matter what you do it'll always be a big heavy big and never a sports bike.
Plus the faster you go the more iffy the handling gets .

[KiwiCol]

Think Tony N may have a good used b-King avail?   Wee bit more go in 1 of them.

[KiwiCol]

Bargains come up my full akroprovic system with the titanium can cost me £100 2nd from a guy who put his bike back to standard to sell it.

That, my friend, is a bloody steal!

[VladTepes]

After the exhaust system what are the next weight saving options? 

Nothing really. The 1400 is what it is - a big bruiser muscle bike.
The easiest (and healthiest) way to save weight is to lose it from around your own guts (as I am trying to do) 

"Adding lightness" by modding a bike is all very well in theory, but you need to start with a product as light as possible in the first instance.  And it's really NOT worth the expense.

[Andre]

I agree with Vlad. But it is up to the owner what mods he does and if it is worth the expense to him.

A couple more things that save weight. Lithium battery, wavy brake disks.

[Tony Nitrous]

The 14 is a great bike. You can make it lighter, you can make it more powerful. To some, this makes it a better bike.

I like easy mods, 4 into 1, no centre stand, PC111 etc.

If I'm serious about performance or weight my arse isn't going to be on a GSX1400. They are great bikes but your going to struggle against Busa's, B-Kings, GSXR's etc etc.

[diebythereaper]

I am an Oldskool Oil Cooled man so not really interested in water cooled bikes , a good pilot on a well setup bike (my plan) can give all those higher powered sports bikes a real run for their money on the roads we have 

Great replies there guys, I was wondering about the safety of Lithium ion batteries as have heard the stories and seen the damage they cause when catching fire due to high voltage charging on the bike
Wasn't aware that Wavy discs were lighter that standard so that's a good tip! 

[Mick_J]

Lithium batteries also don't like the cold so could cause starting problem in winter.

[Hooli]

Just take a dump before every ride and wear lighter leathers. Either would have more effect than loosing the fan.
Considering 14's have ceramic bores I wouldn't want one to nip up as I could see that scrapping the barrels.

[Tony Nitrous]

If you want less weight and more performance, and your an Old Skool Oil Cooled fan, then the early GSXR11 Slabsider and Slingshots are better bikes in that field.

I've had a previous GSXR1100 and Bandit 1200, and alongside my GSX1400 I have a current GSXR1100 and Bandit 1200. I'm a big fan of the 14, I'd like another "better" one than I have, but it's not a great bike to turn more sporty. It's great for comfort, grunt, looks, stability, but it's a long way for being turned into something Sporty.

Being able to hunt down modern sportsbikes has a lot to do with the rider and little to do with the bike.

[grog]

agree, had a run behind a bmw s1000r, he was scary. very inconsistent, had no idea. i had to pass. his riding gear wouldve been worth more than my bike.