Guest Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 now i know for a 16 year old on a CBT its 50ccand for 17+ on a CBT you can have up to a 125ccim 18, currently looking for a 125cc geared bike but whats the max BHPim legally allowed to ride? thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 now i know for a 16 year old on a CBT its 50ccand for 17+ on a CBT you can have up to a 125ccim 18, currently looking for a 125cc geared bike but whats the max BHPim legally allowed to ride? thankyou This... A learner motorcycle has an engine up to 125 cc and a power output not exceeding 11 kW ...is from http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/RidingMotorcyclesAndMopeds/DG_402256811kW is 14.75bhp http://locost7.info/converter.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky_v Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 A learner motorcycle has an engine up to 125 cc and a power output not exceeding 11 kW restricted for two years to riding a bike of up to 25 kW how many people in this country work in metric engine powers?anyone?no?Idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ME! I work for a car company, and the industry standard is often in kW, but consumers dont understand it so we dont publish it in that way, bhp is useless anyway without torque, and people dont understand torque (frankly, i don't entirely understand the difference mathematically, but that means I understand the complexity of it, as my physics teacher used to say) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky_v Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ME! I work for a car company, and the industry standard is often in kW, but consumers dont understand it so we dont publish it in that way car manufacturers dont publish it as they seem to have more sense, now call me sad, but my gripe is we have a public information website, maintained by the government, which is supposed to give clear information (in this instance) on limitations to engine power to tom, dick, and harry.Now since tom, dick, and harry have been using the imperial version of engine power since the internal combustion engine was invented, and know nothing at all about the metric system, there could be some confusion arising from this.yes, i know its EU law number 1,627,616 part Y to put it in metric, but i thought i had a licence to produce electricity not ride a bike when i did my A2.I could go on, but most will only read up to this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 yes, i know its EU law number 1,627,616 part Y to put it in metric, but i thought i had a licence to produce electricity not ride a bike when i did my A2.I could go on, but most will only read up to this point Most of the civilised world use SI measurements. Its regrettable that EU bashing has become such a futile exercise that you have to hijack threads in a motorbike forum to get your weak point across. Maybe you should bear in mind that the DSA website is there for everyone's benefit, not just UKIP supporters Oh, and since you're so keen to avoid SI units, surely you should measure your electricity in mega-joules and not kilowatts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky_v Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Maybe you should bear in mind that the DSA website is there for everyone's benefit, not just UKIP supporters you had to use a 3rd party convertor to put it in a understandable measurement websites there for everyone, not just for EU bureaucrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 you had to use a 3rd party convertor to put it in a understandable measurement He asked for whats the max BHP so it would've been rude not to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky_v Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 you had to use a 3rd party convertor to put it in a understandable measurement He asked for whats the max BHP so it would've been rude not to but why doesnt the website have that? ill shut up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogof Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 but why doesnt the website have that? For the same reason they don't quote test fees in pre-decimal sterling (£sd), or dates using the Julian calendar. It's use has been superseded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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