Did he take new tires and shave half the tread off? Does he only fill the tank to halfway?
I'll throw the obligatory link to a TL on an extreme diet here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...st-1-a-610974/
When you strip everything unnecessary off, you end up with a motorcycle that's way faster and more fuel efficient. My bike probably goes for $2k in non pandemic times.