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Luke_Hams
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Can I ride a 600 at 19? Reply with quote
Hi, I am turning 19 next month and I wanted to know whether I could ride a 600 sports bike.
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wr6133
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PostPosted: 17:21 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
No

Unless it's an original 1980's CBR
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PostPosted: 17:38 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Be careful what you believe online. Some spergs still insist that a couple of years of GSX-R600 are restrictable for A2. They're not, the 69-ish KW figure oft quoted for them is actual measured rear wheel horsepower, which sadly doesn't matter.

All GSX-R600s, all R6s, all CBR600s, all Daytonas are over 70kW and not suitable.

If you want sporty looking, your options are pretty much:

GSX600F
GSX650F/FA
SV650S (with lower fairings)
FZS600 (with lower fairings)
ER6F
CBR500R
CBR650R

The old 400cc sportsbikes, but they're getting very long in the tooth.

Restricting the top end of a revvy IL4 seems pointless. The IL4s I've ridden only got fun at the point where they were howling and already doing Tut Tut speeds.

SV650S or ER6F are probably your best bets if you're intending to restrict it down to 35kW.

If you're going to "restrict" it and ride at full power, FZS600.
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PostPosted: 18:11 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Re: Can I ride a 600 at 19? Reply with quote
Luke_Hams wrote:
Hi, I am turning 19 next month and I wanted to know whether I could ride a 600 sports bike.

You can't ride anything without a licence.
Are you doing yours?
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Barker-CBR 600
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PostPosted: 18:32 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a restricted at 17 after passing my test (hence the forum name!) but that was 13 years ago so the rules probably changed given what Rogerborg has said?

Was restricted to 33BHP ?

Obviously it was like cutting the legs of an athlete but I had never had bigger then 125 before so I didnt know the difference!

After 2 years took restriction off and THEN I knew the difference and was like getting a new bike!
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PostPosted: 18:42 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Barker-CBR 600 wrote:
I had a restricted at 17 after passing my test (hence the forum name!) but that was 13 years ago so the rules probably changed given what Rogerborg has said?

Was restricted to 33BHP ?

Obviously it was like cutting the legs of an athlete but I had never had bigger then 125 before so I didnt know the difference!

After 2 years took restriction off and THEN I knew the difference and was like getting a new bike!


Died out a good few years ago now did that licence.
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Barker-CBR 600
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PostPosted: 18:44 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not sure whether to feel glad I got one when I did...

Or just old....

I'll go with glad.. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:14 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
It was only 2013 Smile I felt minor butthurt having missed out, but with the whole insurers not recognising it as a full license thing it's probably for the best (that's what I keep telling myself anyway).
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arry
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
M.C wrote:
It was only 2013 Smile


So a good few years ago then?
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 20:16 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
arry wrote:
M.C wrote:
It was only 2013 Smile

So a good few years ago then?

The last time Mrs arry put out without a struggle cuddle?
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PostPosted: 21:12 - 05 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:

The last time Mrs arry put out without a struggle cuddle?


All that there were fields as far as the eye could see.
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PostPosted: 06:40 - 06 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
arry wrote:
Rogerborg wrote:

The last time Mrs arry put out without a struggle cuddle?


All that there were fields as far as the eye could see.


Dont forget the world was still flat then too, And the dead sea was only sick.
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M.C
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PostPosted: 10:30 - 06 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
arry wrote:
M.C wrote:
It was only 2013 Smile


So a good few years ago then?

Had you said a few yes, but a good few Folded arms
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