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Offline ZenMan

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Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #30 on: August 04, 2007, 08:43:02 PM »
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now to throw some fire.. Id lose my B12.5 for a vmax anyday having had both!!!


Why... is the VMax seat better?  :lol:
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #31 on: August 04, 2007, 08:49:08 PM »
The guy I bought my v-max from had put 66,000 miles on it using it as a touring bike with the stock seat.  He had numerous Iron-butt awards from his travels as well.  You DO have to stop every 125-150 miles for gas so I suppose that helps a bit.  
Frankly, I could ride that bike longer than my bandit without screaming for mercy.
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Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #32 on: August 04, 2007, 09:17:25 PM »
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Quote from: "03banditrdr"
now to throw some fire.. Id lose my B12.5 for a vmax anyday having had both!!!


Why... is the VMax seat better?  :lol:
SIGNIFICANTLY!!


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Offline ZenMan

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« Reply #33 on: August 04, 2007, 10:26:07 PM »
You look very comfy and content!  :wink:

So I guess I'll go and find a nice VMax, and trade it for your B1250 straight across, then.

Deal?  :bandit:
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« Reply #34 on: August 04, 2007, 11:07:52 PM »
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You look very comfy and content!  :wink:

So I guess I'll go and find a nice VMax, and trade it for your B1250 straight across, then.

Deal?  :bandit:
I would not be opposed to that idea!!
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« Reply #35 on: August 05, 2007, 12:57:32 AM »
Will this one do?

http://tinyurl.com/22224q
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« Reply #36 on: August 05, 2007, 12:09:01 PM »
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Will this one do?

http://tinyurl.com/22224q
close but no 85's and too many miles. Already in discussion with dealer on C14 trade.
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« Reply #37 on: August 05, 2007, 12:12:39 PM »
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Quote from: "ZenMan"
Will this one do?

http://tinyurl.com/22224q
close but no 85's and too many miles. Already in discussion with dealer on C14 trade.


Well, good luck then. I hope your butt is happier on the new bike.  :roll:   :lol:
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Offline 03banditrdr

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« Reply #38 on: August 05, 2007, 04:50:47 PM »
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Quote from: "03banditrdr"
Quote from: "ZenMan"
Will this one do?

http://tinyurl.com/22224q
close but no 85's and too many miles. Already in discussion with dealer on C14 trade.


Well, good luck then. I hope your butt is happier on the new bike.  :roll:   :lol:
im sure it will be :clap:
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Offline texas-ss-tornado

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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2008, 06:00:07 PM »
Well, I'll put in my 2 cents............I have a 90 V-Max, an 85 ZL900, just picked up a 00' 1200 Bandit S.............from what I can tell so far, the V-Max is still king.  I have owned a ton of V-65's, Magnas and Sabres, and although they are sweet bikes for sure, neither is as fast as my V-Max!   This Bandit "feels" a little bit faster right out of the hole, but it doesn't have the top end rush like the V-Max has........would love to run them all side by side to find out for sure!  The Kawasaki ZL900 is the fastest in the first 60 feet, but will fade in the quarter mile.   Overall, each bike has it's strengths and weaknesses, but as far as I'm concerned, the V-Max is still the King!!!!

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Offline Red01

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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #40 on: November 11, 2008, 03:26:02 PM »
Based on my experiences running up against friends/acquantances aboard VMaxes, I'd say the B12 and V-Max are pretty close in straight-line acceleration, enough where it is highly dependent on rider skill and conditions.  The B12 will outrun it at top speed, if you can find a safe place to run them both out.  When it comes to twisties though, the B12 is more confidence inspiring due to better brakes, steering geometry, cornering clearance, etc. - but then they are different bikes for different styles of riding, so no big surprise there.
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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #41 on: November 12, 2008, 09:23:57 PM »
I always wondered why Harley never adopted some of that V-4 technology. I always felt the the V-max looked a bit cramped trying to sport such  a high performance V-4  on a platform that is neither sport or cruiser. Harley should have perused the design and came up with a long super cruiser that payed better attention to the dressing up of the cylinders and heads. No disrespect intended but to me the V-max has always looked a bit animated and morphed somewhere between cruiser and sport bike. The new Vmax is allot more of the same but allot more expensive IMHO.
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Offline Red01

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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #42 on: November 13, 2008, 05:28:16 PM »
Harley DID pursue V4 technology with their Nova Project, but the project never made it to production.
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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #43 on: February 26, 2009, 11:38:58 AM »
this is a joke right? v65 vmax zl1000 lol the numbers from the magazines are not real world numbers unless your peewee gilson or Ricky gatson i have never seen a shaft bike that could leave the line like a chain drive bike. did i miss something in 1985? i remember back in the day smoking a guy on his v65 on the back wheel with my 82 GPz1100! 1985 worlds fastest production motorcycle GPz750 TURBO :grin: 1st it was the z1 900 the granddaddy of them all. but then again there was the triples  :duh: bandit out run a vmax any day with a good rider. it's all in the clutch! unless u have a 2 step and bars :yikes: :yikes:
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Re: Bandit 1200 Verses V-Max
« Reply #44 on: February 26, 2009, 11:47:00 AM »
My 1200 Bandit just recently received a stock set of carbs and an airbox, it was previously running on another set of carbs with pods and I took it back to stock!  Man, what a difference, she's running like a top, and I'll tell you what, it's right there with the VMAX now!  I had a buddy riding it against me on the ZL900 yesterday, and although both races were close, he took me by about 2 bike lengths both time, 0-100 mph..........I know the VMAX is faster than my ZL900, so I think that would still be a good race with the Bandit, but I have more respect for one now that it's running right!  With a new exhaust and some jetting, I know it could outrun my stock VMAX!  All fun bikes to cruise on, that's for sure, it was 80 and sunny here in Big D yesterday!!!
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