So it ticked none of your boxes…
well it ticked the most important one - it’s a motorbike…
I noticed it had two wheels and there any similarity stopped 
It definitely didn’t lose compression on that video, you can hear them cranking the motor, if you don’t believe me take all your spark plugs off and crank the engine, then listen how it sounds like with no compression.
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Thanks for your reply, and welcome to the forum. Sorry to say my Bandit 1250 is in the great parking garage in the sky, I sold it a couple of years ago and understand it has since been sold on as parts. My current bike is a GSX-S1000 which is a great bike, a lot lighter than the Bandit but a lot more power!!