Stripped 2010 Bandit 1250S

RedBluBerri wrote:Hey guys, new to this forum and can't quite find too much detail about streetfighter bikes. I know the word streetfighter can be ambiguous but I think streetfighter bikes that get seriously custom work just become naked bikes and lose the streetfighter label.

I had a lowside a few months ago and have been looking hard into getting parts. Unfortunately, finding undestroyed parting-out Bandits are a trek both from their scarcity and distance. Getting genuine is out of the question because it is simply too expensive and will take too long. I will be waiting a year for some basic parts from Suzuki that are on backorder. I have ordered in a second hand fuel tank and left engine cover from Victorian Motorcycle Wreckers (genuine tank would be over $1400) but as for the rest, I plan on stripping it off and trying my best to turn it into a Streetfighter and I am hoping to get some ideas from the forum.

1. Have you guys had any experience with replacing the tacho/speedo? I called around to a few places and the main answer was the German brand Motogadget, which in first glance, will cost well over a grand alone. Do you know if there are any digital dashes that can potentially be plug and play? It appears the stock one is attached to the fairings. Is there a mount for it possible on the frame?

2. Do you know if a front end GSXR will fit nicely with the Bandit 1250 head? Do I need to get a 1000cc or will 750s and 600s fit? I don't plan on replacing it immediately but I think I will eventually to improve the suspension. Or are just replacing the forks possible?

Do a search on here, I'm pretty sure there is at least one or two threads dedicated to this

3. Any ideas/tips on LED indicators/headlights will be good! My idea is to place two vertical triple LED lights on the forks (one tilted up and the other, down) and perhaps find a mount to attach the indicators on. Imagine a Honda Grom headlight but for a bike bike and vertical! What do you guys think? It will probably make the bike look pretty 'crashed' and unrefined but it's a streetfighter, not a naked haha.

Straight from a government Vehicle Standards Bulletin (most states have their version of it on their web site)

Direction indicator lights

All motorcycles, including those fitted with a sidecar, which were manufactured after September 1991, are required to have direction indicators fitted. The bottom of the indicator lights must not be lower than 350 mm nor higher than 1200 mm from the ground.

Front indicators

The front indicators must be symmetrically mounted at least 240 mm (measured from the inside edges) apart, and at least 75 mm from the headlamp.

Rear indicators

The rear indicators must be at least 180 mm apart (measured from the inside edges) and mounted symmetrically. If a sidecar is fitted, the left rear indicator is to be mounted not more than 150 mm in from the left hand outer edge of the sidecar.
If indicators are fitted to your motorcycle they must flash between 45 and 120 times per minute and have either an audible, or visible device, to indicate their operation to the rider.
When on, a direction indicator light must show an amber light and be visible from at least 30 metres from the front and rear of the motorcycle.

4. Have you guys had any experience with doing a pillion/subframe delete? Is it illegal? Is it even possible with all the electronics?

What State are you in? Contact your loacal authority. The compliance plate is affixed to the rear frame, it's up to each jurisdiction to determine what is, and is not permitted re: moving a Compliance plate, same goes for modifications to frames, while one state may allow it, others may not

As much as I want to pour lots of money into it, I don't have the cash and I reckon even if it looks ugly, there's a pride to full on utility that comes with anything!

Thanks, and let me know thoughts and suggestions you guys have. I am completely open to ideas.

GSX1100G wrote:As well as ;
Belly pan  led blinkers, USD forks, pipe, rad guard, bar mirrors.
Any other pics?

• Custom yokes (though I have seen instances where people have used Hayabusa yokes, but pressed the Bandit stem into them). I had mine made in the UK by Billet Bike Bits, but I reckon you could get a stepped triple clamp from Extreme Creations and save the fork extensions I got.
  https://www.billetbikebits.com
  https://www.extremecreations.com.au/front-end-conversion
  

• Hayabusa forks with 75mm extensions (you can go with 50mm, but I found them a touch too short for my liking):
  https://www.extremecreations.com.au/fork-extensions-50mm-75mm
  

• Hayabusa front wheel (fits the Bandit tire, never checked if it was the same though), axle, and spacers
  

• The ABS ring sensor and brake rotors were the same size as the Bandit (I was able to modify the bracket on the Bandit ABS sensor to poke it through the hole in the Hayabusa to bolt it in along with a plastic spacer)
  

• I got lucky and scored some Brembo radial calipers (they needed some spacers though - Extreme creations can help). I also replaced the master cylinder with a Brembo RCS19
  

• The GSXR 1000 front fender looks better than the Hayabusa one - I then fibreglassed the top of the Bandit one onto mine when I re-painted