How much does the fairings weigh ?

[moimit]

Noobish question
After taking the lower fairings to give my GS a good scrubbing I had the thought of making it naked for while before I sell it.
How much weight could I take off the bike by simply removing the full front fairings and headlight ? (thinking centre stand too)
I have a 1kg headlight and indicators kit coming off eBay (street fighter style)
I weigh 100Kg(220lbs) and would love know if it will make a difference in the handling.
Most of my riding is mountain roads with 55km(35mph) to 135km(85mph) corners
I'm thinking this would lower the centre of gravity even more by dropping up front high weight but that would give better turn in having the weight up front and high wouldn't it ?
Sorry for the Noob question but nobody in Australian forums talk GS500's :\

[gsJack]

Not much weight difference, according to Suzuki AU specs the naked GS500 weighs 193kg wet and the GS500F with full fairings weighs 199kg wet.  About 6kg or 14# difference.  I like them better naked anyway and if you did it you'd still have good fairings to put on to sell it.  The difference between dry weight and curb weight for the GSs is 40# or so.  You'd save more weight running low on fuel than taking off the fairings.   

[XealotX]

I would leave the center stand on. Any weight savings will be offset by making maintenance significantly harder. I didn't know what the hell I was doing when I bought the GS (first bike) but now if I had to recommend to a friend a good starter bike I'd recommend the GS because of the center stand.

[moimit]

Thanks for the replies guys I appreciate it

[twocool]

  You'd save more weight running low on fuel than taking off the fairings.   

Or just take a good dump!


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[Cosimo_Zaretti]

I would leave the center stand on. Any weight savings will be offset by making maintenance significantly harder. I didn't know what the hell I was doing when I bought the GS (first bike) but now if I had to recommend to a friend a good starter bike I'd recommend the GS because of the center stand.

I was able to swap the engine using only the centre stand so I'd agree that it does make working on the bike a whole lot easier.  That being said it wouldn't be a deal breaker if my next bike had no centre stand, I'd just buy a race stand and the sun would come up next morning. 

[werase643]

back when i raced..... there was a big fellow at the track with a ZX-7....he was so proud that he bought $250 Titanium Axles......to save weight.    he was 300ish and they had to kill a second cow to make his leathers.   a pre race dump saves weight and money