Bandit Alley
REGIONAL FORUMS => CANADA => Topic started by: Red01 on March 22, 2005, 08:29:32 PM
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Another Canuck waiting out the winter. I've got a K1200RS that has turned into a nightmare and the 2 options I'm considering are the FZ1 and the Bandit 12 with the Bandit having the inside line. Just wondering how many other COTU riders there are on this site.
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There's nothing sweeter than the feeling I get leaned over in a long sweeper while the sun shines over fields of wind-swept grasses and trees that bracket me, the bike, and the warm lovely sitting tightly against my back.
I'm here. Now that its up again and also over at STN(CanBan03) over there.
Thinking about how spring like and beautiful it was this morning driving my car to work I hit a patch of Black Ice and narrowly missed driving into the southbound traffic on Bayview from the Rosedale Valley Road. It will be a little while before the roads are ready here.
Welcome
Fred
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It's just about over now, winter that is. I've got the batteries on the charger and I'll be out there within the week. :motorsmile:
G
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I didnt know we had our very own niche here for canadians only!... too kewl!. Anyway, fellow canucks, drop me a line, or better yet post something? lets get other Canadian B12 owners on board hey?
2003 silver B12. holeshot stage one jet kit/ comp 1 slip on/ krauser top case and luggage rack. 12000 k's.
Simon Jones
Edmonton, Alberta :beers:
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Moosehead for all :beers:
I'm from the Great White North. And it's still bloody WHITE out. Ok it's not really white but kinda grey and dirty :wtf:
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HI all, I've got a '99 B12, living in Barrie, working in Toronto........ do a lot of midweek rides to Muskoka, Haliburton, etc......... There's a few other B12 riders in Barrie as well.......... hope to see some of you out there this year ! Cheers !! Les
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(and for those of you who don't know COTU stands for Centre of the Universe; aka Toronto)
Got out for my first ride after a long winter last weekend. Saturday March 26th just rode in the city; Sunday hit the 401 to some country hiways and back.
Still too cold / too much salt on the road for serious riding but it sure was fun to get back in the saddle.
Ride Safe & Ride Often,
1200 Bandits
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I just picked up an 02/B12 on ebay for 3600 USD. It only has 5500 miles and it was very well kept. I can't put it on the road until I jump through all the hoops with Transport Canada. It's going to be tough over the next few weeks. Monday was nice and I saw a couple of Bandits. We've had nothing but snow and rain since.
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Hi from B.C. I bought my 2004 Bandit 12 last summer, put on 10,000k in 1 month, toured down the Oregon coast. Just waiting for the snow to disappear so I can get out there again.
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Hello from the Edmonton area. (St. Albert Actually)
Own a 2002 Bandit purchased in the fall of 2002
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Hey all looks like its finally time to rip again. Silverstreak, sounds like you got a hell of a deal man, good show by you. Whats an '02 bandit usually go for nowadays? once I get a couple of diaphragms in my bike, she'll be out and lovin it too! smurf ya! anywho, get out there, can't let those pussy honda riders take over the road.
Kalan
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My bike would go for about $7000.
I managed to get about 300 miles under my belt last weekend.
I love this bike.
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Greeting all.
Just thought I would check in.Just picked my 05 Bandit12 last week.And she is great.
Im in Calgary probaly the best city in the world.
Cheers
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/yycbandit/b4.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/yycbandit/b2.jpg)
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Another voice from north of the 49th parallel.
Just registered to BB today, bought my new 2004 B12 three weeks ago and loving it. Living in London Ontario and suffering from a lousy spring thus far.
Sold my Ninja 900 three months after my son was born and now three months after his 18th birthday, I'm back in the saddle and loving it.
Nice to see a sub-sect within this BB for Canadians.
Hope to share stories in the future.
Cheers.
Beckman
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Hi All,
I'm currently living in Edmonton, Alberta but moving to Morinville (Just north of St Albert) in July to get out of the city "stuff".
Looks like I'm riding the smallest bike in Edmonton eh? :lol:
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Hey Beck, I live in London too!
Looks like great weather this weekend, with luck I might even get out on my bike! LOL
Been working pretty much 7 days a week so I really need to get stuff done around the house. The next three weekends will be tied up racing at Shannonville so if I don't want any grief (read WIFE) gotta do the chores!
