o.andrews Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 HI all, I'm new here and in fact a new bike enthusiast. I'm 21 and I bought a Thundercat 600 in January with all my tests booked before the new laws came in. Unfortunately my test was cancelled 3 times because of the snow which means now I must abide by the new laws. I already have a good idea of what I can and cannot do but there is one rule that is causing me problems: "You cannot restrict a bike more than 50% its total bhp". Now, brand new my bike would have been producing 100bhp meaning getting it to the legal 46bhp would be illegal.. just. But since its now 14 years old, I'm fairly sure it will have lost a few horses. If I was to somehow prove it was now 92bhp or below then restrict it, would that make it legal? If not, well come grab a bargain..http://yamahaclub.com/forums/classifieds/item/2-yamaha-thundercat-600/ All the best, Oli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi Oli, Welcome to the club, Why not take it down and get it dyno run first to see what she has, then get her restricted and re-dyno run then you have two or three bits of paper proving that its all legal and legit. also why not go down and have a chat with the local plod station to see what they say. if your trying to stay on the right side of the law they will be more than happy to help you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o.andrews Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi Noise! Thanks a lot for your response, I'm awaiting call back from a police officer to see if this would work. Hopefully it's not all in black and white. I'll update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I was reading an article last week about tests booked which had been cancelled due to the snow. As far as I know it's too late you have to do your test under the new rules regardless of the pre new law booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o.andrews Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 You're right Grouch. I also just got a call off a well informed police officer who said that regardless of whether the bike may have lost some bhp over the years, it is still in black and white. If the bike came out of the factory with 100bhp it remains that throughout and would therefore be illegal for me to restrict it to the legal 46bhp. Looks like I'm going to have to sell it and get an XJ6-N instead. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 You're right Grouch. I also just got a call off a well informed police officer who said that regardless of whether the bike may have lost some bhp over the years, it is still in black and white. If the bike came out of the factory with 100bhp it remains that throughout and would therefore be illegal for me to restrict it to the legal 46bhp. Looks like I'm going to have to sell it and get an XJ6-N instead. Thanks for the help! Unlucky mate, I feel for you. I think it is down right scandalous what has happened to all the people in your situation. The E.U. With their interfering yet again. We need out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What bothers me is these new laws target bikers, but nothing is done to limit engine size/power etc for new car drivers. So a 17 year old can only ride a 125cc/15bhp bike but then can jump in a 4.4 litre/313bhp range rover and thats ok...? Of course the powers that be know only too well there'd be uproar from voters and car manufacturers if they brought in changes to restrict car engine sizes etc so they stick to targeting bikers as it'll only effect a small section of the population & possibly deter others from doing such a silly, annoying and thuggish activity as ride bikes. God forbid they actually train car drivers to pay attention when driving a 1 tonne plus weapon! Anyway, sorry to hear you have to sell the bike, good luck finding a suitable replacement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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