2007 Bandit 650

Brava210 · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Karma :

Just spotted the new 2007 Bandit ....I thought Suzuki were binning the Bandit ..... Very Happy

Looks the same except it is Water Cooled
Nice
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extreme3d · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Karma :

https://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/article.asp?id=679

Yep, the bandit is getting a new water-cooled engine and injection to modernise them. The litre gets an increase to 1250cc, the 650 is staying the same. Unfortunately they've done nothing to substantially change the 'Grandad' styling (high positioned fairing with tall handlebars) and no engine change is going to improve on the dated steel tube cradle frame. But there is still a market in which they can sell them, so how ever unfashionable it may be the bandit will linger around to fill the old mans tourer/commuter bracket. For as long as they have the parts bin full they will continue to churn them out Wink

jay_666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Karma :

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jay_666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Karma :

Ok, i read that somewhere when it was first announced that suzuki had to change the SV or drop it from the range.

Now seems suzuki might be upping the cc to a 700 to comply with the new emission rules....
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extreme3d · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Karma :

Brava210 · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Karma :

Personally I like the "Grandad styling" which is why I bought the bike I have at the moment...... Very Happy

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Agree with Extreme here, the TL engined bikes of today will soon be binned. The Cagiva Raptor and Sv thou will be no more! Crying or Very sad

The bandit could actually be made to look quite nice. It's just such a shame that suzuki's designers are absolutely blind.

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chalky143 · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Karma :

i like the polished engine but i still prefer the old old shape! Thumbs Up

its more manly Smile

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banditgeezer · L Plate Warrior Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Karma :

Wed. I played hookie from work and was checking out the US Suzuki web page and the '07 1250 Bandit page was on there. Next day I tried to show it to somebody at work and it had disappeared entirely. It showed 2 colors, black and the blue like shown for the '07 'busa (not the dark navy blue Suzuki uses). Said it had a seat adjustable for 2 heights and had ABS as standard. Retail was like $8300 US, I remember thinking at the time that this put it in Honda 919 territory pricewise.

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