Quicky question on restriction - advice needed.

I have just had mine restricted, and got the ECU one.

the manual restriction was £ 160 , plus 2 Hrs labour, £ 49 per hour!

the ECU was £180 plus 1\2 Hr labour so this works out cheaper.

i bet a dealer told you that as the ecu is free of charge and free to fit and they can not make money from it

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Not many people seem to realise but the Suzuki restrictor kit has always been free (inc fitting) if you bought a Suzuki motorcycle from an authorised Suzuki dealer, whether a new or secondhand SV650. Some dealers started to charge for the kit when Suzuki stopped advertising it, hence why at the beginning of last year Suzuki reconfirmed the kits were free.

I will also point out that you are supposed to be supplied with the full power components for when you are entitled to go to full power, Suzuki will charge for fitting though.

Originally Posted by Geoffrey

i bet a dealer told you that as the ecu is free of charge and free to fit and they can not make money from it

Its says on brand new models only on the suzuki website!

The dealer is a m8 so don't think he would rip me off!

I sold my old one for £40 once I'd finished with it, no way £300.

Originally Posted by Ruthja2801

Its says on brand new models only on the suzuki website!

The dealer is a m8 so don't think he would rip me off!

Dealer = Business = Make Money

Mate = Not at work

There is no such thing as a dealer who is your friend when they're open for business, otherwise no one would ever make any money.

I wouldn't touch a restriction via throttle stop on an FI bike. It's such a stupid way to do something which can be easily achieved with electronics.

You'll be able to buy a 33BHP ECU and then sell it on easily when you're done with it, but selling a hardware restriction for an FI bike will be tough.

Is the dealer franchised Suzuki or Mr. Backstreet?

Buyit and do it yourself. You've only gotta take the rider seat off unclip and reclip it. Don't worry about restriction certificates nothing is legal representation of restriction.

£50 most for 2nd hand ECU unit and fit it yourself. Anyone who tells you anything is a liar, backstabber, money robbing git. (Apart from the free suzuki restriction which is the same but they give you a worthless certificate)

Coppers ever got a problem with it tell them, here's the keys to my bike, i want a hire one while you dyno'it and then 2 new tyres as a dyno will screw them up when you want it back.

/rant over.

Originally Posted by CarlosSV650S

I have just had mine restricted, and got the ECU one.

the manual restriction was £ 160 , plus 2 Hrs labour, £ 49 per hour!

the ECU was £180 plus 1\2 Hr labour so this works out cheaper.

Ouch, I'd hate to pay that!!!

I got a secondhand one from the "for sale" section here, and fitted it myself in 10 minutes.

Ruthja-

Just wait (I know it sucks) until I hopefully pass my full power test, and I'll sell you my 33BHP ECU for £50 less postage.

DON'T pay a dealer or whatever, you'll just waste hundreds of pounds. I went to my local Suzuki dealer, quoted me £150ish for the FI kit restriction (****e) and OVER £300 for the ECU method. They blabbed on about how "it's not the labour, it only takes 15min to fit (which is does), but the cost of the restriction certificate and the ECU itself". Rubbish

Matt

It's so easy to fit, I even managed it. Ruth have you put a post in the wanted section?

Originally Posted by matt_rehm_hext

DON'T pay a dealer or whatever, you'll just waste hundreds of pounds. I went to my local Suzuki dealer, quoted me £150ish for the FI kit restriction (****e) and OVER £300 for the ECU method. They blabbed on about how "it's not the labour, it only takes 15min to fit (which is does), but the cost of the restriction certificate and the ECU itself". Rubbish

As I already posted above, I've found brand new restricted ECU's online for £220 ish. That's not direct from Suzuki, who may actually charge more.

Dealerships, especially if franchised, are only allowed to purchase from nominated suppliers otherwise they risk heavy penalties.

The certificate, whilst some say is useless, an insurance company may well ask to see before the cover is activated.

Lets assume that Suzuki do sell the ECU's at £220, and that the shop charge a minimum rate of one hour (not that uncommon). My local dealership is £55/hr. So that's £275, throw in £30 for the certificate and you're at £300. The dealership hasn't really made any profit on any of that yet, so add a small profit margin too.

Originally Posted by Baph

As I already posted above, I've found brand new restricted ECU's online for £220 ish. That's not direct from Suzuki, who may actually charge more.

Dealerships, especially if franchised, are only allowed to purchase from nominated suppliers otherwise they risk heavy penalties.

The certificate, whilst some say is useless, an insurance company may well ask to see before the cover is activated.

Lets assume that Suzuki do sell the ECU's at £220, and that the shop charge a minimum rate of one hour (not that uncommon). My local dealership is £55/hr. So that's £275, throw in £30 for the certificate and you're at £300. The dealership hasn't really made any profit on any of that yet, so add a small profit margin too.

So are you saying you think she should spend more money and get a dealer to do it?