defecting to Kawasaki

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Sorry guys but am selling the bandit, sadly it has to go to make way for a zx12 told you I like horsepower, have had a couple of busas, but now I have found a mint 2006 zx with under 10,000 ks on it so I am going to buy it , put a new top yolk on and a new set of bars if I like that I will keep the fairing if not fairing goes and I will street fighter it, will post pics when I get it in a couple of weeks.

Also found a Hayabusa 06 8000 ks original one owner good nick $8000 now I am confused , have owned a couple of them and know what they are like never had a ZX 12 before mmmmm some soul searching to do .

Any further news on this front - is O&N still on-line? I see there are a few of the 2006 gold and black models (certainly the good-lookers of the class of '06) for sale with reasonable k's and sub-$10k prices. One hell of a lot of power (178bhp) and torque for that sort of money. Might be a bit of a toy (and certainly not a future collectable IMHO) but I could be swayed, especially if I can't get the SP2!



Would naturally keep the Bandit as mine isn't going to be worth anything, so why not have 2 - like 2WA?

Ewok1958 wrote:Any further news on this front - is O&N still on-line? I see there are a few of the 2006 gold and black models (certainly the good-lookers of the class of '06) for sale with reasonable k's and sub-$10k prices. One hell of a lot of power (178bhp) and torque for that sort of money. Might be a bit of a toy (and certainly not a future collectable IMHO) but I could be swayed, especially if I can't get the SP2!



Would naturally keep the Bandit as mine isn't going to be worth anything, so why not have 2 - like 2WA?

Not on line since 5th Feb .

Ewok1958 wrote:Any further news on this front - is O&N still on-line? I see there are a few of the 2006 gold and black models (certainly the good-lookers of the class of '06) for sale with reasonable k's and sub-$10k prices. One hell of a lot of power (178bhp) and torque for that sort of money. Might be a bit of a toy (and certainly not a future collectable IMHO) but I could be swayed, especially if I can't get the SP2!



Would naturally keep the Bandit as mine isn't going to be worth anything, so why not have 2 - like 2WA?

Mate did you see the higher mileage SP2 from ACT on bikesales? If yours isn't going to be a regular rider the mileage isn't such an issue providing the rest is in good nick.
The Melb one is priced because it includes the extras which are not much value to most people. Seriously 4 spare mufflers?!

OLDANNAKED wrote:
the dealer says he will get 10 to 10250 easy good luck to him,

Any idea what he did get, you can pick up a brand new (2010 plated) 1250SA for $10250 - $10500 if you bargain hard enough.

I picked mine up (2011 plated) in Jan with Givi E41 panniers and a 37L Givi top box all fitted and on the road for $12900

Chook wrote:

OLDANNAKED wrote:
the dealer says he will get 10 to 10250 easy good luck to him,

Any idea what he did get, you can pick up a brand new (2010 plated) 1250SA for $10250 - $10500 if you bargain hard enough.

I picked mine up (2011 plated) in Jan with Givi E41 panniers and a 37L Givi top box all fitted and on the road for $12900

There`s some exceptional deals around aren`t there in Adelaide

Chook wrote:

OLDANNAKED wrote:
the dealer says he will get 10 to 10250 easy good luck to him,

Any idea what he did get, you can pick up a brand new (2010 plated) 1250SA for $10250 - $10500 if you bargain hard enough.

I picked mine up (2011 plated) in Jan with Givi E41 panniers and a 37L Givi top box all fitted and on the road for $12900

No matter how hard you look. No matter how much you love the B1250 they are no ZX12.
Going by that logic the B1250 are bloody expensive compared to a GS500
2WA is back

I was comparing the price of your traded Bandit to a new one, not the ZX12, the price he stated he would get is not much less than you can buy new for

Chook wrote:I was comparing the price of your traded Bandit to a new one, not the ZX12, the price he stated he would get is not much less than you can buy new for

Ok I see Would be interested to see what was exchanged because I know what I was offered on a 17k new bike and it was no where near enough.

2wheelsagain wrote:
Going by that logic the B1250 are bloody expensive compared to a GS500
2WA is back

In all honesty, I think I was a much faster rider on my GS500F than I am on the Bandit...
Maybe it was just the high speed head-shakes and ground centre stand that made it feel faster.

Sloth_27 wrote:

2wheelsagain wrote:
Going by that logic the B1250 are bloody expensive compared to a GS500
2WA is back

In all honesty, I think I was a much faster rider on my GS500F than I am on the Bandit...
Maybe it was just the high speed head-shakes and ground centre stand that made it feel faster.

I had a GS500F too, last bike in fact. I reckon because of its lower weight I could throw it around easier. Making me slightly faster in the twisties. The bandit is still overall faster with straight line grunt and pulling out of a bend I also reckon it will come together with time