Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > The Desmo Due Weigh In

[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

[injected]

Originally Posted by skidlids

I am proposing we try and arrange it for either Sunday Morning or Sunday Lunchtime (what would people prefer)

Kev, fwiw I'd prefer Saturday after qual, as Sunday I will be away from the track with family until our evening race.

[skidlids]

Guy, we will have to see how Saturday goes, with changes o the bike and not having raced the GP circuit I will probably be working on the bike after Qually, possibly changing gearing and suspension setup, but may be still have enough time to weigh a couple of bikes.
Ideally would like to do it in the Scrutineering bay and only really want to set up once but if the part of the paddock I end up in allows the odd bike to be checked it may be possible to do a couple Saturday

[trouty]

hows does this work then? one wheel on 1 scales, one wheel on other scales and add the 2 figures together?

[antonye]

Originally Posted by trouty

hows does this work then? one wheel on 1 scales, one wheel on other scales and add the 2 figures together?

Basically, yes.

If you think about it, you can't have the same weight on two scales at the same time ... it doesn't magically appear from nowhere and disappear once you take the bike off. It's the same principle that two guys lifting a heavy box makes it easier than one guy on his own!

Mark borrowed a set of car scales from work once and we measured mine on it to see what the weight bias was like with a plan to adjusting the suspension to see how it changed the bias.

I'll see if I can dig the pic out...

[antonye]

Here we go...