p4ddy Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 As per title. I rode my mates 1200 and it seemed good to me. Ok I didn't thrash it or anything but I could feel it's potential. I would say the modern bandits are deffo well bland but the original can be quite nice, fbob is one example. Is it really worthy of it's 'blandit' moniker ? Link to comment
Gsexr Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 p4ddy your not allowed anything as you break everything ? including the wheel barrow 3 Link to comment
Mc Nasty Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 As per title. I rode my mates 1200 and it seemed good to me. Ok I didn't thrash it or anything but I could feel it's potential. I would say the modern bandits are deffo well bland but the original can be quite nice, fbob is one example. Is it really worthy of it's 'blandit' moniker ?great allrounders, I like the K series (had a couple, still keep a k4 as a work bike) but lack any character imho, hence so many are modified Link to comment
KATANAMANGLER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Good engines for robbing and putting in other things too. 1 Link to comment
Jaydee Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 p4ddy your not allowed anything as you break everything ? including the wheel barrow He broke the wheel long ago, it's now just a barrow. Link to comment
Jaydee Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Good engines for robbing and putting in other things too.Bandits are great. Come in handy for parts when rebuilding a slingshot. 3 Link to comment
p4ddy Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 p4ddy your not allowed anything as you break everything ? including the wheel barrow Dave? You cheeky fooker lol. Yea I give you that one.. Link to comment
KATANAMANGLER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes My goodness one is behaving one's self. Link to comment
Big-D Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Common as muck, not great looking, but as said, great for pinching their engine and wheels from. Good as a commuter/daily rider. Same with the teapots IMO Link to comment
Grimeric Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nothing wrong with a Bandit. Great all round bikes. Not as cool as an OSS agreed. I commute everyday on mine and its great. Link to comment
KATANAMANGLER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 You're doing so well. Do your breathing like we discussed. Link to comment
Gpz1100_Convert Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 takes a lot of effort to make a mk2 look tolerable.......Mark 4 Link to comment
canamant Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It's just a roadbike. Nowt special yet. Wait 20 or 30 years though and old farts will be going all misty eyed over them. 1 Link to comment
clivegto Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 My one, just seeing if I can post a pic. Cheers, Clive. Link to comment
ABDW Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Well if the forums are gonna be named attempted petty offensive titles to bikes then why don't we have sh*tty slingshots and wa*ky watercooled!or change the whole forum name to old skool sh*te...If your gonna try and be offensive you've gotta do it to everyone! 1 Link to comment
Havoc Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I liked my Mk1 bought new in '98 did everything it was supposed to quite blandly. Watched it disappear back the way I'd just come in a fire ball wedged under the front of a Transit Pickup as I was picking myself up off the road. I'd put 42,000 miles on it in 5 months with TNT. Replaced it with a new Pan, now that really was bland, better at the job though... Link to comment
Jaydee Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wait 20 or 30 years though and old farts will be going all misty eyed over them. Misty eyed? It's probably just the hay fever. But imagine the emotional flood gates opening when said misty eyed codger spies a pristine GS, GSX, slabby of slingy? Link to comment
dixiethedog Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) My Blandit. I cant get pic to insert. back later!! Edited July 7, 2015 by dixiethedog pic did not work Link to comment
Ash Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I bought a 1200 Bandit a few years back, when I went to see it the seller was a little shocked when i told him wasn't really interested in the bike, just the engine, carbs and a few of the electrics. It was in really good condition, but I never rode it, just ran the engine for a while. It was broken up a few days later, engine went into one of my Kats and the rest went on Eblag.Never thought of them as bland though, just unexciting to look at. Link to comment
Gsexr Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 i had a mk2 blandit and it was like riding a push bike with 56lb of potatoe,s i bought it cheap cleaned it put shiny bling on it and sold with a good profit......... Link to comment
KATANAMANGLER Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) I bought a 1200 Bandit a few years back, when I went to see it the seller was a little shocked when i told him wasn't really interested in the bike, just the engine, carbs and a few of the electrics. It was in really good condition, but I never rode it, just ran the engine for a while. It was broken up a few days later, engine went into one of my Kats and the rest went on Eblag.Never thought of them as bland though, just unexciting to look at.Ash this made me chuckle. The definition of Bland is: "unexciting to look at". So I guess you did find it bland Edited July 7, 2015 by KATANAMANGLER 1 Link to comment
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