Author Topic: Pics of 2007 1250/S from Biketoberfest (Read 23489 times)

ZOOMER · « **Reply #45 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:22:53 PM »

Quote from: "ZenMan"

We made the cover!

Ad a peek inside:

Now that's a hot bike!

How come the germans get to test a 1250 before we do? Do the bikes go on sale over there first?
Oh hey, I'm no entry-level rider either, dude. I just sold a ZX-10, had a GSXR750 before that, plus a bunch of dirt bikes. I've been riding since I was 10. That's 16 years now.
I talked to my dealer today and he doesn't know when my bike will be getting here, he thinks March. I can't stand it!

solman · « **Reply #46 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:34:40 PM »

For me to be interested and switch, it would need to be at least 120 hp. I love the Bandit, but it is kind of upsetting to see it down rated so much.

JamieK · « **Reply #47 on:** January 20, 2007, 06:41:52 PM »

For anyone who's interested, I just did a baseline dyno run on my bone stock 06 B12...read here http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=8164&highlight=

ZenMan · « **Reply #48 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:34:22 PM »

Quote from: "Dreadnought"

For anyone who's interested, I just did a baseline dyno run on my bone stock 06 B12...read here http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=8164&highlight=

Very interesting. And thanks for posting that... it will be great to see the difference after you install the exhaust.

I plan on doing the same thing as soon as I get mine broke in. It's the only way to really know how much of an improvement your tweaking does.

JamieK · « **Reply #49 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:55:03 PM »

As you could see the torque curve was quite flat. When I take it in next time I'll see if we can start the run at 3Krpm instead of 4K because at 4K it was already close to max torque.

solman · « **Reply #50 on:** January 20, 2007, 08:27:21 PM »

The horsepower flattened out about 4500 rpm's. The torque curve looked a bit strange though.

JamieK · « **Reply #51 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:26:23 PM »

Seems I'm pretty much on the money so far then...my stock numbers are darned close...I'll post the new numbers in a coupla weeks.

solman · « **Reply #52 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:45:22 PM »

Here is my dyno with a stage 1 and slip-on

ZenMan · « **Reply #53 on:** January 21, 2007, 02:12:40 AM »

Quote from: "CWO4GUNNER"

Normally the red lines would be stock B12 but you could also say this is about where the B12.5 would size up.

And what would you base that statement on?

The Motorrad test already rated the 1250 at 85 ft.-lbs torque. Being the only real numbers there are, "you could say" that the blue lines are closer to where the 1250 would "size up".

Except that Motorrad reported the 1250 making that number beginning at 3500 rpm. And that's stock.

BTW... what happened to this?:

Quote from: "CWO4GUNNER"

OK, I think were done here, roger out...

ZenMan · « **Reply #54 on:** January 21, 2007, 02:33:27 AM »

Quote from: "solman"

Here is my dyno with a stage 1 and slip-on

Good numbers... just what you'd expect in the Texas climate in spring close to sea level...

Red01 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 21, 2007, 10:42:29 AM »

Here we go - a comparison chart of the 2006 B12 and the 2007 B12.5, courtesy of the French Motostation:

ZenMan · « **Reply #56 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:04:48 AM »

Quote from: "Red01"

Here we go - a comparison chart of the 2006 B12 and the 2007 B12.5, courtesy of the French Motostation:

Thanks, Red. Finally some actual results on the 1250!

Looks like this supports the Motorrad claim of impressive torque gain. The horsepower doesn't look a whole lot different though, except for everything happening at a lower rpm. That HP line looks weird, I wonder what the little "blip" is all about?

With that big catalytic converter, I'll bet there's a lot more HP's locked up in there waiting to be unleashed...

Rocketjock · « **Reply #57 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:29:26 AM »

I'll stick with my 06, non robot head.

ZenMan · « **Reply #58 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:46:09 AM »

I recently wrote some companies regarding the availability of lower fairings for the '07.

I just received the following reply from TCP:

Dear Sir,

many thanks for your interest in our products. This product will NOT fit on the `07 model,
but as far we are informed, soon an original Suzuki accessory like this will be available.

Best regards,

Patric Janke
TCP SA

From Suzuki, aye? Now I wonder if it's the one pictured here:

I also wonder if those saddlebags will be offered as a color-matched accessory?

Hmmmmm!

ZOOMER · « **Reply #59 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:58:09 PM »

Quote from: "ZenMan"

Quote from: "Red01"
Here we go - a comparison chart of the 2006 B12 and the 2007 B12.5, courtesy of the French Motostation:

Thanks, Red. Finally some actual results on the 1250!

Looks like this supports the Motorrad claim of impressive torque gain. The horsepower doesn't look a whole lot different though, except for everything happening at a lower rpm. That HP line looks weird, I wonder what the little "blip" is all about?

With that big catalytic converter, I'll bet there's a lot more HP's locked up in there waiting to be unleashed...

That chart looks like there's was a short-shift during the test, or they let off the throttlr for a second or something. That little dip is on both the torque and horsepower lines at the same time.
Anyway, that's great about all the torque! Where there's torque there has to be horsepower, it's just a matter of letting it loose! I think that big muffler holds it back a lot, they had to make it pass the euro 3 standards so they put that big thing on there.
I know that's the first mod I'm going to make when I get mine home!