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Im soon to be in a similar situation (hopefully). After my test im not planning on restricting my next bike. Even though Im looking at getting a 600 .
Even if there is a risk I see it as very minimal and if you were to have a serious crash then the bike wouldnt be in a fit state to dyno and test the HP .
Personally, I dont agree with the whole restrictions thing. I may only be 18 and only have experience with a 125 for 6 months but I dont see why that should stop me riding a full power bike. If I were 3 years older I wouldnt be any more capable of riding a 600 with the same experience. I also dont want to pay for my next bike to made shitter than it should be and finding a bike thats worth getting thats 33bhp or under is a bitch.
How many people ride de-restricted 2t's on L plates and never get trouble? ____________________ Current: MT-10, Bandit, Grom, GPZ500
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| Matt06 wrote: | Im soon to be in a similar situation (hopefully). After my test im not planning on restricting my next bike. Even though Im looking at getting a 600  .
Even if there is a risk I see it as very minimal and if you were to have a serious crash then the bike wouldnt be in a fit state to dyno and test the HP  .
Personally, I dont agree with the whole restrictions thing. I may only be 18 and only have experience with a 125 for 6 months but I dont see why that should stop me riding a full power bike. If I were 3 years older I wouldnt be any more capable of riding a 600 with the same experience. I also dont want to pay for my next bike to made shitter than it should be and finding a bike thats worth getting thats 33bhp or under is a bitch.
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They don't have to dyno it, they just need to check the restrictor is present. That said, most crashes leave a bike still mechanically pretty good.
I don't see why you can't have a full power bike straight after taking your test either, it seems a stupid law. Everybody should be able to handle 180bhp, experience or no experience, it's only a few horsepower after all. You're bound not to kill yourself at warp factor 9, and when it bites you your lightening sharp reflexes are bound to be able to save it. Or so you'll think, until you find yourself ten feet up in the air, looking down at your shiny pride and joy sparking down the tarmac on it's side. Trust me, you haven't got the learned reflexes and skills required to safely ride a superbike, that comes only with experience. Those things have levels of power you can't even dream about! |
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I don't see why you can't have a full power bike straight after taking your test either, it seems a stupid law. Everybody should be able to handle 180bhp, experience or no experience, it's only a few horsepower after all. You're bound not to kill yourself at warp factor 9, and when it bites you your lightening sharp reflexes are bound to be able to save it. Or so you'll think, until you find yourself ten feet up in the air, looking down at your shiny pride and joy sparking down the tarmac on it's side. Trust me, you haven't got the learned reflexes and skills required to safely ride a superbike, that comes only with experience. Those things have levels of power you can't even dream about! |
Sorry, and with the greatest respect, you are talking absolute bollocks there!!! I don't know why some people on here are desperate to perpetuate the myth that a 'full power' bike is some rabid, snarling, widow-maker, hell-bent on flicking the rider off at the first oppurtunity.
Perhaps it's some vain attempt to be 'johnny big-potatoes' and stand back basking in the admiration and envy of the lesser mortals who do not posses the finely honed reflexes of a greased cobra in a tub of axle grease.
You do not need to be 'Ace Biker' to ride a sportsbike of any size and power - however to get the best out of it does take an incredible amount of skill - and to a certain amount, stupidity.
Having ridden a variety of large capacity superbikes (R1 + Gixer thous), i can honestly say that at a slower pace, these were the most docile and neutral of all the bikes i've ever ridden. It's far easier (IMHO) to pootle around on a thou, than say a 400 or 600. But, once provoked, they are incredibly rapid - on a K5 GSXR1000, even at speeds over 170mph, i found holding the throttle to the stop an incredible experience of extreme terror and extreme enjoyment.
If you get on a bike that's much bigger/more powerful than what you are used to, should you attempt to instantly take it to the limits in an Ace Biker stylee, the chances are you will end up in trouble, in a hedge or sliding down the road. If you ride with a modicum of common-sense and self-preservation, you won't be trying to get the thing flat out at the first bend.
Like the sign in the Cat & Fiddle says - "If you ride like a knob, you'll die". ____________________ Space Monkey #7
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They don't have to dyno it, they just need to check the restrictor is present. |
And how does one check that the "restrictor is present sir?, because the law DOES specify one unique, checkable method of restriction doesent it, i mean a well thought out law like that must do right???
| Quote: | That said, most crashes leave a bike still mechanically pretty good.
