Powerlifting records - world achievements in powerlifting

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Anyone can be athletic and fit, but to develop functional strength so that all the cells of the body radiate incredible power, this is only possible for people who are strong in spirit and body.

Powerlifting is exactly the kind of sport that helps develop muscles and strength. It is not as popular as other sports, but this does not mean that it does not have its own achievements.

We decided to prepare the most famous world records in powerlifting. In the competitive disciplines, powerlifters demonstrate what they can do in three lifts: the squat, deadlift, and bench press. So which powerlifting records deserve to be known?

World record in deadlift

Of the “golden three” exercises in powerlifting, the deadlift is considered the heaviest. This exercise is also one of the most dangerous, since if it is performed with the wrong technique, it is very easy to get injured.

The world record for powerlifting belongs to Briton Eddie Hall, who lifted a barbell weighing 500 kilograms. Before this, everyone was sure that it was impossible to lift a barbell with such weight, but Hall proved the opposite.

True, after he lowered the barbell, his nose began to bleed, but, nevertheless, the goal was achieved and the record was recorded.

World records in powerlifting

Powerlifting records are listed below in order of increasing weight categories:

World records in powerlifting

52kg Andrzej Stanazek

Squat with a barbell on the shoulders: 270.5 kg, Andrzej Stanazek (Poland), 1995.
Bench press: 177.5 kg, Andrzej Stanazek (Poland), 1995
Deadlift: 256 kg, E.S. Bhaskaran (India), 1993
Amount: 590 kg, Andrzej Stanazek (Poland), 1995

56kg Lamar Gant

Back squat: 277.5 kg, Magnus Karlsson (Sweden), 1995
Bench press: 108.5 kg, Magnus Karlsson (Sweden), 1995
Deadlift: 289.5 kg, Lamar Gant (USA), 1982
Amount: 625 kg, Lamar Gant (USA), 1982

60kg Joe Bradley

Back squat: 295.5 kg, Magnus Karlsson (Sweden), 1994
Bench press: 180.5 kg, Magnus Karlsson (Sweden), 1993
Deadlift: 310 kg, Lamar Gant (USA), 1988
Amount: 707.5 kg, Joe Bradley (USA), 1982

67.5 kg Alexey Sivokon

Back squat: 300 kg, Jesse Jackson (USA), 1987
Bench press: Sergey Fastov - 125 kg (Ukraine), 1985
Deadlift: 316 kg, Daniel Austin (USA), 1991
Amount: 765 kg, Alexey Sivokon (Kazakhstan), 1995

75kg Rick Gaugler

Back squat: 328 kg, Osby Alexander (USA), 1989
Bench press: 217.5 kg, James Rose (USA), 1980
Deadlift: 337.5 kg, Daniel Austin (USA), 1994
Amount: 850 kg, Rick Gogler (USA), 1982

82.5 kg Mike Bridges

Back squat: 379.5 kg, Mike Bridges (USA), 1982
Bench press: 240 kg, Mike Bridges (USA), 1981
Deadlift: 357.5 kg, Veli Kumpuniemi (Finland), 1980
Total: 952.5 kg, Mike Bridges, 1982

90kg Mike Bridges

Back squat: 375 kg, Fred Hatfield (USA), 1980
Bench press: 255 kg, Mike McDonald (USA), 1980
Deadlift: 372.5 kg, Walter Thomas (USA), 1982
Total: 937.5 kg, Mike Bridges (USA), 1980

100kg Ed Cohen

Back squat: 423 kg, Ed Cohen (USA), 1994
Bench press: 300 kg Vadim Dovganyuk (Ukraine), Mike McDonald (USA), 1977
Deadlift: 390 kg, Ed Cohen (USA), 1993
Amount: 1035 kg, Ed Cohen (USA), 1994

110kg John Cook

Squat with a barbell on the shoulders: 420kg, Yuri Belkin (Russia), 2016
Bench press: 290 kg, Yuri Belkin (Russia), 2016
Deadlift: 420 kg, Yuri Belkin (Russia), 2016
Amount: 1115 kg, Yuri Belkin (Russia), 2016

