Believe it or not, sometimes gearing down can give you more top end too.
If you over geared by going with taller tires, going down on the pinion could possibly give you more top and low end.
As far as making the buggy lighter. I removed all the sheet metal on the sides and front of the buggy, I removed the luggage rack, I removed the rear view mirror mount and replaced it with just a bar, I removed double bars in places that only needed single bars, I removed the harnesses because I never used them..lol I cut off any unnecessary metal that I could.
I think it was like 50 pounds IIRC
Don't forget proper jetting and a valve adjustment. It made a huge difference for me.
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