Just been offered a Bandit

[mudcow007]

speaking to my uncle last night about how im getting on with rebuilding my CG, he said his mate has a 600 bandit that he will probably sell for £150

he reckons its pretty old (prob '97)

i haven't seen it or anything but i don't know if its worth a go?

he reckons its not seized, but it hasn't been on the road for a few years

what cha reckons?

[anthony_r6]

Check condition, see if it'll start / gets power.
Could probably get your money back anyway if it doesn't work.
Go for it.
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[Benson_JV]

£150? Do it.
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[mudcow007]

just been reading the frames are know to rot...

i will have a poke around later an hopefully post up pics

cheers all

[P.]

I'd definitely check the bores, you can get to 2 of them easily.

Mine was fucked and was standing 2 years.

[UnspeedySam]

For £150 do it! The frames do get a bit of surface rust sometimes but I've never seen any get structurally bad. Really good all rounders.
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[mudcow007]

[P.]

if you have a compression tester, bonus.

But no... give it a good look over.

Factor in tyres, chain, sprockets, brake pads, cables as they may have got shitted up and rusty/frayed.

All adds up, from that list if you needed those parts, £500 should sort the lot with the bike included.

[_Iain_]

Get it - if the bodyworks in good shape i'm happy to give you £100 for that alone. Could also do with calipers & bars tbh too.
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[defblade]

Grab it - you would get a fair bit more breaking it for parts on ebay if you decide not to do it back up.
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