restricting ducati 748 to 47bhp

[matthew555]

Has anybody on here had experience with the 748 restricted to 47bhp? I'm in love with it but as I'm only on my a2 license I can't ride it unrestricted. Also, if anyone has known of it being restricted, which model of the 748 was it because I can only seem to find it 0.8kw OVER the 70kw limit (70.8kw/96ish bhp). I'm aware that it may seem silly to older bikers (who didn't need to do any of this) that I want to restrict a 748 but I absolutely love the bike and the way it looks. My dad has the 916 (1998), has owned it for years and he hasn't had many problems with it, so keeping my 748 in good shape shouldn't be hard. If this was 3 years ago and I had to restrict it to 33bhp I wouldn't of bothered, but 47bhp really doesn't seem too harsh to me. I understand it won't be the most healthy 2 years for the 748 to be on 47bhp but when I'm 21 and have my full A-cat license I can take the restrictor off, meaning I don't have to buy a new bike as the 90ish bhp will be like a whole new bike! The SV650s is my other choice, I know that's a great bike but if I can go for something more exciting and fulfilling then I will. Thanks for reading!

[Beehive Bedlam]

Does not fall into the A2 category so it would be pointless restricting it down in the first place.

If you intend to ride it on sunny days only I would just ride it on an A2.

Edit - I read it wrong yes you can ride a Ducati 748 on an A2 insurance might be expensive though.

[Copycat73]

[matthew555]

I am not getting the bike if there is no 748 option that fits the A2 license, I'm aware dozens of people are riding models of 748 on A2 license that's why I'm wondering which one or how people are doing it. I can only find model with 0.8kw over the 70kw limit. Not sure why that guy didn't just restrict his Honda CB1 - it was only about 6kw over ? 41kw to 35kw ? Wouldn't of made much of a difference!! Sounds like he wouldn't of been caught if he wasn't doing 56 in a 30...which in itself is pretty atrocious

[nowhere.elysium]

[Rogerborg]

There are all sorts of claims for the power of various models of Ducati 748. It looks to be over 70kW though, and it's not listed on the DSA's list of A2 (restricted) bikes.

So don't kid yourself, it's not an A2 bike, and you're not going to make it so by restricting it.

Even though you're already a Billy Bullshitter (dozens of people riding them on an A2, don't insult us) what you definitely shouldn't do is to go ahead ride it anyway at full power while carrying a convincing looking piece of paper saying "Is restricted 35kW A2 bike, totes offishul". Because that would make a complete mockery of the entire idiotic testing regime.
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[GSTEEL32]

Seems like an odd choice of bike to derestrict. I was under the impression the 748 needed to be revved to get the best from it, wouldn't restricting it take away all the characteristics and performance ?...

Will it also make it sound like a bag of sh!te ?

There are probably better, and significantly cheaper, 15 year old bikes to restrict.....

If you wanted a Ducati, would a small capacity monster not be a better option ?

[Doovy]

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