I don't see anyone trying to keep up with anyone. I just see a spirited ride with a healthy distance being maintained between riders. Remember, every corner has a maximum speed, which differs from corner to corner. If the bike and rider are capable of that 'maximum speed', then there is no reason why an R1 or Bandit 1200 shouldn't be able to maintain the same pace. If anything, all this video shows me, is that people have bought into media brainwashing, that tries to get you to believe that newer is faster or better. Bikes were being built 20yrs ago that are still more than capable today.

@fullhog

3 ай бұрын

I definitely don't see a pro rider.. Just a couple of guys enjoying some great roads.

@rikstar.

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@kevinim300

3 ай бұрын

im a rider. i totally didn't over think this much. good riding by all i say period

@ljoelmchanley3676

3 ай бұрын

Bandit 1200 owner for 23 years, The Bandit in no way shape or form has the frame/suspension/braking capabilities of modern sport bikes...not even close. Running a Bandit 1200 on par with a good rider on an R1 is reserved only for motorcycle gods, this guy has incredible skills.

@benlondon8467

3 ай бұрын

I agree, 90 model weapons are very capable 😉

The Bandit rider has great riding technique...very late apexes...as we all should be doing when riding on the street and especially so with blind(ish) curves. Great, responsible riding... always staying in their lane. Nice.

@deanmuse2590

3 ай бұрын

Good comment! I was just thinking the same. Most riders treat the entrance like the apex and run wide on the exit as a result. Stay wide on the entrance ,identify your apex and you generally hit the exit on the gas!

In the late seventies and eighties we rode superbikes like these guys on bikes that had no brakes no suspension either and frames that flexed and twisted whilst you rode them. The corners were taken sliding the rear out as well as the tyres had very little grip compared to today. And we hit over 200 kmh regularly on roads like this, they say if you survived the eighties you could ride and it's a true statement. I once took an XS 1.1 through a road like this in the eighties at well over the ton and the headshake was something to see. The bike weighed 320 kilograms from memory. Now i ride a gsxr 1000r effortlessly it rides itself and makes poor riders look like pros to something goes wrong. Walter.

@bobeyes3284

3 ай бұрын

The good old days when skill meant more then the size of your wallet.

@ButtSnorkler9000

3 ай бұрын

What the fuck are you talking about? Super bikes with no brakes and suspension don’t exist

@user-rq2vf4ip8p

3 ай бұрын

You just out line my life bro was there back then and god willing will still keep rideing

@furryhenry

3 ай бұрын

I was ridding bikes in the early 60s, with bending frames and sliding tyres, brakes were a wing and a prayer, came off once in the wet. We were the ton up boys of the day. Now people think you can buy skill, with the latest superbikes. I ride a scooter these days, still piss some people off LOL.

@Google_Does_Evil_Now

3 ай бұрын

No brakes? No brakes? You used your boots as brakes, yeah? No brakes. FFS. Who is killing a nonsense comment like that? No brakes. Idiots liking a bullshiner.

You've got to love a 1200 bandit ❤

@rikstar.

3 ай бұрын

600cc bandit would of been better

@toucheturtle3840

3 ай бұрын

My mate let me have a go on his 1200 Bandit… I bought a ZRX1200..

@oldbag3043

3 ай бұрын

I love mine

@user-rq2vf4ip8p

3 ай бұрын

Commuter bike the bandit but a bikes a bike

@afonsovieira3264

3 ай бұрын

In your dreams....!!!

Sure would be a lot less confusing if the title said "Yamaha R1 trying to *get away from* Pro Rider on old Suzuki Bandit"

3 ай бұрын

That's because you've only watched half the video.

@tommyfalt8297

3 ай бұрын

Did you even watch the entire video?. Its not very smart to comment on a video you have not watched.

@andrewnorris5415

3 ай бұрын

lol yeah. Was confusing until then. Best title, " Yamaha R1 tailed and overtaken by Pro Rider on old Suzuki Bandit!

I like how you have jesus wrapped around the brake reservoir .

