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Old 29-09-06, 10:51 PM   #1
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Default 33 bhp Restrictor kit for curvy sv650s

Wannabe owner here, who is on restricted licence until July 2007.

I'm looking round for a SV650S which i will have to get restricted for a few months. I've phoned a couple of bike shops who have told me that i can ony get a restictor kit from suzuki and that it needs to be fitted by a dealer/mechanic, with paperwork sent to police i.e. i am not allowed to fit it myself!

Is this correct? I may not be a MotoGP pit mechanic but i am able to turn my hand to most things. If i have to pay labour to get a kit fitted so be it, but if i can buy the kit myself and install it im sure it would save a few quid. What should i expect to pay for a restrictor kit and where does one buy one from?

Thanks for any help
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Old 30-09-06, 02:24 AM   #2
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I am from Virgina USA and i was wondering is that what they do to you when you get in trouble in the UK because arround here i have never heared of such a thing. In VA they arent supose to chase you over 100 MPH and in Tennessee where I am going to school the cops cant chase you no matter what. But as to your question i dont know anything about it. sorry
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Old 30-09-06, 08:28 AM   #3
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Got my old 99 curvy SV restricted - cost £100 flat fee at George Whites, and they give you a certificate with it too. Apparently because they are a dealer they have to charge this amount, which I suppose wasn't too bad...
The dealer was the Suzuki one, but I think they have a few sites around the UK. You can probably buy the bits on eBay, but the certificate would need to be completed for your bike, so best get a dealer to do it.

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Old 30-09-06, 08:32 AM   #4
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£2 from ebay, but it has to be on a data base which is expensive (like logbok) so i have been told
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Old 30-09-06, 08:39 AM   #5
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Wish people did their research beofre posting lol It doesn't have to be on an F.I style certificate, legally it only has to be restricted, you dont technically need any proof. But, it depends what your insurers want as proof, some need ti, some dont, for thsoe that do a hand written note saying the part number of the restrictors, reg number + chassis number of the bike and date fitted will be fine, like my insurers, a dyno printout might also be acceptable. And whatever anybody says, when you get asked for a producer, you will not be asked for proof of restriction, as it's not legally required.
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Old 30-09-06, 08:40 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by kcowgergmm
I am from Virgina USA and i was wondering is that what they do to you when you get in trouble in the UK because arround here i have never heared of such a thing. In VA they arent supose to chase you over 100 MPH and in Tennessee where I am going to school the cops cant chase you no matter what. But as to your question i dont know anything about it. sorry
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Oh, and Jimbo, you can normally find second hand SVs around for sale that are already restricted - buy it, use it, when it comes to derestrict time just sell it and get a non-restricted one, saves all the hassle imo.
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Old 30-09-06, 11:42 AM   #7
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I got my restriction kit for a fiver off this forum. So did phantomtek funnily enough.

Infact, all the restriction kit is two small washers that fit inbetween the carbs and engine to restrict the air/fuel mixture. They have a specific sized hole in them. You could probably make them up if you wanted. Or I could make them up....hmmm....

If it's an FI bike, restricted ECU's go for quite cheap on ebay too! Theyre only £100 in the first place.
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Old 01-10-06, 06:11 PM   #8
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I need a restriction kit. Do i really not need a certificate to prove it's restricted?

I'd love to save myself the best part of £100!!

Matt
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Old 01-10-06, 06:31 PM   #9
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I need a restriction kit. Do i really not need a certificate to prove it's restricted?

I'd love to save myself the best part of £100!!

Matt
It's handy to have a certificate or some sort of proof. The police will try and do you for riding a bike with no license (if you have no proof they will assume it is not restricted and report you to the proc fiscal) This is then thrown out of court (was with me) when the judge looks at my license and then realises I have a motorcycle entitlement.

Waste of my time, waste of the coppers, waste of the courts time.
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Old 02-10-06, 08:59 AM   #10
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Yea, thats what i thought. Have a certificate to wip out when the pigs pull me and see my lisence entitles me to 33bhp

"why officer, it is...here's a peice of paper stating so"

Don't see how it'll do much, but its better than my own word - i do wear hoodies you know!

Alf's Motorcycles are asking £150 i think to restrict my bike

Matt
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