Advantages: Hauntingly beautiful and curiously accessible traditional kto music from Japan
Disadvantages: It might make you want to buy the next two volumes!

.... Yoshimura manages to attain a clarity that is not always present on other recording. Also, I don't feel musically patronised. Thought traditional there is no sense that the pieces have been watered down in the same way that sometimes you hear pieces by Satie or Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata given pointless, excessively lush, additional instrumentation (as if to make it accessible). For the most part Yoshimura's music is solo. Thus the importance of the clarity of her playing of the Koto is made clear. The music rises and falls on Yoshimura's ability to keep the listener enthralled despite the simplicity of the music. She attains these two with staggering ease. Not much actually happens per se, but the crisp, clipped clearness as she plucks each individual string has a certain hypnotic and elegance ease. Admittedly much must come from... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting topic
Disadvantages: Dull in places

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Advantages: Speed!!, Looks
Disadvantages: Acceleration, a small bit on the heavy side.

...I had the chance to ride a second hand 2001 E model when it was standing on our floor a while ago. This one was fitted with a full Yoshimura exhaust system with LCD display and buttons for optimum fine tuning. At first the bike felt heavier and bigger than I thought but comfy and roomy enough even for a tall bloke like me. Speed: Acceleration did not impress me much but it didn't take long before I saw 298km/h on the clock and then I felt the need to test the brakes which brought things to a quick halt.... not bad far 900cc oldie!! Handling: Suspension lacked nothing to my knowledge although leaning into and out off corners took more effort and counter steering than I expected and the bike did feel a bit heavy Overall a great bike which is a thrill to ride and does everything well. A steal if you can get you’re hands... Read review

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Advantages: Tons of fun, and great to tune
Disadvantages: Eats tyres and brakes

...I looked at a lot of bikes before choosing the Bandit 6. As a Motorbike Instructor I had a lot of criteria to fill - reliability, control, ease and cost of maintenance, and of course, the fun factor. The Bandit has all this in spades - the engine is bulletproof and responsive, there's plenty of feel in the ride, parts are easily available, and it's ideal for hooning about on the twisties on my days off. But what has surprised me the most about the B6 is it's response to tuning! The Yoshimura race can instantly made the bike more throttle responsive. The Ohlins progressive fork springs combined with the rear jack up bars allows me to keep up with the sport 600s, taking a tooth off of the rear sprocket has made the bike pull away like an animal and with a few choice styling mods the bike looks more evil than Satan the day before... Read review

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