Can they tell it's not restricted?

[Wideboy]

i cant be botherd to read though this thread but thought i'd add my 2p worth lol

when i cam off a few weeks ago, the police asked me to produce a copy of my restriction certificate and license, along with other documents about a week and a bit later, even picked up on the fact i wasnt wearing glasses

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Throws question to pit of lions.

WHy is it, that when a thread like this comes up its always the blokes under 21 that complain about having a bike restricted

I'm probably barking up the wrong tree but I've never seen a burd asking this restriction thing. Maybe they are just happy with what they have.

Because the blokes don't tend to have a choice in the matter. We've got what 3 birds on 33bhp? Maybe 30 lads?
Statistically you're gonna get some people who want more power and chances are, they're gonna be male. Especially as some of the ladies get 33bhp'd through choice in which case, they have no right to whinge about it!

Maybe the birds are happy with what they have, I would be curious to note the response from any who think that 33bhp is a good idea.

My response as always is that the government has no moral right to interfere with me killing myself. We all have working right hands and control over the power produced by the motor at all times. If I abuse it and get it wrong, it will hurt, it will be expensive, I may die. Anybody who would willingly give up that self determination should not be on a bike. They should be in a 5* Euro NCAP rated car, close the garage door and leave the motor running.

Originally Posted by BigFootIsBlurry

if your not going to bother restricting it at all then you deserve what you get becuase its acts like that which push up everyone elses premiums.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Really? Explain.

All motor insurers in the UK have to contribute to the Motor Insurers Bureau, which pays out in the case of uninsured or untraced drivers. So by definition Kristoff, you pay.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Throws question to pit of lions.

WHy is it, that when a thread like this comes up its always the blokes under 21 that complain about having a bike restricted

I'm probably barking up the wrong tree but I've never seen a burd asking this restriction thing. Maybe they are just happy with what they have.

Because they're the people that have no choice. Maybe a lass is happy with what they have. Or maybe they just take it on their own initiative instead of asking on a forum. I would bet that if you were stuck to 33bhp after a few months you wouldn't have the same view on it that you would now.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

My response as always is that the government has no moral right to interfere with me killing myself. We all have working right hands and control over the power produced by the motor at all times. If I abuse it and get it wrong, it will hurt, it will be expensive, I may die

It's not that simple, as there's always someone else involved.

[yorkie_chris]

In the case of an A2 licenced biker on a >33bhp machine having an at-fault claim against him by a 3rd party.

Not restricting it is just the first step in that. Am I being pedantic?

edit [this post directed at eds post #63]

Originally Posted by BanditPat

Because they're the people that have no choice. Maybe a lass is happy with what they have. Or maybe they just take it on their own initiative instead of asking on a forum. I would bet that if you were stuck to 33bhp after a few months you wouldn't have the same view on it that you would now.

I did. But not from day one. I knew the risks. I was ok and ready for the power, but i had other reasons for doing it.

[SV400Rob]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

My response as always is that the government has no moral right to interfere with me killing myself. We all have working right hands and control over the power produced by the motor at all times. If I abuse it and get it wrong, it will hurt, it will be expensive, I may die.

I see where your coming from but whos gona clean up the mess if you get it wrong and kill yourself? Someone from the gov. Unfortunatly there are people who haven't got what it takes, not sure if thats the right wording, to be able to control the power that mayb you have.

IMO it doesn't matter whether anyone wishes to have their bike restricted or not bother, but the rules are there for a reason, if you respect your licence and have a passion for bikes then two years is naff all.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by madness

It's not that simple, as there's always someone else involved.

Not in the average bike crash there isn't.


NHS contributions yadda yadda, traumatising people who scrape your sorry ars off the road. People who participate in extreme sports don't get the same whinges

[quote=SV400Rob;1833863]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

My response as always is that the government has no moral right to interfere with me killing myself. We all have working right hands and control over the power produced by the motor at all times. If I abuse it and get it wrong, it will hurt, it will be expensive, I may die.quote]

I see where your coming from but whos gona clean up the mess if you get it wrong and kill yourself? Someone from the gov. Unfortunatly there are people who haven't got what it takes, not sure if thats the right wording, to be able to control the power that mayb you have.

IMO it doesn't matter whether anyone wishes to have their bike restricted or not bother, but the rules are there for a reason, if you respect your licence and have a passion for bikes then two years is naff all.

Thats what i thought when I did my test, did it at the beginning of September and by December i was bored of the bike, bored of the 30mpg that i get because the bike has to sit at at least 10k revs to keep up with the traffic when im out on my own never mind what its like when im out with my dad tap dancing on the gear lever and geting a sore right wrist