Ok, I'll refine my comment. Every motorcyclist I've seen whizzing over the snake pass in their fancy leathers (and there have been loads) is not on an essential journey. Would you agree, as a biker, that this sort of activity shouldn't be happening?
They tried the horsepower limit back in the late 80s, it didn't work because of the ease of (like your nephew) de-restricting and tuning the bikes. There is also the idea that restricting bike power should also be applied to cars or it is discriminatory after all no-one 'needs' a car with more than 100bhp either.Not related to the OP topic, but with regards to high powered motorcycles, I honestly do believe there needs to be a change in the UK licencing laws whereby there is an upper limit as to the amount of power they are allowed to have.
Over in France as well as, I believe, some other countries in Europe there is a maximum power limit of 100 bhp which is surely more than enough for a bike used on the public road.
My nephew used to race in a single class 600 cc series on a bike that has approx 60 bhp, it is fast enough and he rides the very same make of bike as his commuter bike, he also has a 600 cc off road trials bike.......... He now no longer races as he had a serious accident that wasn't his fault, however he spent 12 weeks in intensive care and his right leg is mostly metal.
He was going to be touring Scandinavia last year on his trials bike and was out along some local bridle paths trying it out and had a serious off which resulted in paramedics having to traipse over the fields and then finally an air ambulance was called out as it was too risky to move him to hospital by any other means, he then spent 6 weeks in a NHS hospital as a result of his stupidity.
Now this same very nice and very highly educated nephew of mine also owns a seriously dangerously fast road bike, it came delivered new with something like 185 bhp but that wasn't enough for him so he had the injectors changed, a different exhaust system a total re-map of the ECU and all of this very expensive work resulted in an enormous 235 bhp at the back wheel. And despite all of his injuries he uses this bike on the road, although I do know that at the moment he is keeping his bikes under lock and key at home!
Sorry to bore you all
Yes. It's against the current rules, but it's low on the priority list of problems that need sorted.
I have a car too, but took the bike. Totally agree re it doesn't have to be your own fault, but I would say the risk is greatly reduced in the current level of traffic.
That would be very like banning cycling because of people sunbathing in parks. Why should I have a restriction on my license for the actions of someone else.Not related to the OP topic, but with regards to high powered motorcycles, I honestly do believe there needs to be a change in the UK licencing laws whereby there is an upper limit as to the amount of power they are allowed to have.
Over in France as well as, I believe, some other countries in Europe there is a maximum power limit of 100 bhp which is surely more than enough for a bike used on the public road.
My nephew used to race in a single class 600 cc series on a bike that has approx 60 bhp, it is fast enough and he rides the very same make of bike as his commuter bike, he also has a 600 cc off road trials bike.......... He now no longer races as he had a serious accident that wasn't his fault, however he spent 12 weeks in intensive care and his right leg is mostly metal.
He was going to be touring Scandinavia last year on his trials bike and was out along some local bridle paths trying it out and had a serious off which resulted in paramedics having to traipse over the fields and then finally an air ambulance was called out as it was too risky to move him to hospital by any other means, he then spent 6 weeks in a NHS hospital as a result of his stupidity.
Now this same very nice and very highly educated nephew of mine also owns a seriously dangerously fast road bike, it came delivered new with something like 185 bhp but that wasn't enough for him so he had the injectors changed, a different exhaust system a total re-map of the ECU and all of this very expensive work resulted in an enormous 235 bhp at the back wheel. And despite all of his injuries he uses this bike on the road, although I do know that at the moment he is keeping his bikes under lock and key at home!
Sorry to bore you all
Not related to the OP topic, but with regards to high powered motorcycles, I honestly do believe there needs to be a change in the UK licencing laws whereby there is an upper limit as to the amount of power they are allowed to have.
Over in France as well as, I believe, some other countries in Europe there is a maximum power limit of 100 bhp which is surely more than enough for a bike used on the public road.
My nephew used to race in a single class 600 cc series on a bike that has approx 60 bhp, it is fast enough and he rides the very same make of bike as his commuter bike, he also has a 600 cc off road trials bike.......... He now no longer races as he had a serious accident that wasn't his fault, however he spent 12 weeks in intensive care and his right leg is mostly metal.
He was going to be touring Scandinavia last year on his trials bike and was out along some local bridle paths trying it out and had a serious off which resulted in paramedics having to traipse over the fields and then finally an air ambulance was called out as it was too risky to move him to hospital by any other means, he then spent 6 weeks in a NHS hospital as a result of his stupidity.
Now this same very nice and very highly educated nephew of mine also owns a seriously dangerously fast road bike, it came delivered new with something like 185 bhp but that wasn't enough for him so he had the injectors changed, a different exhaust system a total re-map of the ECU and all of this very expensive work resulted in an enormous 235 bhp at the back wheel. And despite all of his injuries he uses this bike on the road, although I do know that at the moment he is keeping his bikes under lock and key at home!
Sorry to bore you all
No such limit exists. There has been talk about the EU limiting power to that level every few years- BMW used to voluntarily stick to 100bhp. Agreed there's no real reason for supersports etc bikes to have much more power. But- and it's a big but- are they also going to clamp down on car makers? Shut down all aftermarket tuners? Stop anyone reprogramming ECUs etc? No chance whatsoever.Not related to the OP topic, but with regards to high powered motorcycles, I honestly do believe there needs to be a change in the UK licencing laws whereby there is an upper limit as to the amount of power they are allowed to have.
Over in France as well as, I believe, some other countries in Europe there is a maximum power limit of 100 bhp which is surely more than enough for a bike used on the public road.
My nephew used to race in a single class 600 cc series on a bike that has approx 60 bhp, it is fast enough and he rides the very same make of bike as his commuter bike, he also has a 600 cc off road trials bike.......... He now no longer races as he had a serious accident that wasn't his fault, however he spent 12 weeks in intensive care and his right leg is mostly metal.
He was going to be touring Scandinavia last year on his trials bike and was out along some local bridle paths trying it out and had a serious off which resulted in paramedics having to traipse over the fields and then finally an air ambulance was called out as it was too risky to move him to hospital by any other means, he then spent 6 weeks in a NHS hospital as a result of his stupidity.
Now this same very nice and very highly educated nephew of mine also owns a seriously dangerously fast road bike, it came delivered new with something like 185 bhp but that wasn't enough for him so he had the injectors changed, a different exhaust system a total re-map of the ECU and all of this very expensive work resulted in an enormous 235 bhp at the back wheel. And despite all of his injuries he uses this bike on the road, although I do know that at the moment he is keeping his bikes under lock and key at home!
Sorry to bore you all
