I weighed mine

fjmartin · 12-13-2016, 03:41 PM

So being retired means I have some time on my hands. I decided to run down to a certified scale and have my bike weighed. I filled the tank so it's a fully wet weigh. I removed all the stuff from my tool tubes and hard cases. The bike is a 2016 RX3 with the following farkles added and on the bike which attribute to the weight:

CSC Skid Plate
Quick Oil Kit Kit
Genssi LED Headlight
Center Stand
SAE Power Plug
Coax Power Plug
2xUSB/Cig Pwr module
Volt/Temp Disp that plugs into cig plug
x-grip RAM mount Phone mount, arm and base
RAM mount base, arm and holder for Spot Gen3
Capacitive Stylus
Dual 10W Spotlights
SpeedoDRD
Hyperlites brake lights
Billet Covers - Brakes, headlights, radiators
Sintered Front Brake Pad
13T / 45T
Shinko 244s
Side Stand Pad
Tourfella Hard Luggage
2 x Agri Supply Tubes
DoubleTake mirrors
Dragon Badges
Wrap around handguards

The bike weighed exactly 420 pounds. At home I have a digital scale and weighed each piece of luggage so I could get just the bike weight also. Left and right panniers are 12.5 pounds each and the top box is 12.6 pounds. That means the bike wet with the farkles weighs 382.4 pounds.

Claimed dry weight is 385 pounds
1.7 quarts of oil is 7.2 pounds per gallon = 3.06 pounds
3.7 gallons of gas is 6.073 pounds per gallon = 22.47 pounds
67.6 ounces of coolant is 6.5 pounds per gallon = 3.47 pounds
Wet would be = 414 pounds. That must include the OEM skid plate, crash bars, luggage racks and plastic luggage since mine was 420. with the farkles.

Neat. Not sure if useful...but I'm a retired nerd and I like this kind of knowledge.
Farkles: CSC Skid Plate, Quick Oil Kit, Genssi LED, Center Stand, SAE Plug, USB/Cig Pwr, Volt/Temp Disp, Phone mount, Stylus, Spotlights, SpeedoDRD, Hyperlites, Billet Covers, Sintered Brake Pad, Tank Bag, 13T / 45T, Shinko 244s, Side Stand Pad, Tourfella Luggage, Agri-Tubes, DoubleTake mirrors, Dragon Badg

AdventureDad · 12-13-2016, 04:39 PM

Good work, Martin.! I'm a working nerd, and still enjoy useful knowledge to bore my family with. So many people get caught up in the weight issue, which unless it's obscene (I'm still talking bikes, here) is not a huge factor for me. It's nimble, and it rides so nicely, I have no complaints, and would recommend this bike wholeheartedly.

jbfla · 12-13-2016, 05:20 PM

Hi Joe,

I weighed mine, too....but not as methodically as you:

http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....5&postcount=11

Here's some more RX3 trivia for those of you that are snowed in...

The site hasn't been updated in a year and a half....still has some interesting data:

http://www.rx3adventure.com/rx3_weight.html

jb

fjmartin · 12-13-2016, 07:15 PM

I've been through that site and was actually trying this morning to get this detail but the site was down. Back up now so I could use of of it's data and combine mine:

1.7 quarts of oil is 7.2 pounds per gallon = 3.06 pounds
3.7 gallons of gas is 6.073 pounds per gallon = 22.47 pounds
67.6 ounces of coolant is 6.5 pounds per gallon = 3.47 pounds
3.06+22.47+3.47=29.0 lb of liquids
Wet would be = 414 pounds. That must include the OEM skid plate, crash bars, luggage racks and plastic luggage since mine was 420. with the farkles.

Weighed Items-
Grab Rail: 5 lb
Rack Plate: 3 lb
Rear Luggage Carrier assembly: 8 lb
Updated CSC Skid Plate: 3 lb
Passenger Foot Pegs (2): 2.25 lb
Engine Guards: 12 lb
Billet Guards - 4 lb
Spot Lights - 1 lb
Spot and Phone Mount - 1 lb
Electronics - 1 lb
Agi-Tubes = 3 lb
Tourfella Luggage = 12.5+12.5+12.6=37.6 lb

5+3+8+3+2.25+12+4+1+1+1++3+37.6=80.85 lb it total farkles

Totals-
Wet Weight of my bike with all farkles = 420 lb
Dry Weight of my bike with all farkles = 420-29=391 lb
Naked Dry weight = 420-29-80.85=310.15 lb
Naked Wet Weight = 310.15+29=339.15 lb

Jay In Milpitas · 12-13-2016, 07:29 PM

It's those sintered brake doovers. Sinter actually multiplies the gravitational pull. It's a fact. I read it on the intertubes.

