fatblokeonbandit

years ago i built ths b12 below, then i found out i had limited space for a battery, in the garage i had a CBR400 gull arm so nicked the battery as it was alot smaller, worked fine cranking it over, kept it on an optimate though..

first mod I was advised to do to My TL when I started racing it was, fit a 600 SRAD 5.5 inch rear with a 180 55, to make it turn quick, and it did

Heres one I made 12 years ago, 6 inch rear end from a k 4 1000 I think,, the sprocket offset is the same though, 2 mm spacer under sprocket to end of spline, turned rear sprocket over and gained 2 mm, turned 5 mm off the carrier spacer and trimmed the rubbers so it moved to starboard 5 mm, that made 9 mm to the right , chain cleared frame and just cleared the tyre, looked good but was definitely to fat as it turned slower than with 180 rear.

I’ve said it before, but I think it’s worth saying again……. Bugger me that’s shiny….

found this pic of mine.....

I can like I said, when i get home.. i have my 1200 and alos a box of mastercylinders I can photgraph

Nope, ive owned all 3 at various times..

Nope Mk1 is early 1996-2000, 1200 oily cooled, Mk2 is later 2000-2006 oil cooled 1250 is the so called Mk3 water cooled but shouldnt be called a Bandit at all. I have a pair of Mk1 1200 mastercylinders at home, ill dom pic after work, but levers are differant between Mk1 and 2, due to slight differences in the master cylinders. Lots of places advertise the same after market lever for Mk1 and 2's but they dont fit both.............

That’s what I thought when I saw it..

the suzuki ones are 2,3 x 87 OD, almost impossible to find, i use these from simply bearings, 4 quid for 2. https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Seals-O-Ring-Seals-NITRILE-O-Rings/c19_4501_4705/index.html?selection=Nitrile+Rubber+O-Rings

yes, bottom rear hole is 10 mm on 750's and 12 mm on 1100/1200'S

recently bought a 1200 engine jumping out of 2nd gear, dogs worn, and a bottom end with allegedly good gear box for £300 the pair. The cost for swopping gear boxes is all time, hardly and parts needed except a clutch nut and cover gaskets, it was worth a go as IF i ever get the time to do it, the complete engine will be worth upwards of 400-500 quid and the cases with a good crank aonther couple of hundred??? Thats of course if nother else is shot when i pull them apart..

How much was It????

330 mmg

the oil cooled ones have spacing of 214 mm the same as water cooled but the stem offset is differant, O/C 35mm W/C 32mm so you cnat mix and match, How do I know?? yes i bought a pair with no stem and it was only when i fitted stem it became apparent the off set was different But SRAD 750/TL/early Busa have the same 32mm offset, but bottom yokes are 55mm TL and Busa, srad are 54 mm. tops are all 50mm so can be used with a top hat spacer to take up the difference in stem diameter.

early busa 1999-2006 or gsxr K1-4 are 330mm and fit with a squueze, Mk2 bandit are 320mm i have fitted 2 of the busa ones to Mk2 's ..

Look at Dale Walkers Holeshot in The US, he dose some good stuff, I have his standard bore high com0 pistons in one of mine, and it is excellent

750 j/k Dot head cams are rarer than rocking horse shite…… There is one year of GSXR 1100 with the same cams, they have a B stamped on the right hand end…. im running standard bandit CDI and coils on all 3 Bikes and. get the gearing right will help a lot..

I’ve got 750 J/ K in one, and reground kent cams in another, the 3rd one has Grumpy 1260 road and track cams.. all as good as one another using my seat of pants Dyno

Bugger me thats really shiny

Well if its picture time

I’ve got 3 big fat Bandit engines, 2 are 1216 and have been dynoed at about 150 hp, one In The Bandit, one in my teapot, and the one in my moto Martin has High comp standard bore pistons, all 3 have heads done by Mr Upperton, various cams, full race exhaust systems, 36 mm cv carbs on the 1216’s can be made to work very well, I have 38’s on the MM, that needs setting up properly on a Dino. the bandit one I put together in 2009 and has been totally reliable, oil changes, tappets and that’s it. Spent most of its life on race tracks as well..

So a bandit can’t scratch with sports bikes .?Mmmmmmmm First 2 laps are warm ups no overtaking.. not bad for 25 year old Bandit with a 19 stone pensioner onboard

So how did Brian go?? Im still getting used to it but it went brilliantly, jumping from B12 to Brian was a daft idea I should have stuck with one bike for one day then the other the next day, But that would have been the sensible thing to do But the motor is great now ive fiddled with the crabs bit, it has 38 mm mikkey roonies, i didnt change jetting from when I bought them from BaveR last year, just lifted needles a notch and off we went. The engine is a Std bore B12 with Dale Walkers High comp pistonks, Mr Uppertons head, gsxr 1100 K cams and all in all went like FEK Front end and brakes are brilliant, even if it is from a Yamamamahahahah The seats like a plank and made my Ceramics hurt, It even doesn't look too bad, I might just get the frame re done white nest winter and leave the rest??? And a big fat Thank You to everyone who sent me the anodised Tatt bolts and stuff, it certainly caused a few comments in the paddock Need to find another track day to go and play some more, but everything's getting booked up right to the end of the year already!!!! Anyway onto the next project, I get bored very easily, Light weight wheels for the bandit

So what dose it say…..?.?.?.?.?.