fir3vip3r
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Originally posted by corsa120
nice to see someone who will own up to the fact that sportsbikes are uncomfortable but you have to have one as its SPORTS BIKE MAD BRITAIN.
british people only want to stand in a pub and tell people what they have got, where as a bandit 1200 type owner generally is not like this, and the fact is you will keep up with most things on that bandit anyway while being more comfortable... less you start going silly speeds like 120mph+
my mate at work has bmw r1100s and lets just say he sticks with my boss on his blade unless the road opens up which tbh is boring anyway so what does that matter through the twisty's no getting away, OV COURSE my big headed boss with his fireblade and sp1 comes up with the usual excuses as to why he never got away
 
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by corsa120]
i ride a sportsbike and dont find it uncomfortable.
and sports bike are an extension of your penis,,, i know its pathetic but pulling up outside a pub or somewhere on a silly loud sports bike is awesome
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corsa120
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yes but you look like the 17 year old lad with happy hardcore pumping from ur stereo driving down the high street.
i just personally dont wanna be looked at like im a knob
i own a triumph daytona t595 sportsbike but trust me i dont pull up outside the pub revving i pull in like a normal person would do on tickover
not everybody finds them uncomfortable but come to spain and back with me on 1200 bandit and you on ur sportsbike and i know which one of us will be up for breakfast the next day half-faired bandit though lol
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by corsa120]
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PaulW
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Are louder than standard bikes a bad thing then??...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvbiuk_iZi4
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fir3vip3r
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Originally posted by PaulW
Are louder than standard bikes a bad thing then??...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvbiuk_iZi4
hell no
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corsa120
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no not on the open road but at the pub in front of jo public yes you look a dickhead.
but if ur that type of guy then dont matter does it
also you have a bandit 1200 not a fireblade or r6 whatever so loud exhausts are ok as you dont care about ur image
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by corsa120]
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radicalry00
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Sounds niceeee!
You've done 1k miles in 2 days?? Making the most of the weather I see!
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PaulW
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Originally posted by corsa120
no not on the open road but at the pub in front of jo public yes you look a dickhead.
but if ur that type of guy then dont matter does it
No I'll just sit there at tickover if I'm in front of Jo Public or sat at the lights, no need to rev it all the time like the little scooter boys
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fir3vip3r
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Originally posted by corsa120
no not on the open road but at the pub in front of jo public yes you look a dickhead.
but if ur that type of guy then dont matter does it
also you have a bandit 1200 not a fireblade or r6 whatever so loud exhausts are ok as you dont care about ur image
[Edited on 25-06-2009 by corsa120]
typical boring triumph owner 
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PaulW
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corsa120
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this is true lol but daytona is a very underated bike, and with a sound resembling thunder from the triple engine id mre say you was missing out lol
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CORSA NUT
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Nice one mate enjoy it 
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fir3vip3r
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Originally posted by corsa120
this is true lol but daytona is a very underated bike, and with a sound resembling thunder from the triple engine id mre say you was missing out lol
i have a daytona as well, and my brothers got a 675.. triumph mad
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Matt.H
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Originally posted by corsa120
this is true lol but daytona is a very underated bike, and with a sound resembling thunder from the triple engine id mre say you was missing out lol
This man speaks the truth...the noises mine makes with the Arrow system on is summat else. Cant ride it slow cos it sounds so nice when you open it up. Heres a pass on mine to give you 4 cylinder lovers a taste of what your missing.
Speed Triple Pass
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Mo
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Originally posted by C2RL R
1200 for your first bike! crazy bastard!
ditto 
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ARD1
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Originally posted by Matt.H
quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
this is true lol but daytona is a very underated bike, and with a sound resembling thunder from the triple engine id mre say you was missing out lol
This man speaks the truth...the noises mine makes with the Arrow system on is summat else. Cant ride it slow cos it sounds so nice when you open it up. Heres a pass on mine to give you 4 cylinder lovers a taste of what your missing.
Speed Triple Pass
Is that a b1 eye spy at the end of the vid, Ive got a 636 and have got to say that i love the induction noise other the exhaust note at the revs you ride at
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Matt.H
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Yeah thats my mates 636. Dont always ride it like that. Just did the vid so I could hear what it sounded like on full chat.
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by xa0s
I love it when people think more CC = more power... A few guys I used to ride with had Bandit 1200's and my R6 used to pull away from them quite easily and that's only 0.6 litre.  Cool bikes though, hold wheelies well from what I've seen. Nice one.
On the straight "yawwwwns....."
bandit will leave your R6 for dead on the roads.. While your winding up to 10,000rpm, the Bandit can stay in 3rd/4th gear, open the throttle and pull pull pull to the next bend.
Sports bikes are not the fastest on the roads, naked and streetfighters are as you can have so much more confidence on the front end. If you come accross those stones, horse crap, bump in the road, your in a better position to react to it. Sports bikes don't have the give...
Had a crack on my friends new R6 whilst away. Rocketship, totally mental for a 600cc engine.... But dam it took some time to get into the revs, where i'd already gone...
That said, in a straight line, me coming past flat out on 4th, he just rolled on in 6th and left me when the revs rised
Earlier 600's (like yours, and k4 GSXR etc) are a much better bike as they dont have screaming peaky power, they have much mroe torque lower down and less peak power..> Hence why the older 600's are holding their money as people realise they are quicker on the ROAD than a brand new 600cc.
Bandit 1200 is a simply superb bike. 20mpg though, thats mental... I can't get mine down anywhere near that
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richc
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Well i knock about 30mpg on my 400
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Daimo B
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You thrashing it everywhere??? That'll be why...
Only really bad bikes on fuel I know of are SP1/SP2 Hondas, Firestorms, some twins, some triples.
IL4 engines are so fuel efficient its untrue. Even thou sportbikes can happily run 40mpg on a thrashing...
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Graham88
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I can get about 110-120 miles to a full tank thrashing the granny out of it. That's about £15 with current fuel prices.
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CORSA NUT
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrr i want a bike now!! 
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Graham88
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0KLVbuiN0Q
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CORSA NUT
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That you mate??
Ace
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PaulW
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Tell me more about this Go Pro Camera setup you have Graham...
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Graham88
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
That you mate??
Ace
Yeah
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Originally posted by PaulW
Tell me more about this Go Pro Camera setup you have Graham...
Bought it in a Group Buy from AK. Best wireless camera setup I've seen yet.
Only thing I could possibly fault it on is the sound quality.
Listen in this video (you need to turn it up, I messed up the sound when editing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtMCE7cptCE
It crackles when there is lots of noise, and that's with the sound on the lowest setting.
Other than that, the mounts are brilliant, I did 150mph with it suctioned on the fairing and it didn't budge, top bit of kit!
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