Bandit good idea?

[ducatilover]

does anyone know anything about bandit 600s'? i really want to get one when i get my full lisence. how reliable are they or is there any similar alternative bikes?

[Two Smoker]

does anyone know anything about bandit 600s'? i really want to get one when i get my full lisence. how reliable are they or is there any similar alternative bikes?

Slower than all supersport 600's... Alternative would be a CB600 (But being a good guy you will stick to Suzuki ) Good step up i reckon...

[SixPackBack]

does anyone know anything about bandit 600s'? i really want to get one when i get my full lisence. how reliable are they or is there any similar alternative bikes?

Kwaka z750 is a great bike, owned one for 15k and also had a duc monster 750 for 30k......the kwaka was much better bike but

[Morepower]

Should be bullet proof and they look like good value , you could do a lot worse, Consider an SV650 also they are supposed to be pretty good.

Dave

[loosebruce]

bandit 600s'? any similar alternative bikes?

Bandit 1200 , older one though, the newer ones got boring.

[Lou Girardin]

Bandit 1200 , older one though, the newer ones got boring.

1200's are good, but so boring. Mine's only got 5 - 10 more hp than a TL and more torque. So slow too.

[R6_kid:Me]

funny you should mention this, im seriously looking at getting one as my stepup from the ZXR250. If i get one or atleast test ride i'll tell you what i think.

[Trow]

what's with all the bandit bashing!! the 1200's are great fun I loved my old one, plenty of power, heaps of fun and reliable as buggery!!

Can't comment on the new shape ones but give me a couple of weeks an al have one...

[Lou Girardin]

Quite a few of the Bandit bashers are the sportbike riders that hang off trying to get a knee down and the bike's only got 10 degrees of lean on.

[keza]

if the 1200 bandit is anything to go by a friend has 150000kms on one in 4 years!
and it has just had the rocker cover off to check the timing chain put it back didn't need replaced
get a 600 thay are boring bland and reliable which is great when you want to do the miles excellent engineering

[rogson]

does anyone know anything about bandit 600s'? .........is there any similar alternative bikes?

What about the GSX750Y? They are a naked with a sit-up riding position, are no heavier and have a lower seat height than the bandit 600. They also have a bit more power - in fact, plenty of power for highway/touring. Suzuki sold a few in NZ in 2000 - 2001 but stopped bringing them in when the GSX1200Y was discontinued.

[R6_kid:Me]

i've been told the 600 is highly under rated. Sure its puting out 80hp when hte 750Y has 92 or so, but we're talking a step up bike here, not a go hard tourer. Personally i think that a top end over 240kmh is more than enough, and apparently the 600 is quite torquey for its size aswell.

[ducatilover]

[COLOR=Red]the bandit is definitly good on paper, suppose ill have2 test 1 4 myself, eh? the other 600ish bikes with more power seem 2 have a lower more cramped looking position, then again test ride. the bandits i have been looking @ are the naked ones i am not keen on the faired ones[ they weigh 2 much]. would the hyosung 650 be a good alternative? they are also very cheap. any more help would be good. also i want to scrap the gpz, any ideas of good scrapers/scrap collecting dudes or any one that will give me money, in the palmeston north or masterton areas [im in between in pahiatua/eketahuna] thanx 4 all the help guys!!! how much hp in a hyosung gt650?[and are they very tourqy[/COLOR]this is what my gpz400 ninja should have looked like. it really looks nothing like it cos there is almost no fairing on it

[banditboy]

Hey i got a 98 bandit 600 as my first bike on my full, after a good tune we had 90bhp and im just doing exhaust and airfilter on it at the moment, I chose it because i love naked bikes, wanted to be able to insure it and have a bike that would still entertain me in a year or so. Great bike and oh so comfy after an FZR250. call out if you are in welly and want a test ride(not selling it tho).

[Jantar]

The Bandit is a very good step up bike. It may not be quite as quick as a pure sports bike, but then again, its isn't a pure sports bike, its a sports/tourer. The Bandit is a bike you can sit on all day, and cover large distances in comfort and safety.

Try out the Bandit, but also try a Hornet and the Hyosung, and one or two others. See which one you feel most comfortable on, and That's the one to buy.