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**TolleyBoymn** · 03-31-2012, 06:14 PM

I've been riding a 400cc bandit for 2 years now. I've considered buying something bigger and faster, but everytime I realize a 400cc is so much fun. Basically it depends on what you want from a bike. I like riding twisties and the 400 is perfect for that, so agile. It doesn't have a lot of power but the gearing is very short and it has non-linear power band so it's still OK. In fact i think it's a lot better than having a R1 which does 150km/h in 1st gear.

However if you're gonna do lots of highway or long miles something more than a 400cc would be better.
It comes down to:
1) fairing/no fairing
2) (v-)twin/4-cil (or maybe even 1 or 3 cilinder but less common)
3) budget
4) purpose

Fill it in

03-31-2012, 06:14 PM	#15
TolleyBoymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	I've been riding a 400cc bandit for 2 years now. I've considered buying something bigger and faster, but everytime I realize a 400cc is so much fun. Basically it depends on what you want from a bike. I like riding twisties and the 400 is perfect for that, so agile. It doesn't have a lot of power but the gearing is very short and it has non-linear power band so it's still OK. In fact i think it's a lot better than having a R1 which does 150km/h in 1st gear. However if you're gonna do lots of highway or long miles something more than a 400cc would be better. It comes down to: 1) fairing/no fairing 2) (v-)twin/4-cil (or maybe even 1 or 3 cilinder but less common) 3) budget 4) purpose Fill it in
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