My Bandit Mods

Just ordered a set of these Rizoma mirrors(the shiny ones) from a shop in the USA



And a set of these lights from Just Bandits in the UK.



Cant wait to see what they'll be like on the bike

Headlights look sweet. please post up some photos when its all done. Got any other plans for it as of yet?

Yeah a new muffler perhaps a yoshi or beouwolf, bar end indicators, flatter bars maybe. All in good time!
Will def post the pics when it starts to go together, not sure how long the bits will take to arrive from OS

Those lights look the goods mate!!

hey there whitey have you checked out the ixil shorty mufflers from screamin demon which is over your side of the country ? they look and sound brilliant and are 400 for the black,500for the carbon,i,m seriously thinking of buying one and selling my staintune.cheers rick.

If you decide to sell your staintune let me know.

rickbandit wrote:hey there whitey have you checked out the ixil shorty mufflers from screamin demon which is over your side of the country ? they look and sound brilliant and are 400 for the black,500for the carbon,i,m seriously thinking of buying one and selling my staintune.cheers rick.

No never heard of them, but I'll def check them out

Got my lights today. Arrived sooner than I expected. Pulled the old one off this arvo but need some new bolts so will have to wait until tommorrow to finish the install. Will post some pics when its done

So it begins...

I was only ever planing to change my lights and a few other small things and next thing I knew I was cutting up the frame with a grinder to make something "fit".

It is an illness and it has no cure. Welcome.

Cruisecontrol wrote:So it begins...

I was only ever planing to change my lights and a few other small things and next thing I knew I was cutting up the frame with a grinder to make something "fit".

It is an illness and it has no cure. Welcome.

What the hell were you trying to "make fit" with a grinder?!!!
I shouldn't be so surprised, I've done the same thing with a couple of cars.

Heres a pic of my bike with the new headlights. I love the look of them, just makes the bike look so much better.


Not sure what to do with the cowl above the lights, do I just leave it as is or remove it or make up some sort of filler panel to go between it and the lights? Without it you can see all the wiring going to the guages.





Still waiting for the mirrors to arrive.

doesnt look bad at all mate. good job.

They are the best headlights i've seen actually.

They look good quality, as much as I can tell from a photo.

Nice look

whitey1 wrote:

Cruisecontrol wrote:So it begins...

I was only ever planing to change my lights and a few other small things and next thing I knew I was cutting up the frame with a grinder to make something "fit".

It is an illness and it has no cure. Welcome.

What the hell were you trying to "make fit" with a grinder?!!!
I shouldn't be so surprised, I've done the same thing with a couple of cars.

Haha, it was the tail piece I had made for it. Subframe was too long so off it came...
Only the other day I was fitting an R1 front guard. It didn't fit so I attacked the GSX-R forks I have on it with the grinder... And now it fits!


My suggestion would be to remove the cowl completely and get a nice set of digital instruments. It really tidies up the front as the stockers are needlessly big.
If not you could always get some thin black ABS plastic, cut it to the shape of your new lights, apply a bit of heat to get a nice bend and Araldite it to the inside of the cowl. That would fill the gap nicely.

Seeing as this is a thread about my Bandit mods, I'd better list the rest of them.

Ventura rack - bolts on to the grab handle mounts(means you lose the handle)
Crash knobs - no name from Hong Kong on ebay (dropped my bike on Sat and tried them out. Small scratch on the bottom of LH engine case but protected the radiator)
DIY Radiator guard - made from SS mesh $30
Sheepskin seatcover - Sheepy Hollow(also raised the seat)

Got my new mirrors in the post yesterday. Smaller than I expected but NICE!





Very good quality. Not sure about the blue tint but will prob get used to it.
I like very much

List of mods is slowly growing(yes I know, very slowly).
Ventura rack - bolts on to the grab handle mounts(means you lose the handle)
Crash knobs - no name from Hong Kong on ebay
DIY Radiator guard - made from SS mesh $30
Sheepskin seatcover - Sheepy Hollow(also raised the seat)
Twin headlights - Justbandits
Smaller Mirrors - Rizoma
Gel Seat - Ebay
Yoshimura R77 slip on muffler

More to come later

Pics of my new yoshi r77 muffler



Now I've got to polish the header pipes! Anyone got any hints on the best way?

I think you should pull the baffle out of the Yoshi first

Tp polish the headers, just use whatever brand of metal polish and rub it on with cheese-cloth till the pipes are cloudy. Then buff it off with a soft rag.

Be careful polishing the muffler though cause that stainless steel scratches really easily.

Yeah I tried it without the baffle first but I actually thought it was a bit loud Does that make me old? Also the popping on decel was a bit much. With the baffle it still has a nice deep note and still louder than the stock exhaust but the popping is not as bad(sounds ok actually). Am really happy with it.

Very nice colour car to

For the header pipes, if they are to bad for cheese cloth, i use metal polish and fine grade steel wool. works a treat.

Remove the PAIR system to get rid of the popping Whitey. My kit from TPO in the states cost me about $35

i wouldnt mind doing that as well Red Dog, i find mine pops a lot as well (Beowulf shorty)