Weight limit?

is it bad to exceed it for a few hrs? even if i tighten my preset up quite a bit?

i weigh about 245 and the WIFF is about 150.


should i stop that, and lose some damn wieght?

thanks,

james

i dont know the supposed weight capacity on the bike but whatever your exceeding it just make your wife lose it.. tell her shell still look good at 50lbs..LOL as for me i pulled my pegs off the 1st day so mine doesnt get any ideas of riding with me..

seriously though i wouldnt sweat it if its 50lbs or so over.. its more a liability thing due to worse braking etc with extra weight.. make sure tire pressure is good and tighten up the rear as much as you can..

Its something ridiculous like 335....which means I can only carry 110 lb hotties

if its 335 your math is off my friend.. you can only carry 90lb crack junkies..LOL

lol...i'm sure glad i don't like to ride with a pax anyway.....but the wait limit keeps the 'moped girlies' off my bike for sure

The Max weight limit is 396lbs on the Cdn model, and I believe 394lbs on the US model. Not sure on Euro spec.
You'll be fine, the bike doesn't fall apart at 400lbs. Just use your head.
Honda has put that limit there so people don't do stupid things like put 2 300lbs men on it and try to qualify for the front row of their fav MotoGP event.

Increase the rear pre-load, make sure you are running the recommended tire PSI of 36F and 42R (This is the ONLY time you should ever be running PSI's that high BTW). Try to avoid bumps, leave yourself extra room for braking, easy on the gas in 1st and 2nd or you'll wheelie. Obviously keep the max speed down to something reasonable like 90mph.

I have ridden lots with 395lbs total rider/passenger with zero problems.

Some things to note: With the stock fork springs on the '04/'05 bikes which are for about a 150lbs solo rider, you get some big time serious nose dive if you even lightly pull the front brake lever. You gotta use a LOT of rear brake with a full load. At 245lbs you should look into swapping the fork springs just for yourself anyway. You'll really notice an improvment in handling, and as a bonus it won't dive as much under braking, especially with a passenger.

For the 150lbs passenger, you should get by with an 8/10 rear preload if you are riding easy. 10/10 is a *very* harsh ride. I believe the rear spring/shock is setup for approx a 365lbs load on the '04/'05.

If you have a 2006, they increased the stock fork springs so you'll be a bit better off, but I believe they soften the rear as well, so more preload might be needed.

1000RR,

that was a very well written and thought out reply. Thank you!

james

I took my wife riding on my '06 and we were fine. I'm in the same ball park with you as far as my weight and the wife's weight. I just took it easy on the throttle.

My memory let me down. The rear pre-load only goes to "9" not 10.

You'll be fine at 395lbs....However if you are going to be riding together on a regular basis I would tighten up the suspension and make sure your tire pressure is at the recommended 36/42...otherwise you may run into some handling issues when scraping the pegs around corners

I weight 245 also, and am considering buying a 2006.

Should I ask them to stiffen the front shock spring even further than the changes they make from '05 to '06?

The fork springs in the'06 are significantly stiffer than the '05. I weigh 155 lbs. It was recommended to me by a qualified suspension specialist that I go with a lighter fork spring in the front.

Thanks, Kiggy.

@245lbs you will be fine with the 2006 fork springs on the street.
Then again, you'll be fine with the '04/05 fork springs on the street.

If you ever do track days, or even ride stupid hard on the street, thats where
you'll see a problem. You need much stiffer springs on the front for track use.

With the 2006, and you weighing 245lbs you shouldn't have any trouble on the street and unless you have lots of money, do track days or just really want to tinker, you can save your money. If you want to race, even with the '06 you'll need to upgrade.

Same goes for the 155lbs guy... thats about the right weight for a '04/'05 front end on the track, so you should
find the front of your '06 a little stiff on the street. I wouldn't change it at anything less then a "club level" racer.

I can't recall exactly what changes Honda made anyway. I think they went from .88kg springs to .92's? They also adjusted the valving and anti-dive settings etc. It's now a very different front end.