| Author | Message | ||
     Cravacor |
There is a truck scale near my house. I parked my 2009 1125CR on it today, the scale showed 440 lbs. The bike is stock except the solenoid is removed and I have a very light exhaust (less than 10 lbs.)There was about 3.5 gallons of gas in it at the time. | ||
| Dirty_john |
Thanks for info, In 1979 I weighed my Suzuki GS750 and it came in at 550 lbs fully fueled etc. That bike had 70 BHP and the 1125R has about 140 - How times change. | ||
| Kevin_stevens |
72.  KeS | ||
| Ponti1 |
Not questioning your measurement, but along the same subject...How accurate is a typical truck scale? I assume there is some tolerance allowed, and that the scale could even conceivably be inaccurate below a certain weight. Does anyone know what truck scales are normally rated for, in terms of +/- how many pounds? For example, the scrap yard I go to for recycling aluminum will not let me use the truck scale as a measure for the small amounts I take, since their scale is so inaccurate for small changes. I think that one measures in 20# increments and is like +/- 10-20# in accuracy. (Message edited by ponti1 on May 28, 2010) (Message edited by ponti1 on May 28, 2010) | ||
| 01xjbuell |
The truck scales I have used aren't necessarily accurate for actual weight as much as the "difference" in coming in and going out is accurate.... AKA the difference between first loaded when you arrive and unloaded when leaving or vice versa.... I tried weighing my bike there and they told me it would be really inaccurate for something so small. Nick | ||
| Nillaice |
were you/your gear on the bike/scale platform while it was being weighed? 370lbs of bike + 3.5 gallons of gas at ~6 lb a gallon (depends on how much water it is being 'cut' with) + 3.3 quarts of oil at ~1.8 lbs a quart + __ lb of leather jacket + ~4lb of helmet + inaccurate scale = 440 LBS. you might have better luck with yours and your neighbors bathroom scales (one under each tire) ... or just don't worry about *exactly* how much it weighs and just ride the damnned thing until your stator melts, like everyone else's. and when it does, you can post stuff like this at 9 in the morning when you know damned well that you have better things to do, but -rant, rave- blah blah blah........... | ||
| Vinb |
Or just pull on when there is a truck on check the numbers than take the bike off and do the math. That be the best way to do that on a truck scale in my opinion. | ||
| Trafford |
According to wet weight figures posted in the U.K. in road tests etc, 440 lbs sounds about right | ||
| Duphuckincati |
According to Sport Rider magazine comparo test with the Duc Streetfighter, the 1125 was 458 wet and 426 dry. Seems like the do the weighing themselves. So 440 sounds right there. |
