Cant really call it a Bandit now can i??

[TheBogyman]

Starting another thread for the latest installment of the bandit come streetfighter build, for all who new her in her former state, i have loaded a pic before i trashed her "AGAIN"!!!!!
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276954668.jpg

[TheBogyman]

I TOOK THE FOOL NOTION OF FITTING A GSXR1100 TANK ON BANDIT FRAM,,WHAT (Shit caps lock) a job and a half that turned out,,heres how the story went, because i havnt posted of been on in a while, the pics will come pretty fast, there spread out between camera, phone, and my mates phone,,as you can see the tanks nowhere near fitting the frame,,so as they say, let the madness begin,,,:D
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276956229.jpg

[TheBogyman]

as you'll see i have to start by getting it alined with the frame, this meant a spot of hacking,,
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276896713.jpg

[TheBogyman]

then cut a filler plate, and out with the trusty mig..
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[8D]

[TheBogyman]

and another
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:D

[TheBogyman]

then had to remove the old frame gussets, and reweld some more better placed to let the tank sit in the frame
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;)

[TheBogyman]

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[TheBogyman]

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:)

[TheBogyman]

then reworked the shock linkage, as the old one was pretty brutal, and was done in a panic,,
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[8D]

[TheBogyman]

sorted now, looks fine and dandy, with some tank sealer aded and checked for leaks,,
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276923008.jpg
;)

[TheBogyman]

And if i had'nt give myself enough bother, i mount the acewell speedo in the tank,,and this is how this one goes,,

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[TheBogyman]

Then weled on a small bracket to stop the wires getting cut when the tanks sitting about,,
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[TheBogyman]

Then took the dremel to the bodywork,,[:p]
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[TheBogyman]

got the body work painted,,and its te new black,,,"WHITE"!!!!,,,minus the laquire that is,,,needs flattened and then a couple of coats of clear,,
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[TheBogyman]

stripped and sprayed the capiers with heat and fluid resistand calipier paint,,and the brembo..sorry the buckfast logo

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[TheBogyman]

removed all the old paint from the engine, and stripped it for head work, and rebore, 1216, head went to roger upperton,and bored and built by holeshot racing,,
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276991448.jpg

[TheBogyman]

and this lots off to get anodised black....

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276940317.jpg

[TheBogyman]

wired her again from scratch, used one of the Germanic control boxes, and Dynatek 2000, also wired in a remote start/stop alarm, all worked firt time which dos'nt often happen, but was more than pleased,,,
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276941530.jpg

[rock hard]

thats fuckin amazing bogyman,your not afraid to get stuck right into it good work lookin forward to the next installment

[TheBogyman]

engine back, fitted a bandit sump for clearence for exhaust, seems a good idea,,more room for headers and small under engine exhaust like before, but the 1127 gsxr1100 was totally different,,frosts engine enamal.Supposed to paint it on, but i got it tinned 10% and put into aresols,,another cunning plan,,[8D]
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276962807.jpg

[TheBogyman]

Starting to put her together, got the engine oiled up and fuelled,,all starting ok, needs a run on the dyno, and holeshot to set up the ignitation,,
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[TheBogyman]

And tonights final installment of team bogymans build, is the tank fitted, givs yea all a bit of an idea hows its all going,,,going to try and fit a single nut wheel, and use the standard vfr hub/sprocket/and stub axle,,keep tned for this one, i think i have it sussed,,just need an hour on the lathe at work,,,well ok then maybe a few hours,,but ill up some more pics,,bought a second hand vfr400 hub complete off evilbay,,£35.00, complete with axle and bolt,,so think i can use that,,if any of you guys cn post me the deminsions off a triumph rear wheel,,i really need the stud pattern for the 4 cone spuds that hold the wheel,,,that would be a big help,,
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[Cruisecontrol]

I love what you are doing. Not enough fightered 2nd gen Bandits if you ask me.
The placement of the Acewell may be an issue though. I have the same unit and even at a slight angle it is far from waterproof (leaks through the buttons) so you may run into problems with it recessed like that because water will sit in there forever.

[RevHead]

love the tank mods great bit of work that

[TheBogyman]

Eeekk!!! Hope not, that would be a real bummer, its in there to stay, i never had any issues before, but then again i was'nt really to concerned,,thanks for the info , means i can keep an eye and keep i as dry as possible,,,


quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol

I love what you are doing. Not enough fightered 2nd gen Bandits if you ask me.
The placement of the Acewell may be an issue though. I have the same unit and even at a slight angle it is far from waterproof (leaks through the buttons) so you may run into problems with it recessed like that because water will sit in there forever.

[Jon]

Cracking work bud. Yep not that many full-on 2nd Gen bandits out there. Saw a pic of yours before bought my basketcase n changed me mind. Have as much scope for mods as old bandits.

