nsrmonkey wrote:but isnt the 21 the quickest and the lightest of the NSR range

No, the '16 is the lightest, they got heavier and heavier ever model.
'21s weigh 6kg less than the same '28 and standard have about 5bhp more, most of which Tyga got back by just swapping the flywheel, but the '18 was 5kg lighter than the '21 and the '16 was even lighter still, all models before the '28 claimed exactly the same 45bhp as the law required.

Dunno how much you can lose by replacing the pipes etc, my original pipes weigh a ton, the Tyga ones even with the cans attached weigh nothing, the original subframe isn't exactly featherweight either, nor is the seat unit, the Tyga frame is tiny and the Tyga tail nearly blew away in the wind I'll wager good money my '28 (put back togeather) weighs less than your '21 (put back togeather).

There's clearly nothing in it really, the '28 was just further restricted as the law dropped the power to 40bhp (from 45), I just had to have a '28 as I'm a posing fool and have wanted one for ever, like when I got my RVF, clearly no better than a VFR but so what? I wouldn't sell the '28 even after all the pain it's being, FFS my speedo flashes SP and HRC when I put the card in who cares if the swingarm weighs a few kg more, it looks good
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