Buying a Bandit 600

Daaaarzet boy

As I've no idea what a Daaaarzet boy might be - I can probably say you've
got the wrong person....



Kev

 

someone male from dorset?

 

I really enjoy riding them.

 

Heh. I was in quote mode, but I'll rework it for you.

"But they all do that, madam."

Better?

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

I've heard this a lot, and althoughI'd not dispute it may be true, I do
think it's over emphasised.

In the year that I had my Bandit it

was dropped twice due to my riding off with a disk lock on [1]
was dropped at about 15 mph in an icy carpark
was crashed at ~30mph, taking a slide down the road and coming to rest
suddenly against a kerb.
was knocked over three times outside my house, twice by people parking
and once my yoofs on the way home from the pub.

One of the pillion pegs had a few scratches on it after all that lot.

[1] the shame

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

Beelzebub says...

But you have mutual acquantances all over the place.

--
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YZF1000R (Big boy's Power-Valve)
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

 

Ta.

 

This is only the earlier models. Later models had the pegs on a separate
(presumably designed-to-break) bracket.

 

and that sounds expensive to me

According to:

http://www.mcnews.com/mcnews/articles/200403UsedBikeGuide02.pdf

Short URL = http://tinyurl.com/2tvnk

should be £3,300

 

Keelworm wrote

Heh, 'well over' is a bit of an exaggeration & they weave nastily over
110 [1]

They are very top heavy, especailly when fuelled. I dropped mine on an
off camber.

Cheap and nice for a beginner though. Have a look at the rear footpegs
for any damage where they are welded to the frame.

Cheers,

Paul.

[1] Allegedly

 

What with my 12 having working indicators and all, it's now pretty much
legal (race can excepted) and when the bike's legal, I feel more inclined
shattering speed limits.

So the other day I was pleasantly surprised to find that, with 150mph on
the clock [1], the Bandit feels more planted than my old ZXR4 did while
showing 140.

But if anyone happens to find a freshly severed, rather windswept head
near the south end of the A404(M), can they please drop it in the post
to me?

Ta.

 

Mine never did that. Weave, I mean. As for 'well over a ton' mine
topped out at an indicated 130mph. I supposed that's not as 'well over
a ton' as a gsxr would go, but it is plenty in the real world. IMO.


--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

jsp wrote

I've heard of several that did. They're not a sprots bike !

I suppose mine would have too, but I never felt at all comfortable on
it at speeds over 110. That's not me, it is the bike.

It's not much compared to the blackbird I currenly have either, but
there's several aeons difference in the handling of the 2 bikes at 130
[1]

.... Unsurprisingly ;-)

Indeed, out and our speed doesn't interest me in the least.

Cheers

Paul.

[1] On the Autobahn, obviously.