Also that air in the Forevergreen state has a higher water content. All the you-midity adds weight. Fill your tires with ethyl alcohol instead, it's lighter than water.

Don't forget the unmeasured weight involving the farkles that use electricikles. Even when they're not turned on, the electrons sit inside and those are sub-atomric particles. Every one knows that sub-atomrics makes the gravities stick together so they get heavier. If you poke some holes in the insulation those electrons can run out and will go to the nearest solar cell. That will bring the weight down more.

Also fill your seat foam with hydrogen. Hydrogen is an anti-gravimator. It floats. On everything.

jbfla · 12-13-2016, 10:36 PM

Jay, have you been drinking again? Or is it something you've been smoking?

jb

Jay In Milpitas · 12-13-2016, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbfla

Jay, have you been drinking again? Or is it something you've been smoking?

jb

<looks at clock> Overdue my meds.

The "smoking" thing,,,, California voters passed the bill, but doesn't go in to effect for quite some time. Maybe 2018.

fjmartin · 12-14-2016, 12:32 AM

If I poke holes in the insulation the pixies will spill out and could possibly be hurt. We can't have that!

2LZ · 12-14-2016, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay in milpitas

it's those sintered brake doovers. Sinter actually multiplies the gravitational pull. It's a fact. I read it on the intertubes.

Also that air in the forevergreen state has a higher water content. All the you-midity adds weight. Fill your tires with ethyl alcohol instead, it's lighter than water.

Don't forget the unmeasured weight involving the farkles that use electricikles. Even when they're not turned on, the electrons sit inside and those are sub-atomric particles. Every one knows that sub-atomrics makes the gravities stick together so they get heavier. If you poke some holes in the insulation those electrons can run out and will go to the nearest solar cell. That will bring the weight down more.

Also fill your seat foam with hydrogen. Hydrogen is an anti-gravimator. It floats. On everything.

kick down bruthuh!

