hi

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Hope you enjoy whatever bike you choose and if it's an SV, welcome to the club. Cheers.

& if you dont get a SV welcome anyway

Alrite mate, welcome!

I was in a similar situation to you - got my full lisence (restricted to 33bhp) and wondered about getting a bike! However, rather than ponder on wether to get a 125 and derestrict to 33bhp or get a big bike and restrict to 33bhp i had already made up my mind to go down the later route. The only thing i wondered about was what bike to get!

Anyways, i own a restricted 99 sv-s. Its my first proper bike (after a speedfight, beast!) and I dont regret the desicion. After all, after my two years is up i dont have the hassle of selling it to get a more powerfull bike - 1hr and the restrictors are out and i have that power!

Go down the route of getting an SV and restricting it. It'll be better in the long run!

Do you know how much you're likley to be spending on the bike? Restriction kits are approx £150 to get fitted at a dealer.

Matt

[quote="fizzwheel"]Are taking your restricted license or have you done so. I'm assuming you know that you can ride a 33bhp bike after only taking your CBT ( Apologies if you now this already )

I'm a bit confused here and please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm sure you will.

I always thought you had to have your restricted licence and passed the "small bike test" before you could ride a bike restricted to 33bhp. I didn't think you could ride a 33bhp bike on a CBT.
I remember passing on my Honda CG125 which then enabled me to go upto 33bhp without L plates for 2 years - the probationary period.OR ride whatever I liked but restricted down to 33bhp for 2 years. After your 2 year probationary period is over the skies the limit. Correct ?

Originally Posted by Banus

I'm a bit confused here and please correct me if I'm wrong - I'm sure you will.

I always thought you had to have your restricted licence and passed the "small bike test" before you could ride a bike restricted to 33bhp. I didn't think you could ride a 33bhp bike on a CBT.
I remember passing on my Honda CG125 which then enabled me to go upto 33bhp without L plates for 2 years - the probationary period.OR ride whatever I liked but restricted down to 33bhp for 2 years. After your 2 year probationary period is over the skies the limit. Correct ?

Yes, correct.

Fizz!! You should know better

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Yes, correct.

Fizz!! You should know better

No more like dodgy typing... apologies... thats what I meant, That you cant ride a 33bhp bike or bigger with only a CBT.

Or you could go for a restricted SS400 if you prefer an IL4. I had an RVF400RR as my first bike, it should handle better than the SV but you have to be careful as there are a lot of bad examples about. A few to have a look at...

CBR400RR
RVF400RR
ZXR400
GSX-R400
VFR400.

i seem to remember insurance on a 400 was higher than an sv, because they tend to get ragggged!

Lad at my uni has a VFR400. Its really really nice, sounds good and he dosnt have any problems with it. Might be small for you though if your in the area of 6ft tall?

Plus it looks like an RC30, which is the best bike of all time!

On a CBT you cant ride any machine bigger than 125cc and 14.6 bhp - you need to get you cat. A1 lisence to ride a machine of any cc up to 33bhp. I swear thats the law!

Matt

just check the insurance first! don't get carried away looking because most insurance companies don't care that its restricted and charge you a fortune. Imho i'd recommend running a 125 for at least a year. I didn;t want to originally but i learnt alot which has saved my ass a few times. if your wanting something that looks pretty big check out a hyosung gt125 (especially the gt125r). They're dirt cheap, will go forever on a tank of fuel! and can deal with 200mile journeys.

Just as a matter of interest, I passed my test in the mid '60s riding a 350 Ariel with a sidecar chassis attached. In those days that was a way round the 250cc rule. On the way to the test I had a flat tyre on the sidecar wheel, didn't fix it and took the test on the only cobbled street left in Rotherham. As soon as I got home, I removed the sidecar and unleashed all 14 horsepower! Back then 33 horses would have been wonderful!
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