Its 9,50,000/- Ex Showroom Delhi and 1255cc.
I had thought of the Bandit before, But it was out of Iron Rock's mileage( The Bandit gives around 15Kmpl) and displacement requirements.
Correction:Bandit is 8.50 lacs ex-showroom Delhi and about 9.4 on-road.The bike has got in-line 4 cylinder 1255 cc powerplant.
But what distinguishes this engine from other sport ones is its touring nature.This engine hasn't got the fierce power delivery like Busa,R1 etc etc.Instead it has got a very linear and predictable power delivery(buddy I myself have rid it and hence can bet on it)in fact its power figures also display nearly half the power of other sport cousins of it.
And hence this bike is really very much fun to ride at normal speeds like 80-90-100 or upto 120 kph with fantastic power delivery,suspension and handling.Only issue is its size which is quite bigger than all others.
About FE,once again let me make a small correction,its a bandit not a GSX and hence you can expect upto 15 kpl in city and upto 25 kpl on highways on sedate riding and if you push it then also about 15 kpl overall comes up quite easily.(these are the words of an owner from G.O.D.S.(group of Delhi superbikers))
ahh alas...i am bit insistent on the mileage aspect, if we can have decently fast cars giving 14-15kmpl(if driven reasonably) - why cant a bike give atleast 25kmpl if ridden diligently and with no pillion - i fully agree to see a single digit number when wringed hard, but under easy driving the bikes should do better.
some might argue if you are willing to plonk in 10 lakhs for a bike why bother about average , but my point is why not ?
Definitely you must bother about average,but then getting about 20 kpl overall from a 1255 cc engine with ability to plant a grin as wide as Africa on your face are above the average.In fact if you buy a Ninja 650 or a GT 650,none of them gives over 30 kpl at any cost however sedately you ride them.So why not compromise on 5 kpl and get something that can appeal heart.
EXAMPLE:I like Honda City,TDed Civic and bought TSi.Why?At last I thought only 1 kpl does not matter,I can manage it with my driving style.
Because most of them are tuned for outright performance and handling. The Bandit for instance pumps out 99PS and 108Nm of torque and weighs some 250Kgs. Its got a power to weight ratio of 396PS/Ton which is a little to much to muscle around if you'd ask me.
Its the same case with cars when you take the ones that make that kind of power to weight figures into consideration.
Well,Jalex buddy this is where you went somewhat wrong.Yes Bandit has got quite good power but then its not the bike for track use,yes you can use it on track too but seriously its a cruiser bike for mile munchers.Yes it has got that power but to exploit that power you need to go to 8000 rpm or above but in our daily driving I don't think anyone will go there with this type of bike.This is same way like Iron's Civic can do 210 kph but that does not means that he will buy a Civic for doing 210 kph only.
In other words,if everyone thinks this way,then those bikes would have been banned.In fact I found Ninja 650 to have more sharper power delivery than the Bandit.
@Iron:
At last:Leave aside the words of all of us and let the TD itself help you take the decision.Take the TDs and buy the one which satisfies you as you are going to keep it,you are going to ride it...and
You are going to OWN it