Greetings from Melbourne

Greetings all, Thought I’d better step up and introduce myself. Im not that new to motorcycle riding, started about age 14 and never looked back (I’ll add my 2 wheeled history in the appropriate thread shortly). About to take ownership of a 2010 1250s (in Henry Fords favourite colour!). Its going to replace my GSXR as a more user friendly sports tourer. The only mods at this stage will be a ventura rack, pro-oiler, and some rim tape! This forum looks to have some great info, along with some “greater” characters. Hope I can contribute something useful as some stage. Cheers!

Welcome to the forum.
You cant beat Henrys favorite colour
Some here even have pink Bandits ..............................

Hello and welcome.

Oh and 2WA, I think it's time that pink thing was put to rest.









We have to be open to everybody here. Even those that have embraced an "alternative" lifestyle.

Saikhan wrote:Hello and welcome.

Oh and 2WA, I think it's time that pink thing was put to rest.









We have to be open to everybody here. Even those that have embraced an "alternative" lifestyle.

Fair enough

welcome to the forum.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard mate, You'll love the torque on the Bandit... well I do.

hi and welcome.............the black one is the fast one........................Grumpy

hello welcome to the forum

Hi, this is another new member from Greensborough, VIC. You see from my ID that I am a Ulyssean who attends the Ulysses Whittlesea Branch.

I have a 2007 Bandit 1250S on which I have about 33,000 klm. I am now retired and find, to my chagrin, that I am doing less riding than I did when I was working! It must be the 33 year backlog of domestic maintenance that I am working though that is getting in the way...

I am seeking advice on an issue that I will post elsewhere but one piece of advice that I can offer is to make sure you change your airfilter at 16,000 klm else it will get choked enough to interfere with your fueling. A K&N filter immediately resolved the problem!

G'day and welcome.
You might have impressed me more by saying "I had to change my filter at 1600 because it was blocked." Mine has 24000 and is clean.
Various members here have had mixed results with k&n air filters.
It might pay you to pull up a chair and observe for a while before telling us how to suck eggs.
Sorry if that's harsh and I really do mean welcome

Oh dear, I did not realise that it was so important to chose your words so carefully here! I don't see that my description of the airfilter issue was any different from yours. I could have given you a blow by blow account of the process I went through to resolve my 'drivability' issue, including changing the gearing, changing the air filter and finally having the ECU tested to ensure there was no other problem. The mechanic expressed no surprise that the problem was the airfilter. This is, apparently, an issue with the 1250 bandit as the airbox, and filter, is small for such a big engine. The original paper airfilter was somewhat dirty but in no way could you describe it as 'choked'. I have never experienced such an effect since I bought my first motorcycle with an airfilter in 1973. My old british bikes never had such things.

The K&N filter fixed the problem immediately and after another 16,000klm it has not reappeared. I personally love K&N filters and have used them since 1980 as soon as the OEM filter needed changing.

The Bandit is the first motorcycle I have owned with EFI, so maybe fuel injected motors are more sensitive to restricted airflow.

Er, thanks for the welcome!

Is it grumpy time again Chris?

Saikhan wrote: Is it grumpy time again Chris?

Not by a long shot mate.

I wonder why my membership was knocked back? lol

You'll be right 508 . On a Aprilia forum the welcome is W.A.N.F.O i didnt have a clue .Welcome and now f*** off . A bit intimadating at first

gus wrote:You'll be right 508 . On a Aprilia forum the welcome is W.A.N.F.O i didnt have a clue .Welcome and now f*** off . A bit intimadating at first

I took exception to this;

ulysses508 wrote: one piece of advice that I can offer is to make sure you change your airfilter at 16,000 klm else it will get choked enough to interfere with your fueling. A K&N filter immediately resolved the problem!

It's the worst bit of generalist advice I have ever seen here. Not withstanding 16,000 isn't a service interval.

I refuse to enter any conversation that has the words K & N in it. Every time i do i get into trouble .

...............508 you will find this place a lot better than the "Ulysses Schoolgirls who have lost their knickers" forum..........................Grumpy

grumpy60 wrote:2wg..................just checked out your " Friends" list...........(no other comment to make)......................508 you will find this place a lot better than the "Ulysses Schoolgirls who have lost their knickers" forum..........................Grumpy

Yes and you have none

shite that was quick ......looked at the post and thought you may take a fence so removed it ...............Grumpy

Welcome to the forumn esbees1250 and 508.

@esbees1250, I live nearby & happy to meet up if you want to hear a 1250 with an aftermarket exhaust. I read you were looking at upgrading.

p.s I purchased my K&N off gus who thinks their shite and was glad to get rid of it. Win, win

Thanks for the welcomes all. Theres never a dull moment on this site Glad I found it.
Mars - thanks for the offer, I'll keep that in mind and let you know.

grumpy60 wrote:...............508 you will find this place a lot better than the "Ulysses Schoolgirls who have lost their knickers" forum..........................Grumpy

I am bemused...

2wheelsagain wrote:

gus wrote:You'll be right 508 . On a Aprilia forum the welcome is W.A.N.F.O i didnt have a clue .Welcome and now f*** off . A bit intimadating at first

I took exception to this;

ulysses508 wrote: one piece of advice that I can offer is to make sure you change your airfilter at 16,000 klm else it will get choked enough to interfere with your fueling. A K&N filter immediately resolved the problem!

It's the worst bit of generalist advice I have ever seen here. Not withstanding 16,000 isn't a service interval.

Oh, I am not intimidated by unintentionally upsetting sensitive people. I regret it mind.

This will be my last comment on this issue but my advice was not intended to be generalist, it was intended to be SPECIFIC! Yes I know the service replacement for the airfilter is 18,000klm but I was experiencing a drivability problem from 16,000klm onwards. Foolishly, apparently, I thought this information might be useful to someone!

I hope my second post in this thread explained the issue sufficiently, if not I am quite prepared to provide more detail, should anyone be interested.

ulysses508 wrote:

grumpy60 wrote:...............508 you will find this place a lot better than the "Ulysses Schoolgirls who have lost their knickers" forum..........................Grumpy

I am bemused...

been on the Ulysses site for 4 years now and refuse to post under any circumstances.......every time I did in the past I was either taken to task or completely ignored so I gave up. they carry on like a mob of schoolgirls.......................on here I have been made to feel most welcome.........................they love me..................................... .....................Grumpy