DJP
New member
Well, I traded in my MT07 today and collect my new bike on Monday.
The 07 has been a good little bike but I've come to the conclusion that I prefer something larger with more cylinders.
Trouble is, bikes like that now seem to fall into two categories: Full-on sportsbikes (which are just too small and uncomfortable for me) and pseudo off-road “Adventure” bikes which may be great for continental touring but are unfeasibly large for filtering in London traffic.
Whatever happened to ordinary, all round bikes – the sort that the Yanks call a “Standard”?
Well it appears that there is only one now: The Suzuki Bandit 1250. It's not a sportsbike, it's not an adventure bike, it's not a super tourer. It's just a bike, bike.
So I bought one of those.
I'll still look in here from time to time, meanwhile best wishes to all.
The 07 has been a good little bike but I've come to the conclusion that I prefer something larger with more cylinders.
Trouble is, bikes like that now seem to fall into two categories: Full-on sportsbikes (which are just too small and uncomfortable for me) and pseudo off-road “Adventure” bikes which may be great for continental touring but are unfeasibly large for filtering in London traffic.
Whatever happened to ordinary, all round bikes – the sort that the Yanks call a “Standard”?
Well it appears that there is only one now: The Suzuki Bandit 1250. It's not a sportsbike, it's not an adventure bike, it's not a super tourer. It's just a bike, bike.
So I bought one of those.
I'll still look in here from time to time, meanwhile best wishes to all.