yamaha r6 restrcted to 33bhp

[ranna]

basically people i have passed my test and im lookin to buy an r6,,
before i do i want to know if it will be ok restricted to 33bhp

any replies will be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance
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[Frost]

it can be restricted and it wont do it any harm, but what the point is i dont know
having 0 years expirence,0 NCB and not having ridden a big bike before, unless your 40+ thats gonna cost a fortune to insure, 33bhp or not!

[ranna]

ok as long as it dont do no harm then that's fine.

i done an insurance quote for a 2000 kawasaki zx 6r and the price for tpft was only 1500 and well within my budget.

i plan on getting this as 125 will become boring and eventually i will want something with a bit more power thus, buyin a powerful bike at first and restricting the machine saves me from buyin two bikes..

if you wondering 19 no experience 6ft1 about 12 stone

budget is about £7000
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[Ste]

If you're planning on keeping the bike restricted, then there is no point really in buying a powerful bike and just choking it by the neck with the restrictors. If you're going to be at 33bhp then the bikes which cope best with this are those which are close to 33bhp to start with.

Insurance companies do not take notice of the fact it is only 33bhp, other than the fact some ask for proof of restriction (and the police can do as well, and in the event of a claim they certainly would do as they don't want to pay to fix that shiny BMW you rode into), so even if you're not planning on keeping it at 33bhp it's worth getting it done so you have the paperwork for it.

An R6 will work at 33bhp, but it seems a waste and shame. You're paying out for the powerful R6 than making it the same power and bike as many which cost less. You'll be paying lots for the insurance as well, and an R6 is more desirable to thieves as they don't know it's got 33bhp stuff fitted, and they can remove them anyway.

An insurance quote of £1,500 for a year 2000 ZX6R is quite a lot at the age of 19, I was paying only just more than £1,000 for a 2001 ZX6R at the age of 17, and when my next renewal came through at the age of 18 with one years no claims bonus and experience it dropped to like £700 or something nicer.

It's your money at the end of the day, so if you've got this money and can afford to spend it on a 33bhp R6 by all means go for it as long as it's you want to do with the cash, but there are bikes which react better to being at 33bhp and it's basically bikes which are closer to 33bhp. Although you can get bikes which are 33bhp, like the Suzuki Goose, or the Honda Bros 400, but neither of these are as shinney and tart like as an R6 but they'll do the same job at the end of the day and will cost less money to do so.

[Danny]

Well said Ste.

From what I've been told by people who restricted their R6's ,it runs horribly when restricted. For example choking on itself when you rev the bike.

If you want to have a 33bhp bike, don't get an R6 would be my suggestion.

Oh, you might want to give me a call when you need insurance, those quotes are quite high.

[iCraig]

I wouldn't restrict an R6 to 33BHP, you'd be better of getting something like a bandit 600 or VFR400 or something similar, and restricting one of these.

It woul be alot less noticable on one of the other bikes than on the R6, plus your insurance would be cheaper too, and you'll also have some money left over to buy some decent kit and next years insurance etc.

Plus with being a new rider you are more likely to drop an R6 or have spill on it, I couldn't even imagine how much it would cost to replace a fairing on an R6 if that happened!

Just my