If you are actually riding it off road and have to pick it up then yeah., weight counts. ![Grin ;D](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/grin.gif)
Assuming your shopping choices are a new Transalp versus one from the '80s,, then yeah, the comparison matters. But while absolute weight obviously matters, for comparative purposes current segment competitors are relevant.
Does the Honda weigh 100lb more than the CFMOTO? Because that's what's being discussed.
It's like someone considering the new Z and responding by saying well, the new one weighs more than the original. So what?