Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: MasterM3 on March 27, 2006, 01:55:37 PM
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I'm just curious how big some of you guys out there are.
I'm 6'1 and 175 pounds. I guess the Bandit is a little bit small for me.
What about you guys?
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6'4", 270lbs...
previous bikes include an EX250 and an RS125... (err, well, and a ZXR1100, CB1100f and a half dozen VFRs ~ heh).
I like small bikes better though.
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I'm 5'10"/160lbs or so. We had a thread like this a long time ago on the old board. I think you'll be surprised how many 6-footers we have. Of course, there's also gsxr400racer who's like 4-foot something. :stickpoke:
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6' (all legs) ~165lbs, I too like the smaller bikes, even though I can flat foot them and lift my rear a good 2+ inches off the seat, haha.
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6'4" 220lbs (100kg)
The bandit is my second bike, my first bike was a yamaha fzx250 which is even smaller!
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The only bigger bike I've ridden was a yamaha trx850, but that was just a short go up and down the street.
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I'm 5'10"/160lbs or so. We had a thread like this a long time ago on the old board. I think you'll be surprised how many 6-footers we have. Of course, there's also gsxr400racer who's like 4-foot something. :stickpoke:
:monkeymoon: Yea just tall enough to get past the booster seat law! lmao
Your asking for it Rob remember you have to do a trackday with me (that could be the difference between passing on the outside or inside) :stickpoke: Just kidding I'd give ya plenty of room! (in the back of the crash truck) Did i type that out loud! No for real im 5'6" have rode tons of stuff to much to list but i like a small bike , fun to man handle them. :banana:
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I'm 5'10"/160lbs or so. We had a thread like this a long time ago on the old board. I think you'll be surprised how many 6-footers we have. Of course, there's also gsxr400racer who's like 4-foot something. :stickpoke:
:monkeymoon: Yea just tall enough to get past the booster seat law! lmao
Your asking for it Rob remember you have to do a trackday with me (that could be the difference between passing on the outside or inside) :stickpoke: Just kidding I'd give ya plenty of room! (in the back of the crash truck) Did i type that out loud! No for real im 5'6" have rode tons of stuff to much to list but i like a small bike , fun to man handle them. :banana:
Oh yeah - that'll make you feel good to stuff the beginner group guy! :congrats:
LOL!!! I can't wait to get on the track with you.
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all i have to say is you been to enough trackdays so i shouldnt have to ride around with one hand and babysit!
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Hmm, i don't consider myself not small, but with my 178cm ~= 5'10 it seems i'm a little short..
Probably my 66kg ~= 145lb, won't make things better :grin:
My first impression of getting on this bike is that it is made for short people, but you just need to bend yourself in the right direction and then "all is well"
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5'-10" and 185 lbs. The B4 is way too small for me. I wound up making rearsets and installing clip ons, beefed up the front and rear suspension and it is just about right now. I mimicked the peg/seat/bar relationship of a late model GSXR in positioning everything. BTW, I only use it for track days.
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I'm 5'10" and 215 after this winter hibernation. lol
Hope my leathers didn't shrink again.
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5' 11" 135 lbs. With levers adjusted and lower handle bars the bike fits me perfectly -- until I come to a stop. Then I feel a bit silly with my legs bent and my knees hanging out. Not as bad as riding the crf50 though. Then I feel like one of those bears that ride bicycles in the circus.
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5ft 6++++
168 cm?
feet flat with some bend in knee
I think its only a 31inch seat stock.
smaller machines make me
feel like i'm part of a secret fast club.
Much better than a feeling of displacement
for penis replacement effect.
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i'm 6ft 1', cant get my knees into the pads on the frame inless my feet are on the pillion pegs but i love the size/wieght of the bike, really lets you chuck it around. :grin:
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5'11'' ~ 180cm
165-170lbs ~ 75-80Kg
The B4 seems to fit me just fine. And, it's easy on the insurance.
Who has the signature "but sir, it's just a 400"? I like that!
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6'2" 205-220lbs (depends on whose scale you ask).
The bike does not have enough legroom from my liking. I actually sold it to my friend due to this and the poor fuel economy/range, but it is almost like it didn't sell it. She got pregnant a few months after I sold it to her so I have been riding it for her to keep it running. Also, part of the deal when selling it to her was that I would do the work on it. So far, it's almost like I haven't sold the lil bugger at all. :lol: Heck, I just swapped my B6 shock onto it last week.
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5'4",.. and as a female, I reserve the right to withhold my weight. :lol:
She's a great height for me. The other half seems to think that at 5'11" that he's too big for the bike, but I'm going to email him this link :wink:
What is this "right direction" you guys bend yourselves into that allows the bike to fit?
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5'10 and 150lbs. Being my first bike, I can't really say much except that I like the size and weight of it. It's pretty comfy, but I've also got MUCH lower than stock bars on it. Just ordered a set of clubmans too!
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6'3" dunno my weight. my bandit was raised 4 inches at the back by it's previous owner.
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6'3" dunno my weight. my bandit was raised 4 inches at the back by it's previous owner.
4 inches????? :shock:
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5'7" and 76kg, and proud. :lol: Ah well, little people + little bikes = perfect match.
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hehe 6ft and 13.5 stone what ever that is in pounds? About 185 I think. On fuel economy what's the average MPG you can expect to get? I'm not getting more than about 37 around town.
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On fuel economy what's the average MPG you can expect to get? I'm not getting more than about 37 around town.
Around town, I can get something insane like 65mpg, once I take her on the highway, it drops to around 40mpg ( based on the US Gallon.) But then, I short shift and run her in the low rpms whenever possible.
Now that I've started goosing her a little more, I get closer to 40 - 45 in the city, and probably the same on the highway.
We just changed her front sprocket though to try to gear her up a little to make highway riding a little less "adventuresome". So all of this is going to change a little.
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no idea what's up with me then. I still on average get 35mpg (4.454L=1gallon) around town. Any advice on getting more outta me bike? hehe
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Ohh! You want to compare the English gallon, and you're getting 35mpg? That's car milage!
uhm,.. keep the right wrist in a slightly more upright position. :lol:
With the english gallon, I think her milage was closer to something insane at the time like 54mpg on the highway, and somewhere around 75 - 80 imperial mpg.
Mostly, make sure the bike is in good tune, and that the engine isn't working any harder than it has to. ( air filter clean, spark plugs working, I even short change the oil. 5000 kms last year and 3 oil changes. etc)
Then the major thing is that I tend to short shift her, and keep her in low rpms when I'm riding around the city. Also ticks less people off. (no screaming engine.) In fact, most of my neighbors didn't know I rode, til I brought the bigger one home last month, now they're taking note. :banghead:
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Well i am 6 ft even and 195 lbs. I have had a few bikes including a kawasaki 750 mach 4 tripple.
I like the size of the bandit,makes for easy in and out zaging in heavy traffic.
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I'm 5'7" 145 lbs. and although the bike fits pretty well, my knees feel cramped after riding for more than two hours, like I'm in a box or something. The seat was also a problem with a long ride until I got an AirHawk.
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I am 5'6" 155 lbs. I think Suzuki took measurements of me while I slept and made this bike around my hight and weight. Fits like a glove. I better watch my figure.
As far as gas milage I am only getting about 35 around town and maybe a high forties or low fifties on the highway.