125kg Kirk Karwoski

Back squat: 455 kg, Kirk Karwoski (USA), 1995
Bench press: 278.5 kg, Tom Hardman (USA), 1982
Deadlift: 387.5 kg, Lare Noren (Sweden), 1987
Total: 1045 kg, Kirk Karwoski (USA), 1995

Over 125kg Andrey Malanichev

Squat with a barbell on the shoulders: 475 kg, Andrey Malanichev (Russia), 2015
Bench press: 335 kg, Kirill Sarychev (Russia), 2015
Deadlift: 426 kg, Konstantin Konstantinov (Latvia), 2011
Amount: 1135 kg, Andrey Malanichev (Russia), 2015

Interesting Facts

It is worth noting that the weight of athletes does not always play a key role. To confirm this, you can check out the list of powerlifting records above.

Powerlifting records have two categories: equipped and unequipped.

World record in bench press

The bench press is considered to be an unofficial indicator of strength in powerlifting. We will look at two achievements in the bench press. The first includes equipment powerlifting records. It belongs to the American athlete Ryan Kennelly, who began training with iron after he was kicked out of all possible sections, including school.

After the first lessons, the guy’s talent in the bench press was immediately noticeable. Ryan Kennelly broke the US junior record with a bench press of 205 kg. This began his career as a powerlifter.

Raw powerlifting records are also varied. It is worth highlighting another American, Scott Mendelsohn, who lifts a barbell weighing 324.5 kilograms from his chest on the bench press.

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Mendelssohn was even recognized as the world champion in bench press in equipment in 2007 - he pressed 457.6 kilograms.

Significant records in extreme power sports

Today you can increasingly hear that you will no longer meet real heroes. This statement is partly true, since no one has yet been able to surpass many records in extreme power sports. Despite this, today there are strongmen who demonstrate real miracles and high fortitude.

Live horse on shoulders

This record was set by two Russian athletes, Grigory Kashcheev and Alexander Zass, and if for the first it was not difficult, since his weight was 160 kilograms and his height was 215 centimeters, then for Alexander Zass with his weight of 75 kilograms this is a real feat. In general, this man is called a phenomenon of the last century. Over the years of his career, Zass could catch a cannonball fired from a circus cannon with his bare hands, while remaining safe and sound; he was run over by a multi-ton truck; he was able to lift an iron beam weighing 260 kilograms with his teeth alone. So the horse record was officially recorded in 1914 and has not yet been broken by anyone.

Towing a road train

Anastasia Shapova set her record in front of thousands of spectators on the cathedral square. The thing is that on August 4, 2019, the tournament “The Strongest Omsk” took place, in which 10 titled athletes took part, including Anastasia. Officially, the girl is the strongest representative of the fair sex in Russia. Her weight does not exceed 60 kilograms, but this did not stop her from towing a train of 8 tons 16 meters in 49 seconds.

Lifting a two-ton load

The absolute record was set by an American born in Sweden, Paul Anderson, nicknamed the “Crane Man.” Dreaming of being included in the Guinness Book of Records, in 1957 Paul managed to lift a table with a safe and weights weighing 2844 kg off the ground. Then the athlete was able to break the records of Oscar Wahlund and Louis Cyr. The first managed to lift a load that weighed 2105 kilograms. Sira lifted on his back, without using any equipment, a platform on which an 18-piece orchestra was playing. Her total weight was 1867 kilograms.

World record powerlifting deadlift

It belongs to Briton Eddie Hall, who lifted a barbell weighing 500 kilograms at the World Deadlift Championships on July 9, 2016. The record almost cost the athlete his life. Hall managed to hold the bar even longer than the allotted time, but then he fell, unable to stand on his feet. The doctors ran up and noticed that the athlete was bleeding from the nose; fortunately, everything ended well.

Backflip with two kettlebells in hands

This record was set by Frederick Miller, also known as Evgeniy Sandow. The weight of each weight was 25 kilograms. During his life, the athlete had many similar records and most of them no one has been able to repeat until now.

Bench press

This record belongs to athlete Ryan Kelly. He was able to bench press 486 kg, this is an absolute record to date (the Russian record in the bench press is 390 kg). It is also worth noting Scott Mendelsohn, who bench presses a barbell weighing 324.5 kilograms from his chest. In 2007, he was able to bench press 457.6 kilograms.

