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Originally Posted by mustnt grumble
Sorry to go O/T, what did you think of the Bandit? After a cramped 500 miles through France on the SV recently, I am seriously thinking of the the Bandit GT for my next bike.
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I love the 1250 Bandit, every now and again my local deal lend me one as a courtesy bike.
Big Comfy seat, decent screen on the faired one, riding position is comfortable. Engine is silky smooth and pulls and pulls like a train in every gear. Brakes were good to. Not as nimble as my GSXR or an SV, but then its a different style of bike so to make that comparision is a little unfair. It does tend to take a bit of muscle / bodyweight to steer and I pushing on hard exposed the chassis a little and it felt to me a bit like it had a big hinge in the middle of it.
If I wanted a bike for a long distance commute / long touring trips that kinda riding I'd be serioulsy considering a 1250GT Bandit.