NSR LEGAL?

[grem543]

I have been looking for an nsr over the past week, found one i loved but found out its derestricted(only got a cbt at the mo).
Asked the dealer if he could restrict it & he looked at me like i was a nutter,anyway he said sure no prob,so am i mad getting it restricted? how many people are on derestricted bikes telling fibs to there insurance? cant cops see it's derestricted with L plates on it?.
Also is the dealer full of it as he's not charging to restrict it & said its easy to do?
as you can see i know loads about bikes

[Danny]

Everyone I know who's ever had an NSR on a cbt has derestricted theirs. Yes it is illegal, but half the time Honda don't even know if and how they are restricted. So just go for the derestricted NSR, if your worried about the police it'll be an incentive to do your test.

[grem543]

thanks but now i have found one thats restricted same year £100 less & less mileage with better condition, only problem is it's private and i wont have a clue if it's knackered.

[hush]

Do you know anyone that could go with you to view it that knows about bikes? If so, go view it and ask that your friend can give it a good look over. If you know a mechanic that would be best. If the seller is genuine, they should welcome someone giving it a good examination before purchasing it.

[Keith]

Don't worry about it being de-restricted. It doesn't matter aslong as the Insurance company don't know. Only problem is, if its de-restricted and your in some kind of accident, then your insurance is invalid.. God knows what will happen to ya then
But anyway, i've rode my de-restricted and tuned Derbi Senda for a year and nothing happened to me. As long as your a good/careful rider, it shouldnt matter.
Go with which ever one you want
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[Jono]

Dont know about the bike but I would buy the restricted one, betting that it hasn't been hammered as much as the other.

As far as the insurance side this is where you want to be worried, I worked in motor claims for a couple of years before going off to uni. If you are insuring the bike Third Part Fire and Theft dont worry about it unless you cause a massive accident and there are 3+ cars involved they will never find out, or you try and claim that the brakes failed and they want to inspect the vehicle etc. Otherwise they have no reason to look at your bike because your not covered for the accidental damage.

The only other circumstance is if you claim for a attempted theft or theft and the bike is recovered and then they will send an engineer to inspect the bike. All in all if your buying it second hand I would worry, you can always plead to the insurance comp that you didnt know that the bike was derestricted, just dont modify it from standard, ie new exhaust etc. Insure it Third Party Fire and Theft with the lowest excess you can get.

[MarJay]

[Keith]

No chance i was stickin to 30mph top speed on my Derbi. Besides, the dealership already derestricted it when i bought it from them.. "I'm sorry officer, but i didn't know it was restricted"
Even with it having a de-restricted but road legal exhaust which is much louder, nothing has happened.
My NS is also de-restricted, and his a micron pipe on it which is extremely loud, the police round here couldn't care less as long as your don't speed.
It depends on what is printed on your V5 ownership docs, my Derbi is indicated "restricted" but my Honda isn't, so nothin to worry about.
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[G]

How old a bike is it? Older ones didn't have restrictions as far as I know.

Personally I've never heard of a 125 being checked for restrictions (I'm awaiting TC to tell me about all those that he's ordered to be checked ). The majority of police probably aren't aware that such things exist.

Also recent circumstances have shown that buying from a dealer means very little at all. Infact I'd say 80%-90% of the bikes that I've heard of being bought from a dealer have had something fairly major wrong with them, that hasn't been sorted by the dealer.

[grem543]

thx 4 the info, i'm picking an nsr up in an hour,its restricted so ain't gotta worry about it now