@fidelcatsro6948

3 ай бұрын

"Without God i can do nothing"

@yeejay6396

3 ай бұрын

​@@fidelcatsro6948"I don't need wings to fly" braapbrapbraaaaap

Dass der Bandit Fahrer weiß was er tut sieht man schon allein daran, dass er kein Hangoff fahren- und die Linie in der Kurve nie nachkorrigieren muss. Pro oder nicht, der kann definitiv fahren. Das war wirklich toll anzusehen. 👍🏻

@MrFagawi

3 ай бұрын

dass er kein Hangoff fahren

@JesseJames-vf2de

2 ай бұрын

@@MrFagawi sagte er doch

@Hallo-fn7st

4 күн бұрын

Ja fahren kann er, nur das Fahrwerk macht nicht so richtig mit

@JesseJames-vf2de

4 күн бұрын

ⁿ@@Hallo-fn7st ist ein älteres Motorrad deshalb super performance

Suzuki bandit is oldschool, and this biker was one of the best rider's I've ever seen..... Whit no abs no upside down whit no injection and on and on.... I love Suzuki bandit and gsxr.

@fidelcatsro6948

3 ай бұрын

No liquid cooling, No traction control, No LED screen, No titanium parts, No 6th gear option😂😂

@JesseJames-vf2de

3 ай бұрын

@@fidelcatsro6948 okay.... but I said on and on and on??? What is the deal??? It's an old bike.... called oldschool bike and I love it.

@fidelcatsro6948

3 ай бұрын

Me and my cat loves it too..i have one in its 17th year !​@@JesseJames-vf2de

@andreasprokesch9827

3 ай бұрын

Great, i ride an 2001 Aprilia Falco no electronic, but much better performance than the Bandit. Hello you poor amateurs, no culture in Europe anymore, never greet again. I am alone riding in winter for 24 years escaping every accident.

@JesseJames-vf2de

3 ай бұрын

@@andreasprokesch9827 Aprilia!!!??? Much better??? In your one mind OK but in real life I don't think so...

My First bike was a 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200s …. Amazing bike with a lot of tourque ❤🎉

I think people are being rather harsh about this video. There's some spirited riding and competence on here and it doesn't look rehearsed as if the riders have learned every bend before recording it.

Good riding, showing some good sense whilst going fast 👍🏻 He was amazing on the big old Bandit, I love those old bikes 🙂

So happy to see for once a video of people riding correctly, not over extending to the other lane, keeping distances and actually having a "safe" fun ride even if you can clearly see that you guys are pushing. Would love to know where these roads are, looks like fun!

Music is not needed with engine sounds so beautiful. Otherwise, nice vid!

I ride an old Suzuki 600 Bandit (1995), but I am not a "pro" rider, just a 68 years old rider, still alive and still riding ! 😊😊😊

@raymondo162

3 ай бұрын

Rock on lou !! 73 tiger 955i and a transalp 700abs. i took the triumph for a vv nice bimble this morning

@raymondo162

3 ай бұрын

that's me 73 btw - not the triumph !!

The suspension on that bandit looks toast fair play to the rider

I had a 2003 Gen II Bandit 1200N (N equals NAKED baby!!!) Mine was all stock except I changed the jets in the carbs and cut the slide springs a bit to richen it up. Stock was too lean. Loved the pull of that original GSXR 1100 motor between 3000-5000rpm. Mine was Green in color too! Ran Michelin Pilot Road 2 tires when they were out at the time.

Its all about the feeling off being on a motorbike not how fast or slow it goes just freedom

Mk1 B12 ain't no slouch! Nice riding from both

Bandits are real sleepers. Yes theyre heavy bikes. Ive owned an 03 and an 07. Just about 100hp at the top end but they are Inline-4's from the old gsxr 1100, with a useable amount torque down low all the way up the revs and theyre happy anywhere in between in any gear. The older 1200's were air/oil cooled and carburated. But with just a can and some sticky rubber you can tear up those canyon roads.

@Porkypies6m

2 ай бұрын

i owned a Yamaha Fazer 600 in 2003...that put out 95bhp...great bike and handled too

You have the TRUTH on top of the right fork. Top video. Cheers.

Love it! The Bandit looked squirrely on hard braking but he managed to carry good enough speed-that Yam sounds great!

Third rider was left in history.

I loved my 1998 12er Bandit. Took a small amount of money to bring the weight a lot down, better Suspension and brakes and the HP about 130. In the 5. gear she went to 10000rpm. On streets like that she was a dream. Hold it even as I owned a GSX -R1000 (2of them), Aprilia Tuono, Triumph Speed Triple. Sold it as my last bike in 2011. Even today I miss her most of all my rides.

it's funny , so many people think that a fast sportsbike makes the rider become marc marquez or atleast valentino rossi , when irl most people cant handle a pure sportsbiek to the fullest,because that takes an insanly amount of practice on tracks - going fast in a straight line is not hard for anyone,leanangle,hitting apex,counterstering,brakepoints and so on takes time to learn - and to trust the wheels and bike

Thank you Dani eighty-one-oooh-five!!! You made me smile inside. The choice of music alone, deserves 17 Oscars. The sound effects, 117 Oscars!!! Hugs to you. Or as men do Fist on shoulder bump! Wonderful spirit!

