Help needed

[Exzamplez]

Basically im 17 in about a month and want to get a bike but different people have been telling me different things. Ive been reccomended to get a 600cc bike when ive passed and get it restricted to 33bhp ( which is apparently the most you can have when your 17 after passing your test) but some one said that would only go about 65 mph max basically i want a bike which wont be too bad on insuance no more than £1500 and will reach around 100 mph. Also dont get a 125 then pass and get a 600 because you will have same problem and lose money on the first bike. Any info or suggestions would id be really greatfull.

Basically is it true after youve passed your full bike test when your 17 you have to have any bike restricted to 33bhp which wont even reach 70 or what ? Thanks

[veeeffarr]

It'll do 90 and over depending on bike AFAIK.

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[RI_HA]

Dont get a restricted 600, from what ive gathered off here they are no faster to say a restricted 125, plus u have the weight disadvantage and insurance costs of the bigger bike.

I say get a restricted 125, you will pay less on insurance, if your tempted to take out the restrictors then you are less likely to die on a unrestricted 125 than a big 600.

Ive just bought an Aprilia RS125, its not restricted but it is nippy and is decent for learning on. as im fairly new to bikes myself

[veeeffarr]

[Rookie]

A good 60% of riders, at a guess, flout the restriction law anyway. My bike has never seen restrictors, and it's 93BHP.

[Exzamplez]

well i dont know much about bikes but i thought a 125 cc bike was only 17bhp but then what do i know can some one just say like what a bike normal/restricted what ever is llegal will do and how much insurance it will cost for a 17 year old own name and all that so like

125 - 70mph £800 etc

250 - 85mph £1300 etc etc etc

can some one just tell me what to do lol all i want is a decent bike which will do 100mph which is legal and wont cost too much on insurance ?

[stinkwheel]

If you do your first bike test you can ride a bike of up to 33bhp, either as its original power or a more powerful one with restrictors in it.

I see no good reason why this shouldn't be able to do up to 90mph.

Your other alternative is to do your CBT and ride a 125 on L-plates for a while. This would do around 65mph. If you buy a cheaper, second hand 125, you are unlikely to lose much, if any money on it.

I personally think it is a total waste of time buying a 600cc bike then restricting it to 33bhp for two years. I would get one that produces 33bhp or thereabouts as standard. The insurance should be a good bit cheaper for one thing (at 17, insuring a 600cc bike will probably eat most, if not all of your £1500).
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[stinkwheel]

[veeeffarr]

Also again personal opinion but doing 100MPH as a new rider isn't a good idea.

[Dot_Comm]

[stinkwheel]

[Rookie]

[veeeffarr]

[Exzamplez]

thanks for all your help ive got about 2300 for the bike and 1500 for insurance so if i was to get a standard like cbr 125 or nsr 125 what mph would they get and roughyl how much would insuarance be(and i appreciate your not norwhich union lol) just a guess ?? or what about a restricted 250 ??

[Rookie]

[veeeffarr]

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[Exzamplez]

so if i was to buy a standard aprilia rs125 what you reckon i would get out it ??mph wise ?

[RI_HA]

[veeeffarr]

[no_shad]

If I were you, I'd pass my test and buy a CB-1, should be fun enough to last me until the restriction period is up.
Very cheap too.

[Trill]

Bought a RS125 when i turned 17, rode it for a year (and about a half) on CBT then passed my test, took the restrictors out and it was fine.

Average top speed will be around 90/95, if you push it (not recomended to do alot as rs125s have a bad rep for going pop, even if i havnt experienced this) fastest i had was 108 and that is easily enough for anyone new.


RS125 is also the largest physically (afaik) although the sound isnt as nice as the 4strokes.
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