Chopping off the factory tail is going to shave off a ton of weight. The complete Gixxer tail (seat, plastic and subframe) weighs about the same as the Seca's seat.

2003 GSXR Tail Swap, Part 1

This fall, the Seca got backed over in a parking lot. I bought some parts for it and some other projects with the cash the insurance company was nice enough to give me. Now that it's cold, I'm making room on the ole Yamaha for the '03 GSXR tail & subframe.