Hmmmm.... 33bhp eh??? ..... finally!!!

Silky · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Jan 2005 Karma :

Hey guys, been riding for a little while now on my trustworthy CG125.

Am thinking about taking my proper test in the near future; 33bhp sounds a lot nicer than the piddly 11 im getting on the CG. Smile

Id like to move onto something sporty when (or IF lol) i pass.
Ive taken a look at some 250s, but there dont seem to be many aroung that are going to be legal for me to ride. i know im probably gonna have to restrict it.

Can anyone give me some well needed inspiration and information? ..... please?

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

P.S Is there a possibilty i may poo my pants after being used to a CG??? Laughing

DynaMight · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Karma :

Sports 400 restrict fine to 33BHP, FI International do the restriction kits.

250's are harder to come by, So are the spares. 400 is the better option.
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dansuresh · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Karma :

Hi Silky,

I just bought a RS125 which has been derestricted to 33bhp. You should be fine jumping from11bhp to 33bhp...i just went from 5-7bhp to 33bhp!!!!!!!!! Mr. Green

Ive got my test on tuesday so if all goes well i will be on the RS very soon!

Dan

Barker-CBR 600 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Karma :

Get a sporty 600 if you can afford the insurance and restrict that!

Big bike but still the same jump in power...

and once those restrictors fall out.. its like getting on a brand new bike!

Buying a 250 and you might grow bored with it, and dont have the option for restrictors to fall out in the garage. Wink

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R4nger · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

Get a 600 with a restriction certificate Wink

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A J · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Karma :

WELL I ME AND MY BROTHER WERE IN THE EXACT SAME POSITION AND IM NOW ON A RESTRICTSD SUZUKI SV650S AND MY BROTHER IS ON A RESTRICKTED CBR600F AND IT TAKES SOME GETTING USED 2 BT WHEN U TAK THE RESTRICTERS OFF UV GOT THE BIKE UV ALWAYS WANTED. EITHER THAT OR ONE OF THE SPORT 400S WHICH ARE GR8 BIKES.BUT IM LOVING BEING ON A REAL BIKE!!!!!!!!

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ts50x0 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 16 May 2004 Karma :

im buying my dads, mrs's honda fx650, 39bhp and loads of torque being a big single so should be good for the 2 years, then ill probly get an r6 or summat, but i dont wanna think that far ahead anyway. Thumbs Up

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Most important is to decide on the type of bike you need, roads you use, millage you do, money you can spend, touring/scratching/trackdays, theres so many different bikes you need to decide how you will use it...

Buy a focused/uncomfortable sports bike to do 300miles at a time you will hate it, buy a big lardy touring bike to go back lane knee scrapeing or trackdays and it will be utter shat...

Depending on what you get chances are you will find rideing it allot less frightening than the cg... biger bikes are much more stable, the brakes actually work and you can get out of the way of traffic...

You'll probably find yourself giggleing like a lunatic whatever 33bhp bike you get...
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foxbat · Nova Slayer Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Karma :

I'm still a novice myself but think you'll adapt to the power increase without any problems at all and possibly will outgrow the 33bhp very quickly also, which is the frustating part.

Its all about having self-control really, using the power sensibly and the bigger bikes tend to be smoother to ride, easier to balance and generally get better 'space' respect from cars on the road as well.

You'll never go back Smile

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ts50x0 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 16 May 2004 Karma :

"The fact that I can walk from the rear up to the instrument panel (astride it) without touching it is bad enough"

sorry what??????????? Confused

paulodd · Crazy Courier Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Karma :

Do what i did, jumped on the CG, had that, took my test on it then rode it for a following 5 months then bought myself a ER5 and restricted it to 33bhp.

From jumping to a CG to a ER5 is fun but you have to watch out that you don't get too carried away! The 33bhp is a nice step up from a CG and the ER5 is a nice comfortable ride. And also if you need the restrictor washers dodsi can sell you some cheap ones! Also you can pick up ER5's really really cheaply from ebay!

Good luck to what ever you do Thumbs Up

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b0ss · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Karma :

I went from a CG125 (11bhp) to a Hornet 600 (95bhp). That was quite a jump. Laughing

ts50x0 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 16 May 2004 Karma :

how much deos the cg weigh, im jumping up to a bike that weighs 160kg's and has 40hp, which is 0.25 power to weight ratio. i just wanted to do the maths on the cg, to see how much faster my new bike would be. also it has 40ft lbs of torque which is quite a bit so i assume that will also help.

mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

A CG is about 95-100kg, with about 11hp. About 0.1 hp/kg. That's still 100hp per tonne, there are plenty of cars that are worse than that! Laughing

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ts50x0 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 16 May 2004 Karma :

well i only just got out-paced by a mazda the other day. i was pretty impressed!
so basicly this thing is gonna feel very fast after my cg. also will be able to beat mito's and rs's ect????

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Appart from the power you'll notice the handleing difference, which imo is more important..

Put it this way, my transalp is on paper very slightly more powerfull than my cx was (+it was down on compression by 30%ish!), also a hell of allot lighter (190kg instead of 230+) you'd think its allot faster?

Well not really, if anything i'd say it was less! but the handleing is FAR superior, the brakes are far sharper and because of this its easyer to go fater than before without the bike feeling like its bending in the middle its easyer to make better progress...
Haveing said that i still find it difficult to keep up with a couple of mates cx500's/GL650's (the lardyer touring version of the cx) because they are simply better riders than me.

If you wanna go fast then training is the way to go, all the more satifying overtakeing crotchrockets on a heap o'carp that fell out of the late 70's Razz

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lilredmachine · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Karma :

Most 125 motors, even mild four strokes are actually amazingly powerful compared to car engines.
In specific output, mines good for about 140 horses per litre, compared to a firebreathing v8 5.7 camaro, which is only good for about 60-70 horses per litre. A dodge viper is about 63 Very Happy

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