Is Spain where Voodoo started? My bike has Voodoo-JuJu. Anytime a non GG 2 stroke rider pushes it around, picks it up, or moves it in any way other than riding it, they comment on it feeling heavy compared to whatever they ride. If they just get on it and ride, they comment on how good it handles and how light it feels. I only feel the weight when I go back and forth from it to say, a KTM 200 or a 125. But the weight is a good thing to me. It turns just as easy, in fact better than most lighter bikes to me, and is so much better in rocks. It is much more stable and "planted" feeling while still turning easy and quick. If I rode in deep sand all the time I might like a lighter bike but in the technical rocks and hills and roots I ride in it is just the right weight for me.
Going back to the first pages regarding weighing bikes using bathroom scales, I think the easiest way is to take a 2x10 board, (or 12 or 16), that is longer than the wheelbase of the bike, weigh it on the scales and record that weight, then put the bike on top. Get a total figure and subtract the weight of the wood. On some scales you need to nail a couple of short 2x4s to the bottom of the long board to coincide with where your feet would go on the scale. I think this way is much more accurate and easier than weighing each end of the bike. It comes out to within 2 lbs every time I've done it. I used to have some bathroom scales that you could calibrate with a dial on top. I always used to use a 45lb weightlifting plate before I weighed a bike. If I ever see any of those old scales in a thrift shop or yardsale I'm getting another one.
I'm sure it's been mentioned but remember that things like steering dampers, heavy tubes/tires, different barkbuster setups, disc guards of various designs, tool bags attached to the bike, aftermarket headlights, big tanks, all add up or subtract from. It's not uncommon to have a set of tires and tubes that weigh quite a bit more or less. Pick up an HD dual sport or Desert racing tire, then an MX tire and you can feel the difference. The flex type handlebars also weigh more than regular bars, enough to feel it. It feels like at least 2 lbs to me.
My bikes always have at least 3 lbs of safety wire, Loctite, anti-seize, another 4 lbs of various glue such as Shoe Goo, superglue, Gorilla glue, and 8-10 lbs of duct tape here and there.
Of course everyone knows to let the air out of the tires for an accurate weight, but don't forget the air inside the handlebars, gas tank, crankcase, and all other things that can hold volumn. You must pull a vacumn on all those places before weighing.
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