Xchoppers
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- Apr 27, 2008
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my stock r3 before add ons is about 695 lbs dry
that would make the 109 about 500 lbs
ive seen the bike many times and i cant believe its
that light.
but in any case your right about the rider there is no
supstitute for expierience!!!
right now my r3 weighs in about 800 lbs
and i still can raise the front wheel in 2nd at about 50 mph
and in 3rd at close to 90!
i dont know about you guys when i want to play,
i want to play.
and nothing go's through the gears like an r3
Numbers I've seen published for the R3 say it weighs 750 lbs.
The M109 weighs 650.
I was thinking the R3 is 800 lbs. (it is, wet)
So, in any case, the 109 is at least 100 lbs. lighter.
Suzuki uses a lot of aluminum. The entire swingarm is alloy.
If you check my post you'll see I didn't say it was faster, actually, I said the opposite.
I said the R3 is clearly a faster bike.
I ride both all the time.