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Our f1 RSR weighs 237kgs according to the mallory scales!!

Our current MRE (T45) weighs (including bodywork & 5 litres of fuel) 210kg. The old one (chrome moly) weighed 202kg.
Happy days!

560kg.

Well you did ask 1200 Goldwing outfit

F2 outfits have gradually got heavier mainly due injection engines and all the crap that goes with that. Alternator / battery / rectitifier / more wiring /fuel regulators / gauges / datalogging etc. Then theres bigger fairings / wider wheels / wider tyres / oil containment it all adds up
It seems to me most teams arent bothered about weight Bolts not being lightened etc. In days gone by a 10 stone passenger at top level was considered about right these days because of lack of passengers some people are hauling elephants around
What happened to small light F2s No Gordon not 350s

Which passengers are you talking about mike? Hope it's not me. I'm a walrus.

The weight of our outfits in the past was never a problem - it was the driver ...

I think the question should be, What does your outfit weigh fully loaded, with rider & passenger?
There are some big riders out there, & big passengers, as Mike say's 10 stone was the norm for a passenger but I suppose its down to personal choice.
I've seen riders measuring out the amount of fuel they put in the tank to avoid excess weight while resting their" beer belly " against the faring.
If you are over weight & contented with finishing mid pack then weight will not be an issue.

I think the original question has been answered from this, it doesn't look like an Ireson is significantly heavier than anything else mentioned.

Adding dry sumping, how much does the extra tank, pipework etc weigh?

On that note is there much difference in unsprung weight with an LCR having a single disc on the front compared to twin discs/calipers (for that matter it's rotating mass as well) - are the wheels lighter?

Big question.. Is it noticeable?

Agree with you steve, but, unsprung weight is the killer. Rotating mass has an effect on the handling of the bike, especially under braking & even more so if the rotating mass isn't balanced. So keeping rotating mass down to a minimum plays as much an important part as unsprung weight.
But you need to read, sprung weight when you look at the engine, rider, passenger & all the other bits above the suspension.

It may be of useful to find the machine's corner weights with crew aboard.

mrequipe wrote:F2 outfits have gradually got heavier mainly due injection engines and all the crap that goes with that. Alternator / battery / rectitifier / more wiring /fuel regulators / gauges / datalogging etc. Then theres bigger fairings / wider wheels / wider tyres / oil containment it all adds up
It seems to me most teams arent bothered about weight Bolts not being lightened etc. In days gone by a 10 stone passenger at top level was considered about right these days because of lack of passengers some people are hauling elephants around
What happened to small light F2s No Gordon not 350s

Well I'm only eleven stone, that's at the lower end of healthy weight for my height (5'11")... There do seem to be more very tall young passengers around, and so we can't get to ten stone without being underweight?

My beautiful MRE F2 with 10l of fuel and Dave and I in all our gear weighs 436kgs.