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Offline Claude

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"Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« on: December 31, 2007, 03:05:30 PM »
I'm looking for scanned copies of 1250's road tests made by "Cycle World" and "Motorcyclist" magazines. Are they available somewhere here or from some member(s) that already scanned them?

Sorry if this already have been posted or asked; I'm new here... Thanks!

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 04:49:20 PM »
Do you know what specific issues/articles you are looking for?

I have the 07/2007 Cycle World which pits the B1250 v FZ1.  I could run you a couple scans of it.  I also have the 07/2007 Motorcyclist that pits the B1250 v BMW K1200R.

The 05/07 "First Look" at the B1250 from Motorcyclist is at their website.
2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200S | el Bandido de Cerceta | the teal bandit
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2007, 05:02:13 PM »
Sorry but I don't know in which issues. But any (or better, all) review, road test, etc, will be perfect. Motorcyclist's website is not really userfriendly; if you could post a link to their "first look", it would be great! Thanks!

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2007, 05:13:48 PM »
Yeah. their search doesn't find it if you put in "bandit 1250" but does if you search "bandit".

Here's the link:  http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0705_suzuki_bandit_1250s/
2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200S | el Bandido de Cerceta | the teal bandit
2010 Yamaha FJR1300A | Gin Tama | the silver bullet
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 06:26:53 PM »
Thanks for the link Sven. Anytime you can scan the other reports will be fine for me. My email is: zxclaude(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thanks again!

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 12:34:39 PM »
Will do, Claude.
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2008, 06:30:43 PM »
The Cycle World review by Don Canet was pretty good. Roland Brown had an intro article in the May '07 issue of Motorcyclist that was pretty accurate also. The July issue had Tim Carrithers' complete road test. I find he gets overly wordy just for the sake of it and his style is so overdone that his writing leaves me cold. If you can find Motorcycle Consumer News' August '07 issue, it had a well-done test of the Bandit though I wonder how they got 151+ MPH for their top speed.  Sport Rider had an excellent test of the Bandit in their July '07 issue. Both Kent & Andrew tend to evaluate in a way I find more accurate than most. They have the skills necessary to push the bikes harder than most motojournalists and describe what happens better. For instance, Kent described how the Bandit tended to fall into the corner quickly when at extreme lean angles with the Dunlop 218 tires. If you push your Bandit hard enough, you'll very quickly understand exactly what he meant and it can come as a major surprise since it is totally unexpected (hint: if it happens to you, don't do anything. It'll self-correct). Don Canet, at Cycle World, is probably the fastest journalist in the country, with Kent & Andrew right behind him. They all have roadrace experience and the ability to describe the bike's characteristics very effectively. Hope this helps. Cheers, Jack

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2008, 10:19:17 PM »
The comparison between the B1250 and the FZ1 fromn the 2007.07 CYCLE WORLD can be downloaded from the links below.
Page 1 http://ssscheer.us/bandit_alley_resources/Double-Standard-1.xps
Page 2 http://ssscheer.us/bandit_alley_resources/Double-Standard-2.xps
Page 3 http://ssscheer.us/bandit_alley_resources/Double-Standard-3.xps

The documents are in the new XPS format, which is similar to PDF.  If you are unable to open them, you can download an a reader that lets you read XPS documents either in Internet Explorer, or as a stand-alone application, at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/viewxps.mspx
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2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200S | el Bandido de Cerceta | the teal bandit
2010 Yamaha FJR1300A | Gin Tama | the silver bullet
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2008, 08:36:32 PM »
I got all of them Sven; thanks a lot for all your time and efforts !!

FYI, I did not had to deal with XPS files. Into the zipped documents I downloaded from your links, there were a .PNG picture of all three pages that I converted to .JPG using MS Paint.

Thanks again!
Claude

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2008, 09:01:50 PM »
I srill have one that I will scan and post in the next couple days, from MOTORCYCLIST.
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2008, 09:32:54 PM »
I srill have one that I will scan and post in the next couple days, from MOTORCYCLIST.

Great! I'll gladly read it when available!

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2008, 07:52:19 AM »
I srill have one that I will scan and post in the next couple days, from MOTORCYCLIST.

Sven, you got any time yet to scan this last "Motorcyclist" report? Thanks!

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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2008, 07:36:10 PM »
Claude, I'm sorry.  I thought I had the MOTORCYCLIST issue which pitted the B1250 v. the BMW, but it was something else.  I have been trying to get a copy from my friends, but so far, no luck.  I hope this isn't too disappointing.  If I come across the article, I will post it.
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2010 Yamaha FJR1300A | Gin Tama | the silver bullet
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Re: "Motorcyclist" and "Cycle World" reviews
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2008, 08:58:25 AM »
Claude, I'm sorry.  I thought I had the MOTORCYCLIST issue which pitted the B1250 v. the BMW, but it was something else.  I have been trying to get a copy from my friends, but so far, no luck.  I hope this isn't too disappointing.  If I come across the article, I will post it.

No problem Sven; it's perfect anyway. You say Motorcyclist report was B1250 vs BMW? Could it be the same test from Sport Rider you posted the link above? (copied below). Thanks again; you posted quite a lot to read anyway!

http://www.sportrider.com/features/146_0707_naked_motorcycle_comparison/index.html