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Thanks so much for the suggestions and help. I'll give it a try this weekend. FYI it's a Bandit 400 (I'm still working out which year...) so it's not a new model but post 1990.

Hi There. I found this website by accident, but so pleased I did. Also it's nice to see the ladies forum.

I'm a new road rider, but ridden off-road for a couple of years. In South Africa riding on the road can be fairly dangerous, as normal traffic laws are more often than not ignored, so you have ...

Hi there. I'm new to this forum and new to riding on the road as well, so not sure if I could be of any help but I'd like to try. I have taken the various motorbike courses, but luckily got quite a lot of confidence up riding offroad on a farm over the last couple of years. Believe me, I've fallen ...

Hi All. I'm so pleased I found this forum - I'm in South Africa and just bought my first road bike, so am getting used to riding with traffic etc. My only concern - the other evening I ran low on petrol, and because the bike is new to me I hadn't changed to reserve in anticipation yet. Needless to ...

I have just purchased a Suzuki Bandit 400V. It's a smaller frame and I feel very comfortable and in control when riding. It has a lot of power so the potential is there, yet it's not over-bearing. It is a little top heavy, but once you find the limits in leaning while standing still, the confidence ...