[Group] SUZUKI Bandit

[C.S]

deepavali night?

i dun mind

[diddy the patient]

deepavali night?

i dun mind

 

ok where?... i meet u after work....

[C.S]

dun ask me

ask the rest

[nuad]

Monday ain't possible for me dudes. Sorry! (BTW this is Yantz, accidentally used my brother's account)

[Ah_Pet]

any 650 or 1250 rider ard? thinking of getting the bike.. but market quite cold le.. like more review.

 

i heard the resale quite bad..

[Astra]

I have a 2 yr old GSF650S - had it a few months and not had time to put much mileage on it. Very lucky as extremely low mileage when I bought it - a steal as practically new. Much cheaper than buying a 2yr old FZ6S. I saw a 4yr oldCBF600 in MAH recently and they wanted $11k - it had been gathering dust for a while. Bandit S looks different though as not so many around but not quite the mean look of the FZ6!

 

Parked it next to a Fazer 6 recently and it seems to sit higher - also the weight is higher up. Also slightly heavier at arouhd 204kg. This is the last one before they changed to oil cooled. But enough grunt for motorway blasts and just as capable round the town. Plenty of torque means it is more forgiving with less constant gear changes and it will pull away in higher gears than expected. Need to take it north to see how it really fares!

 

Servicing etc fine....dealer that originally imported it in is great and seems to do most of the trade in these. Being a Suzuki the build quality is never as good as some other manufacturers and there are a few buzzes in the fairing. Nothing that some tape won't get rid of. Clocks are huge - very easy to read - and I like the fuel gauge, clock etc. Bit weird getting used to analogue revs and digital everything else. Fuel consumption around town good. Screen is a bit low - wind seems to hit you square in the head and I'm only 5'4''. I've had several bikes - last one was a downsize to a CB400. This has far more power than a superfour and is way more fun to ride!

 

But I do like the look of the new XJ6...had an old one...might be a while before it comes here and it looks to be even heavier than the Bandit S which will not be great for the town.

[diddy the patient]

I have a 2 yr old GSF650S - had it a few months and not had time to put much mileage on it. Very lucky as extremely low mileage when I bought it - a steal as practically new. Much cheaper than buying a 2yr old FZ6S. I saw a 4yr oldCBF600 in MAH recently and they wanted $11k - it had been gathering dust for a while. Bandit S looks different though as not so many around but not quite the mean look of the FZ6!

 

Parked it next to a Fazer 6 recently and it seems to sit higher - also the weight is higher up. Also slightly heavier at arouhd 204kg. This is the last one before they changed to oil cooled. But enough grunt for motorway blasts and just as capable round the town. Plenty of torque means it is more forgiving with less constant gear changes and it will pull away in higher gears than expected. Need to take it north to see how it really fares!

 

Servicing etc fine....dealer that originally imported it in is great and seems to do most of the trade in these. Being a Suzuki the build quality is never as good as some other manufacturers and there are a few buzzes in the fairing. Nothing that some tape won't get rid of. Clocks are huge - very easy to read - and I like the fuel gauge, clock etc. Bit weird getting used to analogue revs and digital everything else. Fuel consumption around town good. Screen is a bit low - wind seems to hit you square in the head and I'm only 5'4''. I've had several bikes - last one was a downsize to a CB400. This has far more power than a superfour and is way more fun to ride!

 

But I do like the look of the new XJ6...had an old one...might be a while before it comes here and it looks to be even heavier than the Bandit S which will not be great for the town.

 

you got pics????

[Ah_Pet]

I have a 2 yr old GSF650S - had it a few months and not had time to put much mileage on it. Very lucky as extremely low mileage when I bought it - a steal as practically new. Much cheaper than buying a 2yr old FZ6S. I saw a 4yr oldCBF600 in MAH recently and they wanted $11k - it had been gathering dust for a while. Bandit S looks different though as not so many around but not quite the mean look of the FZ6!

 

Parked it next to a Fazer 6 recently and it seems to sit higher - also the weight is higher up. Also slightly heavier at arouhd 204kg. This is the last one before they changed to oil cooled. But enough grunt for motorway blasts and just as capable round the town. Plenty of torque means it is more forgiving with less constant gear changes and it will pull away in higher gears than expected. Need to take it north to see how it really fares!

