Before I bougth the FZ6 S2, I had 3 Bandits. 1 B600 and 2 B1200. But I ever felt 2 troubles with the B12´s : Heavy weight , excess of power , gas consumption and hard to take fast curves. But for many years, in Sao Paulo, Brazil , the insurance of FZ6 was too high for me (3x Bandit insurance) ...