03-14-2022, 09:59 AM
(03-11-2022, 07:26 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: Curious to know why you think that the redesigned RS would be quite a bit lighter ...? Not like it has a lot of stuff that can be deleted so it would be up to lightening components and that only happens if there is a big demand on the model. That fat exhaust is not that heavy.I saw an article on some spyshots taken of the 2023 R1300GS. The article said the bike appeared to be significantly smaller than the 1250GS, and so it appeared in the spy photos. Secondly, advanced composite materials are becoming much cheaper to use in manufacturing processes, so it wouldn't surprise me to see an increasing use of them in motorcycles. Eventually we could see reasonably priced frames, wheels, engine components, and who knows what else, made from lightweight super-strong composites.