Slip-on cans for LAMS bikes?

[ducatilover]

Why bother? It took a shit load of faffing around and a little nitrometh to get another 4whp from my Spada, which was much peppier than modern 250s. The Hyobagthing I picked up is debaffled and without jetting is slower than stock. With jetting? Probably slower than stock too.
Just turbo everything

[Drew]

Why bother? It took a shit load of faffing around and a little nitrometh to get another 4whp from my Spada, which was much peppier than modern 250s. The Hyobagthing I picked up is debaffled and without jetting is slower than stock. With jetting? Probably slower than stock too.
Just turbo everything

4hp from a VT motor. That's at least 10%. To put that in perspective, a modern thou would need to end up over 200 ponies to match your increase.

[carburator]

If it was me I would ditch the "L-plate" and buy something that meet my needs. Ride with a low profile, it's not hard to get a small bike for a couple of hours when required.

Also, bigger bikes are better on the open road, it more relaxed riding , much more stable in the wind/traffic and the larger bikes don't have to be abused as much.

I believe the current fine for operating a vehicle without the proper licence is $900 and a few demerits.

[FJRider]

I believe the current fine for operating a vehicle without the proper licence is $900 and a few demerits.

That is incorrect ... for riding outside your license conditions ...

Breaching the learner conditions of your driver licence (other than failing to display L plates) could result in you receiving 35 demerit points and a fine of $100. If you breach any other conditions of your driver licence you could receive 25 demerit points and be subject to a fine of $400.

[EJK]

Again, setting Mr. Law aside, if you crash while riding a non-LAMS bike on your learners or restricted insurance company won't cover you for breaching license conditions.

So regardless of worrying about fines and demerits, crash into a BMW and you are fucked...





And I mean FUCKED!!!!

[nzspokes]

Again, setting Mr. Law aside, if you crash while riding a non-LAMS bike on your learners or restricted insurance company won't cover you for breaching license conditions.

So regardless of worrying about fines and demerits, crash into a BMW and you are fucked...





And I mean FUCKED!!!!

But what if they crash into your BMW?

[EJK]

But what if they crash into your BMW?

Then he is fucked...





And I mean FUCKED!!!!

[ducatilover]

4hp from a VT motor. That's at least 10%. To put that in perspective, a modern thou would need to end up over 200 ponies to match your increase.

That's from the original dyno on a stock motor that was probably in need of a wee bit of fettling and fuck knows how much altitude.
Ended up with tuned length headers and a unifoam filter, ign advance, shortened stacks, jetting and nitrometh
But the key to it all is nitrometh. 5% nitro and she was singing, cunt of a thing to jet and needle though. No idea how I never grenaded that fucker either, stupid Hondas.

And after all that work on a 250, I still say don't bother. Extreme waste of time to get from 32-36 whp. Buy a GN

[matrox02]

I have a Suzuki gw250, it has a yoshi slip on, and because its A 250, no one has bothered me with it, the law states that anything from 251+ cc to 650something cc cannot be modified but it also does state that no lambs bike can be modified, but i believe that when they state that nothing can be modified they are talking strictly about the list( even though they say whether or not it shows on the list ) , its a bit of a weird way that they word it, and if it ever came to it im sure a court would give you way at the stupid wording of the guide lines and tbh, its only a 250, what 250 is going to unlock mysterious powers through cams/slipons/efi tunes??

[Drew]

I have a Suzuki gw250, it has a yoshi slip on, and because its A 250, no one has bothered me with it, the law states that anything from 251+ cc to 650something cc cannot be modified but it also does state that no lambs bike can be modified, but i believe that when they state that nothing can be modified they are talking strictly about the list( even though they say whether or not it shows on the list ) , its a bit of a weird way that they word it, and if it ever came to it im sure a court would give you way at the stupid wording of the guide lines and tbh, its only a 250, what 250 is going to unlock mysterious powers through cams/slipons/efi tunes??

The LAW doesn't state at all that 250 or smaller machines cannot be modified. It clearly says that only bikes of greater engine capacity can't.

[newbie2012]

Putting the Law aside, it doesn't matter if you just put a slip-on tin can or put up a full Yoshi + PCV + Performance airfilter on a LAMS bike.

Modified or non-modified LAMS bike, they are still slow regardless. Save money.

Cracking logic - you'll have more money and therefore more choice with the non-LAMS bike porn on offer when you have your full ticket. Plus if you piss about with a LAMS bike you'll probably decrease the value.

You might (and this is pure, uninformed conjecture on my part) be better off putting the money that your are thinking of spending on modifications into either instruction or just more tanks of gas to get more time on the bike - it would seem that going fast in a straight line is one thing, but going quickly and safely through corners is pure art.

Your choice.

[MisterD]

It clearly says that only bikes of greater engine capacity can't.

Yeah, but what's the intent of the law? Surely it's to stop people buying a restricted 650cc LAMS bike and then derestricting it to the full fat performance.

I'd suggest the reason that we have people saying "the cops took no notice" is that they don't actually care about a measly 2hp from a different can, anymore than they care that you might have ditched a couple of kg of extraneous weight.