What weight are the BST wheels designed to carry?
Load rating of BST wheels. BST has derived our load specification from experience in the field of motorcycle physics: The load rating printed on the wheel stickers will reflect the maximum weight that the specific wheel typically carries in a static environment. We design with a safety factor of about 4 to deal with extra demands created by the dynamics involved in motorcycling. We present the following scenarios created around the load rating for sport bike wheels: Scenario 1 The usual weight distribution of a motorcycle with a rider is approximately 40% for the front wheel and 60% for the rear wheel. Total Static Weight or TSW = Weight of bike with all fluids + weight of rider = 220Kg + 90Kg = 310 Kg This leaves us with the following load ratings: For Front wheel = 310Kg x 40% = 124Kg For Rear wheel = 310Kg x 60% = 186Kg Scenario 2 The weight distribution of a motorcycle with a rider and with one passenger, positioned in the conventional fashion, is approximately 37.5% for the front
