Lach,
I've avoided cutting the passenger peg triangles off since my bride does ride with me on occasion...short putts only, but a short putt is better than no putt (Besides, I'd feel bad if she had to hold her feet up/wrap her legs around my waist
).
I've weighed my Thruxton on 2 digital bath scales and came up with 439 lbs. wet/tank full to the brim....which is about 404 lbs. dry. That was with the following:
CBR600 F3 wheels & front forks (same weight savings as running Carros)
No fenders
NH fork brace
Small acewell instrument
No airbox/AI/alloy battery box
No chainguard
wiring harness debulking
D&D 2 into 2 full system
520 chain conversion
and a few misc. lighter bits replacing stock items (e.g. sprocket cover).
Ended up putting the front fender back on (plastic) and fitting conventional bars, so I'm probably up to about 410 lbs. dry weight. The alloy swingarm will carve off 8 lbs. and the 2 into 1 pipe will shave the weight of a muffler off...so I think I'll be safely below the magic 400 lb. mark. I'm also fond of how the machine handles once you trim off the fat.
Time to get going. Still at work and need to do some stuff before heading home.
Cheers,
--Rich