I wanted to weight the whale, but as it was missing bits and covered in a couple of kilos of mud I gave it a miss. The marshals stuggled to pick it up so I'm guessing my bike is one of the heavier ones
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Having held that bike up waiting in scrute line last year i know its alot heaver than mine is, but having seen Paul racing it last year i dont think that its weight was ever holding it back, add the fact that Paul is also slightly heaver than you i doubt you have a dissadvantage over any other class B bikes out there.
it will be around 170-175 kilos Steve (depending on how much fuel), which I think quite a few are. Lighter ones always seem to be SS chassis. Get a set of scales and weight front then rear and add together
I wasn’t making excuses but was interested as I know a lot of bikes went to get weighed but I didn’t manage to. I know Bradders did the bike justice last year
Mine is one heavy weight, weighing in at 172kgs with only about 2 litres of fuel in it. Going to be trying to make her lighter, so faster for next round
I just use a set of bathroom scales and weigh each end in turn. Its not accurate but good enough. Come to think of it there was a spreadsheet done in 2009 season at Brands.
I think power and combined weight do play a part in the performance but dont think its the complete story.