My new B12

[BANDITROD]

Ok so this is what I got for fathers day off my loverly wife and Kids it's a 97 B12

I already have it in a pile of parts and this is not going to be anything fancy
Just the basics

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo1-16.jpg

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo2-16.jpg

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[Chase]

Fk me Rod, that's not a bad pressie! Bet it helps the recovery :D

[Big Dan]

Have fun with it mate looks like you have already had fun with the rubber on the footpath:D

[BANDITROD]

Me too mate I'm pretty happy it will give me something to do

[BANDITROD]

Most of those skids were from the last asf piss up

[latheboy]

Good one Rod,

Is this going to be turbo'ed too

[BANDITROD]

Nope not at this stage

[BANDITROD]

Just so you know that handsome devil in the background is Zpower and his Dorothy the dinosaur

[BANDITROD]

Ok so I have been ebaying this morning I have on the way a Dan Dans gp pipe some driven grips and a set of twin spots and a set of s3 discs

[Fight_fan]

Thats awesome mate! What a top prezzie!

[BANDITROD]

Yeah I'm pretty happy mate plus I sold my kwaka today so I just ordered my performance machine wheels for predator

[ALBI]

hmmmm b12 with tls front and rear end and tls seat hmmmmmmm
opps sorry rod nice pressie mate

[LKC73]

Nice one Rod, Im sure it will keep you busy mate.

[sen]

That's a pretty awesome dad's day pressie. Nice work.

[BANDITROD]

It's in a pile of bits so when my parts start to turn up I will update

[yoda]

Talk about a couple of dodgy bastards...
Looks the goods mate, glad to see you keeping busy!

Is it the skid machine for next weekend??

[BANDITROD]

It's a bare frame mate so that would be a no

[Shadowzone]

Nice work mate. Your wife obviously loves the bikes as much as you do mate.

[BANDITROD]

Nah not really she is just trying to get me out of the house I reckon

[Shadowzone]

Mine told me on Saturday she wished I'd fuck off down the pub instead of annoying her (read trying to shag her) when she was doing the housework, so off to the footy I went. far be it for me to disobey a direction like that!

[K6Thou]

Fuck Rod you lucky bastard my mrs would never buy me a bike.....

:D

[BANDITROD]

Yeah mate I'm still grinning

[Large]

Have you checked the brake lines for cuts?

[BANDITROD]

Lol they are all good mate

[Weaselman]

How many vehicles is that now? Your gonna need a dealers licence

[BANDITROD]

Well I sold one yesterday so I have 3 road bikes 2 cars and the kids 2 bikes and a buggy

[xa-mont]

you greedy cunt.

[BANDITROD]

Lol I can't help it mate

[BANDITROD]

Well cos gitzy is awesome he has helped source the spacers needed for me to change the front end over so once they turn up I will chuck the gix 750 forks in

[Fish]

Good stuff Rod, looking forward to seeing her shape up.

[BANDITROD]

Cheers mate I will be watching yours aswell

[Tony Nitrous]

Will you two pack it in !
Cant touch mine untill the house sell's.

[BANDITROD]

Lol that just makes me want to go harder Tony

[Gitzy]

Tis true I'm awesome :D, but your making me miss my B12 ya bastard..

[BANDITROD]

Told you not to sell it

[Gitzy]

I'm Awesome, not smart :(

[ALBI]

So rod ,have relations with the missus yet [?]

It may be a pay off lol ??

So if one was to look at a 1200 bandit ,wat would one look at for probs :D

[rock hard]

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo1-16.jpg

This photo just makes me smile..Good on your Awesome Family..and at this rate the way your going we will change your name to "Tough as Fuck"..sitting on the bandit with a huge grin Awesome.!!

[BANDITROD]

I'm still grinning like a kid with a cupcake

[Gitzy]

Your not getting out of that one that easy.. [:p]

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8558/wallmnq.jpg

[BANDITROD]

Lol

[BANDITROD]

Got my Dan dans treasure chest GP pipe today and I must say I am amazed by the overall quality of it ...here is a pic
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo-25.jpg

[BANDITROD]

Ok so here is where I am up to I am trying to do a bit more every day but i'm still a bit limited to what I can do ...anyhoo I am going to a mates on Friday to change the stems over my bearings are on order and my spacers are in the process thanks to gitzy and Sam from TLZone

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo-26.jpg

[Fight_fan]

Be interested to see how u get on with that pipe! Been thinkin about using them on my GSX!

