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[Closed] Anyone here got a Bandit 1250 or CBF1000?Newer alternatives to my current ride..

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Looking at getting a new motorbike in the future- currently ride a zzr600 which is great, but fancy something a bit newer and with ABS. You can get a Bandit 650 or Er6 or even 2007 onward Honda Hornets for aroud the 2500 mark, epecially if I get it early next year.

Any ideas? Its a privileged choice I know!! It will be used for commuting duties too tho', not just a toy.


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 4:42 pm
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I had a Bandit 1250GT for a bit. Was a superb tourer for the money. Bought new for 5.5k fully loaded with panniers, top box and fairings. Used it for long distance commuting from Birmingham to York for a year as well as several camping trips and it went to the TT with my brother.

Would happily have another, but bikes are in the toy-territory now, rather than commuting, so I only have a GSXR1000.

Oh, and it had ABS, but I never used it other than deliberately once in a car park to see what it did.


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 4:49 pm
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Can't comment on either bike but the Honda dual link ABS is great and saved me and the wife from being a statistic when a van blew a tyre a swiped straight through our lane Holland


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 4:56 pm
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900 Hornet?
Older Triumph Sprint or Tiger?
TDM?
V Strom?
ZZR1100?
Pan European?

Plenty to go at but not 100% sure about ABS on these.


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 5:10 pm

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