Do I regret getting a Yamaha Fazer 600.

Do I regret swapping a mk1 Suzuki Bandit 600N for a 1999 Yamaha Fazer 600

The Fazer uses a motor based on the old Thundercat 600, which in itself (iirc) was based on the FZR600 before that. Watercooled, good spread of power.

The Bandit engine dates back from sometime when man first left the cave. An air / oil cooled unit (rather than watercooled) makes it slightly less refined but the simplicity does tend to make it bombproof, but a little breathless in comparison.

The Fazer uses the same calipers that were on the original R1 sportsbike (very good brakes), the Bandit ones date back to when man first started to carve things from stone 

Things like this that just all add up to quite different feeling machines.

TBH it all depends what you want from biking.

Are you getting a bike to be used as a commuter hack? Bandit as it's so simple and cheap to fix if goes wrong / you drop it.

If you're more looking for a machine for the occasional weekend blast for fun? Fazer / Hornet. Not saying the Bandit isn't suitable for this (it is, it's a good bike), just that IMO the more modern feel of the former is more suitable for this sort of use.

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