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Old 11-02-13, 22:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev View Post
Most of the XT's weight is in the motor.

Somewhere around 55kg for the motor on it's own, so definitely 'solidly built', but there's plenty of weight in the chassis as well.

I have a stupid idea for building a much lighter bike around the XT motor, but I'm trying not to even think about it till after I get back from the US.
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