Uk Law for Riding 50cc aged 17 with a CBT

[Hutchysrs50]

So, iv been riding for about a year now and been pulled over/spoken to about 5 times, mostly just checking for information on my bike.

today the officer said i need to change the K&N filter and sports exhaust back to stock, since they voide the insurance.

aswell as putting L plates back on ( i had the front one on and the magnet on the back, i just took it off when the bike was in bits)

since im 17, insted of changing everything back to stock, could i just phone the insurance company and say im de-restricting it and ride around like it is?
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Gilera SC 125 - Current

[Thom]

they dont void your insurance anyway mate.

Theyre simply modifications. your allowed upto 11bhp (or maybe 13?) and i severely doubt your riding a ped kicking that out.
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

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[Thom]

ask him how it invalidates your insurance!

like i say at 17 your allowed to ride a bike upto 125cc's and puttin out no mroe than 11bhp. (although the law doesnt dictate whether this is at the crank or wheel)

Your 50cc ped wont be putting out more than 8bhp i bet, even with those items correctly jetted.

Your bike is the same bike, therefore the insurance is valid, however the modifications should be listed to the insurer. However, i dont and think very few people do.
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[Kickstart]

Hi

If the insurance company know about them and accept them then no it doesn't void your insurance. You are allowed 11kw (just under 15hp) at 17 on a provisional.

All the best

Keith
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[truslack]

Has the bike been re-registered as a light motorcycle, or is it still registered as a moped?
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Current: Suzuki RG 125 Gamma, Honda H100, Triumph Tiger 800XC, Suzuki SV650 (minitwin)

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[Hutchysrs50]

so...

If i buy an aprilia rs 50 brand new - moped

and put a K&N filter and de-resctict the exhaust - it then comes a light motorcycle?
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Gilera SC 125 - Current

[Finglonga]

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[Kwaks]

assuming the bike is still under the accepted power ratio for your age then as far as police are concerned you are insured.

The validity of your insurance can only be questioned by the insurance company, undeclared mods could render it null and void, however they would still pay out any third party costs in an incident and could then look to recoup from you.

As you are under 17 and therefor have/are paying your insurence in advance (no HP credit option) I seriously doubt they will be interested unless there is an incident, however if you do declare it to them expect them to either increase the insurance premium or not be in a position to cover you.

Your call either way, but returning to stock would probably be the cheapest option, whilst you would not worry about getting a further tug.
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[Pickledswede]

[Hutchysrs50]

Somehow he has missed the point that you're 17 aswell?

To make sure you are riding legally:

Phone your insurance company and tell them- About the modifications to your bike, and that it is no longer restricted to 30mph (if it isn't). Then your insurance is valid![/quote]

he knew i was 17

he said somthing like the K&N filter adds 1BHP and the insurance company dont know about it, and told me return it to stock.

im just on my insurance company website now, iv ticked the modification box, but i cant see anything about de-restricting or K&N/air filters...
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Gilera SC 125 - Current

[Pickledswede]

There should be another page which lets you choose the modifications. If in doubt, phone

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[neil.]

Does your counterpart license have category A listed on it? If you've been riding since 16 chances are it will just have 'p' which is moped. You'll need to get A added to ride anything bigger.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

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