FZ1 and the Bandit

[Pillage]

I've owned both for a while now.  Compared to the G1 B12 the G1 FZ1 is a little high strung and not as comfortable but it's wicked fast in the twisties.  However if I could have only one bike, it would be the Bandit because it's more versatile.  It just does it all very well.  As long as I can have both I'll keep the FZ1 for sport touring because it's fun roasting my friends riding a GSXR1000, R1, and ZX10 in the twisty bits.  Don't get me wrong the old B12 can hold it's own on our sport rides, it's just that the FZ1 I can effortlessly wail through a set of tight turns. 

[gunz]

Comparing the B12 to the FZ1 isnt really a straight comparison. Compare it the the B1250 and you find the FZ1 lacking in several areas Including power.

[Bob Holland]

Comparing the B12 to the FZ1 isnt really a straight comparison. Compare it the the B1250 and you find the FZ1 lacking in several areas Including power.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3132
Several changes have been made to offer greater drivability. The Fizzer's crankshaft has been given a 33% increase in weight for better tractability, and Yamaha's EXUP exhaust valve boosts low-end snap. The result is a claimed 148 crankshaft horsepower, seven up on the old bike and perhaps a bit more than 130 horses at the wheel. Despite the midrange-biased cams, peak torque is said to only match the R1's (and the '05 FZ1) but it arrives at 8000 rpm, 2500 rpm sooner.


http://www.wheels.ca/article/26320
2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250
The engine is a huge improvement and, even though claimed horsepower remains at 96 hp, that number kicks in 1000 r.p.m. lower, at 7500. The most noticeable change in El Bandito's personality is the torque; up almost 20 per cent to 79 lb.-ft., and it arrives at 3500 r.p.m. rather than 6500.


I still would choose the B1250 over the FZ1

[gunz]

The  flat tourqe curve make the bandit ridable at almost any RPM. No need to get it into the RPMs to get it to go.