Might be a little safer to just pass on that next Dunkin Donuts and drop a few pounds verses shaving the tires to improve weight to HP numbers.

 

yes it does work . i think you should start right away on the sidewalls . but a word of caution , get a large knife a stick it in the tyre to see how deep you can go. if you strike air , then possibly you have gone to far but not to worry air also creates some unnecessary weight within the tyre .

 

like this?

 

I dont get it? you want to go 97mph instead of 95?????

 

youll gain that much?? Wow, im in.

 

Sounds like you mean unsprung weight reduction, which improves acceleration, braking, and handling.
Any weight you could get off teh tire is neglible, and would be something you'd do after you swapped out wheels and removed unneccesary crap from your front axle and the swingarm.

 

Now you've done it. I've gotta watch "On Any Sunday" again and see how they shave the tires for more speed.

 

i shave but my tires are not hairy.

 

I have 22.5 " rims on my RAM 3500, when I buy new tires they shave them to make them round, has nothing to do with weight, all about the ride, but I always watch to make sure they shave as little as possible. I think you'd have to be 1/2 crazy and 1/2 stupid to shave the tires on your scoot, lol.

 

What about lowering the tire pressure 20 LBS. will that equate to a 20LBS reduction in the bikes overall weight. it only makes sense. BTW I have a degree from MIT in mechanical engineering