Power to weight

[russpuss]

MOT showed 75k front and 75k rear. Bike was 3” off floor when weighed either end. Does this make it 150k wet as the tank was full?

[Tobyjugs]

The fuel in the tank is a large weight increase to a bike. I reckon the 3 inch lift either way will make a little bit of extra weight but not much.

[JonW]

They weighed the bike during the MOT? What was the reason for that Russ or is that normal now?

[russpuss]

Oct 6, 2020 0:19:22 GMT 1 JonW said:

They weighed the bike during the MOT? What was the reason for that Russ or is that normal now?

For the brake efficiency I believe

[2taol]

im not sure its an accurate way of total weight measurement.

lifting the front, what exactly is being weighed? front wheel, forks, clocks handlebars obviously, but how much of the frame? how much of the tank? how much of the engine and pipes?

it works for them and how the computer is formulated i guess

[JonW]

Wow, interesting.

[midlifecrisisrd]

The bike only has 2 points of contact with the ground so the total weight will be distributed between these 2 points

If you can't forward or back to get on a scale which is not flush with the ground it will change slightly as the weight distribution will change a small amount but probably negligible for these purposes

Steve

[midlifecrisisrd]

Oct 5, 2020 22:24:31 GMT 1 russpuss said:

MOT showed 75k front and 75k rear. Bike was 3” off floor when weighed either end. Does this make it 150k wet as the tank was full?

Should be a baw hair less as lifting either end will put slightly more weight on the other as per my other comment

Steve

[Dave B]

"baw hair less ". No much less than that, a couple of gnat's maybe or 0.46 smidgeons in the new measurements.