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MODEL SPECIFIC => BIG BANDIT BANTER => Topic started by: GETFURIOUS on May 30, 2005, 01:55:39 AM

Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: GETFURIOUS on May 30, 2005, 01:55:39 AM: I WAS THINKING OF PUTTING AN HOUR METER ON MY 2K1 B12, HAS ANYONE DONE THIS?

ANY THOUGHTS ON POSSIBLE PROBLEMS FROM CONNECTING THIS ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL DEVICE?

HAS ANYONE FOUND A SET OF "CHROME" CASE GUARDS FOR A 2K1 B12?

THANKS...........
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: PeteSC on May 30, 2005, 03:26:37 AM: :welcome:

http://www.revsperformance.com/renntec/engine_bars.htm

For chrome engine guards.......

Not sure where to hook up an hour meter. I guess any switched circuit will do. They can't draw much, and I doubt it needs to be somewhere where you can see it all the time. Maybe tap into the tail or headlight, and stash it out of sight in the tail, or in the fairing? :?:
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: txbanditrydr on May 30, 2005, 12:16:26 PM: You can get a decent looking hour-meter from Briggs & Stratton. It is self powered (internal battery/digital display). One wire is grounded to the frame and the other wraps around a spark plug wire. No drain to the electrical system occurs. Not sure how it would work on a four cylinder engine but for $10.00 it might be worth checking out. I use them on the riding mower, pressure washer and generator.
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Red01 on May 30, 2005, 04:13:19 PM: PS - Turn the Caps Lock off. :motorsmile:
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: 12sdrag on May 30, 2005, 10:26:06 PM: getforious, you can go to west marine or boat us and get a really nice or really cheap two wire hour meter that turns on with the ignition. easy to install. where are you in M.D.?
Title: case guards
Post by: tacoman on May 31, 2005, 03:14:35 PM: I can't think of any chrome case guards. I got some factory suzuki guards on ebay for about $40. You could take a set of these to a plating shop and have them strip and chrome.
Title: Re: case guards
Post by: Red01 on May 31, 2005, 04:46:07 PM: Quote from: "tacoman"
I can't think of any chrome case guards.

You missed Pete's link for the Renntec guards then... :motorsmile:

Quote from: "PeteSC"
http://www.revsperformance.com/renntec/engine_bars.htm

For chrome engine guards.......
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: GETFURIOUS on May 31, 2005, 07:21:42 PM: Quote
getforious, you can go to west marine or boat us and get a really nice or really cheap two wire hour meter that turns on with the ignition. easy to install. where are you in M.D.?

THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION ON THE HOUR METER.

I AM NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK CAMPUS.
Title: chrome
Post by: tacoman on June 03, 2005, 02:22:35 PM: Those brackets are kind of funky looking, I think I like the factory ones better. That big bracket on the front is ugly. They look a little more stout though and might hold up to a crash better.
Title: CASE GUARDS........
Post by: GETFURIOUS on June 30, 2005, 12:41:11 AM: I GOT THE CHROME CASE GUARDS, FROM MY CHILDREN, FOR FATHER'S DAY. WHAT A GREAT GIFT! THEY LOOK AND FIT GREAT.

THANKS........... :motorsmile:
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Red01 on June 30, 2005, 12:43:51 AM: Quote from: "Red01"
PS - Turn the Caps Lock off. :motorsmile:

:bigok:

:congrats: on the gift! It's always great when you get what you want! :beers:
Title: Gards and meter
Post by: Stevie B on August 09, 2005, 10:47:18 AM: I would think, am about 99% confident, that hour meter would read accurate regardless of number of cylinders, as i think spark plug induction is just a trigger to start the clock running.

