please help me (restrictors)

[yorkie_chris]

I bought the SV before I passed, jumping the gun a little, but it was going cheap...

[Stu]

Bought my first 600 before I passed, doesn't everyone?

ok funny that, probably not. Didn't get my first big bike till 3 months later after passing and that when i was 18. Just sounds such a rush from 50cc to er.....an extra 6 on the front. i went 50cc, 100cc, 400cc, then SV650.

Anyway sorry for the de-rail

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by lawson17

Says me.

Suzuki sell the ECU, FI International sell the throttle stop and Airbox restriction.

To be 100% legal they must be fitted by an approved person. i.e a dealer or garage.

Approved person? rubbish. The certificate stuff is urban myth. There is no legal requirement. The law simply states the motorcycle must be restricted to 33bhp. Not who can restrict it.

Originally Posted by lawson17

The kit that FI international sell, is a throttle stop and air box restriction. So the pointies can be restricted both ways.

As Billy said, both must be fitted by a dealer and certificate will be issued. FI international have a database of restricted bikes that they have sold kits for. Also the dealer has to buy the kit on your behalf, they don't sell directly to the consumer.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Says who?

Originally Posted by lawson17

Says me.

Suzuki sell the ECU, FI International sell the throttle stop and Airbox restriction.

To be 100% legal they must be fitted by an approved person. i.e a dealer or garage.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

A convincing argument. However, I still say it's ********.

Originally Posted by lawson17

http://www.fiinternational.com/Restrictors.asp

Taken from the FI international Website: (Also see link above)

"NOTE: Restrictor kits can only be fitted by an approved and qualified dealer. Fitting also registers the restriction into the FI International master database and this will generate a certificate that you will recieve as proof of restriction."

Is that enough to convince you Flamin Squirrel?

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

No. There is an offence of riding a unrestricted motorcycle on a restricted license and not, as far as I'm aware, an offense of refusing to be fleeced outrageous sums of money for a worthless piece of paper.

My interpretation on it all is that it doesn't have to be done by anyone approved but should be done by someone approved unless whoever is doing it knows fully what they are doing.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by plowsie

My interpretation on it all is that it doesn't have to be done by anyone approved but should be done by someone approved unless whoever is doing it knows fully what they are doing.

Apologies to everyone for keeping this tread going long after it started to smell!
But we did start off talking about restricting a pointy, and doing that by ECU is about as difficult as pluging something electrical into a wall socket in your house!

Originally Posted by Stu

But we did start off talking about restricting a pointy, and doing that by ECU is about as difficult as pluging something electrical into a wall socket in your house!

Yep. If you can put a cartridge into a games console, you can change a pointy ECU. I honestly can't see anyone successfully wangling out of liability because you didn't pay someone "authorised" to plug it in for you. The important thing is that the bike is 33bhp, IMO.

is it healthy to restrict a 650 whats up with a 125

[Stu]

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

is it healthy to restrict a 650 whats up with a 125

A world of difference
Considering a 125 may have 12 hp. A restricited SV has the same characteristics as a full power up to about 7K revs.

[yorkie_chris]

You can get 125s tuned up to 30hp or so, but its still a whole different animal, RS125s and the like go like stink and are great fun, but they still aren't proper bikes.