Licence question

[Dragon]

I don't want to go fast I never said I did I want a goof looking 600cc because I want the power to get out if shit and so I don't get knocked around in the wind so much I couldn't care less if its restricted to 100km

[FJRider]

I don't want to go fast I never said I did I want a goof looking 600cc because I want the power to get out if shit and so I don't get knocked around in the wind so much I couldn't care less if its restricted to 100km

What are you on about .. ????

[bosslady]

I don't want to go fast I never said I did I want a goof looking 600cc because I want the power to get out if shit and so I don't get knocked around in the wind so much I couldn't care less if its restricted to 100km

what shit have you got yourself into that you needed a great amount of power to get out of? as for wind I'm not sure how a 600cc bike will help that much more? and I think you're a liar if you say you couldn't care less if you're restricted to 100kmh cause I know I sure as hell would, care that is. Understand the good looking part though. Ain't there any purdy looking lams bikes?

[FJRider]

what shit have you got yourself into that you needed a great amount of power to get out of? as for wind I'm not sure how a 600cc bike will help that much more? and I think you're a liar if you say you couldn't care less if you're restricted to 100kmh cause I know I sure as hell would, care that is. Understand the good looking part though. Ain't there any purdy looking lams bikes?

Have you any idea why he thinks any 600 (or 660) is restricted to 100 km/hr .. ??? Apart from the legal open road speed limit (and who obeys that eh .. ??) no physical speed restricter is fitted to any bike.

[bosslady]

Have you any idea why he thinks any 600 (or 660) is restricted to 100 km/hr .. ??? Apart from the legal open road speed limit (and who obeys that eh .. ??) no physical speed restricter is fitted to any bike.

I think he wasn't serious he was just trying to make a point that he didn't want to get a bike so he can go fast or whatever... but I think you know that

[FJRider]

I think he wasn't serious he was just trying to make a point that he didn't want to get a bike so he can go fast or whatever... but I think you know that

It was the highlighted bit in my quote of his I meant.

[Dragon]

I know that no bike is limited to 100km all I'm trying to say is I don't want a big bike to go fast

I can't find any laws bikes I like the look of and I'm not willing to pay for something that'd be restricted

I've ridden bigger bikes in the wind and they have just felt more stable

and I've had various people cut me off or start to chance lanes without looking and if I want to move I've got to drop it down a gear or two

if my senses miss them starting to move my reaction Time will be limited and the bike doesn't have enuf grit for me to get out as quick as I like

why do most people get bigger bikes is it because we feel they are more suited to our needs? If smaller slower bikes are really safer for everyone why don't we only ride 125cc bikes?

[bosslady]

I know that no bike is limited to 100km all I'm trying to say is I don't want a big bike to go fast

I can't find any laws bikes I like the look of and I'm not willing to pay for something that'd be restricted

I'm sure someone else will chime in on that one...

I've ridden bigger bikes in the wind and they have just felt more stable

I don't get it, my bike feels pretty stable. And, if it's not so much then cool, means I can learn and will gain skills as a rider rather than rely on my bike to get me out of sticky situations..

and I've had various people cut me off or start to chance lanes without looking and if I want to move I've got to drop it down a gear or two

What's wrong with backing off if someone goes to cut you off etc? if that's the case surely they'd be at least somewhat ahead of you, since you're keeping a good following distance, so I can't see why you'd power ahead to overtake them. The only situation I'd like to power away is when people tailgate me. If I can, I speed up and put some more space between us, if it's the motorway etc., I change lanes so they can pass me.

if my senses miss them starting to move my reaction Time will be limited and the bike doesn't have enuf grit for me to get out as quick as I like

why do most people get bigger bikes is it because we feel they are more suited to our needs? If smaller slower bikes are really safer for everyone why don't we only ride 125cc bikes?

Nobody said smaller bikes are safer, just as no one said bigger bikes aren't safe. Its putting an overconfident newbie on it that isnt (safe). Take my flatmates BMW S1000RR, safe as houses, but put ME on that? dead, or seriously injured probably

You don't NEED a bigger bike, you just WANT one. Can you find a mentor or instructor down there? nobodies saying you can't ride a bike, clearly you can, but the road is damn dangerous and takes a long time to get used to, longer than a few weeks, longer than a few months and old buggars who've been riding for years are still learning too, whether they care to admit it or not.

Consider whether it's your roadcraft or attitude to roadcraft that needs adjusting first, I'm not saying you have a bad attitude but take a step back and think. I all to often hear people blame problems on their bikes when it's actually them.

If and when I get another bike of course it will have more power, I want to go on long trips away and need something that's happy with the weight of all my shoes and tiaras. Also I want to go fast, over the speed limit even... on the track.... of course... but, that day will come when I'm way more skilled and have had a lot more time on the road, I'm in no rush.

[unstuck]

Have you any idea why he thinks any 600 (or 660) is restricted to 100 km/hr .. ??? Apart from the legal open road speed limit (and who obeys that eh .. ??) no physical speed restricter is fitted to any bike.

LT50, have an alloy restrictor plate fitted inside the intake tube where it joins the cylinder.

Tis simple to remove though.

[bosslady]

Tis simple to remove though.

I'm sure you wouldn't know anything about that...

[unstuck]

I'm sure you wouldn't know anything about that...

Tis the first thing to go on them suckers, along with the first pilot jet.

[FJRider]

LT50, have an alloy restrictor plate fitted inside the intake tube where it joins the cylinder.

Tis simple to remove though.

Does it restrict it to 100 km/hr .. ???

[MSTRS:Me]

...and old buggars who've been riding for years are still learning too...

Wash your filthy mouth out, young lady. We are NOT still learning. We are in the process of forgetting what we have learned.

[unstuck]

Does it restrict it to 100 km/hr .. ???

I never said that. An lt 50 would be lucky to get to 60kmh with the restrictor removed.

[bosslady]

Wash your filthy mouth out, young lady. We are NOT still learning. We are in the process of forgetting what we have learned.

haha, sorry, sorry! process of forgetting what you've learned? you mean learning again what you've forgotten?