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Bandit project
gus Tue 21 Jun 2016, 6:37 pm
First topic message reminder :
The idea is to leave 2 bikes in Tasmania and fly down whenever time allows . This saves 2 weeks in travel alone and probably $2000 per trip.
Carol chose anEr5 cost $2000.
I spotted this near home and got it for $800 .
So project Bandit 600 starts .
2 hour later .Carbs on on the bench , impact driver used once .
The idea is to leave 2 bikes in Tasmania and fly down whenever time allows . This saves 2 weeks in travel alone and probably $2000 per trip.
Carol chose anEr5 cost $2000.
I spotted this near home and got it for $800 .
So project Bandit 600 starts .
2 hour later .Carbs on on the bench , impact driver used once .
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Re: Bandit project
gus Sun 26 Jun 2016, 6:41 am
The idea was to sell them but I get this "bond" after working on them . Esp, a gearbox rebuild .
Bikes in the shed the last 2 years so .
vfr 750 -Sold ,Boring
Yamaha sr400- Sold fun but to slow
Bonneville-Sold Great but heavy
sv 650-sold Loved it
Bandit 1250 -Sold Good .but like the 1200 better
Honda sl100 -Sold .to slow and hard work .
Aprilia 2005 Tuono bought for $16'000 11 years ago
Suzuki tl1000s in red $1000
Suzuki tl1000s in black $200
Suzuki tl1000r $800
Ducati 2001 900ss $4000
Kwaka er 5 $2000
Bandit 600 $800
There you go Dave show your wife. this .
Bikes in the shed the last 2 years so .
vfr 750 -Sold ,Boring
Yamaha sr400- Sold fun but to slow
Bonneville-Sold Great but heavy
sv 650-sold Loved it
Bandit 1250 -Sold Good .but like the 1200 better
Honda sl100 -Sold .to slow and hard work .
Aprilia 2005 Tuono bought for $16'000 11 years ago
Suzuki tl1000s in red $1000
Suzuki tl1000s in black $200
Suzuki tl1000r $800
Ducati 2001 900ss $4000
Kwaka er 5 $2000
Bandit 600 $800
There you go Dave show your wife. this .
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Re: Bandit project
Ironman Sun 26 Jun 2016, 8:26 am
hey gus, I saw your old 1250 at the drags last night. unmistakably yours. carbon bits still there.
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Re: Bandit project
Ewok1958 Sun 26 Jun 2016, 9:03 am
Thanks Gus - I have found one that looks (from the ad) to be promising.gus wrote:The idea was to sell them but I get this "bond" after working on them . Esp, a gearbox rebuild .
Bikes in the shed the last 2 years so .
vfr 750 -Sold Boring
Yamaha sr400- Sold fun but to slow
Bonneville-Sold Great but heavy
sv 650-sold Loved it
Bandit 1250 -Sold Good .but likes the 1200 better
Honda sl100 -Sold .to slow and hard work .
Aprilia 2005 Tuono bought for $16'000 11 years ago
Suzuki tl1000s in red $1000
Suzuki tl1000s in black $200
Suzuki tl1000r $800
Ducati 2001 900ss $4000
Kwaka er 5 $2000
Bandit 600 $800
There you go Dave show your wife. this .
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Re: Bandit project
gus Sun 26 Jun 2016, 6:17 pm
Which one have you got your eye on ? There is a Fireblade for $700 on gumtree in Brisbane but i'm not getting any vibes for it .I tend to go for twins as its cheaper in case of a rebuild .
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Re: Bandit project
Ironman Sun 26 Jun 2016, 8:37 pm
Gus, did you want a ventura rack for the back of your new 600?
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Re: Bandit project
gus Wed 29 Jun 2016, 5:08 pm
Been waiting for an air filter to turn up from dealer . After 5 days waiting the wrong one turns up .
Bike is idling all over the place ,don't see much point hunting for the problem without a filter .
Bike is idling all over the place ,don't see much point hunting for the problem without a filter .
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Re: Bandit project
Chook Wed 29 Jun 2016, 5:57 pm
Nice pun there gusgus wrote:
Bike is idling all over the place ,don't see much point hunting for the problem without a filter .
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Re: Bandit project
gus Thu 30 Jun 2016, 7:47 pm
Sick of waiting for a air filer I hit the starter button . Crank ,crank ,crank , no go. Pull the Carbs off and check float height . Should be 17 mm they all are 12mm ,way out .
Fix and put them back in . Crank ,crank , crank , no go . Pull plugs , 2 look very old . Have one spare and rob one from another bike .
Crank, fires and splutters , crank, fires and say "ok you win " settles into a nice idol .Victory ,at least it goes ,tomorrow I see if it has a gearbox .
Fix and put them back in . Crank ,crank , crank , no go . Pull plugs , 2 look very old . Have one spare and rob one from another bike .
Crank, fires and splutters , crank, fires and say "ok you win " settles into a nice idol .Victory ,at least it goes ,tomorrow I see if it has a gearbox .
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relates to gus's broken bolt
Boatz Thu 30 Jun 2016, 11:02 pm
Had similar problems at work with broken taps and drill bits that break below the surface in the hole, Something that can work is to spray the bit with "Freeze your nuts off"( in a can) I think its a Loctite Brand, then hit broken drill bit with centre punch or something similar and drill or tap will shatter into little pieces, use compressed air to blow out debris. Have done this many times with success.
