2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200/S
By
Ha rle y -D a vid s o n , fo r example - but
for all intents a nd pu rpos es , a motorcycl e was a motor c ycl e .
No w, of course, th a t 's a ll changed .
Th e t er m m otorcycle can in c lu d e
a nythi ng fro m a s po rt bike , to a to uring bike , to a a s port-touring bike and t hose are just exam p les fro m
ta rm ac (tha t old Gold Star wa s a lso
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ime wa s, when one had decid ed
to purchase a motorcycl e , he o r
sh e was a lready m o s t of t he wa y
through the decision -making pr ocess.
Sure , there were a few distinctions to
b e mad e - Triumph vs . BSA v s.
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stripped of its lig hts a nd ra ced offroad) .
W e ll , the ent ir e mot orc y c le
in d u s t ry hasn 't d ivided it s e lf in t o
s uch s pec if ic . sp e cial iz ed c a te gories , as th ere a re still a few b ikes
o ut th ere for wh ic h a ny thi ng more
th an motorcycle is a n unne cessaril y
d eta iled d escription . Take S u zu ki ' s
1Ab0ve) Often passed over, the
standard Bandit 1200 is the recipient
of some fairly major attention from
Suzuki for 2001 . Among the many
im p rov e m e nts are a more-stylish,
more-functional fairing (below left)
and six-piston Toklco calipers (below).
venerable Bandit line of ve rsatil e ,
ch ameleon -like . ..well , motorcy cles.
