FZR250 bucket suspension

[koba]

Have any of you guys using the ZXR250 frames weighed them?
Im kinda curious to see how much they weigh.
And why the ZXR? availability? weight? Size? Price?
It just seems that is is the most commonly used alloy frame for buckets....

Edit: Im bloody stupid, I now read it again and see FZR. dummy! Sytill interested in the weight tho, mainly wanna see how it compares to a MC18 NSR250 frame I'm considering hacking up.

[speedpro]

I just weighed the new bucket on bathroom scales. It was as per the previous photo and description. 38Kg front and 40Kg rear with the steel subframe and 37Kg without. Not as bad as I thought it might be and still has sidestand and bracket, but no tank.

[gav]

Do you have any bodywork with that FZR? You seen this?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=143150942
Or to flash for you?

[F5 Dave]

are you saying that subframe was only 3kilos? would have guessed 5 at a min, looks enormously heavy. what does it weigh by itself?
Still best place to lose weight (ok after unsprung) is at a bikes extremities & high up.

But yeah not too heavy after all.

[bungbung]

Interesting, I'll have to weigh the tzr145.
F5 Daves old H with the Pie mods has a bathroom scale total of 61kg wet.

[speedpro]

Interesting, I'll have to weigh the tzr145.
F5 Daves old H with the Pie mods has a bathroom scale total of 61kg wet.

61Kg is bloody good, "old #6" was 70Kg with 1/2 tank gas and I thought that was OK. Got my new Bridgestone (soft) slick today and the emulators are on the way. If this front end doesn't stick it won't be for lack of trying.

[F5 Dave]

And on the same scales you weigh 70 kilos?


I think it was in the high 70s when I had it. - Mind you I can't remember when I weighed it how much gas it had, but wouldn't make that much diff. That old seat was heavy. But it sure was comfortable.

You must use 2 sets of scales or one set with the other wheel raised the same height.

Used the Auckland &/0r Taumarunui kart scales.

[speedpro]

what does it weigh by itself?

40 - 37 = ?????

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I did say 3kg, just I like to weigh stuff individually as well when comparing, just hard to believe only 3kg.

[bungbung]

And on the same scales you weigh 70 kilos?


I think it was in the high 70s when I had it. - Mind you I can't remember when I weighed it how much gas it had, but wouldn't make that much diff. That old seat was heavy. But it sure was comfortable.

You must use 2 sets of scales or one set with the other wheel raised the same height.

Used the Auckland &/0r Taumarunui kart scales.

I will use the same scales and technique for the tzr and report back.
I agree 61kg sounds pretty light, these are nasty scales though.

[speedpro]

I will use the same scales and technique for the tzr and report back.
I agree 61kg sounds pretty light, these are nasty scales though.

You should be able to sell the scales to some fat chick

[F5 Dave]

probably make them that way, perhaps they've worked out people are more likely to buy flattering scales than the truthful ones?

[Pickle]

Still looks like an overweight slow pig to me & I know a slow overweight pig when I see one, just need someone decent to ride it really.