Women's strength records

April Mathis was named the strongest woman in raw powerlifting in the heavyweight division. At the age of 28, weighing 120 kilograms, the girl confidently coped with the bench press, crossing the line of 200 kilograms. Josephine Blatt is the only girl who was able to hold a load of 1616 kilograms. This record remains unbroken to this day. Lydia Rybakova, weighing only 68 kilograms, was able to lift a barbell of 900 kilograms. Already at 33, on March 4, 1990, she moved and dragged a LAZ bus, which contained 48 people. The total weight of the transport with people inside was 850 kilograms.

Car dragging

A strongman from Belarus, Dmitry Belayts, became famous after moving a Belaz-7558 (90 tons) by 3 meters. On August 25, 2020, a new service center for mining dump trucks was opened in the city of Belov, Kemerovo region. Dmitry performed here, surprising everyone with his achievements.

Airplane towing

Svetlana Gavrilina from the city of Serpukhov, in the winter of 1991, was able to move a 40-ton Tu-134 by 2 meters. Before setting the record, the girl studied at a ballet school for about 7 years. Her height at that time was 164 cm, and her weight was 56 kilograms. Today she easily lifts 500 kg on her belt, as well as a bar attached to her lower back, which can easily accommodate 7 adult men.

Towing two cars on a rope

The famous extreme sportsman from Russia, who has repeatedly entered the Guinness Book of Records, Alexander Dubrovin (Peresvet), towed two cars weighing 5.5 tons in 2022. Many may think that this is quite simple for a person who is professionally involved in sports. But the trick was performed with a cable attached to the neck. Its thickness was only 3 millimeters.

Women's powerlifting world record

Women's powerlifting records are almost in no way inferior to men's records. We have already written about the fact that there are strong women. Ukrainian Olga Lyashchuk is the strongest woman in Ukraine, you can read more here.

Among the lightest weight categories (up to 47 kg), the record in deadlift and squats belongs to Chen Wei-Ling - 185 and 87.5 kg.

If we talk about weight in the category up to 72 kg, then the American Priscilla Riebick has no equal - she deadlifted 240 kg.

Ukrainian records in IPF powerlifting were recorded thanks to Elena Kozlova, who lifted 250 kg in the deadlift exercise.

The records of powerlifting veterans deserve respect, because not everyone can handle heavy weights, and even more so, not everyone can set a record and write their name in history.

Milestones: 1000, 1100 and 1200 IPF eventing total

On May 11, 2014, for the first time at the EPF Championships, the powerlifter lifted 1200 kg in the eventing total. His name is Karl Ingvar Christensen . The news about conquering a new peak in powerlifting quickly spread across all resources dedicated to this sport. “IRON WORLD” tried to answer the questions why such round sums attract powerlifters all over the world, who and when was the first to lift 1000 kg, 1100 kg and 1200 kg?

Eventing amount from 1000 kg More than 42 years ago, on March 4, 1972, 25-year-old American John Kutz competed at the Superstar Invitational tournament, which was held in Scranton. With a body weight of approximately 140 kg, John collected 1012.5 kg in the eventing total (365 kg in the squat, 262.5 kg in the bench press and 385 kg in the deadlift), becoming the first person in the world to join the “1000 club” in total triathlon. Multiple winner of European powerlifting championships from Germany, Thomas Klose, spoke about this great athlete in one of the publications in Powersports magazine in 1995. “In 1971, at the first World Powerlifting Championships, John Kutz competed for victory in the heavyweight category with James Williams and Hugh Cassidy. Both of his competitors lifted a total of 980 kg in triathlon. Cassidy squatted 363kg, bench pressed 259kg and deadlifted 358kg. Williams lifted the same amount in squats, was the first in the world to bench press 300 kg (!) and deadlift 317 kg. Cassidy was lighter than Williams, so he became the champion. John Kutz finished the performance in third place with a result of 955 kg (342.5+240+372.5). On his final deadlift attempt, John walked at 397.5 kg, but only reached his knees.