Later guys, BANDIT #305
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Just another Canadian checking in. Been on the board since early, early spring. We were lucky enough to get down to the B.O.S.S. 2005 ralley in VA. Thanks again to Pete and all the others who made us feel welcome, and made it fun. Hi to Wayne from Miss. How'd the beer turn out Buddy? Sorry to hear about your effed up trip home. Bet you'll ride down next time, won't you? Hit Americade in June too. :motorsmile: Fun, fun, fun!
We're riding out of Hamilton these days, and we're always looking for someone who wants to ride the twisties.
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Roy (& Sherri)
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Just purchased my 2005 Bandit 1200 this weekend. I don't take delivery for three days...ugggh. I'm in the burbs outside of Saint John, New Brunswick. The weather has been great the last week, and hopefully will continue through October.
I haven't owned a bike for over 20 years and although it's late in the season, I can't wait for my first ride.
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If you haven't riden in 20 years, be careful! There's a lot of power in both the engine and the brakes for a new or rusty returning rider. We want to see you post for years.
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:welcome: to the Alley!
:congrats: on the new purchase. :beers:
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Doesn't matter how big or powerful a bike or motor is as long as you have self control. Buy big, ride safe, it's not the bike it's the rider.
I came off a moped many years ago and it hurt. I've been on bigger bikes and been fine.
My 2 cents.
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:thanks: for the advice. Having had my Bandit for over a week now and some great weather as well, all I can say is wow!! I can't belive how well it handles. Difficult to keep the speed under the limit. It wants to run. You are correct....lots of power and the brakes are sensitive.
I can't believe I haven't had a bike in over 20 years. Makes me feel young again.
My wife has expressed an interest in owning her own bike. She loves the Bandit 1200 and if things go well, maybe a 650 might be a possibility in the spring. She drove my Honda 750 FourK back in the late 70's and has always liked being on a bike.
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Hey Loderunner, welcome! Yes the Bandit rocks. Where do you ride?
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Hey Loderunner, welcome! Yes the Bandit rocks. Where do you ride?
Hi Silverstreak. Thanks for the welcome.
I ride out of Rothesay, New Brunswick. Small community outside of the port city of Saint John. I have been a teacher in the area for many years and work as a part-time university instructor.
I purchased my Bandit 1200 so that I'll be able to enjoy my deferred salary leave in the spring. I will be on vacation from the end of January until the fall of 2006!
We have some great scenery here in the maritimes. Most of my travel will be from the Gaspe in Northern NB through Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. We are very central here and the riding should be great.
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Hi Guys
Living in Cranbrook, in the BC Rocky Mnt Trench. SE of Calgary, just North of Idaho & Montana.
Bought a 2002-600S in Jan 03. I've put about 21,000 kms on in 3 years. Toured BC Oganagan, Oregon & Washington state this past summer. Hope to make a trip to Colorado summer 2006.
Love the little Bandit...upgrading fork spings, brake lines, Windscreen this winter. Have already installed Kappa hard bags. For a "budget" bike, this is a great little ride, far betted than anything I rode back in my earlier days. (CB750's, Mach III 500's, KZ650's)
Drop me a line if anyone is headed through the souther BC Rockies!!
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Reminds me of my first trip to St. Johns New Foundland. I was up there looking for a site for our ships to use as a storm avoidance site. I get up in the morning and am listening to the morning news. They have the news followed by the weather and sports then the traffic report now all of this is quite normal. But then they have the “MOOSE REPORT”. This is a detailed list of streets to avoid because of moose traffic. I cracked up laughing. Is this a big think in Canada ?!?!?!?!?!
:beers: :motorsmile: :banana: :bigok:
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good day to all from Edmoton.found my b 12 in aug of O5 with 297 km on it.love the bike,hate the tires and exhaust.after break in got yoshi slip on and k&n air filter.this spring going crazy dynojet, accel coils, avon tires, givi hard bags, suzuki windshield, crashbars and other assorted goodies.the bike is great as is,just a little tlc to make it better. Later
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this spring going crazy dynojet, accel coils, avon tires, givi hard bags, suzuki windshield, crashbars and other assorted goodies.
Be sure to read the threads on the board about jetting before you order a Dynojet kit.
