Police/law short questions

IC3 · 8 Feb 2014 at 19:55

Short quick questions...

1. Lets say a 16 years old teenager, 2 months before his Bday rode a 125cc with a CBT certificate. Got caught by Police roadside inspection, what would be the consequence?

2. 19+ year old with A2 license driving an CBR1000RR, got stopped for roadside inspection. What would be the consequences?

3. 18 year old (teenager?) has A2 license, from a different European country. Let's say he's driving an Suzuki DRZ400 (UKs plates), the police stops him for roadside inspection. What would happen next? UK is in the Europe, so would they just let him go, as he has the A2?

IC3 · 9 Feb 2014 at 11:52

Yeah, I frogot about insurance <facepalm>
But even if the bike was destricted to 33hp, and than it would get unrestricted. They'll not notice as it says 33hp on the paper or do they have a way to check it during roadside inspection ofc.

IC3 · 9 Feb 2014 at 12:45

Scythe said:
They can seize it I think, or demand you present it for inspection if they have reason to believe it is derestricted.

There is no legal requirement for a restriction, they are not worth the paper they're written on and are not legal proof of restriction.

I swear you need proof, of the bike not being over 33bhp...
But the question is, when you have the paper work saying it fits under A2. But in real life you take the restrictions in e.g. your garage... Then there's no way you can tell that without dyno..

IC3 · 9 Feb 2014 at 13:37

Scythe said:
You do not need proof, insurance companies may ask for it but you could even send them a paint picture of 'W514ABC is 33bhp' with a smiley face, and it has just as much legal standing as a 'professional' certificate of a restrictor being fitted.

My SV650 was restricted to 33bhp (by myself, using restrictors purchased from SV650.org forum), and insurance never asked me for proof of insurance (Wicked Quotes - awesome company by the way). I also was pulled by the police once for being slightly naughty, and was not questioned on the restrictor.

So my understanding from what you're saying is, that I can buy normal SV650 without any restrictions. Than when insuring I can just say its 33hp, will they just believe me? :eek:

IC3 · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:57

But, it could be that I've bought a bike with the 33bhp certificate, but the bike didn't have these restrictions. This is possible, so there's always some sort of excuse...