Xt660z tenere

[pete376403]

But what's with the tow hook, mounted to the lower fork clamp?

Obviously Yamaha expect the Tenere to stuck in various places.

[Big Dave]

Bike at speedshow for Dave

[jafar]

...your paying extra for the lardy 25kgs extra weight. 206kg??????? And I thought the KLR650 needed to see Jenny.....

The transalp is 214kg although that is with a full tank & ready to roll.
KLR is claimed @ 175 kg the same as a G650 G/S BMW.
The F650 G/S (twin) is claimed to be 171kg dry.
Suzuki's DR 650 is claimed to be 166kg dry.
Jenny could be a busy girl

[NordieBoy]

The transalp is 214kg although that is with a full tank & ready to roll.
KLR is claimed @ 175 kg the same as a G650 G/S BMW.
The F650 G/S (twin) is claimed to be 171kg dry.
Suzuki's DR 650 is claimed to be 166kg dry.
Jenny could be a busy girl

We weighed a couple of IMS tanked DR650's wet at around 150kg.

[shards]

The only way to be SURE of a weight of a bike is to fill it up with gas and put it on a scale in front of your own eyes. I would trust sales "blurb" no more than I'd trust a convicted liar. FYI, XT660R, 181kg, wet.

[jafar]

We weighed a couple of IMS tanked DR650's wet at around 150kg.

If Suzuki are claiming them @ 166kg dry with a standard tank how did you manage to get it to 150kg with an oversized tank on it ??

[Taz]

If Suzuki are claiming them @ 166kg dry with a standard tank how did you manage to get it to 150kg with an oversized tank on it ??

Suzuki used to claim they were 147KG.
http://www.suzukicycles.org/DR-series/DR650.shtml

Some sites such as Bikez.com list curb (wet) weight as 166kg.

[Transalper]

The IMS plastic tanks are significantly lighter than the original metal ones.
That's the one thing that springs to my mind. I tend to think a full plastic IMS tank holding about 19 litres would weigh about the same as a full original metal one which only holds 13 litres.

[NordieBoy]

The IMS plastic tanks are significantly lighter than the original metal ones.
That's the one thing that springs to my mind. I tend to think a full plastic IMS tank holding about 19 litres would weigh about the same as a full original metal one which only holds 13 litres.

How heavy were our bikes?
I just pulled the 150kg out to stir things along.

[Squiggles]

Looked good at the shop but too tall for me

[Phreaky Phil]

...your paying extra for the lardy 25kgs extra weight. 206kg??????? And I thought the KLR650 needed to see Jenny.....

The weight is wet with 23L of fuel. Still no lightweight though. They do look smart. I like them but they should be a twin cylinder I reckon. Then they'd be something to give rival the BMW parallel twins. Not sure about the screen either, very KTMish. They buffet the "bejesus" out of ya !

[dino3310]

The IMS plastic tanks are significantly lighter than the original metal ones.
That's the one thing that springs to my mind. I tend to think a full plastic IMS tank holding about 19 litres would weigh about the same as a full original metal one which only holds 13 litres.

a bit of thread topic but since fuels come into the conversation, i ask you if a litre of water is a kilo, How heavy is a litre of petrol?

[Phreaky Phil]

a bit of thread topic but since fuels come into the conversation, i ask you if a litre of water is a kilo, How heavy is a litre of petrol?

One litre of petrol weighs 0.72kg

[dino3310]

Thanks Phill

my full tank weighs 20.88kgwhen full, BIG 199.88kg wet

[pete376403]

08 KLR with a full (23 litre) fuel tank registered 191 kg on the interislander ferry weighbridge. That would suggest the claimed 172kg dry weight is pretty close
especially if dry means no oil in the engine or forks, no water in the battery, no brake fluids, no coolant in the radiator.