This defeat only provoked the 24-year-old athlete. Six months later, Kutz at the Superstar Invitational tournament became the first person in the world to lift more than a ton in eventing.” Having met Williams again at the second World Championships in November 1972, Kutz won with a result of 1066 kg (410.5 + 272.5 + 383) with a body weight of 153 kg. In pursuit of great results, he consumed more than 400 grams of protein and 5,500 kilocalories per day. But the enormous weight had a negative impact on the athlete’s health. Blood pressure reached 190/120 mmHg, constant shortness of breath prevented John from living a full life. At that moment John said to himself “stop.” I cut my daily caloric intake to 2000 kilocalories and 160 grams of protein and after six months I already weighed... 110 kg.

Since then he has competed only in this category. And even weighing 40 kg less than during his best form, John showed phenomenal results. He lifted a ton again, but in the 110kg category, at the 1980 World Championships. John showed 377.5 kg in the squat, 227.5 kg in the bench press, and 395 kg in the deadlift. Moreover, he performed deadlifts without equipment or a belt. The world record in deadlift lasted until the categories were changed, and the total record was taken by Alexey Gankov at the 1998 World Championships.

It should be mentioned that crossing the ton mark was not the goal of American powerlifters, since the competition used the English system of measures, in particular, the weights were in pounds. And the goals were corresponding: 2100 pounds (952.5 kg), 2200 pounds (998 kg), 2300 pounds (1043 kg). By the way, the first powerlifter to lift 2,200 pounds (998 kg) was the late John Cole, also in 1972. If he had even known about kilograms back then, I don’t think it would have been difficult for him to put on an extra 5 pounds. But this is already lyrics.

On January 26, 1997, the legendary Rif Gadiev from Ufa, at the championship of the Urals and Volga region in Sarapul, was the first of the Russian athletes to collect more than a ton, namely 1025 kg (400 + 262.5 + 362.5), with his own weight of 156 kg. “I am ambitious, and in sports I am attracted not only by victories, medals and so on - I was teased and still teased by records,” Rif Rifkatovich told Boris Ivanovich Sheiko for an interview with IRON WORLD in 2005. – The pinnacle of power, expressed in a figure that has not been conquered by anyone, is what attracts me! I think that victories are more important for politicians, and real athletes should be called RECORDS. Someone's new record is a challenge for me personally. And the desire to answer this challenge is what drives me in sports. And this hypothesis always gets me back on my feet after severe injuries. And one of the most important aspects of sports is rehabilitation. After injuries similar to mine, passive people became disabled for life, but thanks to sports, I always recovered and again felt like a full-fledged person. But something terrible happened to me: a rupture of all the ligaments in both knee joints, and a traumatic destruction of all the intervertebral discs in the lumbar spine, and a rupture of the ligaments and muscles of the chest and shoulder, and some other dangerous injuries.”

On September 14, 1997, 20-year-old Roman Ukraintsev , with a body weight of 147 kg, at the World Junior Championships in the Slovak city of Bratislava, became the first Russian athlete to lift a ton (400+240+360) at an international start. Today, Roman, by the way, is also the youngest in this honorary club.

05/25/2014 A little off topic, but still. At the 2014 IPF Bench Press Championships, Smulter Fredrik bench pressed 400kg at a bodyweight of 150kg and posted a Wilks ratio of 221.32. [video:https://youtu.be/_fslmDrbxeM]

11/09/2014 At the last IPF World Championship 2014, Russian Dmitry Inzarkin, born in 1987. with his own weight of 91.7 kg, he collected the first ton in the 93 kg category, showing in the exercises: 372.5 kg; 282.5 kg; 340 kg. Two days later Carl Christensen , walking wide, raised the world record bar from 1185 kg to 1230 kg, showing in the exercises: 490 kg; 360 kg; 390 kg. Moreover, he overtook Sergei Fedosienko in terms of the Wilks coefficient by 0.16 units and became the absolute champion of the competition. [video:https://youtu.be/C3vLpbzJGdM]

10/25/16 Americans raised the bar a lot in 2016! Williams Ray at the US Classic Eventing Championships showed: 178.00 456 240 383 1079 581.73 [video:

