Ahhhh, my first bike.....Honda Nighthawk 750! A great suggestion Jeff! Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.freecfm.com/r/raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750
Mark, I know that what I am about to suggest isn't even in the same league at the GTS but if I were looking for a first motorcycle I would consider a used (or new) Honda Nighthawk 750. They are pretty "bullet proof" and they look good even with a clear wind screen on the front. The Nighthawk won't burn up the canyons but it certainly screams relability and has decent power. You can always move up after your experience level grows. (Slam away, if you must). Jeff B. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Advice on a purchase NOOOOOO!! Don't buy the Bandit!! That engine is having problems with burning oil. Suzuki has admitted it and is replacing the pistons with pistons from an earlier year (1999). This is a KNOWN problem on the 2000-2002 Bandito's! Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.freecfm.com/r/raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 Well, I'm going to swing by the dealer tomorrow night with some cash in hand.. see how that goes.. otherwise, I've had acouple of people e-mail me about the Bandit, which doesn't look too bad, and is nice pricewise as well. acouple of people did mention it would be tough to bring a GTS down in an emergency because of how nice it looks, and I do have to agree on that one.. That is a big factor pushing me towards the other bike, and keeping my eye open for a GTS in the paper in the next couple of years.
