Good news for restricted riders

[Mark_h]

Today I took a quick test ride on a friends SV650s which had a 33hp restriction. My first observation was how much smaller the S felt than the naked bike. Not sure why, but it felt tiny. More importantly I was amazed at how completely lacking in power it was.

I had a 2001 SV650 and although it was never going to set the world alight it had plenty of poke. With the restirction it felt more like and old-school 250.

So for those of you with a restriction wanting to know how different it'll be with the restrictor off I think it's fair to say you'll be pleasently suprised. I think it'd be like going from one of those horrible 3 cylinder 1 litre corsas to a golf GTI.

You get a slightly less impressive but equally pleasing jump in power if/when you go from an SV650 to an SV1000 too.

Wow, great stuff. Thought I'd notice no change.

i didnt think would notice a difference either.
the previous bike i had was a Honda Bros 400, which had 33hp (supposedly), but when i got the SV650 with a restrictor i noticed a massive boost from what i was used to.

cant wait now for my 'little' licence to grow up

[the_lone_wolf]

unrestricting gives almost double the bhp, if you don't feel that you need your head testing

my boss is still trying to pass his test would the restrictor allow him to ride it with L plates till he passes his full test? and where would he get one?

[yorkie_chris]

No chance.

L plates allow you to ride a 12bhp 125cc bike, a 650cc with 33bhp is way over.

(is it 12 or 14bhp? its something like that anyway...)

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

(is it 12 or 14bhp? its something like that anyway...)

computer says 11kW, which is 14.6hp

So why do many people restrict it to this power? sorry if im asking a stupid question im just new to this.

I'd imagine that if you weren't putting 33bhp through its paces you might not sense much of a difference. That's not the case for me

Originally Posted by Stoneyginger

So why do many people restrict it to this power? sorry if im asking a stupid question im just new to this.

For most people its because they pass their test under 21. They have to be restricted to 33bhp for either 2 years or until they're 21, whichever comes first. HTH