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Welcome.

Well, that’s the season come to a close. Rain soaked Santa Pod, abandoned meeting. not the way I wanted to win the championship, especially after doing the few little mods to give me the extra edge. But there you go, it’s been a good season with some close racing all the way through. But we came out on top. 2019 Straightliners 11.10 streetbike champion. Overall Straightliners points championship 2nd place, and an added bonus with ACU unlimited sprint championship 4th place. Not bad for a shabby old Blandit. Hopefully over this winter we will finally get the turbo finished and fitted. Only been in the planning for 2 years . see you soon folks, all the best

How much room do you have above the cooler ? On Bandits, I lift the coolers by 10 mil by re drilling the top mount holes and lengthen the bottom tabs to seat in the lower mounts. I've not looked at GSXR frames, some one more knowledgeable might know if it’s an option. its a common problem when fitting larger diameter headers to bandits

Only if your using a B12 ignition control unit. Orange/Red from the ICU to a 100ohm resistor then to earth. That way, you can use any ignition switch you want. Same diagram can be used for a Dyna 2000 set up. Just won’t need a resistor

Chop it out, it’s junk. This might be of some use to you . removes all the junk not needed, sidestand switch, clutch switch, diode and relay, plus TPS. Don’t forget to use a resistor on the ignition control unit. ive ommited the light wiring, but easy to add from the fuse box.

Is it time to go racing yet ? I’ve got 2 to play with.

Oi, leave our Bandits out of this ya bunch of Animals. An EFE is an EFE if it looks like one, who cares what motor is in it, unless its a Gurls blouse …..

Quick update , prepping for the finals, not going to play fair. Extended arm is going in for Pod. I know how the short chassis reacts on prepped tracks, it tends to loft the front wheel to the gods, so going to give it a little bit of help and stretch her. Did ponder re fitting the shifter, but that would really take the mick. Been a bit distracted putting the rent a wreck racer together, but hopefully, all will come together, and I can run both bikes back to back. Both are more than capable of mid 10s, but hope to run a PB on the wreck , and get my name farther up the Bandit naughty list .

Well, due to financial restraints, Ie. I’m bloody skint again and broke my van. This project has been shelved. Turbo kit now going on my Bandit drag bike, and the rest either sold or hanging in the workshop as wall art. best laid plans of mice and men . Racing ain’t cheep, and husbandry gets priority .

Well, a good weekends racing. Saturday saw sunshine but with strong gusts of side wind. Ran an early sighting lap, then sat aside for a while whilst the car boys laid some rubber on the green track. None of the bike racers seemed to be in any hurry, chatting amongst each other. Lunch was fast approaching so I decided to put in a couple of runs, second run of the day saw me lifting the front sky bound, short shift to 2nd, and on we go. Reasonable run @ 11.32. 3rd run , wind dropped, sun blasted down, 1.49 -60ft, 11.14 , that will do nicely. That gave everyone else running in class something to chase. And chase they did, all weekend to no avail. I swapped over to my ACU unlimited class number, and just toyed on that for the rest of the weekend until eliminations. Running consistently @11s. Played with a few settings on the bike, looking for the optimum settings. Tyre pressure is crucial on airfield tracks, the difference between spinning up, to much grip, and wheelies. As the sun had decided to grace us, I was running a high for me 23psi. But the bike hooks well, without dragging down at the top end. Come eliminations, it was obvious by everyone else’s times they were struggling to come close to my consistent times , and it was showing. drawn against another Bandit, it was a fair match up, stage, lights drop, I’m away from Steve by a Holeshot, quick check over my shoulder to see where he is, miss judged my shut off point so as not to break out, and fucked it up. All I could do was laugh at myself, as , it was a dumb ass thing to do. so, 3rd place for a change, shit happens, I’ll not loose any sleep over it. Going into the final round at Pod on October 13th, 23 points ahead. Double points round. As long as I keep it together, championship is mine for the taking. Let’s hope the weather plays nice. then come the winter months, new motor being built, and loopie working his skills, the turbo will finally be going onto the Bandit. Whole new setup to work with next season. Longer,lower,and a shit load more power. later folks, keep it sticky side down.

Full race report from the weekend will be posted tonight

Yup, it’s the one from Eblag . The guy thought it was a modded slabside arm. Did not have the heart to tell him otherwise . yes, it was cheap in reality

I’ll get you some pics this weekend at the track, the only place they should be taken . pmsl..

So, been a while since I’ve raced the bandit. Get a bit bored between meetings, so bought another upgrade ready for the winter refresh. nice little Sponson swingarm at a reasonable price. Now the dilemma is, wether to use the spondon arm, or the FBM arm ? Bike is going turbo at some point, with a fresh built motor, as this old motor is getting tired. On a plus’s note, East Kirkby this weekend, weather looks promising , and I’m still leading the 11.10 championship. Be good to go into the finals at Pod with a good points advantage, as the finals are a double points round. Catch ya later folks

Better than a blandit . Make a change to see a twinshock project. keep looking at the Inazuma chassis to see how good it would be for a XR replica.

And knowing everyone loves a modded bandit, here’s my lads 1340 on Nos drag bike

Just a few picks of me and my blandit from the weekend at the George Brown sprint. pics courtesy of D R Photography .

