Topic: How much does your cafe racer or racer weigh?

[550_ko]

Inspired by power to weight ratio post. How much does your cafe racer or racer weigh?

I was always curious about the weight of my two cafe bikes.   Did all that time and money (well only a little money)  make a difference.  So I grabbed a couple of bathroom scales and decided to find out.  I centered a scale under each wheel and added the numbers.   I checked the scale method vs. my own body weight and it seems pretty accurate.  I think I might head over to a commercial scale down the street to know for sure.

Cb550 with a ½ tank of gas and all fluids: 330 lbs.
Cb350 twin with 1 gallon of gas and all fluids:  295 lbs.

How about yours?

[Dennis]

Cb550 with a ½ tank of gas and all fluids: 330 lbs.
Cb350 twin with 1 gallon of gas and all fluids:  295 lbs.

How about yours?

I don't have a cafe racer ....yet!
I do have an extra CB500 complete chasis and a couple of extra engines in various states so I may have one in the future.

What I would like to know is, how did you manage to get a CB550 down to 330 pounds?

[clarkjh]

Helium in the tires

James

[Teach]

What's the best way to get an accurate weight of a bike?  I've thought about going to a gas station with a truck scale, but I've wondered if the bike would weigh enough to give an accurate reading on one of those.

[clarkjh]

If they have certified scales, they should be able to give you a weight.  Got nailed one time for being 150 lb over on the tandums on the trailer, not enough air in the lift axle.   Wost part was I was under weight on the stearing and the drives.

James

[Dennis]

The two scale method ain't so great.  .....
So Dennis best way to get your 550 to 330 lbs is to weigh it incorrectly.

I went to my local dump ..... and the nice lady weighed my bike.  From her reaction, I think I am not the first.   She said the scale had to be accurate to the pound . . . 

So cb550 370  lbs.   ........

Anyone else?

 

I am so disappointed ..... the thought of a CB500 (mild - not extreme) cafe which weighed less than my Yammie RD350 had me drooling. O well, I knew it was too good to be true.     

[heffay]

did someone say rd350?

[Dennis]

did someone say rd350?

 

It's no secret that there are some people with RD's here. I know Glen has one (a 400 I think) and I have the RD350 and the RZ350. And I forgot to mention the R3 (1969 - 350).

[Teach]

My next project is gonna be an RD...350 or 400 whichever I can get a hold of.