@RevvedUpSuperbikes

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍😎🌟

@martindinall8056

3 ай бұрын

No! Thank you!!

Sin ABS, sin ayudas de tracción, sin inyección, pero con buenas manos, y buenas gomas, se puede ir muy rápido ....me encanta la Bandit

1200cc, 130hp and 180/17 with the right chap goes! Had one myself, nice video!

@franksavignac2788

4 ай бұрын

bandit is 98hp@8500rpm

@andreastillman8016

4 ай бұрын

Yes. Restricted on paper. Unrestricted with dyno jet and muffler around 130hp.

@impalaSS65

4 ай бұрын

​@@andreastillman8016 Are you referring to rwhp? I've so far only encountered rwhp figures after mods. The most that can be expected from the the 2" mod of the air box (you didn't mention, but you ll get nothing without it), and proper jetting and a non restrictive muffler - is up to 115rwhp. I've heard of over 120hp, but no proof. 96/98 crank to 115rwhp is A LOT, not touching the engine. I don't have typical figures for full system mod. Results vary greatly between individual mods. "Proxy dynoing " doesn't count, for that matter..

@andreastillman8016

4 ай бұрын

Had it as new 25 years ago. Think it was 117 hp at the wheel so probably around 130 on crank. Air box was done. The bike was fast given the numbers.

@impalaSS65

4 ай бұрын

@@andreastillman8016 I believe you it was fast, they're plenty fast untouched. Particularly red light racing. I have an N (slight mod, apart) and an S (no engine mods yet, daily transport).

Proper riding, nice vid. Sound of the bike is more than enough IMO ;)

I can see from the attachment on the steering stem how much this owner loves their bike.

@kidkidu2

3 ай бұрын

How do you mean? what is that attachment you speak of?

@Porkypies6m

2 ай бұрын

@@kidkidu2 probably a steering damper?

@kidkidu2

2 ай бұрын

@@Porkypies6m maybe more of a go pro mount knob thingy on which you can set the camera in all directions. But i'm pretty sure the first comment meant something totally different 😂

I had a Bandit 12 back in 1999 and once I had fitted Ohlins shock and fork springs it handled really well, it was no slouch either.

was really fun to watch

2 great riders to be fair

Soooo refreshing to see these guys staying in their own lane. Props to these riders.

Oh it’s definitely the rider

Both riders would have been hard pressed to keep up with me on my 1968 Norton P11A back in the day. I regularly ground the foot pegs (thank God they were folding!) on roads like that even with drum brakes that faded and the less grippy tires of the era.

These wobbles looked scarry. Bloke has balls. I'd back off.

@kwakithailand

3 ай бұрын

Never rode a Z1 or CBX as yet, I suppose 😂

AGREED, but put the pro rider on the R1, and lets see what happens.

@hectorherbert6585

3 ай бұрын

???

Von Kürnberg nach Gersbach hoch ❤❤❤ da hab ich vor 15Jahren mit meiner 12er Kult auch schon ein paar Supersportler gejagt. Wobei das mit ner optimierten SV650N schon fast lustiger ist (weil Alusau und kein Eisenschwein). Lieblingsstrecke, wenn auch schon viel passiert ist, da hoch😅

Thats why i like the bandits , i had 3 of them and still have a K5/6 now, brilliant allround bike❤

Nice video! Really nice road!

I love to see the dude on the xr650l out here showing us what real cornering speed looks like.

When tuned right, those old Bandits could run pretty damn good! I wish they still made them!

"Trying to keep up". Remember kids ALWAYS ride above your ability, all the cool kids are doing it. This video doesnt show "trying to keep up", if this rider were any closer hed be on his back tyre. Two riders, respectable distances.

'Pro rider'. What does that even mean? Pizza delivery boy? MotoGP factory rider?

@fidelcatsro6948

3 ай бұрын

Public Relations Officer from Suzuki

@elonmust7470

3 ай бұрын

A pro rider would be a rider who makes his living from the money he gets for winning/podium placing races.

