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How much does your Savage weigh?
01/19/09 at 10:54:49

This might be stupid topic but maybe some of you guys will get into it with me. I'm just curious, if the dry weight of a new Savage is about 355#'s, how much do some of our Savages weigh with all our mods?The feed store on my street has a vehicle scale so I'm going to head over and see if they'll let me weigh mine. Otherwise, some of you physics savvy gents might know if this will work or not- Do you think you could put the front tire on a regular scale, and then the back, and add them to get a close enough #? Something like the method some truck scales use by driving each axle over the scale and adding it. I'm sure it wouldn't be exact since there's variable involved but maybe it's close? Just a thought..

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88pagan Full Member Offline God is just an imaginary friend for adults.. Posts: 237 Norco, California Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #1 - 01/19/09 at 11:00:50 Actually the more I just thought of it, the more variables there would be. Dry weight from the factory could mean a variety of things missing, not just fuel. If you add fuel, oil and battery you're talking something like another 30# difference? Oh well, it would still be interesting to get an idea.
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Tincanman Serious Thumper Offline O~`o Posts: 566 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #2 - 01/19/09 at 14:44:55 what do you hope the gain from this knowledge!!
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #3 - 01/19/09 at 15:44:18 Can't you just hold it in your arms and step onto your bathroom scale?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #4 - 01/19/09 at 16:46:21 weight one wheel at a time.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #5 - 01/19/09 at 16:53:41 I thought the 352lb curb weight was the weight of the bike with accessories (like battery, etc)? Gas would be extra, but that is minimal.
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Re: How much does your Savage weigh?
Reply #6 - 01/19/09 at 17:18:10

When Motorcycle Consumer News tested their '96 Savage, they got a wet weight of 390 pounds.

Added, after I found my records: My '07 S40, stock with an added Plexifairing 3, 172 lbs front, 215 lbs rear, for a total of 387. Full fuel minus what it took to get home from the gas station 20 miles away. I used a bathroom scale which, conveniently, is about as thick as the height of my garage floor above the driveway, so the bike was level front to back.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #7 - 01/19/09 at 17:50:13 that must have been really wet!.....
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #8 - 01/19/09 at 18:12:06 I dont knowwht it weighs, but when I drop it, I can pick it up w/o any help & not need a trip to the chiropractor, I like that about it.
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Re: How much does your Savage weigh?
Reply #9 - 01/19/09 at 19:13:07

Haha I figured this might turn out stupid. Ok so the whole reason this came about is my buddy and I were discussing formulas for calculating things. We were trying to decide if there was a calculation used at the truck scale or if each axle weighed and added was it. Pretty dumb I guess but I connected it to my Savage. Decided I'd go to the scale and weigh the bike, then weigh each tire here at home and see if they add up. There are some really smart folks here so I thought someone would enjoy giving up the solution. But, in all reality, it doesn't matter how much it weighs I guess..it still kicks a$$!

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88pagan Full Member Offline God is just an imaginary friend for adults.. Posts: 237 Norco, California Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #10 - 01/19/09 at 19:38:08 Using the same methon Charon used, I got about 170 front, 180 rear. What have we learned here?...this is stupid.
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #11 - 01/20/09 at 00:09:44 KLX weighs 326lbs with half fuel, oil and coolant. Clive W
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firetruckredbike Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 185	Re: How much does your Savage weigh? Reply #12 - 01/20/09 at 03:52:15 Not stupid, it was an interesting question...and now I feel compelled to pull out the bathroom scale and put on one wheel at a time, just for grins. Amy
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Re: How much does your Savage weigh?
Reply #13 - 01/20/09 at 05:59:51

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I dont knowwht it weighs, but when I drop it, I can pick it up w/o any help & not need a trip to the chiropractor, I like that about it.

You got that right. A Savage rider really appreciates the weight factor once they've been down, can't get the bike back up on their own and there's no one around to give them a hand.

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Reply #14 - 01/20/09 at 06:14:18

It isn't a Savage, but my 2007 Kawasaki 250 Ninja weighs 166 pounds front, 181 pounds rear, for a total of 347 pounds. Fuel was not quite full. Kawasaki's propaganda flyer claims 304 pounds dry.

Motorcycle magazines have commented on the published dry weights, and have wondered from whence they came. Suspicion is that they come from the same department that publishes advertised horsepower.

For those who commented on picking up a downed Savage, a little searching will find videos of a small woman "Skert" picking up quite large downed motorcycles such as Gold Wings and big BMWs. It appears to be less about brute force than technique.

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