France limits motorcycles to 100hp

[Gas Man]

Its France. They are just admitting defeat.

[Mikey]

I'm fairly certain that this isn't new. Didn't France do something very similar back in the late eighties or so? IIRC, the manufacturers just fit the bikes with restrictor plates on the carbs to limit power output- restrictor plates which were promptly removed by everyone as soon as the bikes were brought home.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Its France. They are just admitting defeat.

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[Rider]

Balls, the French have none.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Rider

Balls, the French have none.

and yet you wouldnt have a free country without them. Thats gratitude for ya. Pretty sure this has been around for a while, i remember some old posts on a kawi forum talking about how the zx10 was limited to 100

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dave

and yet you wouldnt have a free country without them. Thats gratitude for ya. Pretty sure this has been around for a while, i remember some old posts on a kawi forum talking about how the zx10 was limited to 100

Yea I'm with you, this is not news.

Devil's advocate here but isn't 100hp enough for the street in reality? I mean to be honest, wouldn't a 100hp, 300lb bike kick ass? Heck, my V-Max barely made over 100 ponies and that bike rocked!!!

[smileyman]

Ninja 250 is fun if your riding it hard enough. Still there are few middle class sportbikes that don't have 100+.

They would all be on Ninja or SV650s, Motards, FZ6s, couldn't enjoy a Ducati unless it was a baby monster or Sport Classic.

[pauldun170]

I can't agree with the government interfereing in market inovation or openess in the name of nanny laws.

Considering that 100hp bike can do cause the same amount of drama as a 190hp bike, those HP limits are both retarded and pointless BS that accomplish nothing.

If French manufacturers actually operated in the 100hp+ sport bike space this wouldn't even be considered.

[pdog]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Yea I'm with you, this is not news.

The news part is how the EU is considering expanding it across all of Europe.

Devil's advocate here but isn't 100hp enough for the street in reality? I mean to be honest, wouldn't a 100hp, 300lb bike kick ass? Heck, my V-Max barely made over 100 ponies and that bike rocked!!!

That's my view too - 100hp will wheelie, get you to 150mph, etc. But I am concerned about arbitrary limits when it comes to the government. They tend to get only more restrictive, not relaxed, over time.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Dave

and yet you wouldnt have a free country without them. Thats gratitude for ya. Pretty sure this has been around for a while, i remember some old posts on a kawi forum talking about how the zx10 was limited to 100

And, they would be speaking German if it weren't for our help.... we could go around and around on this all day.

We all know it isn't the POWER of a motorcycle that makes it inherantly dangerous. Perhaps the human race needs a bit of bleach in the pool every now and then... eh?