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[Chaz]

Originally Posted by skidlids

As we will have lots of free time to kill at Donington I am hoping to bring my two sets of scales along and weigh as many bikes as possible I think we have 34 entered at present. The forms are printed and the ramps are made, maybe have to get some new batteries to be on the safe side

On Saturday the scrutineering bay will be a busy area and then we will be on track at 11am and then later in the afternoon so I am proposing we try and arrange it for either Sunday Morning or Sunday Lunchtime (what would people prefer) and possibly do it in 3 groups

Class B odd numbers
Class B even numbers
Class A - All

Normally weighing of bikes to police the series would take part when a Parc Ferme is held after a race and then bikes directed to the weigh area.

I intend for this to be more of an eye opener so anybody whose bike is under weight can address the situation and those with bikes over weight can look to see where they can make improvements.

I also intend to bring 3 bottles of Plonk with me as prizes, just need to rember to put them in the van with everything else.
One for the lightest legal bike in each class (must have at least 2 litres of fuel in the tank) and one for the Heaviest overall.

As my bike has no chance of being the lightest in class A I was thinking of filling the tank to the brim and see if I can make it the heaviest

Helpful and constructive Comments please

Kev

Hope you have the Lloyd's test certificate for them Kev

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Chaz

Hope you have the Lloyd's test certificate for them Kev

I used the BSI weights at work to check them and carry out a direct comparison with one of the sets of calibrated scales at work, which are checked not by lloyds but E.H.Oakley to UKAS standards, which I have to make sure gets done as one of my roles is the Calibrated Equipment officer responsible for maintaining a calibrated equipment register that is Audited several times a year by the likes of the BSI and the FDA.

[Chaz]

Originally Posted by skidlids

I used the BSI weights at work to check them and carry out a direct comparison with one of the sets of calibrated scales at work, which are checked not by lloyds but E.H.Oakley to UKAS standards, which I have to make sure gets done as one of my roles is the Calibrated Equipment officer responsible for maintaining a calibrated equipment register that is Audited several times a year by the likes of the BSI and the FDA.

Thought you would have that coverd Kev, can you get our bathroom ones checked my misses recons they weigh at least 5lbs heavy

[skidlids]

Thats what I thought about my Kern ones when I got them and weighed myself, sadly the bu99ers don't lie, they are very accurate less than 1% error over the range tested.
Mind you they do cost a bit more than your average bathroom scales
http://www.kern-sohn.com/en/shop/proddata-2678.html

[phillc]

Any chance you can bring the scales to Mallory as I'm intensely curious as to the weight of my new race bike!

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by phillc

Any chance you can bring the scales to Mallory as I'm intensely curious as to the weight of my new race bike!

Yes Phil I can bring them to Mallory






















On the 21st of June

[trouty]

my bike weighs the same as before, but i weigh 2 stones more since this time last season

[phillc]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Yes Phil I can bring them to Mallory

On the 21st of June

I thought you might say something like that!

Maybe I'll magically happen to have a bike in the back of my van when I return your headers

[NBs996]

Phil, there's a weighscale in the scrute bay at Mallory.