Would this be a wise choice or not - full power ECU?

I know I was ready for full power after one year. But I didnt pull out the restrictors until the two years were up - reason being, that if I ever got in an accident and the insurers or police wanted to just make sure I was restricted and found nothing restricting the power, I would be in deep doo-doo.

33 bhp is a very usable amount on the SV, and even now I'm not using the extra power and revs avaliable to me except for 10% of the time (if that).

Stick to it...just incase I found my bike was always useful restricted, even two-up on the annual rideout a month before i got derestricted.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by gid

lmao at u lot.He wanted ADULT CONVO

"the beads of sweat ran down her trembling neck, only to be delicately licked from her body by her muscular lover"

that sort of thing?


i was being serious, the difference in terms of acceleration of seggons on his restricted bike compared to mine wasn't that big at all, i hope he isn't too offended and that's why he's not replying

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

...if I ever got in an accident and the insurers or police wanted to just make sure I was restricted and found nothing restricting the power, I would be in deep doo-doo.

on a pointy, all they need to do is look at the part number to see if it's restricted...

best of look to ya 'n all!!!!!!
i hadnt rode for almost 10 year (mainly p155ing about), did my DAS, bought my 1st bike, sv650s in silver, pointy, mint.
if you can ride, ride it.
youre the one in control.
hurry up about it matey

oooh, i overlooked the legal side of things then! wait it out matey

Originally Posted by pawl

oooh, i overlooked the legal side of things then! wait it out matey

ruddy bikers

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

tbh while i was following you on NW4 although your bike wasn't as quick as mine in a straight line the difference was so small i chalked it up to you being a bit of a fat bugger, didn't know you were restricted

no doubt the difference is greater on the track or on a peaky 600, but i reckon the SV works just fine without being full power

LOL it's not fat it's muscle (so I keep telling myself).

To be honest it's not the power I'm after per-say. It's the fact that sometimes I'm quicker into bends then the bike in front. But the problem I have is the only place I can safely overtake is on a straight but 9 out of 10 times the bike ahead steams off into the distance until the next bend.

The only thing that's keeping me from not doing it is the whole 'what if' thing. But on the other hand if I do wait it out then I'll have to wait till this time next year. When I'll finally be able to change it legally it'll be dead winter so it'll be pointless at that time of year.

Don't get me wrong, 33bhp is a good amount to have and very usable. But like I say above, overtaking other bikes that are slower in bends or to overtake a car you need a pretty long bit of road to wind the SV up.

Seggons , I have ridden most of this Winter below 7k revs , this weekend the bike got blatted on a couple of occasions on the Hardy Bikers Rideout and you know what , I don`t ride my unrestricted SV to it`s full capacity , stick with what you have lad and wait for the 2 years to expire then go for it .

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Seggons

To be honest it's not the power I'm after per-say. It's the fact that sometimes I'm quicker into bends then the bike in front.

That gets worse on a bike with more power. If you leave more space between you and the bike in front, then you wont find that such a problem.

Remember its not a race

Originally Posted by Seggons

But on the other hand if I do wait it out then I'll have to wait till this time next year. When I'll finally be able to change it legally it'll be dead winter so it'll be pointless at that time of year.

No it wont, TBH in winter when the roads are wet and cold, can sometimes be a good thing, you'll get more used to controlling the power when you have less grip. So your throttle control will get better and then when its dry you'll go faster...

Originally Posted by Seggons

overtaking other bikes that are slower in bends or to overtake a car you need a pretty long bit of road to wind the SV up.

So read whats going on better and learn to anticipate whats going on more. Then you'll have worked out in plenty of tiime what you can or can't do. It'll make a better rider out of you long term.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Seggons

LOL it's not fat it's muscle (so I keep telling myself).

To be honest it's not the power I'm after per-say. It's the fact that sometimes I'm quicker into bends then the bike in front. But the problem I have is the only place I can safely overtake is on a straight but 9 out of 10 times the bike ahead steams off into the distance until the next bend.

The only thing that's keeping me from not doing it is the whole 'what if' thing. But on the other hand if I do wait it out then I'll have to wait till this time next year. When I'll finally be able to change it legally it'll be dead winter so it'll be pointless at that time of year.

Don't get me wrong, 33bhp is a good amount to have and very usable. But like I say above, overtaking other bikes that are slower in bends or to overtake a car you need a pretty long bit of road to wind the SV up.

i was going to reply but fizzwheel basically said everything i was going to say

don't worry about the bike in front, assumng you're riding with full power bikes the fact that you're keeping up says it all doesn't it?

ride it like a supermoto, straight lines are boring, enjoy the corners