Bucket weight...

**nudemetalz** · 11th May 2008, 13:09

Originally Posted by FROSTY

Just to humour an old man --could ya repeat the exersize for the back wheel.

Alrighties, since you asked nicely...I did it

The rear was 42 kgs bike level and 43 kgs rear up.
I thought well that makes sense with more weight to the rear than if the rear was up, so I had got the front around the wrong way....

The correct weight for the front is 45kgs up and 46 kgs level.
Hence 88kgs both measurements.

Did I humour the old man ??

**quallman1234** · 11th May 2008, 15:22

145kg, doesn't seem right!

Surely not.

Try this maybe?

Get a piece of wood long enough to put your bike on.

Measure the weight of the wood, then put the wood on the scales and put the bike on top of it, balancing it with you hand (should be minimal extra weight doing that).

Then minus the weight of the wood off the total weight of the two?

Something like that would be a bit more accurate i would imagine, oh and make sure the scales are close to the middle.

Or if you have a stand, just balance it on the stand on the scale.
we did that with the dirt bikes and it seems accuratish.

**Sully60** · 11th May 2008, 15:41

Originally Posted by speedpro

HOW did you manage to make the ZX sooooo heavy??

Originally Posted by quallman1234

145kg, doesn't seem right!

Surely not.

Yeah, considering the C model roadbike only weighed 141kg dry.

The 125T engine is bloody heavy but not 4kgs more than the ZXR engine, headlight, bodywork and all the associated roadbike guff that we rip off.

Get off the bike next time you measure it Skunk!

**quallman1234** · 11th May 2008, 16:08

Ohhhhhhh its the ZX my bad, thought it was the AX.

Honestly is the dry weights ever accurate.
Ive heard they take everything possible out, etc fork oil, oil, fliuds.

But still 145kg is on the heavy side. At least it looks good.

**koba** · 11th May 2008, 16:33

hehe gunna nick some scales to weigh the pitty...

**Slingshot** · 11th May 2008, 19:01

Just weighted Frankie, she's roughly 77Kgs.

**fi5hy** · 12th May 2008, 07:52

Originally Posted by Sully60

Yeah, considering the C model roadbike only weighed 141kg dry.

The 125T engine is bloody heavy but not 4kgs more than the ZXR engine, headlight, bodywork and all the associated roadbike guff that we rip off.

Get off the bike next time you measure it Skunk!

Come on sully 147 twin ?????kgs Yours that is

**Sully60** · 12th May 2008, 16:43

Originally Posted by fi5hy

Come on sully 147 twin ?????kgs Yours that is

I've never weighed it, I already know it's bloody heavy.

I don't call it the Leadsled for nothing!

I shall purloin some scales and weigh the thing, maybe I could get the coppers to meet me at the weigh station on Hutt Road on the way to work tomorrow, that should handle it eh?

**koba** · 15th May 2008, 15:38

Originally Posted by Sully60

I've never weighed it, I already know it's bloody heavy.

I don't call it the Leadsled for nothing!

I shall purloin some scales and weigh the thing, maybe I could get the coppers to meet me at the weigh station on Hutt Road on the way to work tomorrow, that should handle it eh?

I got the beachbuggy weighed at silverstream tip, it was $5 for a printout.
The beach buggy was 660kg sopping we fully loaded or 450kg dry.
The scales should be able to handle measuring the leadsled as they do big trucks up there.

**koba** · 21st May 2008, 19:54

Ok, finally got some scales.
Will weigh the pitty when it aint so cold outside.
I was having a play with the old racebike I wanna turn into a bucket.
With the 600 motor in it the weight on the front wheel was 64.9kg.
Bummed out by not being able to wiegh the back without help

Damn fussy digital scales!

Will try to get the weight of the rear so I can see how the narrower wheels and smaller engine effect it.

I dunno if the bucket motor I have in mind will be any lighter tho...

**nudemetalz** · 21st May 2008, 21:41

Does the pitbike register the scales at all ?

**koba** · 22nd May 2008, 10:26

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Does the pitbike register the scales at all ?

It may not!
Going to check tonight.
I Am really keen as to get the back of the old racebike done too, it may be lighter than skunks bucket with a 600 in it!!!

**Sully60** · 26th May 2008, 19:41

Originally Posted by fi5hy

Come on sully 147 twin ?????kgs Yours that is

Well after much procrastination and subsequent harranging I have finally weighed the sled.

With a couple of litres of fuel, oil and the twin exhaust system it weighs 109kg.

That's lot of kg's!

I'm not saying what the all up weight of bike and rider is