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Hey guys, Just bought a bandit 1250. I had got insurance but figure Im not going to ride it much until the season starts next year so cancelled the insurance. I have to pay a month premium penalty for the cancellation. Or I could get parking insurance then i dont need to pay the cancellation...

Hey Guys, I finally got myself a bike after months of thinking about it. Got a 09 GSF Bandit1250S ABS. Love it. Have always ridden Suzuiki's and have always wanted a Bandito. I live in Cambridge, can anyone recommend nice routes to ride around the area or there abouts? Also any upcoming...

thanks for all the quick feedback. Yeah Ive ridden for years just not here in Ontario yet. Newish to this great country!! Wow! October even November. Thats pretty good alright. And for sure its weather depending. Ok you have made me feel like its not a waste of time buying now then. Thanks a lot

Might be a silly question. But since I have never riden a season in Canada thought Id ask. Is it too late in the season to purchase a bike now? Should I save my money and wait till Feb-March? Also when do people usually ride until ? Im thinking September it probably slows down? Thanks Alan

wow this really sidetracked somewhat! I am pretty certain I could lookup and find cases of defects/faulty parts etc that caused crashes/deaths on all line of motorcycle makes....suzuki/honda/bmw/kawasaki.....etc. If someone could tell me a well known motorcycle make that have never such...

thanks everyone for the feedback. its all really helpful. the suspension is lacking I noticed from the test ride, it has a custom shock installed on the back, will see what can be done in the front to help it. i did have fun on it for sure.

Hey Mike, Yeah the one at GP looks good too. 4 hour drive away though.(there and back) Yeah I wasnt impressed but he sent an apology after, he mentioned that the battery is under the tank and its not a 5 minute job, that his service staff had been run off their feet and had actually clocked...

I took the F800S out for a test ride. I had a lot of fun. Reminded me a lot of my old sv650s Things I noticed - chugs a lot slowing down in gears - when braking it feels like a constant small chug , maybe this is what ABS feels like on a bike - the suspension was a little stiff going over bumps...

update : after i sent him an angry email he emailed back apologized explained everything. so i agreed for a test ride on saturday. hopefully i can use this to get the price lowered if i go ahead with the bike!!! all is not lost

hahahahah nice plug SunnyS Your wittyness alone will sell you your bike.

well, I am sorry to say I never got to or will not be test riding the bike. So it was last week I went into the shop looking for bikes. I got talking to a guy called Chris. I asked about the BMW. He gave me his card told me to email him. Monday I emailed him twice. I went after work, he said...

thanks for the feedback, sounds like there are clear pluses and cons. I will be test riding it in a few hours and I am sure I will know whether I want it or not after that. one thing, the tank is fully yellow. most f800s I look into have the black streak going through the middle. is this...

Well, After work yesterday I called into the dealer as it's on my way home. I had scheduled a test for it this evening (thursday) and I will continue to take the test ride. Totally agree never say never until you test ride. I agree sunnyS. I have owned nothing but suzukis. Gixers, SV's...

thanks again for the feedback, I am slowly and slowly moving away from buying it. - motorcycles are in general not for people who want to be economical, buy a toyota prius - people dont buy motorcycles because they are quiet , buy a toyota prius I have seen videos on the F800S and I have...

ok thanks again DJM. So far still mixed views on it. No one has said not to get one, lol, so thats good!

Thanks DJM for the good feedback. Some good things to take into consideration there. On a side note, where would you be able to find out any recalls that are still current on this bike?

I appreciate that! But I have budget that I am sticking too and this thread I am just looking for information thanks though

Thanks Sunny for the information. Are they really still covering it now. I read they did do recalls however I also read the recall stopped in 2010 (they recalled for 3 years). Nice bike by the way. A little over my budget. The bike im looking at is 2G less.

Hello, I am looking to purchase a BMW F800S. 2007. With 17000kms. I have read a lot of mixed reviews. A lot of good ones. The bad ones are mainly about the rear wheel axle bearings and shaft. Seemingly there was a problem with a number of these bikes, where the belt would slip 2-3mm. In some...