Licence Restrictions - WTF?

[ktulu]

Sounds like everyone is scared of the power of the RGV aye... hmmmm

Ah well go and ride your four strokes


I think its ok as it is now but as with everything its up to the person, I agree that a bit of natural selection can come in to it lets just hope these people don't harm anyone innocent like so many do in cars.

I had two RG150's before I made the upgrade to my RGV but I now feel more than comfortable and mature enough to make the step up to a 1000 v twin or a 600. Its got a hell of a lot to do with the persons maturity and common sense aswell hence no law ever falls in to the one size fits all category

[Wolf]

Sounds like everyone is scared of the power of the RGV aye... hmmmm
Ah well go and ride your four strokes

My first full licence bike was a torgue-induced RD350 - theoretically capable of the same top speed as your RGV250 and possessing a wicked powerband that transformed the bike into a demon from hell when it kicked in (gotta love coming off the lights in first to turn a corner and having the powerband kick in so you pop a wheelie whilst leaning. I recommend it for all cronic constipation sufferers.)

I say "theoretically capable of the same speed as yours" as I got it up to only 128km/h and the shuddering from the frame passed this Kiwi's fear barrier. Bounding all over the road at eighty miles an hour is not my idea of fun so I eased off the trigger.

I'm not against the RGV - or any other performance bike for that matter, I just think the law is insane saying that my LS400 is "more dangerous" in the hands of a total n00b than your RGV. The RGV is an impressive piece of hardware, and not just when compared with other 250s. It ranks up there, power- and speed-wise, with the "big bikes" that the law seems so dead set against.

[NordieBoy]

Specifically the "no more than 250cc" stipulation, which goes by the false premise that a Suzuki RGV250 Gamma (33.6kW (45hp), 37Nm, top speed around 184km/h) is "safer" for newbies than a Suzuki LS400 (17.9kW (24hp), 26Nm, top speed around 130km/h).

I traded my Savage in back in Easter 2000 on my first Nordwest and have only just found out to what extent my brother "fixed" the engine after I ran it out of oil (leaky seal).
It had a 1 tooth smaller front sprocket when I bought it which threw the speedo out by 15kph so I used a pushbike speedo.
I thought it was a new pistion/rings and rebore.
Nnnooooo.....
Head skimmed and grindeded, ports matched...

The next owner went everywhere at 130kph comfortably.
I had straight bars on it as well.

[Sniper]

I like the idea of a change so that you have a kW restriction or horsepower restriction on both car and motorcycle licenses.

Something along the lines of learners license 0-40Hp, Restricted license 0-65hp and full license 0 to hell yea. Just so that you get the learning curve right.

Unless you are brilliant (Im sure many of you are) I wouldnt like to jump off my CBR250RR and my next bike be a 2004 R1 with 186Hp. I mean, Im asking for trouble there. So why not the gradual raise in power before going ape?

Just an idea, but thats my 2c