Author Topic: Picked up my bandit today! (Read 4391 times)

jbrough7 · « **on:** April 08, 2006, 11:45:24 PM »

Newbie here and mighty excited because I got my BRAND NEW 650 BANDIT today at a great price!! Then went out for four different rides, even though the temperature was below zero here in the frigid north. supposed to be plus 8 C tomorrow so should have lots of time to ride then.

I'm 46 and just got back into biking a couple of years ago when I bought an old cruiser off a friend. It was a 1988 with 31 hp. so the bandit is remarkably different. I find the fairing protects me more than I would have thought, especially my knees and fingers. The handling is great, quite a step up from a cruiser. Only negative I can think of is the seat seems really hard but maybe it will just take me a while to get used to it?

Dealer told me he had a ton of black and red ones in stock so I angsted for a couple of days and decided on the black - turns out they were all gone so I got a red one. I like it, anyway, and it seems to me that people are seeing me already a lot better than they were on my old cruiser.

Anyway, love the site!

Jim

Me, my bike and my trailer (I hope to get up enough nerve to get it off the trailer in a couple of months!)------

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/hyosung-gv650-05-bikepics-559032.jpg

Swamp Rat · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:56:19 PM »

Welcome Jim,
We expect a full report on that 650 in the near future. I bet you will enjoy it greatly.

joker · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:00:56 AM »

recently too i've obtained a brand new used... ok well hardly used anyway 97 1200s alot different than the 750 no power virago i once had. put 400+ miles on it the first day i got it home.. then the rest of the weekend was snow and rain

Daytona · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:02:39 AM »

Hey welcome! The Red ones are the fastest, best looking, and only owned by the best all around riders/people! Don't believe me just ask Red01! Congrats on finding the sanctity of riding again!

PS i only managed to put 375 miles on my new one! and its been a month, 85 to 90 deg, clear with no rain! Whats my problem?

jbrough7 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:04:59 AM »

Thanks, guys. Brian - people have been asking me what it's like going from an old fart of a thing to a brand new Bandit. nearest thing I can say is it's like trading in an older vw beetle for a porsche!

Just love the handling - I end up grinning all the time.

Joker - I wanted to pick the bike up friday and ride it home but a huge snowstorm put the kibash on that one. i really think I have to move to texas - I'm getting really tired of riding for seven months of the year.

ant_129 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:08:04 AM »

Come on down the weathers great. It like 60F here right now, we had a nice 80F day. I got to ride year round on and off.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2006, 12:28:35 AM »

Awesome shots, Daytona.
How do you like the corbin? Hey! What that's chrome doohickey under your seat?

Ant: I'm heading down there on my bike this summer! Will I fry or what??

JIM

joker · « **Reply #7 on:** April 09, 2006, 01:32:49 AM »

the chrome thinga mo bob unner his seat in the front is the air filter housing... the chrome looking thing unner the back of his seat is a carbon fiber clear i believe turn signal thats if your refering to the 97 i believe with the corbin strapped to it

smooth operator · « **Reply #8 on:** April 09, 2006, 08:24:02 AM »

The weather here has been staying on the cool side too.But this coming week should have a few good days for our area of the world.
Nothing like a good handling bike to put a smile on!If you can come on down,check out our Bandit Track day in July. Dan

jbrough7 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 09, 2006, 08:36:15 AM »

Thanks, Dan...I'll look into it. People keep telling me to get onto a track and you can learn tons in just a few minutes. My brother-in-law says 10 laps and you're exhausted because you just don't realize how hard you're working when on a bike!

Joker - I've got no chrome whatsoever on my 2006! It's all been painted black. Only chrome is the pipes!

Weird how the Bandit has made me a better rider by 3 or 4X at least! Jeez, it feels great! This is one awesome machine!

7 below Celsius here this morning - carry the one.....times it by three....that's about 19 degrees F!!! Had to scrape the frost off the bike but went out anyway and it started up okay. That fairing seems to keep a lot of the wind off so I actually wasn't too cold for just a short run!

Jim

Red01 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 09, 2006, 10:27:52 AM »

on the new ride and

to The Alley!

I hope your new Bandit doesn't see any more trailer time... that's just wrong.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2006, 11:00:47 AM »

Thanks a lot, Paul. Cool graphics.

Hey, I is a english teacher so watch you're step!

Trailering a bike is such a pain my new baby will never ever go on that sucker again! I promise!

Jim

Red01 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2006, 11:08:35 AM »

Graphics courtesy of (or should I say robbed from?) the Aerostitch Rider Wearhouse site.

Daytona · « **Reply #13 on:** April 09, 2006, 11:25:45 AM »

Quote from: "joker"

the chrome thinga mo bob unner his seat in the front is the air filter housing... the chrome looking thing unner the back of his seat is a carbon fiber clear i believe turn signal thats if your refering to the 97 i believe with the corbin strapped to it

Or maybe your looking at the Yoshi ? BTW its a 98! But RED just the same and faster than any other! If i still had her I'd proove it.

Daytona · « **Reply #14 on:** April 09, 2006, 11:37:17 AM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

I'm heading down there on my bike this summer! Will I fry or what??

Hey good choice of a place to visit! and a good time of the year (unless a hurry is in town)! The daytona area stays about 80ish during the summer, go west just a few miles it can be 20* worse , the same during the winter! Its the ocean that helps. Any one of you comin by give me a shout!