Any bikers on the forum

[slacker]

Any bikers here? What bike do you own? Myself i got 2 mk 1 bandit 1200's one is a chop im the making and i also got an old Z650 chopper.
Had a couple of R1's a 98 and an 08.

 

[Mike Mike]

I am, and it is a beautiful sunny day with a clear blue sky and I was just contemplating going out for little blast! Currently got a ZRX1100, black and silver, with a fruity pipe. Lovely old school bike. Tried uploading a photo, but it says "too large".

In the past six years I have owned:
2 x Suzuki GSX-R 750 (K5 and K6)
Harley V-Rod (utter rubbish, couldn't sell it quick enough)
Triumph Scrambler (lovely but not enough grunt)
Kawasaki Z1000 (03) (good bike but a bit over-styled)
Suzuki DRZ400SM (toy)
Yamaha TT-600R (didn't realise they were built in Italy. Sold it when I found out).
Suzuki SV1000 (Better than a Ducati because it's not Italian).

Put some pics up of your bandit and the choppers!

I like the old saying: "I have spent 80% of my money on beer, women, and motorcycles. The rest, I just wasted" :8:

 

[slacker]

Some nice bikes you had there apart from the v rod. lol. I will put some pics up later, got to set up a photobucket account.
I do like the gsxr's and the Z1000

 

[slacker]

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[slacker]

These are the only photo's i can find at the moment. only pic of the standard bandit it's covered in snow. you can see part of the bandit chop in the other photo

 

[Rich]

There are a few bikers on here, Andy is in to his bikes in a big way. I ride a 02 Yam YZF Thundercat.


This isnt a pic of mine but it is the spit.

 

[peteablard]

I'm between bikes at the moment, the last one funded a costly divorce! Had a cbr600, a 93 fire blade (smashed it up, streetfightered it then stripped it and sold it in bits on eBay) then a 98 blade which went along with the ex wife!!! Will definitely get another one in the next year or so, fancy a gixer 1000

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i fancy one , i had bikes years -ago Honda 750 f1,with a Dunstal was the last............

 

[Mike Mike]

Finally found a way to upload images (if this works).

 

[slacker]

Nice bike, I like the sound you get from a Remus can. sound great when you shorten them.

 

[Mike Mike]

Nice bike, I like the sound you get from a Remus can. sound great when you shorten them.

Cheers Slacker, it sounds good without the baffle, on the over-run.

I like what you've done with the Bandit. What bike is the single sided swingarm from??? I must say the motor in yours looks absolutely huge, possibly helped by the bellypan? I've never ridden a 1200 Bandit, but have heard they are just about the most gruntly motor for low down torque, and partial to the occasional wheelie off the throttle, even without trying, officer. Is that right ;-)

 

[slacker]

I bought the bandit as you see it. i was told the single side swingarm was from a ducati 916 but never seen one with a 3 spoked wheel so im not 100% sure on that.
The bandits are a heavy bike but your right about the grunty enginge. very good for wheelying and if your heavy handed you can get the rear end to kick out when the tyres are cold or on a wet road

 

[Mike Mike]

I agree that is definitely a Ducati swingarm and wheel. Could be a 916, a 996 or a 748. The 998 went over to a 5 spoke wheel in 2002, but everything that evolved from the 916 between 1994 - 2001 had that 3 spoke wheel.

Ducati 916 | 916 | Ducati 916 | MCN

 

[Muse2k8]

If you want a torquey bike get yourselves a Buell omg!!!

 

[Andy Allen]

or a speed triple........

i love bikes, been riding them for 30 yrs, this is my pride and joy, 2007 triumph speed triple 1050, zard 3-1 pipe (no baffles) the pop back on over run sounds like a battles going on behind me lol, this is one of the best bikes ive owned, very torque and easy to ride, just stick in 5th gear 40 mph and it will pull like a train.

love the bandit, whats it handle like?, i had a bandit good solid bike, but the handling was pants compared to to speed triple.

it was a lovely weekend, went round the brecon beacons on saturday lets hope it continues..