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Can I just make a clarifying point here.

I am not saying that if a rider is 150kg everyone else should conform to his/her weight.

There still need be a 'suitable' minimum weight, however I...

I raced a GSXR600 which was quiet large in comparison to the R6, ZX6 and CBR but it was a slug in a straight line with me on it.

However when I let a mate ride it he went on about how much grunt...

Therefore if the weight is such a minimal factor, lets just combine the bike and rider weight and move on.

Unlike the 60 something kg poster above, I also raced and was over 100kg at the time.
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Combined minimum weight is the way to go.

Remember all the talk last year about the advantage Ducati had with straight line speed? Carrying the least amount of mass helps propel the machine...