100bhp Power Limit!

[Mej]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...?&R=EPI-122602

crap imo, hope it doesnt come in, along with the ABS.

[fastdruid]

In all seriousness it wouldn't bother *me*....

...but I'd still fight for your right to have a ridiculously overpowered bike with no ABS if you wanted.

Druid

[G]

Cant see it happening, surely impossible to enforce, and amazingly expensive.

Would they expect everyone to go out and pay a fortune to restrict their own bikes, or would they pay to have it done.

Could lead to some interesting really light weight 250cc bikes being produced though.

[Dave20046]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, worry when BBC or someone starts covering it!

It already applies in several EU countries so I wouldn't be surprised if our government follows the herd

It says the proposal will be to 'harmonise' not to 'restrict', too. At the bottom it says dedicated studies have failed to show any link between engine power and increase in safety. I think it's more likely they'll tell France to get rid of their restrictors rather than pay to fit them in bikes all around Europe.

If they actually went through with it then it should also apply to cars, they go fast and crash often...much more than bikes aswell.

In seriousness, would it really cause a problem to have a 100hp restriction? Whilst I'm not too keen on being told what to do and what I can and can't have, 100hp is more than ample on the road on a bike. And IMO anyone that argues otherwise either can't ride properly or should make their way into a race series.

[Mej]

better than 33bhp but it would still pee me off and i imagine millions wouldnt adhere.

Originally Posted by Jase22

In seriousness, would it really cause a problem to have a 100hp restriction? Whilst I'm not too keen on being told what to do and what I can and can't have, 100hp is more than ample on the road on a bike. And IMO anyone that argues otherwise either can't ride properly or should make their way into a race series.

i can see your point here but I still don't like the idea of having a restriction at 100BHP - I just can't see it being enforceable and sod's law dictates that it'll be the UK that implements it properly while the rest of europe just ignores it like they do to 90% of the other directives they can't be bothered with.

If we were to get a 100BHP limit then surely it would only be fair to restrict cars to a concomitant level of power. if that was to happen, cue lots of squeals from ferrari/BMW etc and before you know it the proposal would be dropped.