Well, an interesting weekend at the George Brown Memorial sprint. Saturday saw high cross winds on the East Kirkby/ Lancaster Raceway strip. shutting us down to 1 lane and only running the 1/8th mile. not what my bike is set up for, Still managed a 7.10 @108mph, not to bad for my shabby old Bandit, but has been down in the 6s in the past. damp conditions and the wind were a real hinderance. Sunday saw bright sunshine for the start of the day, but as race time approached the cloud moved in and temperatures dropped. the bandit was first out on track, as I like to get dialed in early. first run was a sighting run, but the timing gear did not register a time, same old same old. run 2 , good launch, bike doing what it should, clean gear changes, felt good. collect my timing slip, happy days 11.19@ 137mph. that will do nicely. banked my championship run, and return to my van for a quick check over. next thing I know, paddock goes quiet, an old fellow has binned his Busa at the end of the strip, and gone down hard. not good, and the response crew are instantly on site. Air Ambulance is called for, and the meeting suspended for a few hours. Racing resumed mid afternoon, after a heavy rain storm, with everyone trying to get in a few runs on their championship numbers. my nearest competitors getting very frustrated as they can get no where near to my time. the sun came out late afternoon, much improving matters, but still they struggled. One fellow on a big blocked GPZ did manage an 11.6 run, but as he is a non championship runner, I decided not to run and try and better him. Thinking of my championship points, rather than risk breaking out, and loose the 18 point I gain for the 2nd place. Eliminations had been canceled due to the stoppage, so my lead in the points was guaranteed. Both of my main competitors were still struggling to come anywhere near my time, no matter how many runs they put in. and just to add insult to injury, I ran under my ACU comp bike number and backed my run up with an 11.16@127. I have had chance this weekend to test the race fuel from Classic Race fuels, 105Ron lead replacement, back to back impression, favourable. bike has found another 10 mph on the 1/4, in not the best conditions. I'm not the only one to have found this, as both myself and Gary Hurd have decided to test the fuel. Both coming up with very similar results. On a back to back Dyno test, the same bike made 8hp difference, nothing else had been altered, just drain the tank and carbs. hopefully the next meet we have will give more favourable weather conditions, and then I can really test it for max power runs. as I intend on swapping my stock arm out for my stretched one, and lower my gearing. I know what my bike will do on this setup, as I ran it that way last season in the 10.10 bracket class. so will keep you in the know once I have run it. right, I'd best go get on with some work ! Later folks, all the best.

Well, thanks for including me into the winged Hammers. bit of background on my Bandit. bought this old nail as an accident damaged Mk1 a good few years back from a mate. Low mileage, but tatty pre accident condition. Spent a couple of years tidying it up and covering it in Eblag shit. I like Eblag shit, it winds folk up, more so cause it’s on a blandit. Then one weekend,got invited to a RWYB at shakey, I went along, had a go, took the piss, and enjoyed myself. The day after, Straightliners we’re at East Kirkby, so I went along and had a go, 5 years later, I’m still dragging the bandits ass. Won a few trophies, a couple of championship wins, a 2nd, and a 3rd overall placing. this season I’m leading the same 11.1 championship that I started in, stock road spec bike, no posh shit, stock ignition, foot shifting. Old school no prep racing, the way it’s ment to be. the bandit is fairly stock, apart from the motor and carbs. 81mm wiseco 12:1 pistons,one of Mr Uppertons infamous cylinder heads, lock up FBM clutch, big cooler, top end oil kit. On the last dyno day it ran 145hp @87 lb/ft. Motor is getting tired, but a fresh motor is on the cards for this winter. Carbs are stock 36bst but have been totally rebuilt with fresh internals and a stage 3 kit on foam filters. best the bike has run is a 10.5, @130, but that was with shifter fitted and different gearing. so that’s about it for now, a fair few of you have seen my bike, it’s been around long enough, and a few of you have run against it. this weekend will see us out at the George Brown Memorial at East Kirkby, if your about, drop by and introduce yourself, always good to put a face to a name. will keep you posted , all the best.

Well, been a while folks, progress is still slow, but the project did make an outing for the Suzuki weekend at Cadwell and was on the OSS stand for the duration of the weekend. trouble is, having 2 drag bikes, and the Bandit has taken presidency due to running and leading the Straightliners 11.10 championship. The poor old GSX has had some work though, building the clubfoot swingarm, machining bushes and spacers, and started working out the electrics positioning as there is a fair amount to fit in a limited space. Top tube has been designated as the air tank for the shifter, so that needs pressure testing once I have the shrader valve fitting in place. Not a lot else to report for now, have considered just chucking my high comp Nos motor in it for now, just to test the chassis setup, before I go killing myself with the monster turbo/ Nos assembly, time will tell. well, van is packed ready for this weekend, East Kirkby is calling, got a championship lead to hopefully maintain. later folks .

Thank you for the Inclusion to the group. A fair few of you know my bikes, been around for a while now. will start up a race diary, with a bit of background info and race results. hope some find it interesting. Except Vizman, he hates these pesky blandits ,,,,,, pmsl.

I have a reprieve from my original plans, so I'm up for this bud. will have the comp bike project, and the Eblag TAT Blandit. usual service resumes, Genny,Fridge and microwave will be on site for the use of.

Cracking day yesterday at the dyno day. Was good to meet some new faces from the forum I've not met before. I know at one point it looked like us Bandit boys were taking over . A good day, Russ was bang on, certainly knows his business, and my GSX build will be paying a visit once completed. Thanks to Paul for organising, your a fucking legend bud. See some of you at Donnington in a couple of weeks. All the best..

I’ll be there bud, see what other Eblag shit I can bolt to the Bandit pmsl.