Apologies if I woke you. A big bike tale

[yachtie10]

Those pics looks like you have the new bike (1250) with the old motor (1200 oil cooled)
It was a transitional thing they did

I would recommend going up on the rear tyre pressure to 40-42 or you will go through the rear pretty quickly

Its interesting you say you want more torque as most people I ride with say i need to change gears more (as they do on their sportier bikes) One the great things about the bandit is you dont really need to use the gearbox much unless you want to

have a happy New Year

[paddy]

Those pics looks like you have the new bike (1250) with the old motor (1200 oil cooled)

Interesting. Actually, the whole bike has me a bit confused - the information I found somewhere on the internet (which I'm sure I'll never find again) suggested that it should have six pot callipers up front (it has four). It's a 2007 by the way. Still, Dad didn't buy it based on what it should have - he bought it based on what it was and the price - $8000 I believe. It has 20k on the clock.

I would recommend going up on the rear tyre pressure to 40-42 or you will go through the rear pretty quickly

I'll mention that too him. Thanks. Any downside to going up to that sort of pressure?

[yachtie10]

yep 2007 was the changeover year
I was told that they used up the old engines in the new frames until they ran out of the old engines
The old bike was good (had one for a while) and the new bike is good so you shouldn't have any major issues

On the tyres
There are better experts than me but basically
within a range of safe pressures for a tyre/bike the higher the pressure the better the tyre wear, a lower pressure gives more grip
a lot of factors come into it such as weight of rider/s and how hard you ride
if you ride hard with a low pressure the tyre can get too hot and wear fast.

Im now on my 5th set of tyres on Bandits and they have always recommended 36/42 as the right pressure. The manual also states this for both the 1200 and 1250 model

From the manual below

Tire Pressure
If the tire pressure is too high or too low, steering will be
adversely affected and tire wear increased. Therefore,
maintain the correct tire pressure for good roadability or
shorter tire life will result. Cold inflation tire pressure is as
follows.
Cold inflation tire pressure
! CAUTION
The standard tire fitted on this motorcycle is
120/70 ZR17 M/C (58W) for front and 180/55
ZR17 M/C (73W) for rear. The use of tires
other than those specified may cause
instability. It is highly recommended to use
the specified tires.
Tire type
DUNLOP
• Front: D218FT
• Rear: D218N
I310G1020068-01
Solo riding Dual riding
kPa kgf/cm2 psi kPa kgf/cm2 psi
Front 250 2.50 36 250 2.50 36
Rear 290 2.90 42 290 2.90 42

[cc rider]

Paddy, I hope you & the kids had a great xmas.

And nice to see you let your Da have a ride of his bike

[Conquiztador]

Life. It goes on and never stops. just when you think you have it sussed something else is thrown in.

After 7 years as a single parent the best advice I can give are the following words of wisdom:

- Never talk shit bout your ex to the kids. It is their mum/dad and they have the right to love him/her.
- The past is the past and can not be changed. Compromising and giving in to your ex is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of intelligence and maturity.
- Expect your plans to change on a very short notice when kids are part of the equation.
- You will believe to 100% that your version on what went wrong is right, but she will believe her's is 100% right. The truth is somewhere in-between.

And it is not end of the line. It is only a new chapter in your book that gives you new opportunities.

Re the bike: Now when you go back to your own she will feel in-adequate. You will start to consider upgrading. Life will never be the same again...

Have a safe and happy New Year!

[slowpoke]

Kinda funny what's happened to Bandit's over the years. They started out as a real badass bike, something that helped spawn the whole streetfighter genre, doubling the sales of Renthal's overnight. The bovver boy's steed of choice.

Now they are almost the labrador of motorcycling, something that the original bovver boys' dispairing dad would ride. Nothing against the bike, it's a good solid labrador of a thing, but it's just weird the way it or we have mutated over the years.

[Tink]

Life. It goes on and never stops. just when you think you have it sussed something else is thrown in.

After 7 years as a single parent the best advice I can give are the following words of wisdom:

- Never talk shit bout your ex to the kids. It is their mum/dad and they have the right to love him/her.
- The past is the past and can not be changed. Compromising and giving in to your ex is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of intelligence and maturity.
- Expect your plans to change on a very short notice when kids are part of the equation.
- You will believe to 100% that your version on what went wrong is right, but she will believe her's is 100% right. The truth is somewhere in-between.

And it is not end of the line. It is only a new chapter in your book that gives you new opportunities.

Re the bike: Now when you go back to your own she will feel in-adequate. You will start to consider upgrading. Life will never be the same again...

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Good Advice Conq... I do year about with xmas, but to me xmas can be any day I choose, so if I am alone on christmas day, I relish the sleep in, the non fatty breakfast, and to ride my bike if I can