heart or head
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- fluffybunny
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heart or head
ok so will have the money to by my bigger bike at the end of the year and am now starting to look at a few and want a few others veiws on it so
my head says : bandit or hornit
my heart says: monster
my head says : bandit or hornit
my heart says: monster
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fluffybunny wrote:ok so will have the money to by my bigger bike at the end of the year and am now starting to look at a few and want a few others veiws on it so
my head says : bandit or hornit
my heart says: monster
Monster truck?
Ducati Monster?
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Re: heart or head
Monster truck?
Ducati Monster?
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well it is a close call but as i am not doin the licence for a truck think i will have to stick with the ducati lol
Ducati Monster?
well it is a close call but as i am not doin the licence for a truck think i will have to stick with the ducati lol
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Re: heart or head
bandit , loads of extras to bolt on 
i'd like a woman don't know if i could eat a whole one but i know where i'd like to start !
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if giving advice i'd say buy with your head, but stood ther myself with the money i know i'd go with my heart, hence blowing up rgv.
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Re: heart or head
If i were you,being a learner, i`d follow my head.
You want a bike that,if it happened to get damaged
,wouldn`t pee you off too much.
Just think how you would feel if you had the bike of your dreams & it got damaged through lack of experience.

Hope this helps
You want a bike that,if it happened to get damaged
Just think how you would feel if you had the bike of your dreams & it got damaged through lack of experience.
Hope this helps
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Re: heart or head
Go for the Bandit, indestructable engines and loads of cheap bits when ( sorry 'OR IF'
) you drop it!
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Re: heart or head
bandit,bandit bandit bandit bandit bandit.
not that i love em or anything but in a couple months time after the ducatis in the carpark and you cant afford to repair it then ul be regretting it.
i no the duke is ur favourite bike but itl be no good,if u cant afford repairs.especially if ur anything like me with ur first bike lolxx
not that i love em or anything but in a couple months time after the ducatis in the carpark and you cant afford to repair it then ul be regretting it.
i no the duke is ur favourite bike but itl be no good,if u cant afford repairs.especially if ur anything like me with ur first bike lolxx
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Although you do get a little more oomph & GOOO! with a hoonit...
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Re: heart or head
In all honesty, duke parts prices ain't really any more expensive than Jap parts ....... and Bandit build quality ain't all that either. The 600 monster has been around a long while now, and parts will be available from breakers (most monsters of all capacities share similar running gear). The 600 monster engine performance is soft an un-intimidating, and pretty understressed to (the bottom end is basically the same as the 750/900 variants. It's also probably less likely to tempt you to go quicker than you're able either, and has a nice riding position .......
That said, if it has to live outside and uncovered, it probably won't survive as well as a jap bike (even given Suzuki's poor build quality
) and in all honesty it probably won't be as reliable/fool-proof as a Jap bike, but sometimes it's nice to let the heart rule the head
All I would say is look carefully at what you buy - any of the bikes listed bought "cheap" could well be poorly/hamfistedly maintained "first big bikes" with all that means ..... 
That said, if it has to live outside and uncovered, it probably won't survive as well as a jap bike (even given Suzuki's poor build quality
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Re: heart or head
Monster everytime. Just make sure its a red one cos they go faster 
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Re: heart or head
Getting the belts changed and the services etc on the monster is bloody expensive unless you do it yourself...

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But then again, a Monster is less powerfull than a Hornet or Bandit.
And trellis frames looks awesome, and the sound
And you can say you own a Ducati
And trellis frames looks awesome, and the sound
And you can say you own a Ducati
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hornet looks like more fun than the bandit - the duc looks like it (possibly) could be more fun again.
out of that lot the bandit is the only one I have ever ridden and its a painfully dull uninspiring bike so im going to presume that the other two options have got to be a better bet as far as grin factor goes. id grab a go on both and see which makes you smile more then buy that one.
out of that lot the bandit is the only one I have ever ridden and its a painfully dull uninspiring bike so im going to presume that the other two options have got to be a better bet as far as grin factor goes. id grab a go on both and see which makes you smile more then buy that one.