What is the actual weight of my bike? - Page 2

yurdakulm · 04-05-2012, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geek

536 lbs.

(we're playing "guess my" weight right?).

Get a couple of bathroom scales and roll 'er up.

2008 Adventure, fuel topped, with KTM crashbars, Gobi side & topcase brackets, few tools and double tire irons under the seat.

Read 254,5 kg (561lbs) and without 9,5 kg (21 lbs) plank, beast is 245 kg (540 lbs).
Quite close Geek

BaronVonDarrin · 04-06-2012, 05:45 AM

jesus christ. I thought I at least was under 500lbs with the thing

Someday I might see how much of the bike I can replace with carbon fiber. Maybe I will ditch my pannier mounts for a giant loop. Though I feel like those things add some protection to my exhaust.

Questor · 04-06-2012, 07:08 AM

We are such a bunch of Nerds...
I love it!

Q~

BaronVonDarrin · 04-06-2012, 08:00 AM

huh? I am the king of cool

woodchuckexc · 04-06-2012, 08:02 AM

Here is what I've noticed about these bikes. They have a way of making one think that scales lie. Drop her into gear, let out the clutch and a 150lbs disappear.

Pistolero · 04-09-2012, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodchuckexc

Here is what I've noticed about these bikes. They have a way of making one think that scales lie. Drop her into gear, let out the clutch and a 150lbs disappear.

^ that's what I was sayin'

Geek · 04-09-2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questor

We are such a bunch of Nerds...
I love it!

Q~

I was told geeks are cooler than nerds

Geek · 04-09-2012, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motorfiets

That is a neat photo. If you ever meet the photographer who took it.. you should buy him a beer.

TheMuffinMan · 04-09-2012, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geek

I was told geeks are cooler than nerds

They are

I could've swore I read the weight on these was around 500 lbs. Maybe that's was a dry weight. Oh well. It feels lighter then my 650 v-strom which was 490 lbs loaded and farkled, atleast when riding. Picking it up is another matter

.

BaronVonDarrin · 04-09-2012, 10:14 AM

is that a 908 on the rear?

MortimerSickle · 04-09-2012, 10:05 PM

My '04 with full tanks and stock mufflers, but without tools, racks, guards, or farkles of any kind, weighed 500 lb.

BTW, truck scales weigh in 20 to 50 lb increments, so they don't really tell you much about a bike.

Motorfiets · 04-15-2012, 05:24 PM

so how much does the camo tanker weigh?

akarob · 04-15-2012, 06:39 PM

500 pounds sounds like a lot, when you're used to the feather weight KTM dirt bikes.

In comparison to other bikes, it starts looking light. I had an `09 KLX250 supermoto, it was a little over 300 pounds. I got it for my wife and she made a comment about it being a light bike - the I explained that my KTM450 weighed 25 pounds less.

The other big sport touring bikes are heavy suckers too. Far heavier than the ADV. I think it was said best, as long as it's on 2 wheels, it'll feel light.

mdfehrmann · 04-15-2012, 10:05 PM

Weight Info loaded for the long haul, camping, spares, food, water, gear, gone for 70 days and 17,000 miles.
These are all 2006 950 adventures and put on the scales the day we arrived back from our trip.
They sure never felt that heavy, unless I was picking mine up which I did plenty of.

1-550lbs with 3 gallons fuel (950 S running Wolfman Luggage)

2-607lbs with 4 gallons fuel (950 running cjdesigns hard boxes)

3-662lbs with 3 gallons fuel (AWD 950 S running cjdesigns hard boxes, aluminum fuel tanks, and a warn winch)

BaronVonDarrin · 04-16-2012, 06:08 AM

I dropped it today on the freaking down going of the 35 degree incline driveway. I am pretty sure it weighs about 1000 lbs to my scrawny arms :/

04-06-2012, 05:45 AM	#17
BaronVonDarrin ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Philadelphia, and at times Western Maryland Oddometer: 384	jesus christ. I thought I at least was under 500lbs with the thing Someday I might see how much of the bike I can replace with carbon fiber. Maybe I will ditch my pannier mounts for a giant loop. Though I feel like those things add some protection to my exhaust. __________________ "I have no idea what I am doing... yet" - me Husqvarna 2011 te630 BaronVonDarrin screwed with this post 04-06-2012 at 05:55 AM