[BANDITROD]

For the price you can't go wrong lance

[BANDITROD]

I was just going through my stockpile and found some more goodies like a oil cooler cover and a set of Gilles rearsets which I forgot I even had ..(insert big grin here) I am hoping to have the frame powder coated once I work out how to fit the gixxer tail I found here aswell I have the subframe but I will need the rear part of the subframe and the tail plastics if anyone has them lying around it's for a K8 gsxr1000

[BANDITROD]

Ok update time I have a few parts gathered which I had laying around so I'm gunn a use most of it on this build anyways here are a few pics
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/8595c696.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/80ba8b50.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/32ae8059.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/da8c3190.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/d86eef3d.jpg

[BANDITROD]

On Friday I dropped into my mates to swap stems over and I went straight home to put the front end in
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/c443ca7d.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/88b18ba0.jpg
And a big thanks to Aido for the bike stand and to Trav for bringing it up it makes life a lot easier for me you are both Legends

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/f84cd1b1.jpg

Also thanks to Simon for bringing up my wheels I spent most of yesterday polishing the fuckers and they came up better than last time so I'm pretty happy with the result

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/cd1e2ef0.jpg
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/01cf25bb.jpg

I have now changed my plans for the Tail the original idea was a K7-8 gsxr1000 but I have now decided to use the K9-L1 Tail

[Fight_fan]

Those rear sets are horn mate! i hate u just a little bit for forgetting u even had them!

[BANDITROD]

I got them a while ago off ebay for $100

[xa-mont]

quote:Originally posted by Fight_fan

Those rear sets are horn mate! i hate u just a little bit for forgetting u even had them!


I was thinking exactly the same thing when rod told me he forgot he had em.... who the fuck does that with such a sexy piece of kit. You're just too spoilt Rod.

[oldskool]

Lookin good Master Blaster.

[BANDITROD]

Thanks mate ..quick question for ya did you use Dynojet or factory pro kit on your carbs

[BANDITROD]

Well I got hold of the 2010 gsxr1000 seat plastics today and they were a lot cheaper than I expected to so I should have them early next week woohoo

[geesexar]

fuck rod your a cunt..just had em layin around..im gunna bring the ute down...an see wot else ya got layin around..lol honestly I'd go dynojet mate

[mr.zxr]

Lookin' good Rod. Let us know if you find more odds and sods lying around collecting dust.

[oldskool]

quote:Originally posted by BANDITROD

Thanks mate ..quick question for ya did you use Dynojet or factory pro kit on your carbs
DynoJet but ya need to change pilots ,not supplied.

[BANDITROD]

Ok mate cool thanks

[BANDITROD]

Wayne and mr zxr I have accumulated a lot of bits over the years I'm just happy to be using it for once rather than stockpiling it ;)

[Fish]

Hey Rod, just out of curiosity what year 750 forks are they? I will be on the forking hunt soon.

[BANDITROD]

2004 mate there are a few on US ebay at the mo

[Fish]

Do they drop the height at the front much?

[Gitzy]

I miss my B12 :(


quote:Originally posted by Gitzy

For those who asked or who are wondering the forks are 45mm shorter than the B12 originals...



Here is a stock MK1 B12 fork next to some K5 Gix Thou forks (pretty much same length as K4/K5/600-750), not the best pic but they are considerably shorter.

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/Gitzy84/Random%20Fighters/P21-11-09_0845.jpg

[BANDITROD]

Off the top of my head it's about 50mm but I will have a measure for ya

[BANDITROD]

Some more bits turned up this week my pro-bolt stuff and my new levers
The levers are just cheap chinky ones but they are surprisingly very good quality

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/a12e306c.jpg
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[xa-mont]

oh probolt... the place where wallets go to die...

[BANDITROD]

You are on the money there Trav

[xa-mont]

you're not if you've been shopping at probolt :P hehe

[BANDITROD]

I get all my pro bolt stuff off ebay so the price is almost half what it normally is thank fuck

[xa-mont]

i was going to get a probolt kit for the SV engine, but then found a dude in the UK who does them... cost me $16 delivered for a full stainless engine casing bolt kit... beat the shit out of the $120 or whatever probolt wanted. But at least you aren't paying them their ridiculous full price.

