New bike is HEAVY

[elle-f]

I just looked mine up and it's 197 kilos - i guess thats why at times it feels like lead!

[Jimmy B]

Wow all that metal and still only 65 HP / 47 kW. What on earth were they thinking???

Excellent question Steam, with a blistering top speed of 140kph you'd have to wonder. I guess its all about cost in that part of the world, but who knows.

[Rhino]

Dry weight of the `Wing is 360 kg. Ready to ride it's around 400kg. With ScorpyGirl and I, all the kit for a rally, plus the tent on the top box rack we weigh in at around 570 kg.

Luckily the C of G of the bike is very low, so I can idle along in bottom gear with feet on the pegs and it feel really stable.

When I first got it, it felt quite heavy after the Kawasaki GT750 that I was riding at the time, but it didn't take long to become used to the weight.

[mark247]

Yea MidnightMikes is like 200 when full of petrol and thats only a 250

Jesus, my 400cc weighs 178kg when full of petrol

[rwh]

Jesus, my 400cc weighs 178kg when full of petrol

And you put in your letter that it's much more stable than your vt250f because it's heavier? Can't be by much ...

Richard

[MaxB]

Nice bike, congrats.

From the photo I think you might have an E model (or Euro maybe?). The reason it might be heavy for its class is that it is a Japan-market model eg 400cc. I remember them as a 500E and then later as a 650E.
220kg isnt that bad for a 650. God I'm old.

Repeating what other KBers say: you will soon get used to the weight and when you want a larger engined beast it wont seem like such a jump. Apart from the performance, lol!

[dogsnbikes]

All in good time it will feel like a feather stop thinking commuter and think brick

And I thought a CT90 was heavy when I was pinned under it.........but I was only 6

[mark247]

And you put in your letter that it's much more stable than your vt250f because it's heavier? Can't be by much ...

Richard

hahaha shhhhhhhhhhhhh

[The Stranger:Me]

A couple of ideas.
At low speed, pulling U turns, WEIGHT THE OUTSIDE PEG.
This offers a HUGE advantage on a heavy bike and/or one with a high centre of gravity. With practice using this method you will be able to pull low speed turns tighter than full lock.
Try and think where you come to a stop such that you are taking off with the front wheel straight. As you turn your front wheel to the left, the centre of gravity of the bike moves to the right. At low speeds this can be problematic, again, mostly for heavier bikes with a high centre of gravity.

[beyond]

You will get used to it. Hell it's heavy for a 400 though.
My GSX1400 228kg dry without fork oil, oil and gas.

Don't go forward into a downhill parking space against the gutter
Do remember to leave it in first when parking on sloping ground to stop it sliding off the side stand.

If you do come off or drop it, move very quickly to pick it up again while some adrenaline is still pumping through your muscles

You will need more counter steering input for cornering transitions and you will find with time, the handling will seem like a light bike again once you get used to the extra resistance.

[Bonez]

You'll get use to the weight. CXs are porky by design, nothing unusual there. If it makes you feel better I dropped mine in gravel a few weeks back.