My wife has got a full UK licence but with a 2 year restriction to 33bhp.

As she wont stand for riding a 125cc or similar round, she decided to buy a CBR600 (good woman that she is!). As I have a CBR1000 its a good match and she loves the bikes.

Anyway, in the UK she has to have her bike restricted for 2 years to 33bhp due to passing her test on a 125cc. Now, I am aware that Honda sell a restriction kit for £100, and FI International sell one for £150. I would buy the Honda one but it doesnt come with a certificate. Legally you dont need a certificate but the insurance company demand on if there is a crash, and you cannot get it done retrospectively.

So, I could buy the Honda one and try and make up a certificate but I dont want to do that. On the other hand I dont want to spend £150 on a kit with a certificate.

Both aren't cheap when you consider they are only 4 washers!!!

If anyone is selling a kit please get in touch, or if anyone has any ideas (sensible ones only) I would be most grateful.

Cheers!

 

whats the point, just drive it. do they really pull you over to check? put some 125cc stickers on it.

 

If you have an accident surely a receipt for supply and fitting of a restriction kit would suffice. Thats my suggestion, if they argue, tell them to prove their allegation.

 

Good points. Problem is if you use without restrictor fitted and do get caught, you're in very deep mire as you are effectively riding without a licence or insurance and it simply aint worth the risk these days. Maybe 50 years ago a local policeman would have given a stern warning with a sly wink and waved you on. These days you just cant take the risk.

Getting one fitted without the certificate would mean you would still have a receipt, but the insurance company would argue that their policy stipulates that they must have a certificate of restriction.

I am half getting round this by now contacting a motorbike performance company who have a dyno testing centre and getting them to fit the cheaper restrictor kit and then dyno test the bike. However the dyno test is £40 so I may as well get the £150 kit!!! Aggghhh! All it consists of is 4 washers and a certificate! What madness!

 

you do need to coner your **** where insurance is concerned, as they will try to screw you over any way they can, I would say get the £150 and save yourself some trouble, pain in the **** I know but in a couple of years you can sell it on ebay and get some £ back

 

that has to be the dumbest rule i've heard of. 33hp for 2 years? maybe 6 months is reasonable! i guess you could get a scooter when you are 16 and say thats your "motorcycle" that way when you can afford one you can get a nice one and not have to worry about this!

 

can she pass a test on a bigger bike...i just think this is so silly.

 

Yeah I did my DAS which lets you ride any power of bike at 21 - 33bhp is enough to start off with, a friend of mine put a 33bhp kit on a hyabusa - that was well funny

 

I've just removed the washers from a bike, and they're for sale if you want them . No certificate though.

Although I'd have thought that in the event of an accident, as long as the bike is actually restricted, and you have a receipt from the garage that fitted it stating that they fitted a restrictor kit to your bike (reg no etc) the insurance company would be happy.

 

lol, move to U.S.A, no restriction, you want to turbo it you can, where i'm at, they don't care what you do to the bike.