PDX GSX1300R

I found a great section of forestry road north of the Baker City Oregon area by accident. I was heading south towards Baker City and actually took a wrong turn. Not seeing any signs of civilization just forest I came across a forest road sign at an intersection. I could go straight or turn right. I flipped a coin and eventually saw that I was on the west side of the Snake River in Hells Canyon facing the Seven Devils Mountain range. Was a very nice accident. I eventually made it to Baker City and points south and west.

I want to get out there this year.
 
So far, I have only spent money on reasonable and necessary maintenance. Ahem.

A mature man, recognizes that from time to time, one should, uh, go big. Spend frivolously. For the sake of joy. And stuff.

For only, say $500, I could cut 3.678 pounds from the ‘Busa. Who’s with me..?

Lithium battery, fancy rectifier, aluminum rear sprocket. What else? I think a titanium fastener or two would make my life better…
 
So far, I have only spent money on reasonable and necessary maintenance. Ahem.

A mature man, recognizes that from time to time, one should, uh, go big. Spend frivolously. For the sake of joy. And stuff.

For only, say $500, I could cut 3.678 pounds from the ‘Busa. Who’s with me..?

Lithium battery, fancy rectifier, aluminum rear sprocket. What else? I think a titanium fastener or two would make my life better…
Remember........once you go down that rabbit hole.......you will go crazy trying to come up with ways to shave a milligram off the bike......

I almost went down that path but I have a rare resilience to such things....
 
So far, I have only spent money on reasonable and necessary maintenance. Ahem.

A mature man, recognizes that from time to time, one should, uh, go big. Spend frivolously. For the sake of joy. And stuff.

For only, say $500, I could cut 3.678 pounds from the ‘Busa. Who’s with me..?

Lithium battery, fancy rectifier, aluminum rear sprocket. What else? I think a titanium fastener or two would make my life better…

520 conversion if you're changing the rear sprocket anyway, loose over 2 lbs of rotating mass.
If you want titanium for the nice finish and small, but noticeable details(yes, you do, lol), then front or rear axle nuts, fork pinch bolts, caliper bolts, rear sprocket nuts, upper triple-clamp/steering stem nut, and rear axle blocks and adjustment bolts, all look really nice, you hope never break, lol, and if you spent a fortune on all of that, then the bike probably lost a little bit of weight.
Is it worth it? Of course it is, lmao
I would replace any oem bolts that are visible when you are riding, around the handlebars, controls, and gas tank bolts.
I've done this for years with stainless steel, as it's easy to get and not that expensive.
I put titanium sprocket nuts on my '03 Gsxr1k, and a pressure plate nut, front sprocket nut, and another in the transmission somewhere on the '18 Gsxr1kR.
The titanium is so light, known strong, and the finish, lol, I'm not big on expensive paint jobs, but good bones with fancy fasteners always looks sharp, even under factory fairings that may have some damage.
But, the lithium battery with regulator/rectifier is a 5 lb loss.
The 520 conversion with aluminum rear sprocket is over 2 lbs.
All of those parts are known to wear out and be replaced one of more times in the bike's life time, so they are both as 'free' weight loss, with better starts, and over 2 lbs of rotating mass gone is always good.
 
Are you still using the oem front master cylinder?
An upgrade there is money well spent if you havn't.

The aftermarket tapered steering neck bearings will make the bike track better, and you may even see an improvement after installing them, depending on how worn the oem ball bearings in there are.

For the rear shock, I would replace it.
When I was looking at oem rear shocks for my Gsxr1k, the Gen3 Busa was one that I considered.
And, you can get a like new, low mileage Gen3 rear shock from a part-out on ebay for cheap!
It's basically the same as the Gen1 and Gen2 rear shock, and I cannot say if the valving has or hasn't changed for the Gen3, but the shock is the same physical size.
So, you can bolt in a basically still new rear shock.
You would be suprised at just how bad rear suspension gets over the years without service(as most of us don't have nitrogen to recharge them with).
Assuming your forks are set well, you would immediately notice the new shock,
A very easy install with big bang for the buck, as it'll give you back handling that you didn't know that you were missing.
 


There's a wide price range, but for less than $100 , in the second ebay link, you could have like new rear oem suspension with only a few thousand miles on it, if that, and you will notice the improvement in handling and comfort.
 
I try to discipline myself to one "toy" at a time. I could go nuts with the BMW. Or hair care products. One of the great things about the Suzuki is the massive amount of goodies available for them.

As slowly as I ride, I imagine that a 520 would hold up just fine.
 
I've always gotten headaches at elevation. I spent 3-4 hours between 4-9k feet skiing the other day without a problem. But this morning, after 12 hours at 6k feet, I was uncomfortable. Tried to avoid alchohol. Well... Drank water.

Years ago, I really struggled with a weekend at the Colorado ski resorts.

Oh well. Small price to pay. I'm not planning any trips to Peru soon.
 
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