El Gringo Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Afternoon All,I know it a w/c Bandit and its only a 400 but i'm quite proud of this, hopefully it'll be different enough to escape the chopStarted off as a ropey £300 nail of fleabay and ended up as belowCheersChris 1 Quote
Rene EFE Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Cool, like that a lot.Was my first roadbike, but i got rid of it, because I was bouncing off the limiter the entire time Quote
badgerkdd Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 yeah I had one of those, I cafe'd it then sold it to finance my 750 !Great fun bike though and like what you've done with yours. Is it the Variable Valve version, thought I saw the grey cam cover in the original pic? Quote
greasemonkey Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Very nice! What did you do to the frame? 1 Quote
gixanator Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 i was wondering about the frame, couldn't work out if it was missing originally but looks to be welded one end, looks good though as does the build. Quote
El Gringo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 Cheers Guys,Yeah just added the bottom rail in to make it a bit mag4 ish.Its as close to a Harris as i'm likely to get but i'm pretty pleased with it Quote
kenty Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 i nearly said ,what a waste of an ET back light just because i need a good one ,, no other reason .. i had one years ago it had clip ons ,rear sets full race exhaust and slicks when it was uncrated , i found out why when i got it registered , it was the fastest 400 i ever rode at DnK ,when i worked there . it ended up with an RGV banana arm and painted yellow ,, Suzuki definitely missed a trick when they didnt give the 1200 a frame like that , i see you've extended the frame lower at the front ,looks good to my eyes tho . ive got one for spares if you need anything , the motor has been installed in a buggy and im keeping the wheels , but forks and other shit are there . Quote
Jaydee Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I always liked the frame on the 400's. Just a pity Suzuki didn't make a bandit 1200 with this version of frame, tank and bodywork. 1 Quote
badgerkdd Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 It was a great handling bike through bends, just could'nt keep up with my mates on the straights! Quote
surplus 6 Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) might be interested in that @kenty , if I get the right answer about an engine my mate has Edited July 10, 2015 by surplus 6 Quote
Thumperslaw Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Holy shit that's turned out nice! Fair play fella 1 Quote
badgerkdd Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Whilst looking through other pictures I found a pic of my old 400 Bandit, nowhere near as nice as El gringo's, but it did me well! Quote
34Black Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I like that, it just shows what can be done with a bit of taste. 1 Quote
badgerkdd Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks, it was a great little bike! I made the flatter bars and the seat cowl myself, I wanted a cafe look without taking away the original lines. Quote
El Gringo Posted August 4, 2015 Author Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks Guys, i'm hoping I might actually get it MOT'd and ride it sometime this year.I think it'll need a bit of setting up once it's on the road but i'm looking forward to it. Quote
R1guy Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Those extended frame rails look great. Look really factory Quote
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