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I have to agree the SV 650 is a great bike to learn your trade on.

The susspension is a bit limited but you only start to notice that when you realy start to press on.

and Yes my Wife's Sv is for sale before anyone comments but it's up for more than he has to spend anyway.

Age

Oh yea and btw, its not the cost of the bike thats restricting me its insurance, and a srad was 700 odd so id hate to have to pay for a thou, Im only on 500 a month damm morrisons and minimum wage.

I have an R6 and my other half is on it all the time. If you want I'll give you a pillion ride on it so you can make your mind up a bit more. The newer supersports aren't really for pillion but the older ones are.

Power wise everything will pretty much be the same with 33bhp, i think only torque will change a bit. I would whip off the pillion pegs and add a solo seat cowl before your other half notices and then encourage her to do her own test.

Taking a pillion all the time is expensive on tyres, chain, suspension, petrol, it's just not good! Don't make my mistake!

Would love to go pillion on an r6. Iv lived here for 16 years and have no idea where kingkerswell is lol.
I have gotten used to my bikes confy seat as well, good 3 inches of soft foam
From what iv heard the hornet is rubbish on fuel anyway, but im coming from a bike that does 80 miles to a tank and runs out on full reserve on a slight hill
Id be taking gf to work from torquay to morrisons in paignton about 3/4 times a week and whenever we go out so she would be on it quite a lot. and i doubt she would drive one herself be bluddy awesome if she did though.

I had an Aprillia RS50 for 2 years, then went on a Hornet 250. Absolutly briliant bike!
Wheelies, stoppies, rolling burnouts.
did a Track day on it (three sisters)
went touring on it, Devon up to donnington (WSB), track day then back through Wales!
I could lean it over so far it was mad with it's 180 rear tyre!!
I could hold my own with the bigger bikes (until the straights)
Used to rev to 14 or 16000 rpm and a top speed of 115mph

I thought I had the restrictor kit on it (as advertised) so had a shock when I went to get it removed after the 2 year restriction. (Storms of to Bridge to have a 'little' word with the manager)

The only thing that let it down was a lack of power, got bored after 4 years and 14000 miles on it. But those 14000 were all briliant fun!
I've upgraded to an R6 but feel like a Street triple would be more fun for A road hacking (and a little bit if stunting)

If you can get a Hornet 6 go for it. High pegs, get some flat bars for the 'stance' and happy scratching!

Was actually thinking of getting a Hornet 6 for a fun bike but ended up being to expensive

Sorry if I've gone on, hope it helps!

im almost certain you dont need the bike offically restricted. If you can get a dyno chart showing your bike putting out 33bhp its totally legal, that is inless you were to photoshop the dynochart, but then who would knwo

I think if you had a really picky copper but I never had any problems! (just as well)

its not the coppers its the insurers

each certificate is registered to the bike,person and home address,its also non transferable between people even if still fitted to the bike,its 1 giant con but is all on a national database. its not worth the risk if your young as if you get pulled with no certificate its then a charge of riding with no licence,your insurance is inalid and a waste of money too.

if you've done the 33bhp test,fit the kit and accept it the guy wants to do the right thing so dont encourage him otherways

Hear hear ^^^

steve-d wrote:Oh yea and btw, its not the cost of the bike thats restricting me its insurance, and a srad was 700 odd so id hate to have to pay for a thou, Im only on 500 a month damm morrisons and minimum wage.

If you want something thats fastish cheap to run and insure have a look at the 400 bandit or maybe even a gs500. I paid £220 this year for insurance on my bandit and a gs500 will be about the same. Both are reasonable for pillions too.

i contacted the dvla about restrcition laws, but no one seems to know exactly whose responsiblity it comes under. i guess because bikes make up %2 of road traffic and probably only a tiny amout of that %2 actually have restrictions, its such a tiny peice of the law. Not suprised most coppers dont know what to do.

anyways this is what they said

It is the responsibility of the rider to prove to the police/courts that the motorcycle they are riding is appropriate to the driving licence category held. No register is held

so i guess i dyno sheet showing 33bhp would be enough

Tom L wrote:so i guess i dyno sheet showing 33bhp would be enough

Well if anyone does want to go down that route I have a restricter kit for a CB600 (Hornet), came off a 'W' reg.

£10 + p&p and they are yours, fits just in behind the carbs and easy enough to put in or remove.



Personally I'd rather be all legal to save all the hassle if something did go wrong

its not the washers that are important but the paperwork, the washers will restrict it but a copper wouldnt know how to look at them where as a peice of a4 is the be all and end all to the law

Tom L wrote:i contacted the dvla about restrcition laws, but no one seems to know exactly whose responsiblity it comes under. i guess because bikes make up %2 of road traffic and probably only a tiny amout of that %2 actually have restrictions, its such a tiny peice of the law. Not suprised most coppers dont know what to do.

anyways this is what they said

It is the responsibility of the rider to prove to the police/courts that the motorcycle they are riding is appropriate to the driving licence category held. No register is held

so i guess i dyno sheet showing 33bhp would be enough

The police told me the opposite of this i got told it was there responsibility to prove the bike wasn't restricted.

AT I will definatly contact you nearer the time of getting the bike if you still have them then.
Iv looked at the bandit and commuter style bikes but didn't really fancy any of them. How much am i looking at for an sv 650.
TBH i would rather get it restricted not to bothered about the paperwork because if they want proof then they can waste their money on a dyno and see its 33bhp, the money they want is ridiculous, if they want government want people toabide by their lisences then they should do something about how much it costs for a few washers and a bit of paper.
No 125 appeals to me, theirs a lack of bikes in between 125 and 4/600's, and 33bhp standard bikes. There is definatly a market for them. Grrrrr being young sucks.