12-13-2016, 03:41 PM	#1
fjmartin Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Redmond, WA. Posts: 534	I weighed mine So being retired means I have some time on my hands. I decided to run down to a certified scale and have my bike weighed. I filled the tank so it's a fully wet weigh. I removed all the stuff from my tool tubes and hard cases. The bike is a 2016 RX3 with the following farkles added and on the bike which attribute to the weight: CSC Skid Plate Quick Oil Kit Kit Genssi LED Headlight Center Stand SAE Power Plug Coax Power Plug 2xUSB/Cig Pwr module Volt/Temp Disp that plugs into cig plug x-grip RAM mount Phone mount, arm and base RAM mount base, arm and holder for Spot Gen3 Capacitive Stylus Dual 10W Spotlights SpeedoDRD Hyperlites brake lights Billet Covers - Brakes, headlights, radiators Sintered Front Brake Pad 13T / 45T Shinko 244s Side Stand Pad Tourfella Hard Luggage 2 x Agri Supply Tubes DoubleTake mirrors Dragon Badges Wrap around handguards The bike weighed exactly 420 pounds. At home I have a digital scale and weighed each piece of luggage so I could get just the bike weight also. Left and right panniers are 12.5 pounds each and the top box is 12.6 pounds. That means the bike wet with the farkles weighs 382.4 pounds. Claimed dry weight is 385 pounds 1.7 quarts of oil is 7.2 pounds per gallon = 3.06 pounds 3.7 gallons of gas is 6.073 pounds per gallon = 22.47 pounds 67.6 ounces of coolant is 6.5 pounds per gallon = 3.47 pounds Wet would be = 414 pounds. That must include the OEM skid plate, crash bars, luggage racks and plastic luggage since mine was 420. with the farkles. Neat. Not sure if useful...but I'm a retired nerd and I like this kind of knowledge. Farkles: CSC Skid Plate, Quick Oil Kit, Genssi LED, Center Stand, SAE Plug, USB/Cig Pwr, Volt/Temp Disp, Phone mount, Stylus, Spotlights, SpeedoDRD, Hyperlites, Billet Covers, Sintered Brake Pad, Tank Bag, 13T / 45T, Shinko 244s, Side Stand Pad, Tourfella Luggage, Agri-Tubes, DoubleTake mirrors, Dragon Badg __________________ 2017 BMW F800GS Adventure
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12-13-2016, 05:20 PM	#3
jbfla Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: FL, GA, NC Posts: 771	Hi Joe, I weighed mine, too....but not as methodically as you: http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....5&postcount=11 Here's some more RX3 trivia for those of you that are snowed in... The site hasn't been updated in a year and a half....still has some interesting data: http://www.rx3adventure.com/rx3_weight.html jb __________________ 2016 Honda CB500F......2017 Triumph Street Twin 2014 XT 250........
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12-13-2016, 07:15 PM	#4
fjmartin Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Redmond, WA. Posts: 534	I've been through that site and was actually trying this morning to get this detail but the site was down. Back up now so I could use of of it's data and combine mine: 1.7 quarts of oil is 7.2 pounds per gallon = 3.06 pounds 3.7 gallons of gas is 6.073 pounds per gallon = 22.47 pounds 67.6 ounces of coolant is 6.5 pounds per gallon = 3.47 pounds 3.06+22.47+3.47=29.0 lb of liquids Wet would be = 414 pounds. That must include the OEM skid plate, crash bars, luggage racks and plastic luggage since mine was 420. with the farkles. Weighed Items- Grab Rail: 5 lb Rack Plate: 3 lb Rear Luggage Carrier assembly: 8 lb Updated CSC Skid Plate: 3 lb Passenger Foot Pegs (2): 2.25 lb Engine Guards: 12 lb Billet Guards - 4 lb Spot Lights - 1 lb Spot and Phone Mount - 1 lb Electronics - 1 lb Agi-Tubes = 3 lb Tourfella Luggage = 12.5+12.5+12.6=37.6 lb 5+3+8+3+2.25+12+4+1+1+1++3+37.6=80.85 lb it total farkles Totals- Wet Weight of my bike with all farkles = 420 lb Dry Weight of my bike with all farkles = 420-29=391 lb Naked Dry weight = 420-29-80.85=310.15 lb Naked Wet Weight = 310.15+29=339.15 lb __________________ 2017 BMW F800GS Adventure
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12-13-2016, 10:36 PM	#6
jbfla Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: FL, GA, NC Posts: 771	Jay, have you been drinking again? Or is it something you've been smoking? jb __________________ 2016 Honda CB500F......2017 Triumph Street Twin 2014 XT 250........
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12-14-2016, 12:32 AM	#8
fjmartin Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Redmond, WA. Posts: 534	If I poke holes in the insulation the pixies will spill out and could possibly be hurt. We can't have that! __________________ 2017 BMW F800GS Adventure
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12-13-2016, 04:39 PM	#2
AdventureDad Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 253	Good work, Martin.! I'm a working nerd, and still enjoy useful knowledge to bore my family with. So many people get caught up in the weight issue, which unless it's obscene (I'm still talking bikes, here) is not a huge factor for me. It's nimble, and it rides so nicely, I have no complaints, and would recommend this bike wholeheartedly.
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12-13-2016, 07:29 PM	#5
Jay In Milpitas Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Milpitas, CA. USA Posts: 775	It's those sintered brake doovers. Sinter actually multiplies the gravitational pull. It's a fact. I read it on the intertubes. Also that air in the Forevergreen state has a higher water content. All the you-midity adds weight. Fill your tires with ethyl alcohol instead, it's lighter than water. Don't forget the unmeasured weight involving the farkles that use electricikles. Even when they're not turned on, the electrons sit inside and those are sub-atomric particles. Every one knows that sub-atomrics makes the gravities stick together so they get heavier. If you poke some holes in the insulation those electrons can run out and will go to the nearest solar cell. That will bring the weight down more. Also fill your seat foam with hydrogen. Hydrogen is an anti-gravimator. It floats. On everything.
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