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looks nice lee, i want my viper seat doing for the bandit. think ill ave to contact them. Mark.

well update time again, dismantled the other fork and nitromoored the bugger to get rid of old paint. both legs then need rubbing down and polishing so its gonna take some time........... de-greased the swingarm and rubbed it down, has some spots of rust so will blast them 2morrow. then needs primer and paint. think i will get me mate to spray it as its easier. took the tyres off me wheels and dropped them off round my mates bodyshop. he is gonna sandblast the centres where the old paint is and spray them with 2k gold think he said he was gonna undercoat them in yellow or summat, oh then 3 coats of laquer so should come back nice and shiny by the end of the week. when they come back just gotta fit the new bearings and tyres obvoiusly braided hoses turned up. ordered me rose jointed torque arm that should also be here by the end of the week. bidding on a gsxr rear shock but might not win lol thats all for now folks!

mini update time! finished the tank off stripping old red paint off and sprayed it, just needs damage repairing and rubbing down for paint. took the rear wheel out the swingarm and took the rear disc off so i can paint the wheel. need some new rear disc bolts as mine are knackered. swingarm needs de-greasing and painting. drained the old oil out the forks and dismantled one for polishing. took all the cast marks out of it and took all the paint off. stainless bolts for carbs came today so fitted them. thats about it folks!

to be honest im doing it while i have the time, once i go back to work it will slow down abit

well did some more today, stripped the tank rubbed it down, looks like its got a small bit of damage on the left hand side might have been dropped in the past sprayed with filler primer still need to strip the middle bit and fixing tabs at the back but wanted some paint on it as i didnt want it to rust. painted bottom yoke 2 coats plus laquer, took out the cast marks when i blasted it ,still needs another coat of laquer. oh and painted side stand, 2 coats plus 2 of laquer. striped and painted rear caliper, was rebuilt with new pistons , seals and nipples about 3 months ago,Got some new pads to go in, got some stainless pins for it and need some stainless bolts to hold the two halves together. ordered one of these kits for me carbs as while they are off i might as well http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350353317516&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT busy day lol. more 2morrow.

well did some blasting and painting today, got the week off work so thought i would make the most of it. blasted and acid etched the side stand. blasted the rocker cover, need to find some paint for this blasted and acid etched the lower yoke again need some paint for this, thinking of gunmetal oh and started to polish the top yoke but this will need alot more work. Mark.

well took the engine out no problem, now the work begins.... have to wait and see what santa brings. lots of work to be done in the mean time , polishing fork legs, yokes etc. didnt realise how bad the swingarm was, really needs painting. rocker cover needs blasting and painting too, bit of alloy corosion on there must be the thin suzuki paint. oh will be fitting new gsxr shock and dog bones too. Mark.

Well did some more work on stripping er down. took the front wheel , forks and yokes out. and undid all the rear suspension bolts so they are loose. warning to those that are thinking about it, rear suspension bolts are done up bloody tight, 3ft 1/2 " bar and they only just went. on another hand front sprocket nut could be undone by hand! which is not good considering ! have a problem in that ive removed the top steering bearing cup but cant get to the bottom one as there is no lip to knock it out with. hmm bit more thinking involved with that one. Mark. oh and think i have a small crack in my frame. great huh

just dont ask lol

hullo matey!

well dropped the oil out of her 2nite, had to chisel the oil filter off as someone had done it up that tight! took the altenator and starter motor off and also the carb inlet rubbers. trying to make it as light as possible when i drop the engine out. 2 exhaust gaskets are stuck in there (only been in there 2 months) more progress 2morrow i spose

hullo welcome

i just cant make me mind up i was gonna go for a really dark purple almost black but now am unsure

to be honest Rose the easy bit is taking it apart, its when it all has to go back together you struggle because everything has been painted / polished and you dont want to mark anything. did consider brown but dont they say you cant polish a turd?

started to strip her down for her winter rebuild. plans include change of colour to blue or black havent really decided yet. braided hoses, new steering head bearings. re-paint the engine. few stainless bits here and there, change fok springs and oil,new chain and sprocket kit, rebuild brakes again. change of wheel colour , etc :icon_thumright

yeah dont do that you know how grumpy he can get

http://www.banditforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=30988.0;topicseen

you barstward dave , really thought i had been caught there.

got these on the bandit and have to say they are good ! just need a bit of warm weather so i can test them properly........

take it you have tried leads and coils on that cylinder that you know are good? other than carbs , i cant think of what it can be.

what plugs are you running mate? i always say just because its new doesnt mean it works. hope you get it sorted soon. keep us all updated. Mark.

hullo!

hello mate from a very wet northampton

lovely bike mate, more pics please!

took them 4 days lol, it would take me 4 weeks and 60 quids worth of steel