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Might get another cruiser again a bigger and better one in a few years but till then enjoying the Bandit 😁

I believe it was a chinese copy, but it still sounded great and ran well. I have a pic somewhere let me find it for you

Entering Snowdonia, off the A55 at Bethesda. It was one of the lockdowns so roads where dead 🤠

Unfortunately not. I've heard they are just all torque and power wheelie easily in the low gears. And they only have 5 gears, which is slightly unusual.

@@swoogles4093 I think the Bandit 1200 is close or at 100nm of torque and same horsepower. Really easy to get Power wheelie, especially in the first gear.

Nice. Just wrote off an astra VXR the other day, not my fault but it's still sad. Dunno what to get next

Mine is 2004, I believe after that year they replaced them with 650s

Looking back at this footage it does bug me how slow I took that corner lol, I remember that ride being cold as fuck and the roads slightly greasy cause it was February.

Probably would have seen you over summer, me and my group have been everywhere, Porthmadog, Bala, Barmouth, Snowdon, etc. Sunny day and we're out pretty much. The pace is a bit faster than this video, main reason why I don't upload as much. Ragging the tits out of a bandit to keep up with s1000rrs and a Yamaha R1 😃😃😃

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yes it is, I've pushed slightly over 135ish before on the speedo and blag to my mates it does 140 lol.

@@swoogles4093 ime running 48 rear .13 front.acelarates like a missile top speed 80mph .fuel down to 20mpg...not good

@@bigmuller1 I did think about dropping a tooth or two on the front, but never have. what does 1st gear redline at, 20mph 🤣🤣🤣, must accelerate like fuck though

@@swoogles4093 it works out in top gear.evrey 10rpm equals 10mph so 3rpm is 30 7rpm 70 etc..although will wheelie off power in first 3 gears

thanks man. both bikes are basically identical but 600s has a tiny bit of extra top end compared to the naked, because of the fairing.

I have footage from when I picked up my new k9 gsxr 750 that I hopefully will put up soon, featuring s1000rr

For a first bike you can't really go wrong, they've got lots of top end power and will keep you happy for a good year or two. They do weigh a lot (especially if coming off a 125), but compared to most other big bikes it isn't noticeable. Engines can be noisy, but it's really down to the age of the original design, which is from the late 80s. Little bit of ticking when revving that isn't audible when riding is fine, anything more and might have an exhaust leak or valves need adjusting. Also the collector box where it joins 4 into 1 rusts very easily on all of them. Mine has been off the road for a couple of weeks getting it welded, you know when it goes cause it rattles like fuck and blows everywhere. Look for a good condition MK2, or 650 version. MK1s that haven't been molested are hard to find nowadays. Put a loud can on it and it's the best thing ever. I've bought a 2009 GSXR 750 for my next bike, although it's currently sitting in the garage. I ought to make a quick video on it.

@@swoogles4093 thanks mate very helpful. I had bikes before but not on the road What a bandit for couple years then 1 want the gsxs750. Will there be videos of your gsxr at some point

On the 600 look for fringed rear shock.and frame rust around the welds.dont wory about the engine....try and get a standard looking one..has anything else can be trouble

@@bigmuller1 thanks mate appreciate it. Yer want a standard 1 if I can

@@banditbeggers533 try and avoid buying one with the twin headlights fitted.there useless.has a standard round headlights are hard to find.look good but beams crap with twin lights