Bought another Bandit

[trevor]

Well I didn't wake up this morning thinking I would buy another bike....but I couldn't resist this one....damn I love facebook market place!!
2002 Bandit 1200S...it's the same one I had that I had my accident on 4 years ago...can't believe it's been over 4 years already.
Any way...50,000kms (30,000 miles) on the bike...the owner bought it in 2008 with only 3000kms on it, so basically a one owner bike.
Very well looked after...guy is 74 and owns another bike....a gsx1250 Suzuki and the bandit has sat in his garage for 3 years....fuel drained.
Has new chain and sprockets, Hindle exhaust with stage one jet kit (and it came with the original exhaust)
Battery dead and it wasn't even in the bike as he was using it as a gate stop in his driveway...lol
Really nice guy....oh and 3 extra windscreens.
$1000 Canuck bucks! (about $3 US)
Needs a bit of a clean up....and I'm not worried about it running.

[Big Block]

I want to buy another 1250, just waiting for my CBF to sell and then I'll buy the best one I can find.

[trevor]

I want to buy another 1250, just waiting for my CBF to sell and then I'll buy the best one I can find.

I’ll keep a look out for one for you

[rphillips]

Congrats. on the find, I never find deals like that. 2002, that's half way between my "99", and "05" Bandits, I've never been on a "02". Wondering if the "02" would be more like the "99" or more like the "05"? Reason wondering, my 2 bandits are totally different bikes. "99" being much more comfortable, agile, fun to ride, and waaay uglier than the beautiful Blue/white "05" model.

[Rob S.]

$1000 Canuck bucks!

Shyte...697 real dollars...pocket change!

Is everything that cheap up there? I may be living on the wrong coast...

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Unreal, Trevor. Think I’ve said it before. My Dad used to use the phrase, “dipped in sh!t”, to mean a very lucky person. Well done.

[oldGSfan]

Looks like you made out like a, err, umm. Bandit.

[trevor]

Shyte...697 real dollars...pocket change!

Is everything that cheap up there? I may be living on the wrong coast...

Man I don't know how many times I've told you yanks I can't understand for the life of me why you guys aren't here buying out bikes! Seriously...what's wrong with you guys??? Bikes are cheaper here aaaaannnnd it's in Canadian dollars...which means you save another 30%....what are you guys waiting for??? Lol

[trevor]

Unreal, Trevor. Think I’ve said it before. My Dad used to use the phrase, “dipped in sh!t”, to mean a very lucky person. Well done.

Lol...my luck seems to be better later in life...but all kidding aside...when you constantly are looking at bikes for sale and all your buddies are too (a buddy notified me in a text of the bandit) you are going to find deals.
By the way....put a new battery in tonight and we got a runner!! Sounds awesome!

[trevor]

Today I spent the day detailing and going over the Bandit.....I think, besides my Cooley this might be the best deal I have ever gotten on a bike.
Bike $1000
Battery $78
two Michelin Pilot 5 tires $300
Total
$1378.00
Rode it yesterday and it runs great!

[bobgroger]

That one is too new to import to the USA unless it has an EPA sticker... Nice bike for sure. They feel SO much lighter than a GS.

[oldGSfan]

Always wanted to try one of those, they seemed 'just right'. I'd get that Dynojet sticker off toot sweet tho.

[trevor]

Always wanted to try one of those, they seemed 'just right'. I'd get that Dynojet sticker off toot sweet tho.

Yeah it will be coming off.....the exhaust had two Hindle stickers for some reason too...

[oldGSfan]

Trevor - I see that Fiat 500 (?) - hard to tell with my eyes but I think so. It makes me wanna tell this story. When I first moved to Southern CA in '77 I met a HS friend and his longtime sidekick. both were into cars and bikes etc. Pal #1 would drive us 3 amigos up the truck trails way up into the San Gabriel wilderness with his dad's '63 Ford F100 (292 with police interceptor heads, supposedly). His dad banned him from driving it though because my buddy was a banshee, and was beating it to death.

Luckily his neighbor took pity on him and gave him a pretty decent but clapped-out 600D, maybe '68 or so. We strong-armed the engine out, did the rings and clutch/bearing etc., and fired it up, The three of us piled in and we headed up Euclid Avenue. It's a long incline, maybe 4%. We couldn't do more than 25MPH. Pulled over and I smelled brakes burning. The E-brake was on. Whew. Now we could cruise! We smoked a couple cigs and waited for the red-hot drums to cool down, and took off again with the brake disengaged. Damned if we didn't hit nearly 30 MPH!

[trevor]

Yes, my wife’s 68 Fiat 500
fun car