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Inspector Vijay · 05-16-2008, 07:43 AM

Hello all. I'm new here and thought I would introduce myself. I live in NYC but also spend a lot of time in California. I ride an 05 Bandit 1200S and a Triumph Sprint ST (07). I ride a lot - I'd calculate just over 50,000 miles in the past five years, including commuting. Being almost forty and having bad wrists (double carpal tunnel surgery a few years back), I don't have much interest in super-sports. I like big standards and STs, as you can tell from my stable, and I wouldn't object to the right cruiser. That means no Harleys.

My Bandit (aka B-San) has 37K miles now. I bought it new when I lived in St. Louis. It's been a wonderful motorcycle and I have a pretty strong emotional attachment to it. It's been with me on several ultra-long-haul rides: coast to coast four times, and from the edge of Canada to inside Mexico. I upgraded it about a year ago with Dale Walker's Stage II re-jet and exhaust kit. Fuel economy and high-elevation performance went down a bit, but it picked up quite a bit more power and an incredible sound at high rpm.

Looking forward to talking about bikes in general and Bandits in particular.

05-16-2008, 07:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Inspector Vijay Newbie Joined: May 2008 Bike: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 1200S (Holeshot Stage II) Location: New York City Posts: 9	New member (not so new rider) introduction Hello all. I'm new here and thought I would introduce myself. I live in NYC but also spend a lot of time in California. I ride an 05 Bandit 1200S and a Triumph Sprint ST (07). I ride a lot - I'd calculate just over 50,000 miles in the past five years, including commuting. Being almost forty and having bad wrists (double carpal tunnel surgery a few years back), I don't have much interest in super-sports. I like big standards and STs, as you can tell from my stable, and I wouldn't object to the right cruiser. That means no Harleys. My Bandit (aka B-San) has 37K miles now. I bought it new when I lived in St. Louis. It's been a wonderful motorcycle and I have a pretty strong emotional attachment to it. It's been with me on several ultra-long-haul rides: coast to coast four times, and from the edge of Canada to inside Mexico. I upgraded it about a year ago with Dale Walker's Stage II re-jet and exhaust kit. Fuel economy and high-elevation performance went down a bit, but it picked up quite a bit more power and an incredible sound at high rpm. Looking forward to talking about bikes in general and Bandits in particular.