Restricting a bandit 1200

[grant965]

hi, can it be done? Thought Id have enough with a 600 but a 2006 1200 bandit has come up for sale at £1k so thought Id see if its possible. Would be good if I could because I wouldn't need to change bike next year when I can go unrestricted
thanks, Grant
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[Drake]

your thunder cat un restricted will have about the same bhp i think, B12's are lazy
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[Bezzer]

You can restrict anything, Kickstart on the Bandit forum makes/sells restrictor kits if you ask on there (it's not Keith, he's had to make do with a bit of an extended name )

A K6 1200 for a £1000 must be either in boxes or recently pulled from the bottom of a canal.
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[grant965]

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[.Chris.]

I'd bite his arm off at that price, if the bike checks out OK.
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[UnspeedySam]

IMO yes it's a good price. No you don't want a restricted Bandit 12. My ZZR is slow enough restricted (tops out at 90ish), a heavy old lump like the B12 will probably top out at about 80-85.
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[P.]

It will be sub £1000 so he gets the cheap listing on autotrader, if you call him he is likely wanting a nice digit in front of that price.

[Dean-J]

Yep standard autotrader price "mistake" for free listing.

Bandit also weighs 214kgs dry, so thats 27kgs more than a Tcat, id bet the Tcat will be every bit as quick, if not quicker.

I own an unrestricted Thundercat, and it will hit a speedo indicated 150mph+ very quickly indeed.

All personal opinion of course, but Tcat is better looking, better handling,and better at stopping.... Only reason i can see to want a 1200 BLandit is to willy wave how your engine is twice as big as ya mates ( yet still makes same power and tops out at same kinda speeds )

[The999Kid]

I beleive that CHR15 has found a novel way to restrict his bike so that it never goes under the speed limit!
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[Groove]

Did no one else notice the fact the guy said the bikes done 19k miles from his original tyre??
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[grant965]

had a reply:
Grant,
This 2006 Suzuki Bandit 1200 is in excellent condition with no issues. I'm asking £1000 for a fast sale. The bike is currently located in Glasgow because I just finished the divorce with my wife and I have moved here. I will sell the bike only using eBay's services, this way you'll get access to the buyer protection service (refund policy available), 3 days to inspect the bike and I'll be sure that I have a genuine buyer that isn't going to mess me around. Where are you located? Please email me as soon as you see this message because I have few other people interested in this bike.

Thank you,
David Mertens

I've attached here more pictures of the bike so you can see better what you are buying:
https://postimage.org/gallery/pwym8ba/
(copy/paste this link into your browser)
There are plenty of full size pictures showing, in full, every aspect of this bike, you can see them by clicking the link above. The link will take you to Postimage, a free picture hosting site. Click on any picture to see the full size image.'

Does this mean it is carbed? Any problems you can see? Scammer?
thanks, Grant
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[grant965]

here we go... had another very suspicious reply. Obivously no trust in the seller at all now. But, how does he actually scam people if its through ebay?
Grant,
I'm working on an oil rig in Spain with Repsol Petroleum YPF so pick up is not possible but I can have the bike delivered to you for £150. However, before any delivery can be done I want to be sure that we do this transaction in the safest mode possible for both of us. I recommend we do the transaction using eBay's buyer protection service since they offer the highest rate of safety and reliability during online transactions.

eBay will act as a third party between us to create confidence; you will also have access to a refund policy on this transaction, no obligation to buy and no fees involved if you won't accept the transaction's terms.

If for some reason, you won't keep the bike (I assure you that is NOT going to happen since my bike is in IMMACULATE condition) I will take it back on MY EXPENSE and eBay will send you your money back.

From the moment you receive the bike you have 3 days to inspect it. If it's not like I said or something is not ok with it you can reject it and eBay will fully refund you and the bike will be delivered back to me on my expense.

The bike will be delivered directly to your requested address as soon as I will have the payment confirmation.

In order to go ahead with the sale I need your full name, eBay username and address for delivery.

Thank you,
David Mertens
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[P.]

It shouts scam, but "looks" fairly safe...still wouldn't do it

So what he wants to go through ebay...paypal would be a lot safer, you probably would never see the bike though.

[Paxovasa]

Something doesn't sound right...

Also I wouldn't want to restrict a 1200 bandit.
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[garth]

Wham bam nigerian scam.
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[grant965]

Ok, tried finding something out about the email addy. Took ip from received by and it just took it to google place. Used another tool on the internet and It said:
Email: dmertens65@gmail.com

Name: Available

Location: Mountain View, CA
Definately a scammer, it was listed within 30 miles of Preston and Is now conviently 3 hours drive away and cannot be collected of i drove there.
How do I report him?
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Ex bikes: 05 Suzuki En 125, '98 Yamaha Thundercat, '08 Honda cbr125, '05 Kawasaki z750, '03 Triumph Daytona 600, '91 Kawasaki ex250, '03 Hyosung Comet 125
Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[UnspeedySam]

I'm not sure exactly what tools you're using but I'm fairly sure it's just picking up that gmail.com is registered to google in california.
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Fixing: Also the BMW as I get less broken bits
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[G]

Scam.

He gets paypal money, buys other stuff with it.

Bike doesn't turn up, though delivery will probably take a few days etc anyway. You go through refund process while he's off selling on his two new laptops which came with next day delivery.

You may get your money back after a load of hassle.

If he can have the bike delivered to you, he can arrange for you to collect it just as easily.

[Bezzer]

The same bike is currently also up for sale on fleabay by a dealer in Kent, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-GSF-BANDIT-1200-2006-DARK-BLUE-READY-RIDE-AWAY-/330697633798?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4cff1d7006#ht_1148wt_1185
£2,995, 19,000 miles and you can just make out it has the same LCT registration on the photos
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