2 Wheel Bandit

Advantages: Fun, Economic, Reasonably priced
Disadvantages: Wobbles over 100mph, Forks bottom out, Too high for people with short legs!!

...enough we signed on the dotted line, parted with £2,500 and we were the proud new owners of an R reg, blue Suzuki Bandit GSF600N. (Strangely enough, Suzuki class this blue colour as green?! They must have colour-blind employees!!!) A brand new Bandit will cost around £3500. So how does this bike perform? It has a decent sized engine although not as fast as the 1200 version but that is pretty obvious and to be expected. It is very handy for town work and is light and nippy enough to weave through traffic comfortably. Saying that however, it is also good on the open road and loves being given the opportunity to do just that, especially if it’s normally used for only town work. I don’t think huge amounts of town work is good for any vehicles, so a ‘good run’ every now and then will do it a world of good...

joannavos 20.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 600S

Bandit stole my heart

Advantages: Handling, engine, novice- and expert- friendly
Disadvantages: Some dealers less than helpful

...I bought my Suzuki Bandit 600S (i.e. with a fairing) when it was just over a year old. I was very impressed: for the price of a year old Honda CB500 (boring but reliable commuter) I picked up a 600 Bandit (drummingbunny's dream bike!). I can heartily recommend this bike to anyone except the hardcore power junkies. It pulls smoothly from just above tickover in any gear: it will comfortably cruise at 30 mph in top gear. The engine goes slightly off tune when it is nearing the end of a service interval but otherwise it has surprisingly clearly defined powerbands (it's like having two turbos, brilliant!). Tickover to 4000 rpm has a nice soft response suitable for town riding, 4000 to 8000 rpm is sharper (just what you need for out of town riding) and 8000 to 12000 rpm is gung ho territory. It took a little time before I was confident to...

drummingbunny 12.06.2001 (25.07.2001) · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 600S

Bandit still in the big league

Advantages: Easy handling, comfortable ride. Very fun
Disadvantages: Can be intense

...600cc bandit is around £4,000 on the road depending where you buy. Second hand is where the price drops, it's easy to get hold of a nice bandit, the biggest thing is getting hold of one that has been regularly serviced and looked after. To run a tank of fuel (20litres) will get me a range of about 140-150 miles even if your enthusiastic with the throttle/. ****Reliability**** It's a Suzuki! This means if it breaks fix it. I've had no problems with mine, and I don't know of anyone having any problems with theirs. The electrics are simple; they haven't over complicated any circuits. The engine is a robust all rounder. With the inline 4 going in. Wear is good, I've just put a new chain and sprocket on and tyres, which hasn't been done in years. Rides like a dream. It's only really wear and tear. ****Enjoyment**** The Bandit...

MysteryMan1982 17.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 600S

600cc Bandit S year 2000 model

Advantages: cheap to buy and run
Disadvantages: taller and heavier than some similar bikes

...easily attainable by both rider and pillion. Also it was on this trip that I discovered that the tank range is at least 160 miles from a 20 litre tank (140ish to reserve) whilst riding normally (i.e quite briskly) and with a passenger and our luggage - including tent and cooking equipment! I have heard reports of so called "sports tourers" with much worse fuel consumption than that! Top speed seen by me on the clocks is about 130 mph and it feels quite stable at that speed, and the acceleration is more than adequate in the real world. On a racetrack many bikes would make the Bandit look slow but out on the open road it easily holds it's own with most of my friend's machines, although it sometimes feels just a little wallowy in bends. All in all I would say that the Suzuki Bandit 600S is an excellent machine if you want to do a bit...

curley 29.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 600S

Bandit GSF1200 Naked

Advantages: Trick parts and spares easy to find & cheaply.
Disadvantages: Need a neck brace for high speed on naked version

...more is it can be relatively easily tuned to turn out more. As far as spares and aftermarket parts are concerned these are readily available at good prices. It is arguably one of the best bikes to hone your bike mechanic skills on too. There are a multitude of websites available offering expert advice specifically for the Bandit 12 because of their popularity and if you're not completely in love with it, it's resale value is second to none. I'm a good example of this because I had to travel 60 odd miles for the nearest dealer who had one for sale. In conclusion the Suzuki Bandit GSF1200 is what I call a 'keeper', i.e once you get yourself one you'll hang on to it. If you're fortunate enough to have a few grand spare, take this strong advice, go out and get one you WON'T be disappointed....

