bandit rebuild

[peejay 0]

Looking well smart and love the colour

[pugeyed 0]

cheers folks!

been working on it all day.
bled the front brakes
re-routed throttle cables
did lots and lots of wiring (thanks lucan your a star matey )
made some spacers to space out the dog bones at the bottom as they were catching on the shock
put tank on properly

got an issue with clutch, cant seem to get the cable in lever end

ordered a new rear brake switch as mine is dodgy
a new tax disc holder
and some stainless caliper bolts from bandit rob


oh and im sending my viper seat away to tony archer for a new cover to be fitted

[BanditMike 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

cheers folks!

been working on it all day.
bled the front brakes
re-routed throttle cables
did lots and lots of wiring (thanks lucan your a star matey )
made some spacers to space out the dog bones at the bottom as they were catching on the shock
put tank on properly

got an issue with clutch, cant seem to get the cable in lever end

ordered a new rear brake switch as mine is dodgy
a new tax disc holder
and some stainless caliper bolts from bandit rob


oh and im sending my viper seat away to tony archer for a new cover to be fitted

Looking good Will it be done for the ride out? Would be nice to see it on the road

[pugeyed 0]

when the ride out matey?
to be honest i think im gonna struggle to get it on the road by the end of march.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

when the ride out matey?
to be honest i think im gonna struggle to get it on the road by the end of march.

/t982-2011-forum-annual-rideout-camp-site-map-of-route

[BanditMike 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

@pugeyed wrote:

when the ride out matey?
to be honest i think im gonna struggle to get it on the road by the end of march.

/t982-2011-forum-annual-rideout-camp-site-map-of-route

Saves me putting a reply in. Cheers Dave

[pugeyed 0]

wont be able to make the ride out im afraid as im working that weekend



Couple of pics for ya, havent done anything else been really lazy
went to hein gericke today for some oil and got a free oil filter which is nice
also picked up a new oil drainer tray too while i was there.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

looking good shame you cant make the ride out

[RichardH 0]

looking great dude, bet the wife cant wait to get her kitchen back

[dick65 0]

shes looking really good,you on the road soon?

[Stue11 0]

Shes mighty fine Mark it pity you cant make the rideout

[lee1 1]

looks well matey nice job

[pugeyed 0]

well sorry for the delay in posting nothing much has happened, still waiting for my rear reservoir to come. seat came back from tony archers today.

opinions?







ill hold back my opinion till i hear yours

Mark.

[always1more 0]

I do like the seat m8y, looks very comfy

[pugeyed 0]

ps sorted the clutch out, put the suzuki push rod back in and shes fine now, must be my "custom " one playing up.
might order a new one from suzuki as they are only a tenner

[Grumpyowl 0]

the whole project is very good ,
seat looks good, low key but good, did you have gel inserts ?

[Stue11 0]

That looks really comfy Mark

[pugeyed 0]

i wasnt going for comfy lol

tbh i was a bit disapointed when i opened the box i spent 10mins telling him how i wanted it and it doesnt match the "image" in my head at all.

oh well i spose its better than the ripped, stained one i had on it before.
it will do till i rip it all apart next winter lol.

[pugeyed 0]

grumpy, had a gel insert on the main seat but not the back bit

[Stue11 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

i wasnt going for comfy lol

tbh i was a bit disapointed when i opened the box i spent 10mins telling him how i wanted it and it doesnt match the "image" in my head at all.

oh well i spose its better than the ripped, stained one i had on it before.
it will do till i rip it all apart next winter lol.

Sorry to hear that Mark, but if its worth anything i think it looks great

[dick65 0]

seat looks good

[Grumpyowl 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

i wasnt going for comfy lol

tbh i was a bit disapointed when i opened the box i spent 10mins telling him how i wanted it and it doesnt match the "image" in my head at all.

oh well i spose its better than the ripped, stained one i had on it before.
it will do till i rip it all apart next winter lol.

http://www.caulfieldleather.co.uk/gallery6.html
Had mine done here with 2 gel inserts looks much better in the skin.
went over to stockport on purpose so could pick the fabrics, there's 3 on my seat alcantra leather, stingray and extra non slip
does not look too flash but classy i think only thing I would have done different would have been to just have the alcantra and stingray which is what i wanted but let him talk me out of it.
I like it though which is whats counts.
My advice go in person next time