I don't see why you can't have a full power bike straight after taking your test either, it seems a stupid law. Everybody should be able to handle 180bhp, experience or no experience, it's only a few horsepower after all. You're bound not to kill yourself at warp factor 9, and when it bites you your lightening sharp reflexes are bound to be able to save it. Or so you'll think, until you find yourself ten feet up in the air, looking down at your shiny pride and joy sparking down the tarmac on it's side. Trust me, you haven't got the learned reflexes and skills required to safely ride a superbike, that comes only with experience. Those things have levels of power you can't even dream about! |
If you are the kind of person that jumps on a shiney new sportsbike fresh after doing your test, and ride full blast everywhere natural selection will catch up with you 33bhp restrictors or not... I think you may find the guy with the restricted r6 will take more risks trying to catch up with all his mates on shiney non restricted r6's... SAVE ME JEEBUS.... |
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And you shouldn't be restricted to 30mph at 16  ____________________ Current: Suzuki RG 125 Gamma, Honda H100, Triumph Tiger 800XC, Suzuki SV650 (minitwin) |
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They don't have to dyno it, they just need to check the restrictor is present. That said, most crashes leave a bike still mechanically pretty good.
I don't see why you can't have a full power bike straight after taking your test either, it seems a stupid law. Everybody should be able to handle 180bhp, experience or no experience, it's only a few horsepower after all. You're bound not to kill yourself at warp factor 9, and when it bites you your lightening sharp reflexes are bound to be able to save it. Or so you'll think, until you find yourself ten feet up in the air, looking down at your shiny pride and joy sparking down the tarmac on it's side. Trust me, you haven't got the learned reflexes and skills required to safely ride a superbike, that comes only with experience. Those things have levels of power you can't even dream about! |
I dont want to turn this into an offensive post in any way but I disagree with lots of things you said there. Apart from being patronising, how do you know how well I will handle a 'superbike'? Just because it goes 160 doesnt mean Im going to jump on it and do top speed runs on the nearest dual carriageway or race the local superbikes around town.
The problem is, all of this raises the question 'when am I ready for
a 'superbike'? I have 6 months experience riding a 125 and I dont believe any extra time on it will improve my skills at riding a totally different bike.
People always jump on the saftey band wagon when it comes to an 18 year old getting a sports bike without restriction. No one says much when a thread pops up in new bikers about someone not knowing how to brake properly on their CBR600 because they passed their DAS last week. ____________________ Current: MT-10, Bandit, Grom, GPZ500
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| Matt06 wrote: | The problem is, all of this raises the question 'when am I ready for a 'superbike'? I have 6 months experience riding a 125 and I dont believe any extra time on it will improve my skills at riding a totally different bike. |
6 months is not much, and I do not think Zimbo or myself are saying to stick to a 125 for ever. Just that jumping from a bike designed to be novice friendly to a bike designed to go damn quick is a hell of a jump. Most will survive it, some won't. Take your time moving up. Er5, GPZ500, CB500, SV650, 600 Monster. All make a good bike to get used to extra power and weight.
| Matt06 wrote: | People always jump on the saftey band wagon when it comes to an 18 year old getting a sports bike without restriction. No one says much when a thread pops up in new bikers about someone not knowing how to break properly on their CBR600 because they passed their DAS last week. |
Err, I do regularly. Think it is as much a silly idea, and have said so. Including to my old boss who did his DAS and then wanted a hot 600 straight away (landed up getting him to consider others, he went for a 600 Fazer, then later a 1200 Bandit and now after a few years building up he has a 'busa).
| mistergixer wrote: | With cack-handed use, pretty much any bike (or any vehicle for that matter) can get you into trouble. |
Maybe true, but cack handed on a 125 is at low speed, and with light weight. Smaller bikes are a lot more tolerant of novice mistakes.
| TheDonUK wrote: | Thats my point Kickstart, a sports bike is perfectly cable of being ridden by a sensible rider, if you are an idiot you will kill yourself 33bhp restriction or not... |
It is, but with excitement at a new toy, and stuff all experience, plus about 5 times the power, sharper brakes and more weight, it is very easy for them to get carried away (figuratively, then litterally).
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Well I'm your age mate, so this merely what I've done.
Pass my car test in Nov 2005, got a bit of road experience/road sense. Did a 3 day course in Feb 06 to get my bike license. I did a bit of motocross when I was younger so could handle a bike anyway. Got my 400 restricted. Rode around on that, learn to get my kneedown and generally corner in a safe/quick manor. In March gone I've hopped onto a full power Hornet 6, just taking it easy for now and trying not to get pulled.
I reckon from a 125, spend 6 months to a year on a restricted bigger bike and after that if you feel confident, take the restrictors out but be careful. Going from restricted to a full power 6 is a fairly big jump if you aren't expecting it. It will also get you into a lot of trouble if you take the piss. ____________________ My Flickr |
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