kgOn the VIN plate or in the owner's manual.
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Result
Payload left (negative means overloaded)40 kg
Your load200 kg
How it is calculated, with your numbers
- Maximum payload
payload = gvwr − kerb450 − 210 = 240 kg - Your load
load = rider + pass + lug90 + 75 + 35 = 200 kg - Payload left (negative means overloaded)
left = gvwr − kerb − rider − pass − lug450 − 210 − 90 − 75 − 35 = 40 kg
Working uses the metric units the formula is written in.
- gvwr Maximum permitted weight (GVWR) (kg)
- kerb Kerb weight (full tank, ready to ride) (kg)
- rider Rider and gear (kg)
- pass Passenger and gear (kg)
- lug Luggage including cases (kg)
- payload Maximum payload
- load Your load
- left Payload left (negative means overloaded)
What it means
The maker's maximum permitted weight (GVWR) is the most the bike may weigh in total. Take away the kerb weight and what is left is the payload for people and luggage. Two-up touring with full luggage gets close to the limit on many bikes, and every accessory you bolt on (crash bars, racks, cases) eats into it.
Also check the rack's own load rating and the tyre load index, which can be lower than what the GVWR allows on one part of the bike.
Assumptions and limits
- Kerb weight as ready to ride; add accessories you have fitted.
Sources
- The maximum permitted mass (GVWR) on the vehicle identification plate or in the owner's manual.