Bandit 1200 - Just a few mods

[T.W.R]

Best and easiest solution is to swap the midpipe.

Ditto

A ZRX1200 mid pipe is the same dimension at the joiner flange & a 4 bolt mount

on a side note..... the stock cams on a pre 2000 bandit are exactly the same profile & duration as a 85 GSXR750 interesting what shows up when doing a bit of digging

[Morcs]

Ditto

A ZRX1200 mid pipe is the same dimension at the joiner flange & a 4 bolt mount

on a side note..... the stock cams on a pre 2000 bandit are exactly the same profile & duration as a 85 GSXR750 interesting what shows up when doing a bit of digging

Yeah but its the J and K model cams that you want

[roogazza]

Yeah but its the J and K model cams that you want

Yep Morcs I ran 89 'K' cams in mine. But seeing the difficulty this fellow is having with a mid pipe, I wouldn't like to see him tackle a cam change, it could get expensive.

[T.W.R]

Yeah but its the J and K model cams that you want

love to see a set of 750 cams slotted into a 11/1200 top end
And J series & K series GSXR11s are two totally different beasts

The truth of the matter is what exactly does vinz0r want ?? a splish splash miss match of bits n pieces that wont do much more than make noise & use more fuel or some simple well thought out mods that'll be beneficial??

Easiest way to make the bandit more exciting would have just been shorten up the gearing a few teeth

Apart form the mid pipe being double skinned the headers will be also so to get some bang going even a set of GsxR (G,H,J) headers would be more worthwhile then a slip-on would be a piece of piss mate up

[Vinz0r]

Hah, what I'm after is a nice smooth machine for road use that looks the tits. In terms of performance mods I'm really just going for a smooth torquey power delivery with maybe a bit more poke up top than stock. I think what I've done with jetting and airflow is tsking care of that nicely and the reason for the exhaust is to make more efficent use of the 127.5 jets.
to be honest for my uses I don't think its worth it to swap cams (although an ign advancer could be good..
One thing I really don't like is the crap suspension on this bike which is why I've put in the GSXR1000 shock. I think if I'm going to be spending a bit of cash on an upgrade its going to be fork springs.
The link pipe mismatch isn't reaaally a problem and there are plenty of easy fixes for it but I'm a super poor student so I'm trying to do it as cheap as possible!

[Drew]

One thing I really don't like is the crap suspension on this bike which is why I've put in the GSXR1000 shock. I think if I'm going to be spending a bit of cash on an upgrade its going to be fork springs.

K7/8 gixxer thou shock pretty much bolts straight in.

As for the front, springs and emulators, (if it isn't a cartridge fork model). It's like night and day, the difference this makes.

Failing that, K2/3 gixxer 600/750 front forks will go straight in your triple clamps I think, and your brakes and everything will bolt straight up. Cartridge style forks, and standard looks for fuck all right there.

[98tls]

K7/8 gixxer thou shock pretty much bolts straight in.



Failing that, K2/3 gixxer 600/750 front forks will go straight in your triple clamps I think, and your brakes and everything will bolt straight up. Cartridge style forks, and standard looks for fuck all right there.

Handy wee chart....

[Vinz0r]

which is why I've put in the GSXR1000 shock

Already got a K8 GSXR1000 rear in there, all it needed was spacing the dogbones and trimming a few plastic bits and pieces (and a decent whack with a hammer to get the bolt through, was about 1/2mm out with the wheel right on the ground on the centrestand).
Made a world of difference to the rear, but highlighted the squishiness of the front. Might look into a fork swap instead of going for the new springs, would probably be a much better upgrade for not a lot more $$.

[Vinz0r]

Handy wee chart....

Well that's bloody helpful, you probably just saved me about 40 hours of searching on the internets!

[98tls]

And so it begins,grab yourself a set of these while your at it...

[Madness]

And so it begins,grab yourself a set of these while your at it...

Then get ready to spend hours upon hours cleaning the cunty things.

[Vinz0r]

And so it begins,grab yourself a set of these while your at it...

Carrozzerias? Damn those are sexy!
Unfortunately if I was going to drop $2k+ on bike accessories I don't think it'd be wheels just yet (Maybe $1500 on wheels and the other $500 to make my couch a bit more comfortable, as that's probably where I'd be sleeping) :P

[98tls]

Carrozzerias? Damn those are sexy!
Unfortunately if I was going to drop $2k+ on bike accessories I don't think it'd be wheels just yet (Maybe $1500 on wheels and the other $500 to make my couch a bit more comfortable, as that's probably where I'd be sleeping) :P

Fair enough to.Been throwing $ at my old thing for many many years,the mrs has just got used to it though every now and then i still hear "wouldnt it just make more sense to buy a new one"shes right of course.

[Drew]

Fair enough to.Been throwing $ at my old thing for many many years,the mrs has just got used to it though every now and then i still hear "wouldnt it just make more sense to buy a new one"shes right of course.

But given the number of those dollars thrown, you couldn't sell the TL and feel good about it.

[98tls]

But given the number of those dollars thrown, you couldn't sell the TL and feel good about it.

Considering what i would get for it,really would then have been a waste of money.