SV restricted to 33BHP

[Andwr]

hey guys, just found your site, and i am interested in getting an SV but a restricted one. has anyone else on here ride a restricted one, or has riden one? if so can you guys tell me what it rides like, where does it affect the performance? and is it worth doing?

thanks guys
Andy

[instigator]

I've got one!

I have the official suzuki kit in which is a shame as it costs £70 to get them back out (i.e to buy the original slides!!!)

Of course it's worth doing.,..to stay legal. The restricted sv is still a lot of fun, perhaps more fun than full power as when you're redlining it everywhere, you're not breaking the law by TOO much, unlike the full power one.

Well worth it. Just like the full power one without as much pulling power and is slower at it's top end by about 25mph or so. Maybe 35mph. Well worth it.

[Andwr]

hey buddy

so you definately recommend it yeah?

what top speed you done on yours? does the restriction only really affect the top end?

oh and isurance? any suggestions?

cheers, andy

[instigator]

hey buddy

so you definately recommend it yeah?

what top speed you done on yours? does the restriction only really affect the top end?

oh and isurance? any suggestions?

cheers, andy

I definetely recommend it. It's a lot faster than the 125 you have maybe ridden up till now anyway. I recommend it becasue it still keeps a lot of torque unlike il4 engines when restricted to 33bhp. It's still preeeeeeeeety quick off the line, it just runs out of puff at about 7.5k where the unrestricted one keeps going.

Top speed maybe 105mph, 110mph. With the standard end can on, top speed is maybe 85mph!!! It's terrible standard!! :lol:

And insurance...well mate, you've got to phone around and see yourself, I dont know your personal circumstances and we all differ. :)

[Andwr]

cheers for ya help mate,

yeah i got a quote off bennetts for like £1103 but that as on third party only. . . . so i dont really know if thats a good deal or not?

i aint got a 125, i had an rs50 but it broke. . .cause it was C*AP!!!! so i got rid of that after bout half a year. . . now finally looking to get another one. . .

[GSXR Carlos]

MOTOR CYCLE DIRECT

i had my sv restricted untill last year

defo worth it, its like having a ne bike after the 2 year restriction

motorcycle direct were/are still my insurers, my first year was about £800 fully comp, but i was 19 with 2or3 years no claims

tell us where you are, put it in your profile

[UlsterSV]

Welcome to the site :)

I've a restricted SVS. It was just right for me for my first bike after passing my test. I think if I'd had it full power, I would definitely have had an accident...or two! But so far, I've managed to stay rubber side down. With the restricted bike, the acceleration is very good I find, but after about 70mph the bike struggles. You can't just drift by the traffic on a carriageway, say, as a full power bike could (but you'll always smoke the cages at the lights :twisted: ). I've ridden the bike derestricted and can honestly say the power was a bit too much for me starting out.

I'm four months off being derestricted and I can't wait now. For the first six months after passing my test, the 33 horses were enough but after that I was counting the months till derestriction. If you're old enough to go Direct Access, then my advice would be to do that and just take it easy for the first few months. Or alternatively you could still fit the restrictor kit and once you are more confident on the bike you can get it taken off.

As for insurance, I paid 1200 TPO when I was 17, with one year's NCB. Second year I paid 800 TPO with two years's NCB. As instigator says, it varies from one guy to the next.

I think you should go for it, whatever way you choose. You'll notice one hell of a difference between the RS and the SV!!

Just make sure you get a curvy :wink:

[GSXR Carlos]

Just make sure you get a curvy :wink:

ditto :thumbsup:

[Andwr]

mite sound dumb here. . but curvy??

anywho. . thanks for the info guys thats a real help. . .
hopefully looking at getting the bike about 3/4 of the way through the summer hols, got just a bit more saving to do. with the top end speed. . .can you put different sprockets on to make it different?

oh and will having an alarm fitted bring down the insurance by much??

cheers

[Kate]

SVs are usually split into curvies which is the rounder shape before 2003 and the pointies which are the 2003 onwards. Its down to which shape you prefer. I had a pointy, others prefer the curvy model which is cheaper.

Restricting and derestricting a pointy can be a lot easier than curvies, with the pointy its just a case of switching the ECU.

I didn't have an alarm on my SV, when I looked into it, it would knock about £20 off the insurance but it cost a couple of hundred to fit. So I didn't bother.

[Andwr]

hey kate. . .thanks. . .that help a lot. now i understand what a curvy is. . lol cheers for explainin!!!

Andy

[Kate]

hey kate. . .thanks. . .that help a lot. now i understand what a curvy is. . lol cheers for explainin!!!

Andy
:wink: no worries!

[nuntius]

If you get a pointy (2003-present) restricted then it is done with a new ecu. This limits the speed to 100mph electronically, and changes the top end power.

It's still a great ride, and it doen't really affect the torque so you still get all the benefits of a vtwin.

However, as someone already said, you'll tend to be redlining it a lot of the time, which keeps your fuel economy down to about 40mpg - the same as an unrestricted thou

I paid £350 tpft this year, through Roadsure - that's 21 yo Edinburgh 2ncb

I pad £550 tpft last year through bike team

[Tuco]

I definetely recommend it. It's a lot faster than the 125 you have maybe ridden up till now anyway. I recommend it becasue it still keeps a lot of torque unlike il4 engines when restricted to 33bhp. It's still preeeeeeeeety quick off the line, it just runs out of puff at about 7.5k where the unrestricted one keeps going.

Top speed maybe 105mph, 110mph. With the standard end can on, top speed is maybe 85mph!!! It's terrible standard!! :lol:

Is the standard can really that bad? I have a restricted SV (I have a ful licence, bought a restricted bike and haven't got around to getting the restrictor out yet) and have been tempted by a new can.

I completely agree with the running out of puff above 7.5k, though I've seen the speedo read 90 (95 with a tail wind!).