Good news for restricted riders

Originally Posted by plowsie

Oh yeah, also, dissapointed with this thread, i saw the title and thought it would be a new rule starting tomorrow that restriction was no more lol. Oh well!

I'm sure a lot of restricted licence holders are think that too, it makes sense though this restricted rule. Shame it isn't used with cars as well!

It is in Spain.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by jambo

Not quite....

If you are under 21 you HAVE to take the restricted test on a 125cc bike. This lets you ride a bike of up to 33bhp for 2 years until your licence becomes a full, unrestriced one.

If you are 21 or over you can take the above test on a 125, or you can do your Direct Access on a bike of at least 49BHP (I think) and ride anything straight away.

However, if you take your restricted test at 20 for example, it will remain restricted for the 2 years till you're 22, it won't automatically upgrade when you get to 21. You could choose to take the DAS test after your 21st birthday though. This would mean you'd taken your bike test twice but could now ride any bike.

Clear as mud? Excellent


Jambo

correct. that is the exact boat i am in. now being 21.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Oh yeah, also, dissapointed with this thread, i saw the title and thought it would be a new rule starting tomorrow that restriction was no more lol. Oh well!

ditto. i got very excited

[Spikenipple]

The difference between 33bhp and full power (on a pointy anyway) seems to be negligible between idle and 7k rpm. Restricted, the bike runs out of puff between 7-8k rpm, but without the restrictor it takes off after 7.5-8k.
The good thing about a restricted SV of course is that most of your everyday riding on it will be below 6k rpm, where you'll find 'go' by the bucket load.

Well I must be getting more used to my bike as when I go out on it I keep thinking I've only got until next August (09!) until the restrictor comes off and I can't wait!!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Mark_h

Stuff.

I would be very interested to know what kind of bike this was & how it was restricted.
I would more say the situation is opposite. i.e. don't worry about being restricted on an SV, because they are still very good. Spikenipple describes it excellently

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

I'm sure a lot of restricted licence holders are think that too, it makes sense though this restricted rule. Shame it isn't used with cars as well!

Dunno about that, I'm pretty sure I could do myself a serious mischief with 33bhp. And I'm not convinced the discriminating by age is good either. Or that doing your test on a weedy 500 shows any greater skill at all. Especially when pretty much the entire test is done around town where the extra power makes no difference!

[ScottishRawker]

i like the restriction rule, iv got till beginning of feb next year till mine ends.

i still have great fun on my sv, go in 4th at 40ish and open the throttle and look down and your above 80 really quickly.

don't get me wrong i can't wait for the ecu to get swapped back but 33bhp is still a good amount to play with!

my dad is 51 and he did his A2 a few months after me as he felt it would be good to get experience on something less powerful first, and i agree and think if young people need to do this then so should all people sitting bike tests, and a car equivilent should be used.

[yorkie_chris]

Seems a pretty daft idea to do your A2 ... if you do DAS then you're not held by law to buy something powerful

IMO the people most likely to need to be restricted, derestrict them anyway!

Misguided law taking away personal choice.

It felt massive when I lost my restriction. Felt like someone had put a rocket up my ****. After a week it was like. Oh.

Same with the Falco. At first it was ok 7Krpm think ill change gear now. Now it feels normal using all the power. Though I think since I put the exhausts on I might have lost some power and it might be running a little lean. Im going to try and get it on a rolling road to see what its making and how the engine is running now... heh off subject^^ :S