Renthal case guards look a bit V-Strom to me, but they GOTTA be easier to mount than Suzukis... geez, I may be emotionally scarred by that experience for years...
Title: CASE GUARDS..............
Post by: GETFURIOUS on August 17, 2005, 07:38:22 PM: TAKE A LOOK A MY CASE GUARDS. THEY ARE CHROME AND THEY CAME FROM REV'S PERFORMANCE. (FATHER'S DAY PRESENT)

NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF CASE GUARDS YOU CHOOSE, JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHOOSE A GOOD QUALITY SET. OF COURSE IT IS MUCH CHEAPER TO REPLACE A SET OF CASE GUARDS THAN TO REPLACE AN ENGINE.

(P.S. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION ON THE HOUR METER.)

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN JUST AFTER I INSTALLED MY HOLESHOT BACKREST AND LUGGAGE RACK.

(http://home.earthlink.net/~analyzer52/images/SUZUKI-1200-BANDIT-2005-2.gif)
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: PeteSC on August 18, 2005, 08:00:45 AM: Paul, he's not typing with caps.....I guess he has a D+D keyboard, (Maybe came with the slip on?) which is just plain louder than the rest of them. :monkeymoon:

(Getfurious.....a little internet etiquette lesson. Typing in all capital letters is considered to be the same as SHOUTING, and should only be used to emphasize something you're saying, or to indicate you're really pissed off. Maybe you're using an old screwed up keyboard? Anyway...it annoys some people....)
:motorsmile: :beers: :stickpoke:

The 'net is a little strange about some stuff.
it's ok if you type in all lower case letters, BUT IF YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPS, SOMEBODY WILL GET ANNOYED! :duh:
Title: CAPS LOCK DAY!!
Post by: HyperBlue on October 22, 2005, 02:59:25 PM: GREAT PLACE TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY, OCTOBER THE TWENTY-SECOND IS: INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!!!!! (http://www.derekarnold.net/capslockday/).

MORE INFO HERE!!!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Caps_LocK)

A DISPUTE!! (http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/000552.html)

LOCK ON!!
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Fromage on October 22, 2005, 05:25:26 PM: Some people need to get a life fighting over a caps lock day.....WOW!
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Desolation Angel on October 22, 2005, 05:50:21 PM: WELL, H$LL! NOBODY TOLD ME IT WAS A HOLIDAY!! :thanks: NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! WOO HOO! :banana:

INTERESTING HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE ANNOYED BY CAPS. I, PERSONALLY, AM ANNOYED BY LOWER CASE LETTERS AND AFTER THIS HOLIDAY IS OVER I INTEND TO WRITE WITH LOWER CASE LETTERS ALMOST ALL THE TIME.

DON'T BOTHER BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION, EITHER, 'CAUSE ONCE I START THERE'S NO STOPPING ME. :stickpoke:
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Desolation Angel on October 22, 2005, 09:28:44 PM: Speaking of chrome engine guards, I didn't realize there were any for Bandits. I already put on sliders, but would the Renntec guards be a better idea?
Title: Re: CAPS LOCK DAY!!
Post by: Red01 on October 23, 2005, 06:56:55 AM: Quote from: "HyperBlue"
GREAT PLACE TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY, OCTOBER THE TWENTY-SECOND IS: INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!!!!! (http://www.derekarnold.net/capslockday/).

MORE INFO HERE!!!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Caps_LocK)

A DISPUTE!! (http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/000552.html)

LOCK ON!!

dayum... i missed it. didn't bother going online all day on the 22nd of october. :crybaby:
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: 2005B12S on October 23, 2005, 12:43:40 PM: I just ordered NRC case covers for my 2005 B12. They are not as bulky as case guards but still offer good protection.

Ride On, Ed.
2005 GSF1200SZ
1983 GS750ED

(http://www.kneedraggers.com/img2/nrc-covers.jpg)
Title: HOUR METER AND CASE GUARDS
Post by: Red01 on October 23, 2005, 07:28:57 PM: Quote from: "Desolation Angel"
Speaking of chrome engine guards, I didn't realize there were any for Bandits. I already put on sliders, but would the Renntec guards be a better idea?

Since the Renntec & Givi guards cover a greater area, it seems like they would offer better protection than a slider. The slider has a cleaner look for those that want some protection without building a rollcage around the engine.