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homeyinharamony t1_iy51tax wrote

Reply to comment by notbob1959 in Randy Smith hoists 203 pounds of machine off the ground. c1970s by MyDogGoldi

Pic says 203 & article claims 250lbs - so i assume 203 is claimed dry. Terry Sheppard Tuning did one off builds(frames etc) using TL1000 V-Twin engines in early 2000's & got nowhere near that weight. V Twins are HEAVY.....using just the basics my TL motor weighed 153lbs alone.

I'm calling BS - no way that bike pictured weighs 203lbs dry or 250lbs wet

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notbob1959 t1_iy555t5 wrote

You would think that the current owner of the bike (the Harley-Davidson Museum) would know the weight. However, I found an article at motorcycle.com about bikes at the museum that says this about the Magnum:

>the end result was a bike that weighed less than 320 lbs Harley says (Smith claimed 203 lbs) and hit 106 mph in a quarter-mile drag. I highly doubt the entire bike weighed 203 lbs, but I like Randy’s optimism and hey, 106 in the quarter-mile using a mish-mash of 1940s and ‘50s engine parts ain’t bad.

So it seems there is a wide range of claimed weights.

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TheCarrzilico t1_iy5el6q wrote

I'm beginning to think that the bike weighs thousands of pounds and Randy is superhuman.

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astrorobb t1_iy52veg wrote

that front drum brake probably weighed 30lbs on its own.

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-Lumpy-Space-Prince- t1_iy6kce3 wrote

The fuel injection on the tl1000 sure made it… “exciting”.

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JD0x0 t1_iy8bmwy wrote

My little 49cc two stroke scooter is over 203lbs. Also, calling BS.

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