[Group] SUZUKI Bandit

[stanco]

Anyone know of any place that have parts for Bandit 400 V ?

 

My CDI is gone for the ride and need to find one .. my mech said it's $800! for a brand new one. Any other places or help you guys can give? thanks

 

ebay... seriously.

[Sambal]

just finished reading 168 pages full of this bandit thread. found and collected some useful information.

i have a clubman handlebars and 08 gsxr rear shock waiting to be installed.

projecting one to look like a cafe racer, here's my musclebike !

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb158/Foxy_73/Photo-0181.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb158/Foxy_73/Photo-0178.jpg

sadly COE ending next year but gonna renew it 5 or maybe 10 if the COE rate drop next year.

any bandit owner or ex owner happen to see this bike around do give me a honk !

keeping the classic bandit soul alive !

Edited September 19, 2011 by Sambal

[Ah_Pet]

anyone selling or know any shop selling their bandit 650s?

[gearone]

riding one but not planning to sell:P

 

use to see a few 650s at around bike shops in lavender but now all sold already...

[S750WP]

I am providing service for servicing Suzuki Bandit 400, I used to own this wonderful bike and DIY most of the stuffs myself. PM me for enquirers.

 

Valve Clearance

Spark plug replacement

Wash Carb

Replacement of brake pads

Coolant and air filter replacement etc.

[Sambal]

I am providing service for servicing Suzuki Bandit 400, I used to own this wonderful bike and DIY most of the stuffs myself. PM me for enquirers.

 

Valve Clearance

Spark plug replacement

Wash Carb

Replacement of brake pads

Coolant and air filter replacement etc.

 

awh man i'm two days late reading your post. you're one of the OT, read thru this thread 3-5 years back prolly more. just sent my bike for valve clearance and carb wash/balancing at combine motors@sIn ming tdy. i like to DIY myself but i just have minor little knowledge on inline-4, managed to change coolant and air filter but not the professional way. i'm used to riding dirtbike and self-maintained it. very interested and would like to learn more about caring this bike from you. i'm loving mine's alot !

[S750WP]

awh man i'm two days late reading your post. you're one of the OT, read thru this thread 3-5 years back prolly more.

 

Yeah I own a bandit400 a few years back, did the valve clearance myself, also for a forum member. I also did the valve clearance for my Suzuki Impulse 400 and another forumer Impulse400. Planning to do it on my Z750 soon.

[nayr1988]

I am providing service for servicing Suzuki Bandit 400, I used to own this wonderful bike and DIY most of the stuffs myself. PM me for enquirers.

 

Valve Clearance

Spark plug replacement

Wash Carb

Replacement of brake pads

Coolant and air filter replacement etc.

 

hi bro, how do u charge?

[S750WP]

hi bro, how do u charge?

 

PM me for the servicing your bike needs.

[Terrible One]

Anyone selling GSX400 Impluse? Please PM me

[S750WP]

The Impulse riders are in this thread

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/70684-Suzuki-Impulse-GSX400-%28Similar-to-Super-4%29/page12

[chewkk68]

Just Got a Red Bandit 2 weeks back and now i am rebuilding it.

 

Will try to DIY myself but if I really cannot cope then I will engage S750WP's help.

 

As now, the things that I think surely needs to do is:

 

Technical - sure need

 

1. Wash carburettors.

 

2. wash air filter,or change, as old one koyat,

 

really tempt to use the open air filter as we seen in some of the TW's mod

but concerned abt how to hold the carburetors on that end as the airbox serve as a

structural mounting for the carb on one end.

 

3. change spark plug, previous owner use Denso U27 which is too cold

will use CR8K or U24 , all 4 old spark plug are black when removed.

 

 

spark plug no. 3 and 4 are also rusty, evident that Bandit's plug cap will allow water to

sip in during rain or washing, will have to think of addon a bigger rubber cap or use big a

rubber mat to cover all 4 plug as I have seen before in some of the Honda's bike but then 1 big radiator hose is in the way on each side

 

4. change clutch plates

 

Techical - optional (see how is the performance after the above- sure need is done)

 

1. may need to change the the spark plug wire and cap, now it really looks crap but

can still fire

 

2. change front fork oil

 

3. remove the rear suspension and bring it to shop to rebuild (will try teck thye)

 

Cosmetic - sure need

 

1. respray tank

 

2. front fender and rear fender

 

still unsure of the final colour whether how much to change to black and how much retain itas red.

 

Thanks t0 Sambal's Picture, I got a better impression of the outlook when it is sprayed 'very' black.

