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[butcherbloke]

hi,
ive read a bit of the old forum and its a pretty nice site you got here, so i thought id join.  
been into bikes all my life now (family inhertance), especially streetfighters. and i plan on making my first street fighter sometime in the very near future.

now heres the bit were you all giggle.
i currently ride a ped...an aprillia sr 50 'sport pro', to be exact :oops: ....though its not out of choice. The government made me do it, honest, simpley because im 16.
well the plan is by the time im 17 in july (past my test) i wanna have a nice little bandit 400 or something of the likes (ristricted to 33bhp for 2 years as is the law for my age (yeah, my arse :P )) all fightered up and ready to go (Insurance! ).

all fundid by my apprentership in mechanices and my dads shit hole of a garage.

EDIT: oh yeah, im english.

well, tis my story in a nutshell. sorry if this is in the wrong place, shit happens.  :D

[PeteSC]

No problem!   It will be a few days before we generate traffic again.
  Welcome!
 

[butcherbloke]

cheers, the new shiney forum looks good

say, were there any other english members here, just out of interest?

[PitterB4]

Welcome BB!  Yeah - we have some English 400 and 250 owners here.  Stay tuned - they'll be filtering their way back.

[Thief400]

WE are finding our way back   HI all
glad to see things are back up

[butcherbloke]

thats good
anyone finds a bandit 400 goin in england ya let me no.
specificaly a 91 v japenese model.

anyone know of any big bore kits for the 400?
is there such a thing  thinking about it for a latter modification in a year or so.

cheers for any help

[deepink]

Glad to see all is well again.  I get very useful info here, and lots of great suggestions.  Hope every one makes it back.
I am still looking for 1200 forks to replace my bent ones if anyone knows of any?

Cheers all.

[Jacknife]

When I started looking for my B6, I started looking in Ebay. One of the best place to look, just dont bid unless you go and have a look at the bike. Im in Newcastle upon Tyne so there is English here.

[Robbieukb12]

Here's another Brit' here in the midlands
i got a 2002 B12s
Well done with getting the site up and running again pete  Hope you hav'nt had too many sleepless nights. :cry:

Robbie

[butcherbloke]

When I started looking for my B6, I started looking in Ebay. One of the best place to look, just dont bid unless you go and have a look at the bike. Im in Newcastle upon Tyne so there is English here.

cheers, your rite about ebay, ive got a few cheap items from there before so ive been keeping my out there recently.

[Robbieukb12]

One of the things to look for on buying bandit stuff on ebay is to check if the item will fit pre or post 2000 bikes i have seen some things on there that has stated it will fit both but don't.
Its pretty good for stainless steel bolts i changed my engine, frame, and caliper bolts all off ebay also a black screen which i think makes it look the dogs b*****ks.
But there you go thats just my 2pence worth.

Robbie

[Noonie]

Another brit here, Adam's the name.

I have a 97 B6, also restricted to 33bhp but only until this summer, can't wait til I can unleash the beast! lol

Just to make you feel better (or not...), I payed about £800 for insurance last year due to having to claim for my first bike, a Honda CG125, being nicked  

I think 600cc Bandits are more common in the UK, they can be restricted and, personally, I prefer the looks of the 600.