shall i restrict my bike y/n to 33bhp poll?

[ruffriders]

hi i was wondering if i shud restrict a sv650 to 33bhp or not to
im not sure if so do i need the certificate

thanks chris
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[bEN_]

You don't need a certificate really.

if your comfortable riding with full power then sod the restrictors just don't do silly speeds or have a accident and you'll be fine.
i've read on here alot, most have said even after an accident there bikes were never checked for restrictors and half the police don't have a clue just don't draw attention to yourself.

i think it's a stupid law ( search around you'll see alot of reasons of others who agree)

i'm fine riding my R6 why should someone get to ride full power when they have no more knowledge, skill or experience than me?

i know it's the law, i'm just a rebel.
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[c_dug]

theres about a million of these threads

Ive said no because mine isnt restricted, at the end of the day your breaking the law and its a risk you either choose to take or choose not to.

The majority of police dont even seem to know about the restriction laws but if you get one who is in the know and has reason to believe your bike isnt restricted chances are it'll be taken in for a dyno.

your choice in the end...

c_dug

edit: bah, too slow, basicly what he said ^
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[ruffriders]

cheers ill take it in
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You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[Kickstart]

Hi

Really depends on experience. To be honest I would say for most people who have just passed their test then yes (and the same to those who did DAS). Don't really agree with the 33hp limit, but do think it is worthwhile keeping it sensible while you get used to the weight of larger bikes.

All the best

Keith
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[ruffriders]

i think im ok with around 80bhp im no nutter with a death wish
so sensible its just the getting caught bit that flicks at the back of my head
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cbt:25/05/07 theory : PASSED 21/04/08 practical : passed 04/06/08 woop
You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[chris-red]

I kept mine in for 3 months or so, which IMO was a good idea 33bhp was still a massive difference to 12bhp. once 33 became boring I took them out and it was a whole different bike again. It was good to get used to the bike.


I was recently pulled by a bike copper who gave me a producer, he wrote on the side of it in big letters with stars either side of it *Check engine restriction certificate* When I took my docs in with my photoshoped cert the lady checking my stuff didn't even ask for it.
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[bEN_]

Yeah i mean ffs you can buy the certificates off ebay, thats how official they are, just work out how fast an rs125 will go and don't go over that speed

having said that i'm looking into a way i can restrict my bike
with the flick of a switch which i had on an old 'souped' up scooter that really did shift, the previous owner made/fitted it but it was something to do with the CDI unit, basically if i pressed a button it made the bike top out at around 50 mph instead of the 85-90mph readings i was getting on my clocks ( probably about 70 true speed ) but he said it could come in handy if you get pulled as the bike was registered as a 125cc ( learner legal ) but was really nearer 200cc.
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[physbar monkey]

I'm going to be keeping my restrictors in my next bike. If I took them out I'd spend all my time worrying about getting caught, when I could be enjoying riding.

2 years isn't that long a time in the long run, and you're not going to lose anything by learning to walk before you run IMO
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[shaun_04]

If you got caught riding without restrictors, on a restricted license, what punishment could you expect? (Ban, fine, points?)

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[EddyJones]

Well you would be riding not within accordance of your licence (or something like that), your insurance would also be void

So most likely a ban or serious points and finess.

Its worth the risk tho

[Ghost]

In my opinion if you're set on taking your restrictors out (which you obviously are even by starting a thread about it) your best course of action would be to get it restricted properly, get a certificate and leave them in for a month or so, until you get used to the bike and comfortable on it. Don't take them out until you're 100% used to the bike i.e no chicken strips left for example. That way you've also got a certificate that MIGHT satisfy a nosy copper enough to let you on your way.

[Moonie]

Restrict it yourself for a few weeks/ 3 months then see how it goes.

Not saying either way but just FYI I have 2 mates who didn't restrict their bikes, one rides a 636 and is fine, the other put his CB500 into the front of a lorry and nearly died.

But no pressure
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[TheDonUK]

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[the grim reaper]

FFS, you lot really are a bunch of cocks sometimes.

Picture this, you don't restrict your bike, your insurance is therefore invalid. You crash, say a car clips you and sends your bike spinning into a bus queue of innocent people, killing someone. The car that clipped you drives off and the people all claim off your non-existent insurance. On a big claim, insurance companies will try every trick in the book to get out of it, and they WILL check your bike for restrictors.

You go to prison as no witnesses saw the car clip you and these people can't claim off you.

Alternatively, a slightly less extreme scenario, you don't bother and get caught, another statistic to nail other bikers and eventually we all end up with speed limiters because we obviously can't be trusted to obey even the restrictions of our licenses.

Restrict your bike, don't be a knob.

Cheers

Grim
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[Ste]

If there's a policy in place then they pretty much have to pay out to injured third parties. If you've broken the terms of the contact for the insurance then the insurance company can then try and get you to pay them back what was paid out. So the other people do get their money, you then get an insurance company chasing you for very large amounts of money.

Even if it were possible for an insurance company to wriggle out of a third parties claim then they'd still then be able to claim from the MIB.

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[Oliver_FF]

A while back one of my mates (who has an A2 license) was riding down the motorway on a non-restricted thundercat when he hit some crap on the road and came off, slid down the road and pretty much totaled his bike. Didn't touch any other vehicles or anything, just his own.

Anyway the police had to come and they checked he was ok, they asked him to take his paperwork to a police station for verification that he was legal. So, the next week he took his license and insurance docs down there and was done with it.

A few months later he got a court order through his door saying basically "you failed to produce a certificate of restriction, we're taking you to court"... He pleaded guilty and got 6 points on his license - lucky for him he had a car at 17 and just passed his 2years on that, so he had 12 points to lose. After getting his points he decided he should really get some restrictors put in his bike (now a sv650s) which comes in the form of an ECU. Two weeks later he took it back out because he said it just wasn't much fun with them.

I've had my A2 license for 18 months now and I'm counting down the final 6 months... I've been restricted all the time since I passed my test and to be brutally honest there have been times where, had I the full power, I would have come off really badly. Don't be dissuaded by people that say "33bhp bikes are slow!" because they aren't. My mate had 100mph out of his sv6650s with the restrictors in - any more than that and you've got a death wish if you've only just passed your test.

As long as you haven't ridden a non-restricted bike you'll be totally satisfied with it. When you do get a go on a full power bike you'll suddenly realize what your missing. My advice? Try not to have a go on a full power bike till you're well into your 2 years XD

Here's my best description of what the restriction does... At first it feels totally normal, moving off from standing. Then, as you roll open the throttle it starts to take off like other bikes, then after you open the throttle about 40% it doesn't matter how much further you twist it you won't accelerate any faster - but you will still be accelerating pretty damn fast.

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[Oliver_FF]

[Kal]

Be honest RR, from the phrasing on the poll it looks like you've already made your mind up and are just looking for jutification which brings me to two things.

The first is that if you do get caught then pleading that a bunch of people on the interweb told you it would be okay will be no defence to your licence

The second is you had to ask, which really does suggest that you aren't mature enough to take responsibility for going outside the bounds.

All of which is why I voted for 'restricted'
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