Topic: Dry Weight ??

[ekim98]

When talking about dry weight for my 78 750k they say it is 508 lbs. Is that with NO gas and oil or just no gas??

[750goes]

mate if you drop it and have to pick it up - a few more or less pounds for oil and gas will not hurt anything extra.......

it still is not overly hard to pick up.... you need a good technique...to stop the straining of the gonads....

I would think dry weight might include the oil... not sure baouth the petrol.... you can always get it weighed and compare with a full tank and full oil...

[eurban]

No gas, no oil, no brake fluid.   Not sure if I would trust the Honda spec, particularly to compare to earlier 750s. Use a scale for a reality check.

[odin836]

Looking at the earlier parts of this thread, I see the engine stand and bracket.

Whats the weight of the engine?  Looking for a suitable stand.

[PJ]

Should'nt they give you a figure with the tank full and ready to ride instead? Nobody is ever going to ride without gas, oil and brake fluid.

[KB02]

Dry weight, to my understanding, also includes no Battery acid on models without sealed batteries.

The reasoning behind shouting out a "Dry" weight is marketing. "Oh, look, we weight one pound less than our competitor!!!" Granted, the needed engine oil may actually put then tweo pound more than their competitor, so they post the numbers that make them look good.  The realy number you want to look for is the wet weight... not that they publish that anywhere...

[andy750]

Well you need to know the "dry weight" for shipping purposes. Try shipping a bike with gas and oil (if coming from the factory, or otherwise) and see how far you get