Oh my seat is 2nd row down and 2nd in from right "bandit"

[lee1 1]

seat looks well mark got ya self a stunning bike

[BanditMike 0]

Looking good . Seat looks nicely understated, doesn't detract from the rest of the bike. Be nice to see it on the road. Shame you can't make the ride out. Still will see it some time

[pugeyed 0]

finally shes out of the kitchen!

some better pics :icon_thumright:





the one above is my favorite pic

[pugeyed 0]

oh and i wanna say a BIG THANKYOU to
Davehutch
Stue11
yankeedoodle
muggs52
GSFBEN1200
2wheels
Matty
RICH S202
lam(lee)
fatblokeonbnadit
FROUDY
STIG
scratchaddict
bondy

anyone else ive missed thanks for all your help , really couldent have done it without you guys!

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

credit to you mark she looks and i dont know how i have helped but thanks anyway

[day101 0]

looks cracking

[pugeyed 0]

well got my new battery today so charged it up and put it on. put a temporary tank pad on as the carbon one is gonna take ages to make.

oh and bad news from stig, he has parted company from his present employer so reservoir is on hold at the mo.
might have to buy a cheap nasty one to put on just so i can bleed the back brake up and take he for a spin.

[BanditMike 0]

Very nice . Do like the blue, looks a lot better out of the kitchen . Credit to you for the work and patience to do it. Better than I could manage

[Stue11 0]

Like ive said all along Mark is a credit to ya and cant thank you enough for sharing the project from day one its been a great read, you just need the better weather now to get out on her and clock up some miles

[pugeyed 0]

well just come back from holiday in wales, was a bit wet but we survived!

taxed the bike today and put some fresh fuel in her to fire her up.
little problem so far, when i turned the fuel tap to prime fuel started pissing out the bottom of no1 carb, think the float bowl is stuck would that make it leak?
dont really wanna take the carbs back off to sort it out, i changed the float bowl screws to stainless allen key ones so if i get stuck i can always wip the float bowl off.

just wanna ride her now

[pugeyed 0]

ahem left the drain screw loose on the bottom of the float bowl

[pugeyed 0]

she runs!
no leaks ,topped up the oil level.
ran her up to temp so she was off choke.
bit more tappety than im used to but the valve clearances are set right now.

koso clock doesnt show revs which i need to sort. :icon_scratch:

other than the rear brake need bleeding im good to go

[Stue11 0]

Im sure youll get her sorted Mark and on the road to heavenly riding

[pugeyed 0]

rear brake res came today, its only temporary till i get my custom one but it will do for now.



mark has posted my new shorter dog bones, so that should jack the back end up a bit.
gotta fit em which i will do this week then hopefully test at the weekend!

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Nice 1 Mark , bet you cant wait

[Stue11 0]

[pugeyed 0]

got my shorter dog bones today so fitted em washed it as it was dusty :icon_redface:
and took it for a spin to get some fuel.
couple of tiny adjustments and she runs spot on.

speedo and tacho dont work though have to have a look at that :icon_scratch:

couple of pics :icon_redface:

[always1more 0]

Now she looks really nice mate, you've done a grand job there well done

[suzukijax 0]

Looking good

[trebor4460 0]

looks great, love the way u painted the motor,

[Stue11 0]

it you should sell it to me Mark

[peejay 0]

Looks great mate top job there

[karlo 0]

lol, just sat and read this thread from beginning to end and can some it up in one word AWESOME you've made a cracking job, absolutely superb! (tho I'd have done the engine covers same as the frame colour but each to their own as that's what makes us all diffferent )

[2wheels 0]

Iv been wondering what the koso db01r would look like with a standard light. I like it. Il have that set up on my 12.

[pugeyed 0]

cheers lucan, some more pics here
/t2653-pug-s-bike

[dick65 0]

cracking job mark,how much you jacked her up?

[pugeyed 0]

to be honest i dont know, im using a haybusa rear shock with custom dog bones 178mm hole to hole and using the bottom frame mount lol.

[dick65 0]

youll notice a differance with the busa shock as long as it all feels right thats the main thing