Back in the "sort of" GS Suzuki fold: '98 Bandit 1200S

[gtem]

I regretted it as soon as I sold my silver '02 "naked" Bandit, and decided that at some point I'd have another. But I wanted to get back to a 1st gen "S" like the '99 I owned back around 2014. My "ideal" one would have been that awesome forest green they came in, but black or blue would be great too. This one popped up locally a while back but priced a bit high considering the 31k miles and very dusty bike in the photos. Well the seller reduced the asking price and I whittled him down a bit further based on the old tires and some other deferred maintenance. Ended up getting it for $2300 and trailering it home yesterday. Has some nice comfort mods (the Corbin seat, handlebar risers) along with braided brake lines (necessitated by the bar risers), and it's been jetted for that slip on (that I'm not crazy about the looks of, will try to hunt down a Yoshimura or Holeshot can I think). The plan is to go through the whole thing top to bottom starting with the tires, chain and sprocket, valve adjustment and checking the chain tensioner, valve cover gasket (it's seeping). Just all the usual wear items.


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[rphillips]

Dang, wish we'd have known, I have a hunter green "99" model that doesn't get ridden near as much as it should any more. We maybe could have worked something out... Hope your new purchase brings back the enjoyment you were missing..