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QC rider here checking in....99B12 Black....Gold bars. footpegs. smoke w'shield,Yoshimura, Dynojet, GSXR cams,ignition advancer, more planned....HE HE HE
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Hey - just joined and am really happy there are people out there living north of the 49th and riding bandits! Are they the best bikes or what? I just love mine...I was leery of all the power of the 650 cuz I came from an old cruiser with 30 hp. but it seems to be just fine!
I'm a BABE and there's a lot of us out there by the sounds of it - Born Again Biker Enthusiast!
Take care, all.
Jim
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I'm a BABE
Hey; we always welcome biker babes.
Welcome aboard, eh?
Ride Safe & Ride Often,
1200 Bandits
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Hey - just joined and am really happy there are people out there living north of the 49th and riding bandits!
Hey Jim, aren't you in the Greater Toronto area?
That's south of the 49th... :bandit: :toocool: :stickpoke:
You may even live south of me... but it's warmer over here in WA. :monkeymoon:
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Hey Jim, aren't you in the Greater Toronto area?
That's south of the 49th...
Red01: That's supposed to be a secret. Expect some attention from CSIS and your own Dept. of Homeland Security. :duh:
Ride Safe & Ride Often,
1200 Bandits
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Where's Camano? I lived on Voncouver Island for five years. I just biked through there and WA state this past summer.
Pelee Island is furthermost southerly point in canada and it's further south than northern california!!
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Camano Island is just east of Whidbey Island (WA's largest island - and 2nd largest in the US) and south of Fidalgo Island (where the Anacortes Ferry will take you to Vancouver Island). Camano has no ferry service, we're connected to the mainland by bridges. One over nothing more than a ditch that practically disappears during low tide between Camano & Leque Islands and a bridge over the Skagit River between Leque and Stanwood on the mainland.
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Red01: I just took the ferry down from Victoria to Port Angeles on my bike last summer and then drove down highway #112 (i think). Cool ride. Also been to Friday Harbour a few times sailing so been close to your place.
Weird, all the times I took ferries and sailed around Vancouver island and i never saw any signs of whales /porpoises/whatever. Then that crossing over to Port Angeles, we actually tired out our legs running back and forth on the ferry, getting pictures of all the sea life! Awesome sunny day as well so I'll never forget it!
Now I'm back living in the land of the endless winter! Getting used to riding in the cold, however.
Jim
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I’ve been to Anacortes. We set up a site there for our ships. Nice quiet sleepy little town. We shut down Ops. there about 4 years ago. Of the three weeks I spent there setting up the site it rained all but two days.
I learned a very valuable riding lesson there. I stopped at the local Harley dealer (which is no longer there) and said to the girl behind the clothing counter, “Man you guys have some bad weather for riding around here don’t you?” She look at me like I had called her a bad name and said in a very aggressive tone, “There is no such thing as bad weather. Bad clothing yes. Bad weather NO!” I have remembered that conversation to this day and at that point I started buying better clothing so I could ride no matter what the weather. I got a real education from that trip.
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I dunno - I still there is such a thing as bad weather - I been out in the rain and it was coming down so heavy I just could not see anything! Don't know how any different gear would have helped me - maybe rainex on my visor?? Had to pull off and wait it out, sitting there freezing to death.
That NW area IS bad for the rain - and even if it doesn't rain for a couple of weeks, you might still go that whole time without seeing the sun, so that's almost as bad as the wet stuff!
Jim
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Agree. There are times when even a cage is marginal for driving. But with the right clothing you can stretch your seasons a bit and get a little more seat time before putting it away for the winter, and start early in the spring.
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Bandidos ?? Are these Bandit riders ?!?!?!?!?!
Canadian Cops Nab 5 in Deaths of 8 Bikers
By BETH DUFF-BROWN and ROB GILLIES
LONDON, Ontario (AP) - Canadian police arrested five people on murder charges Monday and said that eight men found stuffed inside vehicles on a farm over the weekend were affiliated with a biker gang.
Police called the killings ``an internal cleansing'' of the Bandidos motorcycle gang and said that the eight victims suffered gunshot wounds. Their bodies were found Saturday on a farm in Shedden, Ontario, about 90 miles northeast of Detroit.
Police on Monday searched a modest, two-story farmhouse owned by a gang member near the site where the eight men were found dead, stuffed inside abandoned vehicles in one of Canada's biggest mass murders in a decade.
Police set up a roadblock around the farmhouse, about six miles from where the bodies were found in four vehicles deserted in a farmer's field Saturday morning.
