Question about restriction/unrestricting

[iDeLonge]

As I said in other threads I'm after a Kawasaki KMX 125 or a Honda XR 125 but I'm saving up for a good quality one. I'm looking at a Gilera SMT 50cc as a temporary bike for a few month whilst I save as this is cheap. I've seen one that has no restriction, will I be allowed to drive this as a 17 year old CBT holder?

Also I have no idea how much faster this makes it and risk involved etc, could somebody help me out?

[Tango]

An unrestricted 50cc bike should be no probs if you're 17 with a current CBT....but you should tell your insurer that it's been derestricted....just to be on the safe side.... I very much doubt it will do more than 40-45mph....although the speedo will probably show 70+....

[iDeLonge]

An unrestricted 50cc bike should be no probs if you're 17 with a current CBT....but you should tell your insurer that it's been derestricted....just to be on the safe side.... I very much doubt it will do more than 40-45mph....although the speedo will probably show 70+....

 

I did a de-restricted mod on my insurance, same price.

I'll be fine with 40 for a few months whilst I save like 2-3g for a good 125.

You know what the risks are though

[TomGrainger]

2-3,000 for a good 125? Not worth it. Spend £1,200 on a good 125 and save the rest so you can get a good A2 bike when you hit 19. If you have a 2-3,000 budget when you progress to A2 then you will have some very nice choices open to you. Remember also that there is a solid chance of you having a spill on your 125 and you would much rather do that on a CG125 than a YZF-R125.

[andy-iow]

I think your fine that it will be classed as a small motorcycle if it has no restriction and not a moped, so the MOT regs are different from that of a moped, like lighting, tyre treads an so on, best check

[andy-iow]

this is a link to the MOT manual for motorbikes and mopeds

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... es-1-2.pdf