Moving to a bigger bike.

[chris_recaro]

Hey,
Just asking for some advice really, i'm moving from a 50cc Gilera DNA and am looking for a much bigger bike, i'm restricted to 33 bhp but this shouldnt be a problem.
I'v been looking at the suzuki bandit 600S, as i am going to keep this bike for the 2 year restricted period, and then derestrict it at the end, and ride it quite a while afterwards.

What do you think?

Chris

[Interspatial_Meltdown]

That's exactly what I intend to do, except probably not the Bandit. More looking for either an SV650 or a Thundercat.

[chris_recaro]

Nice one, I've been advised to choose a bike with minimal or no fairing, so if I do happen to drop the bike, it won't leave to much of a dent in my back pocket on repairs etc.

[ebo]

A bandit is a sound choice most say reliable, comfortable and fun to ride.. Safely ofcourse but beware of the extra weight! lol

[colin1]

sv650 is only half faired so u get the benefit of wind protection without side panels to break

fazer and hornet arent faired and some say these are better than the bandit
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[chris_recaro]

Yer, thanks for the replies people, very helpful.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what sort of speeds a restricted 600 Bandit or alike, would reach? and whats the acceleration like etc.

Thanks
Chris

[jharris]

Chris,

https://www.sv650.org/ has those kind of details for the SV; I've got no idea how it compares to the others mind you.

HTH

Jamie
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