I have a K100LT and a K100RT and there is a weight difference between them that words don't describe. The RT felt nimble by comparison with the LT. The difference in weight was down to stuff added to the LT like entertainment, heated grips, ABS, some different body parts but significantly almost all of the extra weight is up higher. I cant get my feet flat on the ground on either so this makes the weight difference more significant. The K100RT is much the same weight as the GSA and I feel is my limit of what I can manage.
1992 K100LT June 2010 110,000 miles
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Strange...yes on paper the S10 is a heavy old girl but the first thing I noticed when lifting off side-stand was how light she felt especially after owning a varadero....put this down to the very low centre of gravity the bike has.
I think, for me, it was probably an age thing (59) as I had one for three months only.
It's a lovely, lovely bike on the move and so beautifully balanced.
As a 'dead weight' it's damn awkward to move due to the weight. I found it heavy around the 'house' so to speak and also around camp sites, car parks, and all such places. Anything involving 'paddling' on an everyday level was such an effort.
But it's a great engine (thumbs)
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Redsoul wrote:Strange...yes on paper the S10 is a heavy old girl but the first thing I noticed when lifting off side-stand was how light she felt especially after owning a varadero....put this down to the very low centre of gravity the bike has.
Must be me, I thought she was heavy when I took her off the stand and wiiiide
My Tiger Sport is 235kg wet, and I've given up pushing or padding it around, unless it's just backwards out of the garage. It's just easier to jump on and start the engine, and think when you're parking it so that you're facing the right way on the way out.
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Yes it bloody well is and I have already tested my crashbars in the lay over test Heaviest bike I have ever had but it should do the job intended which is mainly touring.
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Yes she`s a big ole girl when you push her around but you can ride to a standstill feet up she is so well balanced (thumbs) as for lifting her off the sidestand no worse than the 800 GS I had and not as top heavy :whistle: also better balanced on the centre stand and no harder to get on the stand (thumbs)
92kk k100lt 193214 wrote:It is heavier than the GSA by about 30kg....
I have a K100LT and a K100RT and there is a weight difference between them that words don't describe. The RT felt nimble by comparison with the LT. The difference in weight was down to stuff added to the LT like entertainment, heated grips, ABS, some different body parts but significantly almost all of the extra weight is up higher. I cant get my feet flat on the ground on either so this makes the weight difference more significant. The K100RT is much the same weight as the GSA and I feel is my limit of what I can manage.
You trying to tell us that the GSA has a wet weight of 230 kilos ?
hmy: 
Heaviest bike I have ever had but it should do the job intended which is mainly touring.
