what sportsbike for a2 licence

[danvil]

hello chaps and chapets, need all of your opinions on something. at the moment im riding an Aprilia rs 125 Lorenzo edition and once i turn 19 i will get my a2 licence but with the limit of 47 bhp there isn't much choice a for good looking sports bike. i dont like the look of the older sports bikes so i am looking for something like my rs or a Yamaha r6 but i cant find any that grab my attention i read online you can restrict a bike to 47 bhp as long as it is less than 94bhp. so could you recommend me some good looking bike that would be faster than my rs de-restricted. cheers.

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[Shaane]

I doubt you will get a sportsbike like an R6 or something to fit in the new license categorys. I'm sure the bike has to have a certain power to weight ratio which 90% of sportsbike exceed. The other issue is not many sports 600's will have power outputs below 94bhp.
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[MarJay]

I'd guess your only option would be a sports 400 restricted to 47bhp. A ZXR400 might be a good bet although I've no idea if it will meet the power to weight ratio requirement.
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[P.addy]

Thundercat, claimed 100hp, not likely, so probably has about 90-95, which is suitable for restriction.

Not sports at all but faired and looks half decent, GSX650F

Other than that, its the older CBR600F.

[Paris2]

Get a pointy SV650S. It will restrict the best and still looks decent. Your insurance will also likely be half that of any sports 6, if you can get insured at all.
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[Sable]

I thought if you are 19 now you had to do a 125cc test, then wait 2 years to do the next level test? A2 test is gone now isnt it?

[Rogerborg]

No, OP, is correct. At 19 you can get the new 35kW A2 category license, with no pre-requisites (other than CBT and theory).

[Musketeer]

If I was restricted to 47bhp and wanted a sporty bike I would probably go for some second hand, cheap 400cc bike of previous era. Most likely I would go for ZXR400 as they were the most popular so sourcing the second hand parts should be easier. You can get one for £1-1.5k in decent shape and restricting it is easily done.. just 4 washers. I think ZXR400 was 65bhp as standard, correct me if I'm wrong.

If you want a sporty looking bike without restrictng it then your options are limited to new and expensive bikes - CBR500R and Ninja 300.
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[c_dug]

No way was my cbr600f putting out over 90bhp, don't think they even claimed it did as new. Probably sporty enough looking for the OP too:
https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/CBR600F/Picture015.jpg

Still truth be told if you lopped half of the power from the engine it would be a bore to ride and probably slower than anything that makes that power as standard. The most fun bike I owned within that power bracket was my TDR250 but then I doubt it ticks the "sporty looking" box! The picture was the day I got it, in the end it had TZR wheels and a blue spot up front, which certainly made it handle nicely enough. Excuse 18 year old me!
https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/TDR250/DSC00833.jpg

Still you didn't ask for fun you asked for speed and out of my sub 50bhp bikes the GPZ500s was probably the fastest point to point. No pictures of mine, but here is a google image:
https://www.binning-family.co.uk/bikeimages/Kawasaki_GPZ500S.jpg
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[Alpha-9]

I like that TDR, looks tall and retro, nice

Try VFR400, RVF400
still need restricting somewhat though
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[Redoko]

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/295072/jan23_spread_4.jpg

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/256301/A2%20licence%20chart.pdf

Knock your self out.
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[rhys1005]

So this means i cant ride my thundercat on the new law at 19 even though its 33bhp restricted?

[MarJay]

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[vadrada]

When I went to MCN I picked up a leaflet from Honda, the CB1100 being the only bike that really tickled my fancy when I was there, but it had on the back some new bikes that you can ride for each category, in the A2 there is the new CBR500R which I think is pretty nice looking. So maybe something to think about?

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[P.addy]

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