04-06-2012, 07:08 AM	#18
Questor More Undestructable Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Idaho Falls. ID. USA Oddometer: 3,548	We are such a bunch of Nerds... I love it! Q~ __________________ Ride Reports: National Parks Tour 2008 Trans-America Trail 2009 Continental Divide Trail 2009 Alaska 2010 Empty West 2011

04-06-2012, 08:00 AM	#19
BaronVonDarrin ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Philadelphia, and at times Western Maryland Oddometer: 384	huh? I am the king of cool __________________ "I have no idea what I am doing... yet" - me Husqvarna 2011 te630

04-09-2012, 10:14 AM	#25
BaronVonDarrin ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Philadelphia, and at times Western Maryland Oddometer: 384	is that a 908 on the rear? __________________ "I have no idea what I am doing... yet" - me Husqvarna 2011 te630

04-09-2012, 10:05 PM	#26
MortimerSickle Semi-Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Rainville, Orygun, where moss is a road hazard. Oddometer: 9,847	My '04 with full tanks and stock mufflers, but without tools, racks, guards, or farkles of any kind, weighed 500 lb. BTW, truck scales weigh in 20 to 50 lb increments, so they don't really tell you much about a bike. __________________ I miss round headlights. "When I was a young man, I liked to race my horse...." - G.H.W.S. 1878-1962

04-06-2012, 08:02 AM	#20
woodchuckexc Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Pacifica Ca. Oddometer: 685	Here is what I've noticed about these bikes. They have a way of making one think that scales lie. Drop her into gear, let out the clutch and a 150lbs disappear.

04-15-2012, 05:24 PM	#27
Motorfiets Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: North of Jack Daniel's, South of Country Music Oddometer: 2,974	so how much does the camo tanker weigh?

04-15-2012, 06:39 PM	#28
akarob Green Cantern Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Skuncasville, CT Oddometer: 6,514	500 pounds sounds like a lot, when you're used to the feather weight KTM dirt bikes. In comparison to other bikes, it starts looking light. I had an `09 KLX250 supermoto, it was a little over 300 pounds. I got it for my wife and she made a comment about it being a light bike - the I explained that my KTM450 weighed 25 pounds less. The other big sport touring bikes are heavy suckers too. Far heavier than the ADV. I think it was said best, as long as it's on 2 wheels, it'll feel light. __________________ 9 50/990 CRASH BAR BAGS, FENDER BAGS, and more. Made with pride. Pachaug Map '08 KTM 450 xcr-w, '10 KTM 990 Adventure '85 Honda CR500 NETRA #24519

04-15-2012, 10:05 PM	#29
mdfehrmann Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Cleveland OhiO Oddometer: 298	Weight Info loaded for the long haul, camping, spares, food, water, gear, gone for 70 days and 17,000 miles. These are all 2006 950 adventures and put on the scales the day we arrived back from our trip. They sure never felt that heavy, unless I was picking mine up which I did plenty of. 1-550lbs with 3 gallons fuel (950 S running Wolfman Luggage) 2-607lbs with 4 gallons fuel (950 running cjdesigns hard boxes) 3-662lbs with 3 gallons fuel (AWD 950 S running cjdesigns hard boxes, aluminum fuel tanks, and a warn winch) __________________ Only when you take 520lbs of motorcycle and snake it through the woods as slow as you can, will you begin to learn just how much you never knew about motorcycling. -Dieseljo- 2006 KTM 950 ADV S http://www.mdfeditions.com/ http://www.cjdesignsllc.com/

04-16-2012, 06:08 AM	#30
BaronVonDarrin ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Philadelphia, and at times Western Maryland Oddometer: 384	I dropped it today on the freaking down going of the 35 degree incline driveway. I am pretty sure it weighs about 1000 lbs to my scrawny arms :/ __________________ "I have no idea what I am doing... yet" - me Husqvarna 2011 te630

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