@keltingr2612

3 ай бұрын

2nd rate dude they found at a local meet who claims to race

@crazysofast7521

3 ай бұрын

​@@elonmust7470 It means that you are payed for your skills, not only about races. You are able to reproduct a high level ride and touch limits without mystakes on every motorcycle in few minutes, all day long on unknown roads, and almost unknown bikes, at least at start of a test. Certain brands pay for that, also motorcycle press.

@elonmust7470

3 ай бұрын

@@crazysofast7521 Yeah, but the races are where the big $$ is at....

Perfect! No lane splitting.

Nice video and nice riding! I ve tried many many bikes, i own a panigale 1299s nowadays and a ktm 1290adventure s. Being on a supesport bike like an r1 doesnt always mean Is obviuos it Is going to be the fastest guy on the road. Most people dont realise that pushing that hard a supesport bike it everthing but easy and requires a lot of skill and knowledge of the body position, leaning angle etc etc Greets from italy

Guys having fun. Looks like a great road, where is this? I always preferred my Kawasaki, first bike was a laid back 750 Zephyr.

You should see the old boy riding the roundabouts in Hendon. Lethal fast

schön gefahren jungs. nie am limit so solls sein 👌

Stop the muzak!

unreal skills good ride

Some SERIOUS SPARKS FLYING there my Brothers! Awesome 👍💕🇮🇪

Man I would not want to flick a Bandit around like that. That is a big bike and by the front fork view, with soft suspension too.

@Pizzaesser

3 ай бұрын

At least not on that road parts with the guard rail that tears your head off on one side and no run off area on the other side hehe

@makam2089

3 ай бұрын

Yes, Bandits have a very soft front end.

@MrDschiesus

3 ай бұрын

Wobbli-di-wobble

@oldman4827

3 ай бұрын

Soft front can be fixed. Did that on my bike which is not fast.

It's not the rider, it's the balls!

That pretty much aligns with my experience on public roads. My riding experience is pretty limited but I got talent and am an avid learner with good progression. My bikes are an old 2003 Tuono and a pretty new 2020 Tracer 900. I’m able to keep up with the likes of an Aprilia RSV4 and 1290 Superduke. Only the most skilled riders overtake me on public roads (if they open up enough). So, a 120 hp is more than enough guys. Have fun!

Great machines. I had once a '99 Bandit 400.

@johna6968

3 ай бұрын

water cooled and a country mile different.

Fantastic

Those old 1200 air cooled Bandits were no joke. The only thing that would have improved them would’ve been one extra gear.

@johna6968

3 ай бұрын

and a turbo

Great road!

Nice Ride.

The riding was smooth from both riders. The R1s soundtrack is glorious. The Bandit and rider are legendary. All was ruined by the F#@CKING SH!T music!!!

Chill ride with respect.

About 5 yrs ago i bought a FZR 600 (was fairly old). My Uncle had a Bandit 1200 & wanted to swap as he wasn't a very experienced rider, and it frightened him every time he went out on it, (he wasn't very confident or very experienced) but he was convinced he was going to kill himself on it. Anyway, long story short. I swapped with him. I have been riding since i was 15 (on & off road) & am now 55, & i get it. That bike was TO FAST! I consider myself a good, experienced rider, don't get me wrong i loved it, but it was also terrifying. I swapped back after a week. I do believe that, that bike will take some ones life, one day! Unless riding slow 'n' safe, but it didn't like going slow. It wheelied in every gear (except 5th, without slipping the clutch). I wish i kept it now, thinking about it, coz the FZR 600 was lovely, but to small for me, size wise & power.

I'm just really impressed with the bandit, I've seen people ride them but I don't think I've ever seen them pushed like that. Too bad there wasn't footage to watch from both riders.

Every average rider can be fast on a straight line. Only in the bendies the real skills start to count.

@johna6968

3 ай бұрын

you can keep the straight bits. I'll have all the bendy sections

@marcbrasse747

3 ай бұрын

@@johna6968 Oh no no no no! The other way around! 😁

Very, very reasonable riding. Healthy dose of speed and safety. No one is trying anything crazy here. That's how it should be done on public roads. End of

@wannabecarguy

3 ай бұрын

He was flicking that bandit like a pro. And the r1 is the greatest bike ever built.

Great video but, why the shit music?

Nice roads, but why there are poles every 100 mts or so?