] Sumner Blaine at the Arnold Sports Festival showed: 167.51 500 401.5 370 1271.5 692.21 [video:

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03/05/17 Williams Ray performance at the NAPF Slingshot Pro American tournament as part of the Arnold Classic festival: Squats 477.5 kg - world record Bench press 235 kg Deadlift 392.5 kg Total 1105 kg - world record without equipment [video:

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NO CHEMICALS

In total, over ten years, Valery Bystrov took part in 50 competitions: Russian championships, European and world championships and cups. He became the world champion 22 times and the absolute world and European champion 18 times in his age category - over 40 years old. He set world records more than 70 times. I visited the USA three times, the Czech Republic twice, and traveled to South Africa, France and other countries. Last year he became the European champion at competitions in Sochi. He is also going to take part in this.

“For several years now, my working weight in squats with a barbell is 210 kg, bench press 117.5, and deadlift weight 215 kg,” notes Valery Bystrov. – Moreover, over ten years, my muscle mass has remained unchanged, but my strength has increased. (These weights are the largest that were recorded at competitions. During training, the athlete presses even more. - Ed .).

Valery Bystrov considers regular training, proper nutrition, a healthy lifestyle, winter swimming, physical activity to be the secret of his success - he even walks up to the 16th floor of his house. And also – faith in one’s own strength. And no steroids.

“I work out in the gym three times a week,” says the athlete. – I have never taken steroid drugs or used special equipment. People who abuse “chemistry” often leave sports at the peak of their careers, and then take a long time to recover.

In addition to powerlifting, Valery Bystrov is involved in the rehabilitation of people after a stroke.
For example, he helps them learn to walk again, takes them for walks, and communicates. She also gives therapeutic massage to people with spinal problems. – The number of physically active pensioners is growing in the Moscow region. Valery Bystrov, who not only engages in powerlifting, but is also a multiple world and European champion, is an excellent example of this. As part of the “Active Longevity” project, retirees have the opportunity to discover new types of hobbies: Nordic walking, yoga, swimming pool classes, tourist trips, etc. You can find out about available types of activities in your city and sign up for classes through the “Sots” mobile application,” notes the Minister of Social Development of the Moscow Region, Irina Faevskaya.

ALWAYS IN SHAPE

Valery Bystrov has been involved in sports since childhood. He was involved in pair acrobatics, basketball, diving and Greco-Roman wrestling.

After school, Valery graduated from the Stalingrad State Institute and began teaching gymnastics at the Mikhailovsky Pedagogical College. There is little time for personal training. Bystrov decided to take himself seriously after moving to the Moscow region and retiring.

– I signed up for a gym in Balashikha. “What I liked most was lifting the barbell,” admits Valery. “Once, during one of the training sessions, the guys told me: “Valer, you need to take part in powerlifting competitions!” And I didn't even know what it was.

A powerlifter from the Khabarovsk Territory broke three records at once

A resident of the Amur district of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Spiridonov loudly declared himself at the VII World Powerlifting Championships held in Moscow. In the discipline “Deadlift without equipment” in the weight category up to 67.5 kg, he became the world champion. The athlete also managed to set a world record of the WRPF Federation with a result of 260 kg, the Khabarovsk Territory Today news agency clarifies.

In general, there is only one state Powerlifting Federation of Russia. But there are other associations, private ones, which are also free to hold competitions and identify the best participants. Sergei Spiridonov took a liking to the WRPF Federation, and for a long time. She says that she once watched the competitions she held and only dreamed of being among the performers.

— Dreams are destined to come true. This Federation is considered one of the top ones, because many strong athletes compete here. I am now among them, having previously achieved certain results,” says the Amur resident. Having become interested in powerlifting, Sergei began training in the gym on his own. My favorite exercise was the deadlift, but I didn’t have the technique - I pulled more with my back, which is why I got a hernia. Fortunately, I met a coach from Moscow. Vitaly Blazhchuk took on the athlete and remotely led him to the results, of course, having first installed the technique - he struggled with this for more than a year.

- And it’s not all in vain. I owe my results to this man, who became not only my coach, but also my friend. I’m very grateful to him,” notes Sergei Spiridonov.

