looking for a middleweight on a budget, as long as it's been looked after Top speed: 130mph Engine capacity: 599cc Power: 78bhp Torque: 39lb ft Weight: 204kg Seat height: 805mm Fuel capacity: 18L Full Review: Suzuki's Bandit is long credited with having

. The gearbox is spot on, the radial brakes are about the best on any bike, and the chassis is stunning. Suzuki has narrowed, shortened, lightened and honed the GSX-R750’s frame to near perfection. And then added a motor that is plenty fast enough and gives

DOHCCompression Ratio11IgnitionElectronicValves Per Cylinder4CoolingLiquid cooledFuel DeliveryElectronic fuel injectionStroke TypeFour StrokeDriveChain Performance: Top Speed18950-60mph1.5850-70mph3.1350-80mph4.6950-90mph6.2660-100mph7.69Max Power161.2Max Power Revs9500

In short:When it comes to town riding the baby Suzuki is a difficult bike to fault Pros:When it comes to town riding the baby Suzuki is a difficult bike to fault Cons:When it comes to town riding the baby Suzuki is a difficult bike to fault Type: K3

with this Suzuki has given its engine a stacked gearbox, making it 20mm smaller from top to bottom and 54mm from front to rear. Weighing in at 161kg (dry weight, claimed by Suzuki) the nimble look is finished off nicely with some of the skinniest three-spoke wheels

to run, piss easy to service, look really cool in black, or big Suzuki dirt bike yellow Weaknesses: see above -low side and all I needed was a new bar end thanks to brillant ebay wheel spindle and footpeg mushrooms.Cheap, cheap to run, piss easy

is all I have to do thanks to the easy-going nature of the long-awaited replacement for Suzuki’s evergreen SV650.Sitting well forward, I’m getting a real feel for what’s going on. I have to remind myself that it’s raining and that I’m only wearing jeans

, Honda’s FireBlade or Suzuki’s GSX-R750. Which is fair enough, as those have always been the attention grabbers, but there is a bike that had a far more subtle influence during the same period – Suzuki’s Bandit 1200.Like a sleeper secret agent

is huge, handling acceptable and you can actually ride on a motorway at 70mph, making it a definite option of a commuter bike. Your mates may take the piss out of the name but the Suzuki is cheap and a good commuter. Bike spec: Length (mm)2260Width (mm)810

you rode it. A big part of its sales success, apart from its low price, was the confidence it gave newer riders, and all that’s still there on the new bike. The bike feels very small and compact without being uncomfortable. Suzuki’s use of a V