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Cruisers Under 550 Pounds Wet

Cruisers with a wet weight under 550 pounds: every confirmed model with model years, power, weight and a link to its full buyer's guide on NastyNils.

By · Updated 2026-10-30

Cruisers Under 550 Pounds Wet
Photo: Kawasaki press archive

Wet weight is what a cruiser weighs ready to ride: fuel, oil, coolant, everything in. Every bike here comes from the factory under five hundred fifty pounds by that measure, as the maker states it. Less weight is easier to push around a parking lot, easier to pick up and easier to hold at a stop. Dry weight leaves out the fluids, so it isn’t comparable and doesn’t count here.

When one of these bikes catches your eye, pin down the exact generation and model year of the one you’re looking at. Then make sure the wet weight you’re reading belongs to that bike, not another year. If all you can find is a dry weight, it isn’t comparable with the figures here.

Every motorcycle below has a wet weight under 550 pounds from the factory, confirmed against manufacturer information. Where a trim or special edition shares it with the base bike, only the base bike is listed. A model that is missing here may still have it; it means we have not confirmed it yet.

Standard from the factory

33 model lines by brand, 17 still in production or built until last year

BMW

  • BMW R 12

    Calm Boxer With Mountain Manners

    2024– · 95 hp · 500 lb wet

Buell

Ducati

Harley-Davidson

Honda

Indian

Kawasaki

QJ Motor

Royal Enfield

Yamaha

Earlier models (16)