 

Servicing etc fine....dealer that originally imported it in is great and seems to do most of the trade in these. Being a Suzuki the build quality is never as good as some other manufacturers and there are a few buzzes in the fairing. Nothing that some tape won't get rid of. Clocks are huge - very easy to read - and I like the fuel gauge, clock etc. Bit weird getting used to analogue revs and digital everything else. Fuel consumption around town good. Screen is a bit low - wind seems to hit you square in the head and I'm only 5'4''. I've had several bikes - last one was a downsize to a CB400. This has far more power than a superfour and is way more fun to ride!

 

But I do like the look of the new XJ6...had an old one...might be a while before it comes here and it looks to be even heavier than the Bandit S which will not be great for the town.

 

how much u get it that time?

wat's the rough FC?

and lastly wat the size of the tank?

[diddy the patient]

how much u get it that time?

wat's the rough FC?

and lastly wat the size of the tank?

 

the tank is 20L...430kl incl reserve...tried b4....

[2live crew]

wahhhh......damn quiet here

[nuad]

Anyone ever tried wheeling a bandit 400?

[diddy the patient]

Anyone ever tried wheeling a bandit 400?

 

u try first lorrr. take video cam...let us see

[xjrredbull]

Hi guys,

just curious, how many here on bandit 400??

[mikel]

me.............

[xjrredbull]

me.............

 

yeah!

how is the FC like??? can reach 300km??

[C.S]

i also on bandit 4

300

i have nvr tried before

cos

i nvr use reserve

approx. 20km/L (though it is about 21 km/L), i reach 260, or near that mileage, i go top up le

 

i can nvr imagine myself pushing the bike for more than 3km-

 

PS: once i pushed the bike for about 2+ km... i was lying inside the bike shop for the next 3 hrs......... massive loss of water from the body, through every single pores and holes where any form of body fluid can come out from, all the fluid came out

LOL

[Astra]

$8.5k for 5900km on clock - a steal! Finance - dunno as traded in old PB1 for 1.5k, paid 2k cash and borrowed rest of cash from bank instead of finance company. Better rate for small amount of cash hat I could pay off in fewer months.

 

Fuel consumption slightly higher than CB400 but can easily do severalof hundred k's city driving on a tankful. Haven't had it long enough to work out optimum...

 

Pics up later this week-left them at work!

[diddy the patient]

$8.5k for 5900km on clock - a steal! Finance - dunno as traded in old PB1 for 1.5k, paid 2k cash and borrowed rest of cash from bank instead of finance company. Better rate for small amount of cash hat I could pay off in fewer months.

 

Fuel consumption slightly higher than CB400 but can easily do severalof hundred k's city driving on a tankful. Haven't had it long enough to work out optimum...

 

Pics up later this week-left them at work!

 

u got pics of ur beauty

[C.S]

hmmm

observed this interesting trend

not may bandit riders coming here

but many selling their bikes

[Wayang]

i also on bandit 4

300

i have nvr tried before

cos

i nvr use reserve

approx. 20km/L (though it is about 21 km/L), i reach 260, or near that mileage, i go top up le

 

i can nvr imagine myself pushing the bike for more than 3km-

 

PS: once i pushed the bike for about 2+ km... i was lying inside the bike shop for the next 3 hrs......... massive loss of water from the body, through every single pores and holes where any form of body fluid can come out from, all the fluid came out

LOL

 

push bike for more then 3km eh.. nuad has a KILLER story for dis one..

[Astra]

will post pics tomorrow!

[diddy the patient]

astra, wat color is ur bike???

[diddy the patient]

1. datsunking aka patrick 97684099

2. Mr Zh4n 90488544

3. diddy 98770809

4. mikel 92724712

5. nuad 94518871

6. jleo 90697926

7. xjrredbull aka Bull 81108279

8. woodblockkwang 97564647

9.

10. cs . 91556265 / [email protected]

[xjrredbull]

i also on bandit 4

300

i have nvr tried before

cos

i nvr use reserve

approx. 20km/L (though it is about 21 km/L), i reach 260, or near that mileage, i go top up le

 

i can nvr imagine myself pushing the bike for more than 3km-

 

PS: once i pushed the bike for about 2+ km... i was lying inside the bike shop for the next 3 hrs......... massive loss of water from the body, through every single pores and holes where any form of body fluid can come out from, all the fluid came out

LOL

mine today reserved at 275km....i guess its around this region for the FC...

 

hmmm

observed this interesting trend

not may bandit riders coming here

but many selling their bikes

 

i find bandit is ok so far....i pumped full on Sat night...today noon, reserve leow...

[diddy the patient]

so, jual XJR lah... bandit budget wattt...save rite