[TheBogyman]

2nd generation was a total pain, there was some f'ing and blinding b4 it looking like anything, old type is much easier,,,

[geesexar]

love your work bogey...damn awesome

[ALBI]

looking good so far !!
you have insired me to do some drastic work with me tank hmmmmmm my mind is so full of ideas now wooohooo

[Large]

I've only seen a very few second gen Bandits that I like and that's one of them.

Can't wait to see what you do with the seat and swinger

[TheBogyman]

swinger and seats will likely be the same as before,the swinger i am going to try and rework to use the exsisting vfr hub and hopefully fit a single nut wheel on it, (using some bits off a vfr400 / nc30 hub)ill up the progress on that one,, the main aim this time was to tidy up some loose ends that had been bugging me from the last build, and add some things like remote start, engine needed a rebore, so things really grew from there, i really had'nt intended to get into it as far as i did, but you know what way thing spiral, the wiring as i said was a big one, and my mate's a painter, hence the colour change,,

[Gix11]

You disappear for a while and then come back with a big, fuck off, BANG! Nice work Davy, this is top shelf mate.

[Gix11]

Hang in there mate, it'll sort itself out sooner or later.

[NoZ]

Bandit only in name. Looks good. Sorry to hear about the shit time, indeed, there is ALWAYS streetfighters to brighten the day. Hope it works out

[MuZ]

thats a top build bud, you've done an amazing job

[TheBogyman]

Sorry for taking so long to post some updates, the bikes all but completed, but theres so much in between that i need to share, i wanted to use a triumph rear wheel, but still run with the vfr arm, and hub,,,yes hub,,dont know if this has ever beed tried before, but heres my version, like it or now, its on and running ok,,

[TheBogyman]

first i bought an vfr400 rear hub,,fleebay, cant remember but it was buttons,,then went about removing the center splinned bushing,,,

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[TheBogyman]

removed and machine the center bush to fit inside the vfr one fitted on my bike



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[TheBogyman]

then filled in the old stud holes ,and machined the pattern to match the triumhp wheel
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[TheBogyman]

the bush off the vfr400 was welded inside the vfr axle after i machined a small collar in the axle for the bust to press into, sorta hard to explain, but you get the general idea,,
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[TheBogyman]

then made a bush to press onto the remaining part of the axle to locate the wheel, this looks brutal in the photo, but it was a first fit, its been machined down since then, looks a damed site better,
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[TheBogyman]

another view, then machined a collar to screw against to fit the triumph wheel,,
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[TheBogyman]

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[TheBogyman]

next up i setup the dyna ign, and test ran her, but all wasn't well, after £1500,00 of hard earned cash, a rebore, and rebuild from Holeshot, lasted 15 miles, then she let go,,bottom end top end the whole 9 yards,,,totally scrap,,,,but hey,,thats the way she goes,,needless to say there were some noise from me in the holeshot workshop,,but to no avail,,,alass another engine was sorced,,,no to get it in without scrapeing the shit outta everything in site,,

[TheBogyman]

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[TheBogyman]

And as for the cheaper germanic control box,,total waste of £150.00,,fell apart,,,relays fell apart, i sourced some new ones, and repairs lasted no time, capasitors came loose from the board causing no end of electrical problems,,,so bought an m-unit, but aint arrived yet, hopefully that will sort ou the ele problems,,,

[evilkarl]

Nice build so far bud. I really like allot of the custom work done, Can you answer me a couple of things...
Are they the 36mm bandit CV carbs you are using and if so, what main jets are you running and have you raiser the needles at all?
Running a bandit myself, trying to get a handle on the CV carbs without airbox.

[TheBogyman]

Since this pic i fitted a full Akrapovic race system, carbon tri can, this under engine one kept hitting the ground on right hand fast corners,,not so good,,,so fuked it off and bit the bullet, Ben made me a tidy set of switches,,,well neat, and a 50T rear vfr sprocket, which has proved fun,,,;)




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[TheBogyman]

Im not the guy to ask, but i can tell yea i'm running 40mm carbs, 91100m gixer,) with stage 3 dynojet kit fitted, i have just up'ed the mains to 155, as she was running shit, but it really needs dyno'ed proper, so ill take it to a guy local who doe's a lot of race bikes, my mates swear by him,,so ill let yea know the outcome,,

[Gix11]

Nice posting, Cheers Davy.

Had some dramas with this one hey mate?!?

Said it before, and I'll say it again: Love the Slingy tank on there mate, looks bloody great.

[TheBogyman]

Thanks Si, dont know about the tail unit now, white seems to make it look well long,,,so maybe need to look at shaving 4" off it somehow,,,but our summers over so may well get ripped into her again, not sure wot ill have a go at next,,,