29 Apr 2004
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Canada
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How much does your luggage weigh?
Hi guys, I've seen tons of pictures of the BMWs loaded to the gunnels so I'm wondering about the weight. Are you guys carrying close to 200 pounds including the gear, boxes and mounts? Even with a topbox you're only got 3 mounting points right per side right?
I'm trying to figure out what's reasonable for a bike to be able to handle. It's just a Suzuki GS400 with rear shocks off of a 1200 CC Harley (Showa shocks, not Harley brand!  ) and I'm hoping to carry about 140 pounds of luggage with 70 pounds being the boxes and racks, or perhaps 150 with 80 pound boxes. I know the boxes are super heavy but for 60 bucks it's what I can afford and suspension parts/welding are cheaper than Jesse's.
Any ideas or data would be much appreciated.
Cheers, Steve
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