Quick Question about K5 SV650s Restrictor Kit

Originally Posted by Scoobs

I never do a U turn that I would pass a test with now that I have passed my test. Why would you want to. Lean the bike over, select first, 7000rpm, dump clutch, spin the bike round.

Worryingly, not as far from the cool way to do them on an SV as you might thing.
In really narrow roads I'm getting the hang of a technique Northy mentioned a while back.
Give it some welly then lean it over and hope.
It does actually work really well, but it's a bit hair raising the first time you try it.

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How would the examiner know it's restricted? Couldn't you just pretend it's the full power version?


Rich

Interesting thought...in fact this was my other plan....how would he know it was restricted? he wouldn't right?

Originally Posted by Carsick

Worryingly, not as far from the cool way to do them on an SV as you might thing.
In really narrow roads I'm getting the hang of a technique Northy mentioned a while back.
Give it some welly then lean it over and hope.
It does actually work really well, but it's a bit hair raising the first time you try it.

You'll have to make it to a SELKENT meet to give a demo

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

You'll have to make it to a SELKENT meet to give a demo

Not a chance in hell.
I do that one on my parents road with no audience, that's the only place I've tried it so far.

Originally Posted by Scoobs

To be honest the SV S ain't the best bike to do your test on IMO. Slow speed stuff, ie. Turn in the road is quite tricky on an SV S. Better to do it on a naked or something like a GS 500.

I'd have to agree I did my test a year ago and although I didn't like doing them, U-turns were so much easier on the GS500 compared to the SV but the clutch is nicer than on the rather basic GS500 but hey just my opinion. De-restrict is fine if your'e with an instructor / examiner but you probably guessed that by now!