Balance weight for a two-wheeled vehicle

A balance weight (1) for a two-wheeled vehicle includes a weight (10) made from iron and a clip (30) made from spring steel. The weight (10) includes a first axial end (11), a second, opposite axial end (12), a transversely extending intermediate surface (13), and a first laterally extending groove (17) for holding the clip (30) therein having a groove bottom portion (17a) and a groove inlet portion (17b) which is smaller in width than the groove bottom portion (17a). The clip (30) includes a pair of arms (31), a connecting portion (32), an engaging portion (33) formed in the connecting portion (32), a bent portion (34) bent from the connected portion (32) toward a space between the pair of arms (31), and an obliquely extending portion (35) extending obliquely in a direction away from the transversely extending intermediate surface (13) of the weight (10).