2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200s

Pros: POWER, Comfort, standard features, Smoothness, Wind Protection, PRICE, Maintenance-free, Aftermarket parts availability, reliability, versatility
Cons: an aluminum frame to take off some weight. Other than that, it's perfect for me.

This bike is the perfect bike for me. It delivers hellacious roll-on power in its fat, beefy midrange. Handling and braking are awesome for such a heavy bike. I love the rear brake because it won't lock up and send you sliding. The front brakes are ...

Pros: Best phlipin ride for the money.
Cons: Tires. Sorry if you were expecting worse.

I'm not sure how positive a review can be if the owner hasn't put at least 10k miles on the bike, or been through at least one set of tires. The latter of course can be accomplished rather easily on most bikes with sufficient throttle exercise. I ...

Pros: Positively silly amounts of power! Sport bike performance at intro bike price
Cons: Soft suspension, Bad riding position for highway, you end up catching a lot of air

I picked one of these babies for $2000 US in San Diego. The guy who had it before me had put a Two Bros. exhaust and a few other custom parts on making it look and sound great. So far it's given me no problems outside of maintenance. I'm still amazed at how powerful this thing is. I've been on a GSX-R 750 as well as an R6 and R1 for comparison and the Bandit feels more powerful than all of them when cranking back on the throttle in a low gear. In contrast to the R1, which gives you the feeling that you are making the jump to light speed, the bandit gives you an immediate blast of force but does not build from there. I have modified my Bandit further with handlebars off of an R6. This process lowered the front forks about 1.5 inches (~4 cm)and places the rider in a more sport-bikish position. The original handlebars and riding position caused too much air resistance at high speed and I like the R6 handlebars much more. All things considered I love the thing.