Author Topic: New Bandit!! (Read 5433 times)

CWO4GUNNER · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2007, 04:52:25 PM »

Good for you. Just make sure they don't try and over charge you for documentation fees (fair is $125) or preparation fees which should be free but no more the $50. Tax and license is pretty strait forward but thats it. dealers can try and gouge you for as much as $350 documentation fee's and $500 preparation fees. The last thing is the rip off extended waranty which overlaps the original and can cost $300-$1000. Don't do it no matter how much they tell you the scary story about how it might brake afterward. Just tell them "this isn't my first time at the rodeo boy's!"

Quote from: "rmtcook"

So here's how my negotiations went with the dealer:
Salesman: I just happen to have a leftover 2003 Bandit 1200 on the floor.
Me: (While trying to hide the fact that I've wet myself) Really, what do you want for it?
Salesman: $5900, actually I'll give it to your for below invoice, $5600
Me: OK, where do I sign!
Me: After I sign, I'm thinking to myself, Damn, I probably should have negotiated with him, after all it is a 4 year old bike, so what the hell does invoice have to do with it. Oh well, it's too late now you idiot, you already signed on the dotted line.
I have officially reached the age (50 next month) where I have more money than brains!
Now having said all that, I haven't picked it up yet and I haven't been on a bike since I sold my last Bandit in 02! I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas!!

rmtcook · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2007, 01:03:57 AM »

Hi guys,
I picked up my new Bandit this afternoon!

Woo Hoo! I forgot how much I love the smooth power and ride of this bike. I haven't stopped smiling since I picked it up and I keep going into the garage to look at it. My wife said that she hasn't seen my smile like this in months. It definitely has a different feel than the 99 1200S I owned previously, lighter and better handling. Did I mention that I love this bike? I had the shop put on a Givi windshield (A600) and trunk (E36), I guess I'm getting lazy in my old age. The laptop and my other work stuff fits great and the windshield seems to lift the wind to helmet level. I didn't take it on the highway yet, so I'll have to wait and see about the helmet buffeting. It didn't seem bad at 50 to 60 mph. I did all the checks suggested earlier in the thread and everything seemed to check out OK. I'll keep an eye on the seals and oil and hope for the best. The shop where I bought the bike was great. (Pompton Honda and Suzuki on Rte. 23, Pompton, NJ) No games on the price, no attempt to add dealer prep fees or push an extended warranty, just tax and registration and they only charged 1/2 of what they told me it would cost to put the trunk and windshield on. I'll post some pics when I figure out how to do it.

CWO4GUNNER · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2007, 01:48:53 AM »

Congratulations! you are the owner of the best generation of this long improved motorcycle design with an engine that has a race proven history and the hart of this motorcycle's magic.

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2007, 10:50:09 AM »

Quote from: "CWO4GUNNER"

Congratulations! you are the owner of the best generation of this long improved motorcycle design with an engine that has a race proven history and the hart of this motorcycle's magic.

You like to live dangerously, don't you?

CWO4GUNNER · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2007, 11:20:53 AM »

OK there, I can be politically correct 8^D

Quote from: "Desolation Angel"

Quote from: "CWO4GUNNER"
Congratulations! you are the owner of the best generation of this long improved motorcycle design with an engine that has a race proven history and the hart of this motorcycle's magic.

You like to live dangerously, don't you?

GETFURIOUS · « **Reply #20 on:** February 26, 2007, 03:26:55 AM »

OKAY, I CONFESS.....I DID NOT READ ALL "10" PAGES OF THIS THREAD.....

I DID READ THE FIRST THREE PAGES AND THE LAST THREE PAGES.....

I WANT TO SEE THE NEW BANDIT IN PERSON.....I WANT TO RIDE IT AND COME TO MY OWN CONCLUSIONS.....

IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO GET USED TO THE ENGINE NOT HAVING ANY FINS ON IT.....

I WISH THAT SUZUKI HAD PAINTED THE ENGINE BLACK.....SINCE I RELATE THE SILVER ENGINE COLOR TO THE B-600.....

ALSO, SUZUKI SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US BANDIT LOVERS THE MIRRORS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS BUILT INTO THEM.....LIKE THE GSXR-1000.....

B-T-W.....DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE IS LOCATED?....SINCE, IT IS USUALLY PLACED RIGHT BEHIND THE PLASTIC ON THE SPORT BIKES.....