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Four yrs ago I was fortunate to find a good deal on a 2006 Bandit 650 which I grabbed and have been riding a bit here and there. When I got the bike, it had 9,000 kms or so....so I needed to break it in before getting comfortable on it, and mistake of all mistakes, I convinced Wendy to come along - she found out she trusts me and liked it. Well, after 5 sets of tires a couple of chain/sprocket sets and a few tanks full of gas, we arrived today at the mileage/kilometerage indicated on the image with the machine still looking reasonably fit. Onwards and upwards.......

I had two bikes my youth, then I got married......Still got the licence...........

Matt

Compared to Foz, I'm still in my youth.....

Compared to Foz there are dinosaurs in the Natural History Museum in their first flush of youth.
I have to say the Bandit is looking rather well. Just be careful at head-gasket swap time. That is a tad fiddly on the Bandit

Unfortunately, my pride and joy;

Oh Paul, I bet that little blue streak is a joy....I'd never turn down a chance at something that looks like the glory days of my highschool youth.....ride as long as you feel sharp enough to not miss any threats of bodily harm on yourself !
8-)
PS. I hope you had a peep at the video link I left for you....shot on Vancouver island....fun riding in the middle of nowhere...

Oh Paul, I bet that little blue streak is a joy....I'd never turn down a chance at something that looks like the glory days of my highschool youth.....ride as long as you feel sharp enough to not miss any threats of bodily harm on yourself !
8-)
PS. I hope you had a peep at the video link I left for you....shot on Vancouver island....fun riding in the middle of nowhere...

I well remember one of my first Bikes (at 16 years of age) was a 1950 Sun Motorcycle, with a 98 cc, 2-speed, Villiers engine, with a maximum speed of 45 MPH....on a good day... ...!




My little Blue Streak Yamaha, above, will now propel me around the County at hypersonic speeds of <77 MPH!.... ...!
..not bad for 98cc, and 12 BHP...and modern (1983) technology!...5-speed, Energy Induction, and Autolube!..

Worse problem than deer is the one of bears showing up at the most unreasonable time - what nerve of them to live in the woods, anyway !