The gangland-style killings are the biggest mass murder in Canada since spurned husband Mark Chahal went on a shooting rampage in Vernon, British Columbia, killing nine people, including his estranged wife and himself in 1996.
Toronto-based organized crime expert Antonio Nicaso told The Associated Press that he learned from a reliable source that three members of the Bandidos have been missing since Friday. He said there were 12 members in the group.
Nicaso said the Bandidos were not that big or influential in Canada, but they are the major competitor of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in the United States.
``If it is confirmed that the eight bodies were all members of the Bandidos you could say that someone decided to erase the Bandidos from the biker map,'' Nicaso said.
He said all messages of condolences had been taken off the Bandidos Web site, leading him to speculate that the murders may have been an inside job by club members.
The eight victims knew each other and were all from the Toronto area, police have said.
The rural area where the bodies were found has had problems with motorcycle gangs in the past, but is generally considered low-crime compared with other parts of Canada, in particular Quebec, where biker violence is more common.
``This is how they deal with disputes. They don't go to court. They don't print snotty lawyers' letters. This is what happens,'' law enforcement consultant Chris Mathers told the AP.
``It is shocking for it to happen all at one time,'' Mathers said. ``The fact that they were all killed at one time is significant. ... It certainly sends a message.''
Mathers, a former undercover Royal Canadian Police officer who now runs a consulting firm in Toronto, said the Bandidos and the Hells Angels have absorbed other biker groups in Canada over the year and he doubted there would be retaliation.
``It's probably hard to retaliate when most of your membership has been decimated,'' Mathers said.
Police found the bodies after a call from the property owner, who police said they did not consider a suspect. Mary and Russell Steele told Global News that the vehicles were not there when they took the road home the night before.
They said they called police Saturday morning after looking inside one of the vehicles and not being able to see anything because of a blanket covering the back window.
:gatlin
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Canadian Cops Nab 5 in Deaths of 8 Bikers
By BETH DUFF-BROWN and ROB GILLIES
LONDON, Ontario (AP) - Canadian police arrested five people on murder charges Monday and said that eight men found stuffed inside vehicles on a farm over the weekend were affiliated with a biker gang.
Police called the killings ``an internal cleansing'' of the Bandidos motorcycle gang and said that the eight victims suffered gunshot wounds. Their bodies were found Saturday on a farm in Shedden, Ontario, about 90 miles northeast of Detroit.
This in interesting...they now estimate there may only be THREE active Bandidos in Canada, and the gang may be giving up on Canada. Other than being informants, what would cause half of a gang to execute the other half? To kill their "brothers"? I have been following the news of this, trying to understand it.
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The very interesting thing about this is why it was done so publicly. These guys could have been fitted with cement shoes and sent swimming. Why were they left out like they were? It's either poor planning or someone's trying to send someone else a message.
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I don't live up there, but I GOT THE MESSAGE !!!!!!!!!!
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Hey, it's not like that. If you don't ride a big ugly, wear a patch, pimp your daughters or sell drugs, then we won't shoot you and stuff you in a trunk.
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Happy Wallpaper Festival to all Canadians!
Read more about this great Canadian tradition here:
http://www.theweebsite.com/tempus/wallpaper.html
Cheers,
Vlad
Downtown T.O.
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I got kidded cuz I just got a bandit and then the bandido's are all in the news!
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Are the Bandidos another stupid Harley-equipped gang? Like the Hell's Angels?
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Are the Bandidos another stupid Harley-equipped gang? Like the Hell's Angels?
Actually, they are known for their buzzing "avispas". You can hear them coming like a swarm of wasps, much more intimidating that the "loud pipes, small d*cks" bunch.
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Sven: You must be excited about your hockey team? What's with the goalie situation?
Jim
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Hi guys! I started riding a Suzuki GS500E in late October of 2004, and found by spring that I needed a bigger bike, so I moved to a used 2001 Bandit GSF600S in July of 2005.
I got out for two rides last weekend, and the best part is the weather is looking even better for this coming one. WOOHOO!
Anyone in the Newmarket Area?
(http://www3.sympatico.ca/ronkierstead/misc/Suzuki_GSF600S_Bandit.jpg)
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Ronnie: What is that lower fairing piece and where did you get it??
Cool!
Jim