Hang around a bit, you'll get the hang of it soon enough, hopefully.
PS Also try reading all a thread from the top down, not the bottom. Sometimes things are not quite as they might appear.
Passenger weight ?
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Hang around a bit, you'll get the hang of it soon enough, hopefully.
PS Also try reading all a thread from the top down, not the bottom. Sometimes things are not quite as they might appear.
brassmonkey001
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whoa!!???
Not very friendly on here are we!
Just an observation. Hope i'm allowed one of them?
Chill peeps. Make love not war
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Yeah, we are really.
Well, they are anyway.
I'm a right miserable cnut, me!
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brassmonkey001
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Need to give a mate a 50 mile lift on the back of the GS next weekend and as he's shall we say a little on the lardy side I was wondering on the weight limit for passengers
We won't be taking any luggage but how many turns of the big black knob do you think I will need with an extra 19 stone on the back. Should I also up the PSI in the rear tyre
Give the lad a break..
I've carried a 20 stone mate on the back of my GSA plus luggage, with out any drama.
Just bang the rear pre-load up to max (and don't worry about tyre pressures - unless you run them ultra low psi), and away you go.
Just watch out for the extra weight at low speed/stationary.
Thank you Nostromo thats the type of useful information that makes these forums so worth while.
If only the "it's in the manual" brigade weren't so obsessed with their post count
You end up with a high post count by replying to the same questions being asked over and over again when it's all available in the handbook/manual.
You end up with a high post count by replying to the same questions being asked over and over again when it's all available in the handbook/manual.
I've got this vision of a bloke standing behind the smart arses with a gun forcing them to reply in as unhelpful a manner as possible
Maybe I didn't word my original post quite as well as I should have.
My initial concern was with the two of us on board we would be getting very close to the maximum payload once suited and booted. Which would be fine assuming this was evenly distributed over the bike.
In fact if the 19stone mate was driving and I was the passenger it wouldn't concern me as the fat f**ker would be sat directly over the rear shock. But in my scenario I'm gonna have the majority of the weight almost past the rear axel. In 30 odd years of riding it's an experience I've never had and by the looks of the replies not many on here have either.
Memories of the Hyabussa rear subframe debacle spring to mind.
Personally I still feel that it's reasonable to ask on this type of forum what can be expected of this scenario and stupid replies won't change my mind much on that.
So for those that feel they can add some genuine value to my question ( Thanks Yonkyo
) I'd be delighted to hear from them.To those that just want to be smart arses I suggest they go forth an multiply. In the nicest possible way of course
Still no sign of the £12 though.
Why worry?
If you ignore the questions asked that are already answered in the handbook all these jolly people wouldn't get together on the forum! Add a Haynes Manual and there isn't a great deal left unknown!
If you ignore the questions asked that are already answered in the handbook all these jolly people wouldn't get together on the forum! Add a Haynes Manual and there isn't a great deal left unknown!
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brassmonkey001
I should change this
I've got this vision of a bloke standing behind the smart arses with a gun forcing them to reply in as unhelpful a manner as possible
Maybe I didn't word my original post quite as well as I should have.
My initial concern was with the two of us on board we would be getting very close to the maximum payload once suited and booted. Which would be fine assuming this was evenly distributed over the bike.
In fact if the 19stone mate was driving and I was the passenger it wouldn't concern me as the fat f**ker would be sat directly over the rear shock. But in my scenario I'm gonna have the majority of the weight almost past the rear axel. In 30 odd years of riding it's an experience I've never had and by the looks of the replies not many on here have either.
Memories of the Hyabussa rear subframe debacle spring to mind.
Personally I still feel that it's reasonable to ask on this type of forum what can be expected of this scenario and stupid replies won't change my mind much on that.
So for those that feel they can add some genuine value to my question ( Thanks Yonkyo
To those that just want to be smart arses I suggest they go forth an multiply. In the nicest possible way of course
OK, if you want it straight here it is.
Wind your preload up, stick a couple of extra lbs in your tyres, ride your bike steadier and plan further ahead.
OK, if you want it straight here it is.
Wind your preload up, stick a couple of extra lbs in your tyres, ride your bike steadier and plan further ahead.
All good sound advice, what about adjusting the headlight? Extra weight on back, front rises dazzling on commng traffic.
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