Penny Tech (TM) Acerbis X seat Gen 1 brace plate weight loss
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:56 am
Acquired an Acerbis X seat with my 15 XC250.
It is the original version, these things will grip your bum like a lowland gorilla in mating season, and depending on your man-scaping habits, post-ride will make your under layers look like a squirrel died in 'em.
However, they are not any lighter than a stock seat. And on this version, unlike my YZ version that is all plastic, this seat had a steel brace plate that added even more weight. At a glance, it didn't seem necessary, so I removed it to save some weight up high on the bike, salad dodger that I am, its the bike that has to get lighter...
Well, discovered that the plate is necessary, in an abrupt transition on the seat, given the aforementioned grip, the seat can flex, bow, and release from the front post horn, and recoil and smack you right up in your hoohoo region, causing you to biff and watch your buddies ride past, as you are balled up in the fetal position in the rhubarb.
So, since I had more time than money, the diet plan isn't taking, and some thin aluminum plate kicking, as opposed to re-installing the steel version, I attempted to refabriculate the brace in aluminum, for the factory team weight savings.
So far so good, no more hoohoo jamming, and the XC is that much more svelte.
Steel left, Al right.
It is the original version, these things will grip your bum like a lowland gorilla in mating season, and depending on your man-scaping habits, post-ride will make your under layers look like a squirrel died in 'em.
However, they are not any lighter than a stock seat. And on this version, unlike my YZ version that is all plastic, this seat had a steel brace plate that added even more weight. At a glance, it didn't seem necessary, so I removed it to save some weight up high on the bike, salad dodger that I am, its the bike that has to get lighter...
Well, discovered that the plate is necessary, in an abrupt transition on the seat, given the aforementioned grip, the seat can flex, bow, and release from the front post horn, and recoil and smack you right up in your hoohoo region, causing you to biff and watch your buddies ride past, as you are balled up in the fetal position in the rhubarb.
So, since I had more time than money, the diet plan isn't taking, and some thin aluminum plate kicking, as opposed to re-installing the steel version, I attempted to refabriculate the brace in aluminum, for the factory team weight savings.
So far so good, no more hoohoo jamming, and the XC is that much more svelte.
Steel left, Al right.
Looks factory to me. 