[BANDITROD]

I got the full engine kit for $48 delivered ...if you use stainless on alloy make sure you use anti seize cos the different metals react against each other

[BANDITROD]

Ok so while I have been waiting for parts I have been doing a bit of this to keep myself busy ....suck it Kev lol
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo3-15.jpg
Managed to get a good feed considering this was mostly from one net
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo1-18.jpg
Good size too
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo2-18.jpg

Ok now back to the bike I got my spacers for the front end thanks to gitzy/Sam from tl planet so I fitted up my wheel now I will pull it all apart so I can do finishing touches ie paint and stuff
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/Banditrod/photo4-11.jpg

[Gitzy]

Schweet, good stuff Rodney..

[BANDITROD]

Thanks mate I'm finding it hard to get motivated these days

[ALBI]

bet ya cant wait to throw ur leg over it ???

[BANDITROD]

Fucking oath mate but I'm actually hanging to throw a leg over predator first

[kevkatana]

You Sir, are a CUNT!!! Next time I come up there I WILL have a feed of yabbies. No ifs, buts or maybes!

[BANDITROD]

Lol I promise next time ya come up I will get some for ya

[BANDITROD]

ok so not much happening here at the mo i have been fucking around with the k4 600/750 gsxr swingarm (not sure which one IT IS or if they are the same) i go it off dylan (cos he is an awesome kunt) looks like its going to be an easy fit might have to hunt down a rear wheel maybe ill see how i go with the bandit one first

[Deano]

They are the same arm mate

[BANDITROD]

cool cheers deano

[Surt]

I miss my B12 :(



Here is a stock MK1 B12 fork next to some K5 Gix Thou forks (pretty much same length as K4/K5/600-750), not the best pic but they are considerably shorter.

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr292/Gitzy84/Random%20Fighters/P21-11-09_0845.jpg

hey Todd got an idea if the front end is direct swap for b12 ie just re-pressing the stem and there u go? i luv dlc... wat about the b12's stock wheel and brake disks? also any one in the know about '06-'07 gix600/750's swingers if they fit in without much pain in arse?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-07-GSXR-600-750-Swing-Arm-Swingarm-GSXR600-GSXR750-GSX-R-/270877380722?hash=item3f118cd072&item=270877380722&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

[BANDITROD]

go and have a look at Todds Blogs on the home page surt all info is in there

[Surt]

i will thanks for advice rod gunna improve my b12 lil by lil cheers mate

[Harry]

nice work rod, iv still got those polished alloy frame plug's that cover the swingarm pin that i could'nt use on the banbusa in the shed mate so pm your AD and i'll send em down to ya for chrissy.........

[BANDITROD]

your a legend harry cheers pm sent

[Harry]

cool banana's mate, there out of the just bandits frame plug kit...nice,but wont fit the busa ass. get em off to ya asap bloke

[BANDITROD]

cheers mate your a champ

[Surt]

yup gitzy says there about GSXR 600/750 K4/K5 USD Radial Fork setup but im interested in liter's black legs and not a word about swingers btw harry cheers hny mate!

[BANDITROD]

i am in the middle of doing a swinga now surt bare with me and ill let you know how i go and as for 1000 forks it is pretty well the same as the 750 conversion mate

[Surt]

thanks rod! same axle and stem diameters? thatd be to nice! as for ur swinger tis of earlier gen, does its have the same width where it mounts to the frame as '06/07 one? i would really hate to mess with it as harry did with busa's

[BANDITROD]

at a glance mate its only about 5mm taken off frame mounting points to get it in but i have measured it properly yet

[Surt]

5mm to remove from the swinger or to add?

[Harry]

thanks rod! same axle and stem diameters? thatd be to nice! as for ur swinger tis of earlier gen, does its have the same width where it mounts to the frame as '06/07 one? i would really hate to mess with it as harry did with busa's
ay surt, good move mate....you dont want to stuff round with the frame alterations like i did. good as it is the work is massive ! Happy new year ruski dude ! :)

[BANDITROD]

well you have a few options mate you can either take it off swinga or take it off frame there is a fair bit of meat on frame to be able to do so

5mm to remove from the swinger or to add?

[Surt]

yeah would like to mod it in bolt of/bolt on mode to keep er on the road i dont need another 3y itch mate! lookin thru yr thread atm

[Surt]

well you have a few options mate you can either take it off swinga or take it off frame there is a fair bit of meat on frame to be able to do so

i'll see which way is better thanks rod!

[BANDITROD]

fair enough mate

[LKC73]

Its looking good Rod!