– So before the competition I spent a lot of time in the gym. And during the performance itself, it was as if he had accumulated all his strength - he lifted 260 kg. This allowed him to break three records at once: the Russian record at the master tournament (251 kg), the European record (240 kg) and the world record (245 kg).

Despite what has been achieved, the athlete intends to improve his results further. For example, move from the “amateur” category to the pro-“division” of the WRPF Federation, where powerlifting “stars” perform - or break a record among all Federations.

– Now the heaviest weight lifted is 282.5 kg. I think another year of fruitful work and we can try to beat him. In general, I aim to go further and higher. And age is not a hindrance here at all: despite the fact that I came to the sport late, already at the age of 30, and besides that I also have a family and work, in 6 years of training I have already managed to achieve a lot. Therefore, I will continue to do what I love and motivate others to take up sports,” the interlocutor concluded.

Who is the strongest in Russia? Rating of the 10 strongest men

What indicator in sports determines the strength of a man? This is the maximum weight he can lift. There are sports such as strongman and powerlifting, the essence of which is to lift heavy weights and train endurance. There are many such heroes in Russia, let's see who is among the top five according to the TOP-10 portal.

5th place: Alexey Serebryakov

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Or, as it is also popularly called, the Silver Hero. The strongman who took fifth place in the top was born in Chelyabinsk. He was involved in sports all his conscious life. This was not some kind of additional hobby, quite the contrary, since childhood, sports have been an integral part of it.

Alexey began his path in professional sports with bodybuilding, but this did not greatly interest the athlete, and he found himself in powerlifting. Already at the age of 14, Serebryakov could squat with a weight of about 150 kg, and by the age of 17 he completed the nomination for Master of Sports of Russia and squatted with a weight of 292.5 kg. At the age of 18, the athlete broke the Russian junior record at the national championship and squatted 360 kg!

Why do jocks do this? Participation in powerlifting competitions. Personal experience

Being an active powerlifter, Serebryakov received an injury, after which he decided to retrain in extreme power. Now the athlete competes in strongman competitions and can sit down with a weight of as much as 425 kg.

4th place: Andrey Belyaev

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This Russian hero occupies fourth place in our ranking. He is an international master of sports, a multiple record holder and champion of Russia and Europe.

Andrey was born in the small town of Zuevka, Kirov region, and began playing sports at the age of 14. At the age of 16, his first competitions took place, which determined the professional choice of the future athlete. In 2002, Belyaev became the world champion in powerlifting among juniors. The athlete’s best performance is squats with a weight of 430 kg.

3rd place: Vladimir Bondarenko

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His name is very famous in the world of powerlifting. He was part of the “golden” Russian team in this sport, which won the competition for 8 years in a row. In 2007, he retired from the sport, however, when speaking about powerlifting, Vladimir is remembered not only by the athlete’s compatriots, but also by foreigners.

2nd place: Elbrus Nigmatullin

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Elbrus received the title of Master of Sports of the Russian Federation in powerlifting at the age of 19. In 2005, he became the champion in the competition “The Strongest Man on the Planet” and rightfully received this title. The athlete holds several records listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

The hero was born in the Russian village of Chubary, Argayash district, Chelyabinsk region, and began playing sports at the age of 12. At the age of 21, he began to professionally engage in strength sports - powerlifting, arm wrestling, weightlifting, and a little later, strongman.

Where do muscles grow from: vegetarian in powerlifting

In the fall of 2022, Nigmatullin set a new record, pulling a 36-ton Boeing 25 meters in 44.58 seconds. Just imagine this scale!

1st place: Mikhail Koklyaev

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The well-deserved first place was awarded to the strongest Russian hero - Mikhail Koklyaev. He is an 8-time champion of Russia in weightlifting in the weight category over 105 kg and an international master of sports in weightlifting.

Mikhail entered the world of athletic sports at the age of 13, and at 16 he had already fulfilled the standard of a master of sports. At the age of 20 he received the title of international master of sports. In 2005, he entered the power extreme sport and became famous for his achievements, taking prizes in competitions. Repeatedly set world records.

Absolute Russian record holder in deadlift - 417.5 kg. This is the weight of almost two equipped motorcycles!