SUZUKI BANDIT 1250 PERFORMANCE

Suzuki GSF1250 Bandit (2007-current)

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Detail	Value
New price	£5,549
Engine size	1255cc
Power	97bhp
Top speed	mph
Insurance group	13

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MCN overall verdict

Suzuki’s big-bore GSF1250 Bandit gets an all-new engine designed to meet latest Euro legislation. In doing so, Suzuki have created a 98cc bigger, 1255cc water-cooled, fuel-injected, tourque-laden peach of an engine. The GSF1250 Bandit's frame and suspension have also been upgraded to give a sumptuous, well-mannered mileage machine that can also run in the twisties.

Engine

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With nigh-on 80ftlb of torque delivered to the rear wheel at 3700rpm, the Suzuki GSF1250 Bandit’s new six-speed gearbox needs little provocation. The GSF1250 will cheerfully pull from 3500rpm in top gear and run on to 140+mph. That gearbox is typical Suzuki: precise, perfectly spaced ratios. And, hoorah, no sign of any fuel-injection stutters or flatspots in its performance delivery.

Ride and Handling

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It’s a Bandit, and as such it carries the tradition of upright seating, sumptuous seat and perfectly placed footpegs and one-piece handlebars. Suzuki haven’t changed the chassis too much from the old (k6) model, just beefed up the GSF1250 Bandit's frame rails and revised the suspension damping and springs. Big difference, though, the Suzuki GSF1250 Bandit now steers faultlessly, stable and hides its weight well.

Equipment

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There are two versions of the Suzuki GSF1250S Bandit – non ABS and with ABS, but Suzuki GB is only importing the ABS kitted version. This isn’t a problem as the ABS is a refined set-up and leaves a lot of the braking up to the rider before cutting in. Suzuki GB will do its usual trick of releasing limited versions of the GSF1250 Bandit (touring, GT etc), but until then a ruck of accessories (topbox, panniers etc) will be available separately.

SUZUKI BANDIT 1200 1998

Extract a legendary engine starting from the old GSX-R1100, annoy outside the engine slightly with 1157c and go up to work in the model! Suzuki 'gangster 1200 of S offers an executive bikini-tapering bicycle of retro-model, with enough power and an high speed to captivate any rider. With do its discrete glances the wouldn of much of road users 't give to the gangster a second glance, soft and the survey? Suzuki 'attempt at S to name other outside manufactures missed its mark, offering to customers little street-cred and even less respect of other cyclists. That 's until you obtained on the open road.

Suddenly the gangster shows his true colors, offering one of the experiments of horsemanship more exciting any bicycle retro-called of muscle, in the second place only in Honda X-11 (currently inalienable in Australia - fortunately for Suzuki). As if injected with nitroglycerin the gangster takes the ordering of your subconscious spirit and asks you to push undertaken TI and more rapid in each corner. Rapide is the false word, him 's intense! Drop to the bottom a speed approaching a corner and the nose gear wheel will remove the road and will embrace the sky. He 'rough of SA! Offering well above 110bhp and an high speed above 235kmh the gangster Suzuki pushes his rider in extreme cases almost, left to the bottom only by his heavy handling in the corners and ageing looks at.

Engine Type:           4-stroke, 4-cylinder, DOHC,
                   16 valve, oil/air cooled
Bore & Stroke:         79.0mm x 59.0mm
Displacement:          1157cc
Compression:           9.5:1
Carburetion:           MIKUNI BST36x4
Starter System:        Electric
Lubrication system:    N/A
Transmission:          5-speed constant mesh
Frame type:            N/A
Suspension Front:      Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped,
                   adjustable spring preload
        Rear:      Link-type, gas/oil damped,
                   4-way adjustable rebound damping and
                   7-way adjustable spring preload
Wheels:    Front:      N/A
        Back:      N/A
Brakes:    Front:      Disc, twin
        Rear:      Disc
Tyres:     Front:      120/70 ZR17 (58W)
        Rear:      180/55 ZR17 (73W)
Fuel Tank:             19 L
Wheelbase:             1435mm
Ground clearance:      130mm
Dry weight:            214kg (471lbs)
Top Speed:             235kmh
Horse Power:           114bhp