Ever wonder how much all your crap weighs?

[bloodline]

Due to the need to ship all of our stuff across the country, I now know how much it all weighs.

We are packed for a 2 week ride to Alaska including camping gear. 2 up.

2 sets of riding gear, tent, sleeping bag, pads, stove, clothes, etc.

118lbs.

Tools, tire repair stuff, a few other items excluded. I'd guess with the weight of the panniers, electronics, couple of bottles of water and fuel, etc, we are strapping on over 200lbs, easily.

No wonder it's so damn heavy when I have to pick it up.

 

[Don in Lodi]

LOL, I used to weigh everything that went in my trailer so I could keep the load balanced. Yeah, it adds up fast. ???

 

[Thunderwear]

I found there was a public scale near my work and they charged me 5$ once to weigh my bike fully loaded and unloaded. It was kind of cool to just ride up onto the steel plate and get her weighed.

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[VAT]

I'm glad I'm not the only one! My first adventure trip was on my KLR-650 through NM & AZ w/ V-Strom friends. I was packing 100 lbs (including the Pelican boxes) & had everything I needed to take care of myself but, I could tell the weight was there. They called me the Pack Mule. Trip after trip I have learned & lightened. This year will be my first big trip (TN & NC) on my new Super T. I had the mind set that with the heavier bike, I needed the gear weight low. I have been able to take the original 100 lbs and knock it down to 60 lbs (including the Wolfman Rocky Mountain soft bags). Loaded w/ gear, the Super T handles sooooo much better than the old Pack Mule KLR. Can't wait for the big 2 weeker trip.