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Re: Bandit project
Bosco15 Fri 01 Jul 2016, 6:39 am
Boatz wrote:Had similar problems at work with broken taps and drill bits that break below the surface in the hole, Something that can work is to spray the bit with "Freeze your nuts off"( in a can) I think its a Loctite Brand, then hit broken drill bit with centre punch or something similar and drill or tap will shatter into little pieces, use compressed air to blow out debris. Have done this many times with success.
That is an awesome solution, Boats. Up there for thinking.
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Re: Bandit project
Chook Fri 01 Jul 2016, 7:12 am
Boatz wrote:Had similar problems at work with broken taps and drill bits that break below the surface in the hole, Something that can work is to spray the bit with "Freeze your nuts off"( in a can) I think its a Loctite Brand, then hit broken drill bit with centre punch or something similar and drill or tap will shatter into little pieces, use compressed air to blow out debris. Have done this many times with success.
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Re: Bandit project
gus Wed 06 Jul 2016, 10:34 am
Fitted new steering head bearings ($49 ) No real problem but the loose bars and cables get annoying as they want to get in the way .
Linkage arm bearing are terrible but I get lucky with having 2 bearings and shafts in a unused tls part that are the same . Bang out the old ,in with the good used .
That leaves the 2 side buy side ones in the centre .Buy 2 new with shafts ($ 80
)
Try and bang out the old but of cause I can not get a drift to grab the lip of either bearing . Twenty years of being in one place has them stuck firm .
Two hours later I have the rollers out ,the lips that hold them in ,broken off, but the outer cage still in the same place .
The next time i'll do it this way again and save 2 hours .
Slide the worn shaft half way out of the worn bearing in the linkage arm ,
Tack weld the shaft to the bearing , hit shaft from other side .Plop ,its out .
Repeat other side .
New go in ,bolt it to the shock .
Fit new front sprocket nut ( $21 ,I guess it does hold the chain in place but $21 is a lot for one NUT)
Now , back to that brake kit problem .
Linkage arm bearing are terrible but I get lucky with having 2 bearings and shafts in a unused tls part that are the same . Bang out the old ,in with the good used .
That leaves the 2 side buy side ones in the centre .Buy 2 new with shafts ($ 80
)Try and bang out the old but of cause I can not get a drift to grab the lip of either bearing . Twenty years of being in one place has them stuck firm .
Two hours later I have the rollers out ,the lips that hold them in ,broken off, but the outer cage still in the same place .
The next time i'll do it this way again and save 2 hours .
Slide the worn shaft half way out of the worn bearing in the linkage arm ,
Tack weld the shaft to the bearing , hit shaft from other side .Plop ,its out .
Repeat other side .
New go in ,bolt it to the shock .
Fit new front sprocket nut ( $21 ,I guess it does hold the chain in place but $21 is a lot for one NUT)
Now , back to that brake kit problem .
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Re: Bandit project
paul Wed 06 Jul 2016, 4:06 pm
Parts cost can kill a restoration project if you need too many bits , unless it's something worth spending the money on
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Re: Bandit project
gus Wed 06 Jul 2016, 5:26 pm
I normally don't add it up because the cost can spoil the end result .Bearings are a wear and tear commodity , I expect to have to replace them on a $800 project .
If you don't count items that naturally wear out i'm doing well .
Front screen to replace broken one $60
Sprocket nut $21
Throttle twist $16
If you don't count items that naturally wear out i'm doing well .
Front screen to replace broken one $60
Sprocket nut $21
Throttle twist $16
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Re: Bandit project
gus Wed 06 Jul 2016, 7:42 pm
Just about finished . Removed the stupid Dan moto exhaust and fitted a spare Tl1000s can .( I have 6 spare )
Just could not live with the red frame , I tried ,honestly . It just looked tacky .
There is no way I am going to do another tear down to paint the frame properly ,a mask up every thing and spray satin black will have to do .
I fitted the brake master cylinder from the er 5 while I wait for the proper kit to come in .
New front tyre fitted ,
Still waiting for the bloody air filter (the right one ) nearly 2 weeks now .
Hope to have a ride tomorrow and see if it has gears .
Pics tomorrow I hope .
Just could not live with the red frame , I tried ,honestly . It just looked tacky .
There is no way I am going to do another tear down to paint the frame properly ,a mask up every thing and spray satin black will have to do .
I fitted the brake master cylinder from the er 5 while I wait for the proper kit to come in .
New front tyre fitted ,
Still waiting for the bloody air filter (the right one ) nearly 2 weeks now .
Hope to have a ride tomorrow and see if it has gears .
Pics tomorrow I hope .
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Re: Bandit project
gus Fri 08 Jul 2016, 6:32 pm
Stalled , spent two days in hospital with a racing heart . Nearly funny seeing as all ive done is work on the Bandit . Turns out all good .
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Re: Bandit project
paul Fri 08 Jul 2016, 6:46 pm
Maybe it was the excitement of going to take it for a ride 
..................hearts can do some funny things sometimes , pays to keep an eye on them .
..................hearts can do some funny things sometimes , pays to keep an eye on them .
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Re: Bandit project
Chook Sat 09 Jul 2016, 9:40 am
Good to hear you're ok Gusgus wrote:Stalled , spent two days in hospital with a racing heart . Nearly funny seeing as all ive done is work on the Bandit . Turns out all good .
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Re: Bandit project
gus Sat 09 Jul 2016, 5:46 pm
Air filter ,installed .
Brake kit fitted and bleed . fought me all the way .
Thats it ,clean and polish should have it done .
Brake kit fitted and bleed . fought me all the way .
Thats it ,clean and polish should have it done .
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