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want another laugh ? i paid £86 tpft for my R1 this year[/quote]



i pay £60 for my scooter tp only!!

£550 fully comp for the 10 which i dont think is that bad.

ricky why not de-restrict the sv.....you will be suprised how quick they are

i seem to remember a lad last year during the annual ride sticking with the fast group on his sv!!

billinom8s wrote:they may be more 'run in' but are no substitute for a nice tight screamer

OOHHHH EERRRR MISSUS

Wouldn't be suprised if that fast lad on the SV was rash, personally Ricky, I think your just riding the SV wrong.

An SV is in no way shape or form a quick bike. It is definitely adequate for the road, and a very good bike at that.

But getting into supersports, even only 600 ridden properly are many times better.

i would go for the 636 good midrange and screaming top end

The Honda CBR 600 RR is prob the easiest 600 to ride fast and redlines at 15,000 RPM.

Its is quick and can be ridden quick with out too much effort. You rarely see one with a steering damper on it so what does that prove to you.

Honda has got the best build quality and thier engines have proven bullett proof.

I however still want an 07 GSXR 750 though but i want everything.

Just don't go blowing all your budget on something that looks good and 5 mins later regretting it as doesn't ride as you thougt it would.

And before you go round screaming at topend and sounding like a F1 car as you called it, Just take it steady and build up some experience first yeah dude.

Don't be another stastitic. Keep it safe dude.

Blimey wrote:And before you go round screaming at topend and sounding like a F1 car as you called it, Just take it steady and build up some experience first yeah dude.

Don't be another stastitic. Keep it safe dude.

Excellent advise.

try derestricting the sv aswell

Blimey wrote:The Honda CBR 600 RR is prob the easiest 600 to ride fast and redlines at 15,000 RPM.

Its is quick and can be ridden quick with out too much effort. You rarely see one with a steering damper on it so what does that prove to you.

Honda has got the best build quality and thier engines have proven bullett proof.

I however still want an 07 GSXR 750 though but i want everything.

Just don't go blowing all your budget on something that looks good and 5 mins later regretting it as doesn't ride as you thougt it would.

And before you go round screaming at topend and sounding like a F1 car as you called it, Just take it steady and build up some experience first yeah dude.

Don't be another stastitic. Keep it safe dude.

Thanks for the advice.

However, I have question, is it better to get a newer supersport bike? I know they are ridden quite hard and from peoples advice i guess spending longer on the sv will be a good idea as i only use it a few times a month.

As i don't use bikes for commuting they are written enthusiastically and the sv is not a fun bike to ride in the high revs! It feels somewhat riding a diesel where the torque drops quite suddenly as you rev higher and you need to change up gear whilst you have a few 1000 rpm spare!

Simon - I will derestrict it next year when my license lets me! I have heard stories about taking the restrictor out before the 2 year period. Apparantly insurance is not valid, points for incorrect license. That alone i believe is 6 points minimum!

dont know about you guys but i might ride enthusiastically but never write about my bike in that way

learn to ride what you got first,thats a cracking learner bike you got there and a well ridden sv will pee all over a poorly ridden cbr6

Never a truer word Deej, you should come out on a couple group rides Ricky, otherwise you're going to get into that comfort zone of not pushing yourself and/or riding poorly.

Put your name down for Llandow too, then you'll really push it and learn heaps.

I think a lot of people are missing something here. Spend 3000 on a bike and only TPFT it?

I had a ZX6 that I paid 4000 for and only had it insured TPFT. Within a year I was knocked off and it wasn't my fault. However the third party said it wasn't their fault. 2 years the claim went on and I went without a bike.

Basicly if you're not fully comp then make sure you can afford to replace it should the worse happens or be preperd to go without or a bank loan. If you real young I can sort of understand but if you're paying peanuts for TPFT why not get fully comp. Trust me it's worth it just for peace of mind. At least that way you can buy another bike while the claim is on going. Mel and I say if it's over a grand fully comp it.

And if you can't afford fully buy a bike that either you can or won't cost much to replace

As i don't use bikes for commuting they are written enthusiastically and the sv is not a fun bike to ride in the high revs! It feels somewhat riding a diesel where the torque drops quite suddenly as you rev higher and you need to change up gear whilst you have a few 1000 rpm spare!

If your planning on restricting your new purchase then you will almost certainly find that it performs in a similar fashion to the SV. The power will peter out at around 8,000 rpm and you will find yourself 'short-shifting'. I'm not saying that you shouldent go out and buy a new bike but I would recomend riding a restricted il4 before going out and spending lots of money.

The only other thing I would be a bit nervous of is when your restriction is up. Going from a resctricted SV to an unrestricted one is not that big a deal. You would be used to using low-down torque. Whereas if you were to ride an IL4 you might get yourself into the habbit of whipping back the accelarator and having to keep it pinned to get anything out the the throtttled engine. Going from that to a de-restriced 100 odd bhp bike that would loop without too much trouble would worry me.

As long as you know all of this then I doubt you have much to worry about.

Go and buy a gixxer!!

Exactly what i thought all along mike, I go fully comp all the time, just knowing that most bike accidents are usually the riders fault or that there may be a argument over whose fault it is. If your TPFT and you put it down the road, it's your bill, fully comp, you only pay the excess, which in your case ricky is farking huge!

I sort of agree, go fully comp if you can, I personally onlu will on something worth a few k plus otherwise its cheaper just to buy a new one ;)