Allrounder? Bandit's winning.

**homer** · 27th January 2008, 20:24

Originally Posted by YellowDog

It's like telling you your wife's unattractive.

Jrandom's quote about the Bandit being an ugly is sticking with me and puting me off.

I had 99% made up my mind until that comment came out. I must have had a small doubt in my mind. I think it is just that the GSX1400 looks so perfect.

My wife gets to choose the colour and the Bandit colours she favours do make the bike now look ugly-ish (thanks JR). The front fairings seem to look stretched and not really part of the bike.

Am I now being too picky? It has a 2007 super modern engine and handles great - Plus I can use it to commute.

May be I should go back to the 2008 Tiger I thought I could afford...............

no your not being to picky
makes sence to get what you want
ride the bandits before you hate them
see if you can get a full fairing for on one
then when you ride it you have the best of both worlds

**jrandom** · 27th January 2008, 21:57

Sorry, folks, I know Bandits go plenty fast enough and are all sorts of wonderful, but they just don't look this good.

**beyond** · 27th January 2008, 22:05

"I tested them the other way around, so I was already blown away by the Bandit's handling and power. The GSX seemed a lot heavier to handle, but also far more comfortable and sturdy."

Once you have the suspenders dialled in properly a Bandit will not touch you in the twistes or in heavy traffic. I know...

Also there is no other bike on the market you can buy for $10 a CC and man are they under rated.

**jrandom** · 27th January 2008, 22:13

Originally Posted by beyond

... man are they under rated.

Too right.

I finally got the hang of mine at MotoTT yesterday. Much to the embarrassment of a handful of sprotbike pilots and to the detriment of all of my peg feelers on both sides (I'm going to have to drill them out to replace them, now).

**beyond** · 27th January 2008, 22:18

LOL I've drilled mine out after a Coro GP but just hang of it more.... that's fun too

**jrandom** · 27th January 2008, 22:34

Originally Posted by beyond

... just hang of it more.... that's fun too

You reckon?

**martybabe** · 27th January 2008, 22:43

Cut it out boys, its about bikes not whos got the biggest gonads.

**Aitch** · 28th January 2008, 00:05

gsx1400
gsx1400
gsx1400

**nallac** · 28th January 2008, 06:12

what a hard choice you've got to make........

Personally i think the Hornet or the GSX1400 are heaps better looking than the Bandit .
But having never ridden any of the three i can't really comment on them,
except that the Bandit doesn't lite my fire in the looks department..
Whereas the GSX1400 and Hornet do.

Or as Martybabe posted so does the fatbob..............

**martybabe** · 28th January 2008, 07:08

Originally Posted by random

You reckon?

If I get my knee down it would mean I'd fell off mate.Nice to know its capable of such silliness though,I can at least brag about what it can do down the pub. Is that original tyres?.......my hero. Did you check out my comments on the yoshimura can,whoohoo.

Originally Posted by Aitch

gsx1400
gsx1400
gsx1400

That's what I'm talking about, a man of few words but all of them pertinent.

**jrandom** · 28th January 2008, 08:57

Originally Posted by martybabe

Is that original tyres?.......my hero. Did you check out my comments on the yoshimura can,whoohoo.

Nope, Michelin Pilot Road 2s. The Bridgestone BT020s that came on it stock were definitely inferior.

And I'd love to take credit for that photo, but that's kiwifruit on Betty, there. I wasn't getting my knee that close to the tarmac:

(No, the 'tard didn't get around the outside of me. I heard him coming around, twisted the throttle a bit and thought "I've got 1400 ccs and you haven't, nyah ha ha ha...")

And I definitely second what imdying said about that god-awful trumpet on the back. Either a Yoshi or a Kerker will be going on real soon now.