Finally getting back on 2 wheels :)

[Devilman]

So finally getting things organised to get myself back on a bike, got theory soon and training course / test's lined up.

Decided I wanted to stick with my oil-cooled suzuki's so have been looking around for a Bandit 6 or similar for a while when one popped up locally to me on facebook recently (care of the OSS facebook group) 


What ya guys think? It's already got a USD frontend on it, I'm guessing from 750 / 1100 by the looks of it, watercooled swingarm and a few other bit's and bob's  Starts lovely every time, engine sounds sweet as a nut, with about 55k miles on it. Dunno what the exhaust is, but it sounds bloody awesome lol.












Overall pretty happy with the bike I gotta say, a few little issues I would like to fix / change like the front tank mount rubber needs replacing, Swingarm might have a few issues (see my other thread) possibly ditch the bellypan (never been a fan of those tbh)
and maybe change the lights back to the standard B6 chrome jobbie.. (Any idea what kinda job it would be to fit the original Bandit light with USD's?) May also swap out the shorty levers, I'm only a little bloke with little hands lol.. shorty levers make the clutch pretty heavy  smiley-rolleyes008

But overall... just happy to be back on a bike soon  

[jaydee]

Thought I saw that distinctive front end somewhere before.

[jaydee]

And it has the mounts for holding a round headlight too.

[Devilman]

LOL no way, was that front-end on your old bike jaydee? Or just someone you know?

Funny how the world can seem so small sometimes

[jaydee]

May 6, 2015 16:53:15 GMT Devilman said:

LOL no way, was that front-end on your old bike jaydee? Or just someone you know?

Funny how the world can seem so small sometimes

No, nothing to do with me. Think I got the pic from the faceache O.S.S. page a year or 2 ago. I download lots of bikes pics in to organised files for reference.

[bigkenx]

Looks good mate

[Devilman]

May 6, 2015 17:06:12 GMT jaydee said:

May 6, 2015 16:53:15 GMT Devilman said:

LOL no way, was that front-end on your old bike jaydee? Or just someone you know?

Funny how the world can seem so small sometimes

No, nothing to do with me. Think I got the pic from the faceache O.S.S. page a year or 2 ago. I download lots of bikes pics in to organised files for reference.

Aaah I see Well interesting to know they have done the rounds, as it were

May 6, 2015 17:17:44 GMT bigkenx said:

Looks good mate

Thanks , Overall I'm pretty happy with the bike

[rusty]

That exhaust looks like a cut'n'shut r6 unit:-/

Nice looking bike...deffo needs an original headlight tho:-)

[Deleted]

the bike look,s good exhaust look,s like it,s up side down ? I am sure you will put your mark on it........enjoy the summer and learn to ride/fix it.

[Devilman]

Aug 29, 2014 13:15:23 GMT rusty said:

That exhaust looks like a cut'n'shut r6 unit:-/

Nice looking bike...deffo needs an original headlight tho:-)

Interesting on the can, will have to check pics of the R6's and see if thats what its from...

Agreed on the headlight, much prefered the original Bandit ones

Aug 7, 2013 19:59:40 GMT @gsexr said:

he bike look,s good exhaust look,s like it,s up side down ? I am sure you will put your mark on it........enjoy the summer and learn to ride/fix it.

Aye, gonna have a play around with the exhaust soon, see how it *might* fit other way up etc...

[rusty]

Just been looking online and I am pretty certain I'm right about it being from an r6 especially as that original mounting point is at an angle and not straight....bit of an unusual one to use tbh

[Devilman]

May 24, 2015 0:59:18 GMT zooma said:

May 6, 2015 16:35:14 GMT Devilman said:

So finally getting things organised to get myself back on a bike, got theory soon and training course / test's lined up.

You been off the road for a while mate?, it's been 6 long years for me. To say I can't wait to get back out there again would be understatement of the century.

Aye, been off the road for maybe 8 years now, Really looking foward to getting back on the bike(s).   Although always pitfalls / problems to be careful of.  Check out my other thread (Waterboiler arm into bandit) and you'll see the kind of troubles I came across with what should have been a nice bike lol.