The initial limits were put in place by me when I migrated to the new site, much to Alans chagrin
The idea is to foster an online community of persons that want to participate. Keep in mind, there is no "extra information" to be found once you register and clear the hurdles. Non-registered personel have the same level of information access as anyone that is part of this site.
What does happen is parts of the site open up, Gallery for instance once you have posted that amount. Which lets us learn about you in the process.
With that said, welcome to KX Riders!