Not much body positioning going on. Real pro level stuff.....

Beautiful Road !!! ❤ 💯 😊

Nice 👍

Title should be : R1 trying to flee from a pesky insistent old bandits pursuit

@JesseJames-vf2de

3 ай бұрын

Komm Junge lass es sein! Du kannst doch überhaupt nicht mit richtigen Motorräder fahren. Für jemanden wie dich ist so eine alte Maschine mit Seele tödlich. Du fahrst damit an nächsten Baum und bist am Ende. Für dich wäre am besten eine 50er Vespa, aber mit ABS und Traktionskontrolle.

He's not trying to get past... just having a laugh and you can see he knows what's He's doing 😂

Gersbach 🤙🏼🤙🏼 soon 😉 Sehr gut gefahren! Die Strecke is nich easy und in echt ist der Kurvenwevhsel auch viel schneller/enger als wie es im Video rüber kommt

@markay_

3 ай бұрын

Warum soon? Wetter ist bereits jetzt schon angemessen für ne gute runde😄👌🏼

@centrywt912

3 ай бұрын

@@markay_ also meiner erfahrung nach ist es wenn es unten (wohne raum freiburg) noch nicht sehr warm ist, es oben noch ziemlich kalt ist, schluchsee st .blasien menzenschwand etc :D

Looks like a fun stretch of twisties. Definitely some skilled riding. Notice the minimal body position usage for the guy riding the Bandit? 🤨

The Bandit was the first street legal bike to dip into the 7s...

Dude, his video is amazing. What's with the music?

I wish you would’ve left out the music overlay and let the engine be the music. That cross plane sound is beauty-full!

The Bandits pegs must be finishing 😊

lovely bit of road where is it

@alexanderjanke1538

3 ай бұрын

Germany Schwarzwald, but sadly I don't know where it is specifically. I couldn't read the sign when a village started. I would like to know it too.

Ist eine meiner Lieblingsstrecken... top!

@alexanderjanke1538

3 ай бұрын

Also das ist ja schonmal im Schwarzwald, aber wo genau? Bin dieses Jahr dort, die Strecke würde ich mir wohl mal gerne anschauen wollen

@RCUB2011

3 ай бұрын

@@alexanderjanke1538 Kürnberg - Gersbach - Todtmoos Au. Da ist fast alles super. Nur von den Bundesstraßen fernhalten...

Music from these videos should only be conducted by Mr Yoshimura.....

@fidelcatsro6948

3 ай бұрын

Violin played by Mr Akrapovic

Did bro ever shift?

Ist das die Schlechtbachstrecke im Südschwarzwald?

If that was a "warm up" my wife is a freezer

Bandits have large bicycle steering allowing good leverage in twisty relative slow corners, R1 is made for faster cornering

Ist das im Schwarzwald oder wo genau ist diese Strecke?😮

Gersbach! Beste strecke!

The talk the bandit 1200 produces is as much ss its HP and when you get on one you don't have to rev its nuts off to get it to perform

That armco barrier is lethal for bikers i would not like to slide off . choose another road to play on !

Seems to me they kept up just fine, what did you expect the R1 to be riding within 5 feet of the Bandit or something? You don't ride the F'n close at high speed so he was keeping within a perfectly reasonable distance.

And sparks from the R1 rides sliders!

@helgejohan3604

8 күн бұрын

😂 R1 rider not so great😜

Looks like the Bandit held safer lines too.

The bandit range basically used the same engine as the gsxr range though it was gear differently.

I have B12 mkI and zx12r. I bought Ninja not to be faster, but just because it was for sale and I wanted second bike 😊 I ride none of those two to their limits not even close... but even I can clearly feel that there is simply no field where B12 could ever beat Ninja other then by rider skill. With R1 the gap must be even bigger.

the gen 2 Bandit 1250s is better yet..fuel injected..half fared.. some call them the baby Busa..down low torque is unreal.. eats rear tires for lunch..lol good vid..point made

For all the bandit haters who say they don't handle 😁

@helgejohan3604

8 күн бұрын

Its the rider, not the bike✊🔥

Nice vid ... but the sparky sliders are embarrassing ... 🙄

when i go to the track for conering practice you always see guys between 25 and 35 that have a 1000cc sports bike and think they are fast one time had a girl 20 years old on a 125cc she had to use 5 gears to ride the track we with bigger bikes could do it all in second and still those guys could not keep up with her

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