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jllvalk
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« on: August 14, 2015, 03:27:41 PM »

Does anyone know the weight of the engine only for a Valk, We are going to tear one down and trying to establish the weight of the engine with the frame. Can 3 small guys lift it into a pickup?

Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2015, 03:38:02 PM »

Does anyone know the weight of the engine only for a Valk, We are going to tear one down and trying to establish the weight of the engine with the frame. Can 3 small guys lift it into a pickup?

Thanks
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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2015, 03:44:48 PM »

bike weight for a standard is 800 pounds. a bunch of that is frame, suspension, tires, & wheels.
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« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2015, 03:47:15 PM »

The Honda manual says dry weight 262 pounds.
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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2015, 04:38:58 PM »

The engine with no carbs, alternator, starter, I can pick up myself although not easily.
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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2015, 08:50:17 AM »

bike weight for a standard is 800 pounds. a bunch of that is frame, suspension, tires, & wheels.

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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2015, 09:08:10 AM »

Does anyone know the weight of the engine only for a Valk, We are going to tear one down and trying to establish the weight of the engine with the frame. Can 3 small guys lift it into a pickup?

Thanks
I think it's going to be hard to get an accurate weight of the engine with the frame. My GUESS would be about 400-450 lb. but it's just a guess.
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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2015, 10:38:09 AM »

This discussion reminds me of my wife's birthday.

She told me she wanted something sitting in the garage that would do 0 to 200 in under a minute.

So, on her birthday she stepped on into our garage and there it was.

A bath room scale.

And that my friends is how the fight started.   Wink
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2015, 01:23:17 PM »

Just so you know, the complete head weighs 23 pounds, so 46 pounds in just the heads.
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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2015, 01:29:41 PM »



PM AtticRat, he can tell ya or weight one out of the bike in his shop.
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2015, 09:50:24 PM »

From my notes in doing some comparisons twixt the Valk and GL1800:
Per 1994 GL1500 Shop manual, the 94SE model had an engine weight of 278 lbs.  Sorry, but I do not know what engine bolt-ons it includes, or not...

And from a road test (that I have seemingly misplaced  Embarrassed...) the GL1800 engine is 6 lbs lighter.
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2015, 09:38:56 AM »

From my notes in doing some comparisons twixt the Valk and GL1800:
Per 1994 GL1500 Shop manual, the 94SE model had an engine weight of 278 lbs.  Sorry, but I do not know what engine bolt-ons it includes, or not...

And from a road test (that I have seemingly misplaced  Embarrassed...) the GL1800 engine is 6 lbs lighter.
I didn't think to look there. My '97 to '03 manual says engine dry weight is 262 pounds. I have to assume that is without the carbs and other things that aren't integral to the engine itself.
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2015, 01:12:22 PM »

  I put one in the trunk of the VW minus starter and alternator by myself. FYI , a dis-assembled Valk will fit in a VW Jetta.

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