DODGYbutwhy 13.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 1200S

Bandit 1200S rocks

Advantages: Power, Cost
Disadvantages: Split interests

...I bought this bike from a dealer in the fall of 03. The "S" bikes come with a 1/2 fairing on the front, rather than the naked look of the 1200. I got the bike for about 6K US dollars. I don't know how many pounds or pence that is for your Brits. If you're looking for an old man cruiser, then get a cruiser, man. If you're looking for an all out crotch rocket, then get a full fairing sport bike, but be ready to pay 10 grand or so for those suckers. If you're looking for a bike with huge balls that is VERY inexpensive for what you get, but that can be ridden comfortably as well, then get out your purse M8 and buy the Bandit 1200S. This bike rocks. If you haven't been on a big bike, be EXTREMELY cautious with the throttle. I drove an old Honda and a 750 Honda Nighthawk, but neither was even close to the torque on this puppy...

BanditMan 23.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Suzuki Bandit 1200S

Bandit Queen - the Most Shocking Bollywood Film Ever!

Advantages: Gritty storytelling
Disadvantages: Possibly excessive sexual violence

...Bandit Queen stars Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Manoj Bajpai, Govind Namdeo and Saurabh Shukla and was directed by Shekhar Kapur. . . PLOT SYNOPSIS Phoolan Devi was 11 years old when her poverty stricken father married her off to a man at least 18 years her senior who abused her physically and sexually until she ran away back to her family. This was not the end of her torment as sons of the local landowners mocked and abused her too till she was expelled from the village so she ended up living briefly with her cousin. She then had to leave her cousin?s home and after a brief spell back home suffering more abuse, this time at the hands of the police; she ends up joining a gang of bandits with Vikram Mallah as second in command. Vikram develops strong feelings towards Phoolan and kills the leader of the bandits when he...

anonymili 13.11.2009 (18.11.2009) · Read review
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Review of Bandit Queen (DVD)

The Time Bandit named... Kevin ??

Advantages: Simply Brilliant
Disadvantages: None

...The Time Bandits. ******************** ~Introduction~ Please don't laugh but this was the first 'Video' I ever saw and so holds a special fondness for me. The movie actually comes from a script originally co written by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. Terry Gilliam was to follow this film up with equally whimsical fantasies such as Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. ~Synopsis~ Kevin is a bored young lad with overbearing parents until one night a group of thieving dwarves magically appear in his bedroom. They have stolen a map which shows all the holes in time, the creation of everything being a rush job, left gap that one could sneak through. Oh and they are being pursued by 'The Supreme Being'. The dwarves, now accompanied by Kevin, go on a riotous adventure through time stealing as much as they can carry...

Maximus-Qualitus 07.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Time Bandits (DVD)

Time Bandits

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...Time Bandits is one of the early works of director Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame. It is a forerunner to such later greats as Brazil, The Fisher King and Baron Munchhausen and it shows exactly the kind of directorial talent Gilliam would later become. Time Bandits was written in collaboration with Michael Palin, and stars amongst others John Cleese so you should already get a hint as to the kind of movie experience you are in for... Well, yes there is certainly a very strong Python feel about this movie, but in terms of style and fluidity it transcends the level of pure anarchism that the Python team were famed for. Yes, it is chaotic, but it is a controlled chaos which has a central purpose and a strong storyline running throughout - a claim which could never have been made for any of the real Python movies. As good as they were...

wampyrii 24.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Time Bandits (DVD)

can I have some 80's cheese please ....BMX BANDITS MOVIE

Advantages: Sit back take a nostalgic journey back to the 80's -remeber your old bmx (if you had one)
Disadvantages: very dated ,and some people may not be able to take it as it is ....

...Baby faced Nicole Kidman was just 17 years old when she played the role of JUDY in BMX Bandits. BMX Bandits was released in 1983 and seeing as I was a child of the 80's Bmx's were a part of my very own childhood as was probably true for most kids growing up in the 80's. So the main reason for me buying this movie ,now, 26 years on from its release, was to take myself back to my childhood and then see if it was as good as I could remember! There was something new for me personally first off, because, I actually got to see the opening credits for the first time ever! when I watched the DVD . I mention this because, way back when, in the 80's or early 90's my brother videoed BMX BANDITS off the telly,and he managed to miss the opening credits ! So the opening credits show bmx ers PJ and Goose riding around in all the BMX...

bobbetta 10.07.2009 · Read review
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