Bandit 1200 - Just a few mods

[Vinz0r]

Damn that does look good eh,really suits the bike imho.Diameter of the S mid is 45mm with around 1.2mm wall if thats any help.Cant imagine the welding would cost much though in saying that im no welder,might be a bit more to it.

Just had a bit of a closer look, it looks as though the link-pipe has a rather large OD (65mm) but is sleeved all the way through with a ~44mm pipe. This means that muffler is slightly wider than the pipe, which is good!



I'm just calling around at the moment to see if a muffler shop can replace the 4 hole flange on the exhaust with a 3 hole so I can just bolt it straight on to the link-pipe. That way I'll be able to easily swap back to the factory one if I have dB issues when getting a WoF.

I called 'The Muffler Shop' in Hamilton, they seemed interested until I mentioned it was for a motorcycle, then they told me to go and see Road and Sport, the local Harley Dealership

[Drew]

Hey Drew is his idea of putting a 4 bolt flange on his oem pipe feasible?Other option is to cut a length of my old S (from the flange forward) and join it to his mid...

I think the better option is to replace his whole midpipe, with as much of your old pipe as possible.

I have the same issue on the RF. Bloody midpipe is double skinned and a kind of silencer in itself. So it's a mongrel to join anything to it nice and tidy like.

[Vinz0r]

I think the better option is to replace his whole midpipe, with as much of your old pipe as possible.

I have the same issue on the RF. Bloody midpipe is double skinned and a kind of silencer in itself. So it's a mongrel to join anything to it nice and tidy like.

Yeah it's going to be hard to do it nice and clean.
I think chopping the bolts off the muffler and attaching a three hole flange with a 58mm pipe welded on to slip the muffler on to is going to be the best bet.
I think that's the setup that those adapters from BanditMania run so may just have to go with one of those.

I called PitStop to see if they'd mind welding a flange on to the link-pipe but they wanted to charge me $160 for it so decided against that option!

[98tls]

Be interested to hear a sound clip when shes all done,wonder if you will need to use the decibal killer,wait and see i guess.

[Drew]

Be interested to hear a sound clip when shes all done,wonder if you will need to use the decibal killer,wait and see i guess.

I doubt it, if he uses the standard midpipe. My RF is quite disappointingly quite with no muffler at all.

[The Reibz]

I called PitStop to see if they'd mind welding a flange on to the link-pipe but they wanted to charge me $160 for it so decided against that option!

The Flange would have been mild steel and welded on using a supercheapauto gasless mig with the cheapest filler wire possible. Bird Poo'd to fuck by the apprentice no doubt.
Any TIG welder worth his weight should be able to do this and charge next to nothing if you provide the flange yourself. www.autobend.co.nz have a flange cataloge that they can lazer cunt for you. Has dimensions in it and everything.

A 6 pack of VB or $20 and I would weld that flange for you. Pipe fillet, doesn't get much simpler.

[98tls]

The Flange would have been mild steel and welded on using a supercheapauto gasless mig with the cheapest filler wire possible. Bird Poo'd to fuck by the apprentice no doubt.
Any TIG welder worth his weight should be able to do this and charge next to nothing if you provide the flange yourself. www.autobend.co.nz have a flange cataloge that they can lazer cunt for you. Has dimensions in it and everything.

A 6 pack of VB or $20 and I would weld that flange for you. Pipe fillet, doesn't get much simpler.

There you go Vin sorted

[Vinz0r]

The Flange would have been mild steel and welded on using a supercheapauto gasless mig with the cheapest filler wire possible. Bird Poo'd to fuck by the apprentice no doubt.
Any TIG welder worth his weight should be able to do this and charge next to nothing if you provide the flange yourself. www.autobend.co.nz have a flange cataloge that they can lazer cunt for you. Has dimensions in it and everything.

A 6 pack of VB or $20 and I would weld that flange for you. Pipe fillet, doesn't get much simpler.

Cheers for the offer but I'm in Hamilton so would have to do a bit of a trip to come see ya. I've emailed a couple of local guys who specialise in turbo plumbing and whatnot so will see what they can do.
Might just end up selling these on and ordering the Bandit 1200 one as that comes with the link pipe haha.
Anyone after a set of mufflers for their SV1000 or TL1000? Only $120!

[EDIT]: Also, that adapter from BanditMania won't bloody work due to the ridiculous diameter of the Bandit's midpipe!

[nzspokes]

Cheers for the offer but I'm in Hamilton so would have to do a bit of a trip to come see ya. I've emailed a couple of local guys who specialise in turbo plumbing and whatnot so will see what they can do.
Might just end up selling these on and ordering the Bandit 1200 one as that comes with the link pipe haha.
Anyone after a set of mufflers for their SV1000 or TL1000? Only $120!

[EDIT]: Also, that adapter from BanditMania won't bloody work due to the ridiculous diameter of the Bandit's midpipe!

E-mail Dan at Dan Moto. He may sell you a mid pipe on its own.

[Vinz0r]

E-mail Dan at Dan Moto. He may sell you a mid pipe on its own.

Yeah I thought about doing that but I'd get reamed with shipping, and still would have to get the adapter flange welded on to it

[nzspokes]

Yeah I thought about doing that but I'd get reamed with shipping, and still would have to get the adapter flange welded on to it

No the mid pipe would go straight on, Plug and play. His postage costs are low. Its only an e-mail away.

Danmoto.webshop@gmail.com

[98tls]

Cheers for the offer but I'm in Hamilton so would have to do a bit of a trip to come see ya. I've emailed a couple of local guys who specialise in turbo plumbing and whatnot so will see what they can do.
Might just end up selling these on and ordering the Bandit 1200 one as that comes with the link pipe haha.
Anyone after a set of mufflers for their SV1000 or TL1000? Only $120!

[EDIT]: Also, that adapter from BanditMania won't bloody work due to the ridiculous diameter of the Bandit's midpipe!

Your making me feel guilty mate,if your happy with the can i would just take what you have to any exhaust outfit worth there reputation and get them to stitch it together,pity your not down here as even in this small town we have a bloke more than capable of doing it.

[Vinz0r]

Your making me feel guilty mate,if your happy with the can i would just take what you have to any exhaust outfit worth there reputation and get them to stitch it together,pity your not down here as even in this small town we have a bloke more than capable of doing it.

Haha sorry didn't mean to! I'm more than happy with the exhaust, it's great ! It's just the weird size of this bloody mid-pipe has thrown a spanner in the works, none of the slip on adapter kits will go over it! I'll work something out though, and this gives me a good reason to find a reputable local welder for future projects

[98tls]

Haha sorry didn't mean to! I'm more than happy with the exhaust, it's great ! It's just the weird size of this bloody mid-pipe has thrown a spanner in the works, none of the slip on adapter kits will go over it! I'll work something out though, and this gives me a good reason to find a reputable local welder for future projects

Always handy,generally i stay away from the big outfits and find some bloke working for himself,if theres some nice old school cars parked outside/in the shop your onto a winner.If you need a 4 bolt flange then its no problem for me to take one off that old system and send it up.

[Drew]

Always handy,generally i stay away from the big outfits and find some bloke working for himself,if theres some nice old school cars parked outside/in the shop your onto a winner.If you need a 4 bolt flange then its no problem for me to take one off that old system and send it up.

I dunno if the four bolts will clear the pipe he has now anyway, come to think of it.

Best and easiest solution is to swap the midpipe.