Convert '96-7 faired to naked?

What's involved? 

I punched "naked" into the search engine and was overcame with hits     

Any of you guys taken the "naked" route? links to info?

cheers gents

I did own one . Bet that's a great help .

At least you replied 

The reason I ask is that growing up in the 70'-80's my brother and I had a lot of scooters that were "naked",  as faired bikes were thinner on the ground.

I was down at my brothers yesterday and we were looking at his retro Z900 and I got to thinking that the Bandit I just picked up would look nice naked 

They look great naked until it rains or  gets cold . About $40 for parts to do it . Headlight and side holding brackets , no cutting and reversible .

I don't ride in the Rain or cold    Do you have the parts needed Gus 

If I was to naked the bike I may actually keep it and move my '12........maybe 

gus wrote:They look great naked until it rains or  gets cold . About $40 for parts to do it . Headlight and side holding brackets , no cutting and reversible .

Gus, do you have a link to which headlight fits best??

Reflecting back on my previous post........I won't be selling my '12, it's too sexy

Found a headlight at the wreckers today, might snare it as it looks like it might work.

A 7'' round from E-Bay $17 Two clamps $10
Hang on ,if its a first model its super easy . If its a later model its not so straight forward due to gauges .

I bought a pair of the cheesy supports of Ebay, quality is quite sub-par so I'm not sure if I'm gonna use them.
I did look at some of the 7" lamps on Ebay but I imagine the chrome, fit and finish would be crap(like the supports) and wouldn't last 2 rounds with a creampuff

I ended up paying a bit more and getting the lamp from the wrecker, the chrome is in excellent condition and it's a very solid unit. It's off a Yamaha SR400(allegedly), fit is good and it looks at home.

If I come across factory hardware I might change it out.........or not

Looks the part.

Thanks Paul

To me it doesn't look over bulbous, yet still big enough to fit all the wiring inside

You have nailed it ,well done . Yes the e-bay chrome is terrible , the side brackets rust in no time . In black ,last longer . Now to fit the wiring into the headlight shell .(it does fit ,just )
Bike feels way smaller and lighter ,doesn't it .
You might want to fit a $5 pair of heated hand grips . (e-Bay ) On -Off . Join to black ,brown, wire in headlight loom  (park light ,who ever uses that ? )

gus wrote: You might want to fit a $5 pair of heated hand grips . (e-Bay ) On -Off . Join to black ,brown, wire in headlight loom  (park light ,who ever uses that ? )

I think you may have missed this posted above Gus

rodent4 wrote:I don't ride in the Rain or cold 

No bar warmers for me

So if it starts raining, or gets cool on the way home , its off bike ,into Uber ???? Going to be expensive in Tasmania .
I mean that in a good way .I just don't know you manage it . .If there is a single rain cloud in the sky ,it will find me.

If you look up fair-weather rider in the dictionary there is a picture of me..........I don't get caught out too often by the rain

That said, I'm taking the Gasgas dirter out tomorrow and I hope there is plenty of soft turf around

Getting back to this naked Bandit, I'm not sure what indicators I'm going to run yet........any suggestions Gus? Should I make a bracket to hang them off, or should I rock it 70's style and bolt them to the headlights???

I just used the holes in the headlight, fork clamps, with original blinkers .

I made some ali spacers last night to replace the plastic ones in the headlight, in the coming weeks gonna get some MSC knock-off turn signals and a truckload of bits from Mick Hone. Gotta pull the swingarm also to sus out the grease/bushing story, gonna throw a new chain on whilst I'm there 

Cut 2" off the rear guard today, dunno if I like it or not   But I definitely like it better than the factory one. Should I ever wanna change back I imagine I could pick one up without any drama.

Still too long .

gus wrote:Still too long .

^^^^^^^^We're not all Rebels  




I bought some "High-Bend" Renthal's for the other Bandit 3 weeks ago, the flog who has never shipped them told me  "they've gotten Lost".......Just bought another set, hopefully they arrive soon as the weather should start to pick up directly 

I am really looking forward to riding this naked thing with my brother on his retro Z9 

As long as my arse points to the ground I can't see myself ever converting this bike back to faired, what is a fairing in good condition going for??

The screen is faded(I could possibly buff in back to clear) but the rest is unscathed.

Rough estimates?

Buggar all , headlight $50 the rest maybe $100 if your lucky . Unless you find that "one person " who needs that colour .   . The last lot I bought I got for $25 .The only bidder . . Keep them ,selling the bike as a naked only cuts  the market by half.

^^^Thanks for the feedback Gus, I'll hang on to them.


I took this this critter for a blast down to my brothers today, what can I say........I'm in love 

Fitted some Renthals today, they feel much more comfortable than the orig bars.

Only drama was that I had to unbolt the front brake union. I'll make a bracket so I can mount it a smidge higher.