What is my bike??

[TCR]

Hi everyone I'm new
New to bike riding as I just past my test and new to bandits....
I bought a 650cc bandit 06 plate and I like it but I don't think it is completly original as I am starting to find out....I have noticed that 06 bandits have black engines but mine is silver and mine has gold forks...also I have read that 06 are oil cooled but mine is water or liquid cooled...is this normal are there alot of variants...thanks
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[mudcow007]

is it not stamped on the vin plate - the model?

what does the V5 say?

[Nexus Icon]

Pretty sure 2006/7 was the changeover year so you may just have a factory built early 650 water-cooled.
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Greetings from Shitsville!

[Rogerborg]

wemoto / wisebuyers suggests that the GSF600 stopped at K4 and the GSF650 started at K5. So there's nothing suspicious about a 2006 water cooled 650.

Bear in mind that Suzuki in particular seem to have a lot of New Old Stock kicking around, so there's nothing suspicious about a 2006 registered 600 either.
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[TCR]

On the log book it is a gsf 650sa k6
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[TCR]

There is not an engine number on it so it may have been changed
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[Rogerborg]

All fine and dandy.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike