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Old 08-20-2008, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by d2w View Post
Now that's very interesting. Out of boredom I threw the front wheel on a digital bathroom scale and measured 135lbs, and then threw on the rear wheel and measures 144lbs. Can I sum those values to arrive at a staggering 279lbs?!

My bike is fully wet (IMS 14 litre tank), armoured (skid, pipe, hand, front and rear fins, rads, headlight, front fender), auto-clutch, steering damper on a riser, and an EC stator.

Hmmm ... do I need all the armour because I fall? Or do I fall because of all the armour?

Dale
Well that's 22lbs of fuel you got there, the tank itself must be a good bit heavier than the stock 9.5 litre tank so add a few more extra lbs for that, maybe 10lbs for all the armor and junk and yeah your getting near the 240 mark. Weight is what makes these things so stable/planted.

An honset to god 210lb KTM 200 sure is looking good to my 50 YO body LOL.


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