Best Factory Restricted Bike

Predator_

Lookin to get a factory restricted bike for the the summer, 600cc ideally. Lookin to spend around 2k, what would ye recommend? Im lookin at Bandits atm, love a sportsbike but havent seen any apart from suzukis gsxr600s which are 5k plus. Nice1

amacca

Predator_ wrote: »

Lookin to get a factory restricted bike for the the summer, 600cc ideally. Lookin to spend around 2k, what would ye recommend? Im lookin at Bandits atm, love a sportsbike but havent seen any apart from suzukis gsxr600s which are 5k plus. Nice1

if you can afford the higher insurance costs (due to aftermarket restriction rather than factory)... get yourself a twin and get a garage to fit an aftermarket restriction kit to it would be my advice...more torque lower down the rev range so seem to be less affected by restriction - will still limit your top speed hugely though...that would be my advice at any rate

performance should still be acceptable...rode a factory restricted kawasaki er-6 or 5 or whatever they are a while back and it was horrible at low revs

also be aware that you cant/its not really advisable to de-restrict a factory restricted bike (as its not just simply a set of washers that can be taken out) - so you will probably end up selling it at the end of the two years to buy whatever you fancy full power....on the plus side they used to have good resale value and hopefully still do/will when you are selling

maybe look into those honda rvf400 - nice looking bike, nice to ride and "I think" they dont need restriction?...not a 600 but a good compromise if they don't need restriction?

210

predator, Will this be your first bike ?

Idleater

Predator_ wrote: »

Lookin to get a factory restricted bike for the the summer, 600cc ideally. Lookin to spend around 2k, what would ye recommend? Im lookin at Bandits atm, love a sportsbike but havent seen any apart from suzukis gsxr600s which are 5k plus. Nice1

It depends what you mean by "best", since all FR bikes will be 33 horsepower max / whateveritis Kw/Kg you want to be comparing weights, build quality, design and cost.
Cost wise, FR bandits are probably your best bet in that price range as the GSXR6 and CBR/Ninja are going to cost a bit more due to their styling.

However power/performance wise a twin such as a SV650 will actually perform better than the IL4's because they make most of their power low in the rev range and torque is not limited in this range as much as power is. I had a FR SV650 and the only time you'd notice the restriction is a 100-120kmph overtake, but you'd have the same problem on any il4 too. At lower speeds and in traffic the twin was just as powerful as an unrestricted bandit. In fact, I even did a track day and rode two up on it (after my test) not a bother.

Predator_

amacca wrote: »

if you can afford the higher insurance costs (due to aftermarket restriction rather than factory)... get yourself a twin and get a garage to fit an aftermarket restriction kit to it would be my advice...more torque lower down the rev range so seem to be less affected by restriction - will still limit your top speed hugely though...that would be my advice at any rate

performance should still be acceptable...rode a factory restricted kawasaki er-6 or 5 or whatever they are a while back and it was horrible at low revs

also be aware that you cant/its not really advisable to de-restrict a factory restricted bike (as its not just simply a set of washers that can be taken out) - so you will probably end up selling it at the end of the two years to buy whatever you fancy full power....on the plus side they used to have good resale value and hopefully still do/will when you are selling

maybe look into those honda rvf400 - nice looking bike, nice to ride and "I think" they dont need restriction?...not a 600 but a good compromise if they don't need restriction?

AON only recognize factory restrictions. Has to be factory restricted

predator, Will this be your first bike ?

No had one about 5/6 years ago for 2 years. Thinking of getting back to it again

Idleater

Predator_ wrote: »

AON only recognize factory restrictions. Has to be factory restricted

Most insurers only recognise factory restricted for the discount cheap rates, and will quote you unrestricted prices for any other bike. In the latter case, you obviously have to restrict the bike yourself in order to comply with your license.
The only thing I noticed (all those years ago) when I got my FR bike, was that the FR bikes were a fraction more expensive compared to unrestricted variants. This was good for me as I was selling mine. The transaction of me going from a FR sv 650 to a sv 1000, was a couple of hundred euro.
My point being that there's generally a market for FR bikes but supply is limited compared to the unrestricted ones, thus higher prices.

vinniemac

I've a factory restricted Bandit 650 - it's a fuel injected one with the restriction done in the ECU. It'll happily go to 10 - 11,000 revs in the lower gears, but not in the higher ones where it seems to top out around 7k. The only time I really feel the lack of power is for overtaking. I've had to hit the anchors fairly hard a few times when it just wouldn't pull away fast enough

7ofBrian

See here : http://www.adverts.ie/car/other-suzuki/other-suzuki/suzuki-gsxr600-factory-restricted/521164

Or here: http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/motorbikes/2022460

Predator_

Is it just me of is 5k alot for an 05? Im sure ive seen the newer model gixxers for around that price

Interceptor

Predator_ wrote: »

Is it just me of is 5k alot for an 05? Im sure ive seen the newer model gixxers for around that price

Yes, thats a lot for an 05 alright.

I'd recommend the Suzuki SV 650 in factory restricted form. Use it until your restriction is up and sell it as a restricted bike - don't go down the derestriction route.

'cptr

Predator_

Prefer the look of the Bandits tbh, which is better?

Wossack

Bandit imo