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Just wondered if you guys think this plan is good or not. Im guna by a aprilia rs125, learn to ride and take my restricted liscence. Then after 6 months or whatever, buy a used gsxr 600. Because my license will be restricted i will have to put a restrictor on it limiting it to 33bhp out put - but then after 2 years i can take it off... If this sounds stupid do you know of any other bikes that are around with more power than the rs125 but still around 50bhp. Also i need to find a bike that will restrict well, so basically the honda's are useless because they only make their power in the top range. erm... i wanted something sporty and ithere arent any other sporty bikes out, its eithier a 600 or 125, there arent any good 400s left and all the 250's and 500's arent sports bikes. Thanks for any help feel free to email me or w/e. believe me it is more fun learning how to take corners and how to control a moto on a 250/500. you go to high in hp you are seriously looking for trouble. go to motorcycleusa.com and check out their newbie forums Sounds like you're in the UK with the 33hp limit. I'm well out of touch with what's on the market there but I would suggest consider weight and suspension quality at least as much as hp. To go fast, you are going to have to make up ground in the twisty bits... which means learning to really ride the thing and having a very good-handling bike. You can go awfully fast with not much power on a good bike... look at the lap time difference between MotoGP and 125s... it's not that much considering the h-u-g-e power difference. The RS125 will be fine... but they are a demanding bike to ride: all the power up high, head-down-bum-up stance... when you're learning you might actually want a flexible and easy-to-ride bike so you can concentrate on your lines, where you're looking, moving your weight etc... on the RS you'll be having to think a lot about gear changes, gripping the tank so you don't have weight on your arms (which reduces control), your sore back.... this is okay as long as you are prepared for it, but there's a lot to be said for getting the basics right, learning to screw everything out of, say, a GPX250, and them moving up for 'lesson two'. But of course flinging the thing at corners is a great way to get killed as a learner. Do a lot of track days because the best way to learn this art is to go around the same 12 corners over and over and over again. You will also learn how to set up your bike to flick into corners without being unstable and tank-slapping. There should be some 400s left that are pretty good- all those bikes are amazing to ride considering their age, the light weight makes them handle well even if the suspension is a bit cheap. Whatever engine you have won't make too much difference- being restricted- so something like a 600cc single will be pretty much just as fast as a more 'sport' engine like a small 2-stroke or 400cc four. I have several bikes in the garage- a KTM Superduke, a YZF750, a VFR400... no one is really all that slower than the others, despite the huge power difference. I have ridden a Honda CB250RS at Easter Creek and you can really get around there pretty fast- with no weight you can just screw everything out of it. Everything blows past on the straight, but any doofus can go fast in a straight line. Good luck with your choice, be patient, and enjoy your riding. i would go with a kawasaki zzr-600 they r 7200 brand new and they are very comf. to ride not 2 fast, great fist bike, this year they come in black and a dark red. Check them out!!!!! My first bike was and still is a Kawasaki 500. It has a sport look and has been a great bike for me. I talked to a guy at a bike night and he has a Suzuki with 500cc and he loves his. |
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