Comparison of weight between Magic Scooter 2 and its predecessor

	MS 2 - MS 1
fork	- 580 g
frame, bodywork and fairing ( incl. door and front resp. tail ), seat	- 1250 g
bottom bracket, diversion gearbox, chains, pedals	- 260 g
gear and brake levers, brakes	- 50 g
handlebar / stem	- 310 g
landing gear	+ 1000 g
wheels, derailleurs	+ 680 g
Weight advantage of MS 2	- 770 g

In spite of the distinctly increased strength and stiffness of the "passenger cell", a landing gear,
the 14-speed-hub and several additional details the overall weight could be reduced by about 800 g to
ca. 15,9 kg. This was only possible by inset of fiberwork materials in sandwich construction without compromise, which have been processed without heavy top coat without exception.
Besides IŽve used the extreme big overall cross-section of the fairing to undertake supporting functions.
By the high integration density, i.e. by combining monofunctional parts to one multifunctional
part, I wanted to save further weight. So are e.g. the brake mounting and all mountings and locks
of the landing gear integrated directly in the seat.
By sticking together the bodywork with the remaining frame stub and the seat these parts can
support each other optimally. The result is an extremely light but also extremely stiff combine.
I didnŽt want to renounce functional decisive but heavy parts like the landing gear or the Rohloff-hub
in spite of the whole lightweight mania.
IŽd have also been able to save much weight by using the bodywork as outer fairing, but already after
the first crash IŽd get loss to stiffness and problems with the repair.

More details to the single components with exact weight statements