 

I am still trying to preview the look by painting some part black to see how it looks using MS paint - a very primitive designing method.

Edited October 26, 2011 by chewkk68

[chewkk68]

Dear S750WP;

 

To by-pass the coolant thermostat switch and create a manual switch for the coolant fan, can we just short the 2 wires shown in the attached picture ? and connect it to a $2 switch that we can get from Sim Lim Tower and mount the switch to handlebar?

 

Many Thanks

 

[chewkk68]

 

Dear Sambal;

 

There is only 1 groove in my bandit 400 Carb needle.

[DatsunKing]

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/344062-WTS-CBR400RRR-amp-Bandit400P?p=7372784#post7372784

 

selling my bikes due to underusage. easy to start

[thisisme]

Hi is this a share tread for bandit 1200 also. Saw in tsp today and offering good price. Want to know more about the bike.

[zac__]

My (GSF 400 P) Bandit's COE will be expiring Nov 2012.

Any one interested in keeping it? Maybe to do up or keep it classic.

 

If no takers, I will be (sadly) sending it to the grave. =(

 

Been with me since Feb 2009. So, just let me know.

[S750WP]

Dear S750WP;

 

To by-pass the coolant thermostat switch and create a manual switch for the coolant fan, can we just short the 2 wires shown in the attached picture ? and connect it to a $2 switch that we can get from Sim Lim Tower and mount the switch to handlebar?

 

Many Thanks

 

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Sorry for the late reply, yes it will work I do a manual by pass this way and connected to a switch bought in SLT. I mount the switch between the instrument gauge and the upper triple tree.

[zac__]

Happy New Year fellow Bandit lovers!

 

Does anyone here knows how much it cost to renew the engine block of GSF400P, together with the clutch plates and gears?

 

Any info is appreciated. =)

[silversurfer2012]

Anyone know of any place that have parts for Bandit 400 V ?

 

My CDI is gone for the ride and need to find one .. my mech said it's $800! for a brand new one. Any other places or help you guys can give? thanks

 

Way too late for this reply.. but do you have that spoilt cdi? if u have, dont mind donate to me and let me do some experiment? would share the results here with everyone.

[superspeed123]

Anyone here riding GSX1250FA ???

[nayr1988]

any idea where to mod bandit gsf400 to cafe racer? like as in the aethetics. and where's a good shop for maintenance with relevant parts. cheers guys!

[chewkk68]

" renew the engine block of GSF400P, together with the clutch plates and gears?"

 

I think a better solution is to get a going to scrapped bike and take the vital parts from there to put inot yours.

 

Yours is the Nov 2012 COE Finishing unit rite?

 

maybe you can consider taking coolzone's bike and make into one bike and use his COE till 2014.

[chewkk68]

"any idea where to mod bandit gsf400 to cafe racer? like as in the aethetics. and where's a good shop for maintenance with relevant parts. cheers guys!"

 

sad to say that some/many bike shops when you ask them to repair/rebuilt your bandit 400 they ask you to scrap and change bike, they may have a point from the 'economic' point of view cos most new parts for ban4 are expensive if you intend to go to some shop house in Jln Besar and pick them up, if you ship form ebay , it is also quite exp relative to the 'price' your bike can fetch if you sell them.

 

However, I tend to like to do things contrasting to trend, after 3 months of owning a Bandit 4 and hardly riding it, (I was rebuilting it), this morning I took it to Lim chu Kang for 30 mins ride, the cond of my ban4 now is acceptable liao 'to my standard".

 

After owning 90 bikes in the last 19 yrs, I can say that the bandit4 has one of the best low to mid range torque to weight ratio in the 400 cc class.

 

If you stay between 10 km/h to 100 km/h speed range which I will be whenever I ride in Spore, the bandit4 gives fantastic pull and it is a lot of fun.

 

The original handle bar + thigh grip the tank riding posture inspire cornering and the trelis frame and my pirellis sport demon tyres really make me rub the footpad, times to change footpad.

 

can;t wait to join Sporebikes.com on a 1 day trip outing to HW 3 with my Bandit 4.

Edited January 17, 2012 by chewkk68

[nayr1988]

@chewkk68

 

thanks bro for the advices, its the reason why im thinking of renewing COE come march. now all i need to know is where and how i can mod into a cafe racer kinda bandit4. saw some nice pics on google image, and just wondering where to do those in sg. maintenance wise i alr have a place which i trust. just tot would be nice if theres a place where the mechanic welcomes old bikes like this.