Author Topic: New Bandit owner and new Bandit Alley member  (Read 2754 times)

Offline Dmaxhall

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New Bandit owner and new Bandit Alley member
« on: October 11, 2008, 03:14:47 AM »
Howdy, all

Collected my 2008 GSF1250SA last Friday.
Nearly time for the 100km service (600 mile for you US folk)

Lovin'the bike. Just need a taller screen for my 6 1/2 foot length and she should all be great.

Looking forward to some long travels and mods 'n stuff.

Oh, yeah, I am in Sydney, Asutralia.

ciao, :beers:

Dave.
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Offline Slider

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Re: New Bandit owner and new Bandit Alley member
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2008, 10:59:02 PM »
Congrats on your new beastie. It will surely be a lot of fun. I think you missed a zero on KM in the original message. Sometime nuthin counts.

I've looked at tours/rentals of Autralia and they all seem to feature the 600ish Bandit. Is this a liability thing, (likely), or does it reflect a heavy tax or insurance rates, on bike size?

Lucky you, summer is ahead.
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Offline Dmaxhall

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Re: New Bandit owner and new Bandit Alley member
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2008, 05:59:17 AM »
Howdy, Slider

Yup, you are right with the zero thing. Bad proof-reading on my part.

Not sure about difference with the bike size bit.
Registration over here (NSW) is a bit weird. Under 300cc is cheap. Over 300cc, no matter what it is, is the same price.

Insurance, on the other hand... :yikes:

If you are planning to tour for a while, it is probably worth looking at buying and then selling at the end.
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Offline PitterB4

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Re: New Bandit owner and new Bandit Alley member
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2008, 08:01:30 PM »
What????  You didn't join BA BEFORE getting the cool new Bandit???   :stickpoke:

Good luck with her!  Oh and  :congrats:
Rob
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