Gratuitous New Member Pics

[Pod99966]

Just Drove her home today, about 240 miles.

Rode like a dream. Very comfortable. around 40MPG.

Too quiet with stock exhaust

This is the 1st bike I've ever owned with the stock exhaust on it, with the exception of a 1970 CL350, but that was a whole different sound anyways

[ZenMan]

Very nice!  

And my favorite color, too!  

[BANDIT#999]

...on the newest addition to the family  

Remember what confuscius says "The start of your journey begins...WITH A PINNED THROTTLE"!!!!!!!

[Red01]

on the addition. Looks pretty sano in the pics.
Seems odd though that it got a fenderectomy and flush mount blinkers in the back and yet has the stock exhaust... wonder if it had a can on it and maybe it was sold off separately? Any idea if it's been rejetted? Does it still have the EPA plugs on the pilot screws? This is what it'll look like on the bottom of the carbs if they're gone:

[smooth operator]

Sweet! and welcome aboard. I bet Red is right on,probably had a slip-on or full exhaust and sold it sepertly.
  40 mpg is great,mine(98) loves alot a fuel.I'm closer to 32.

[Nedmold]

This is my 06,  I picked up last fall.  I was able to get in 400 K or so this year.  

My first BANDIT and I love it.

[Bob Holland]

Sweet! and welcome aboard. I bet Red is right on,probably had a slip-on or full exhaust and sold it sepertly.
  40 mpg is great,mine(98) loves alot a fuel.I'm closer to 32.

Just to make a comment about gas mileage, my 98 Bandit, 1246 w/ 38 mm flatslide carbs, 13 to 1 JE pistons, aftermarket cams, with stock gearing gets 35 to 38 mpg.
I was just wondering why some bandits get better than others.  

[Red01]

Good question. I think some of it has to do with the rider, but one thing I've noticed over the years of following the Bandit scene is a majority of B12's that get below average mpg are equipped with Dynojet kits. Almost everyone that reports mpg on stock 1200s gets 40 or better and bike with stock carbs rejetted with Factory-Pro, Holeshot or Ivans kits usually drop ~1-4 mpg - and some lucky bastiges even get better mpg with a rejet.

My Holeshot Stage II gets 38-40 and stock I got 40-42 (with a best of 44.8 when stock).

Note: Above figures relate to miles per US gallon.

[Rocketjock]

Am I seeing the plastic stickon on the side of the can in the first pic? Wow. I guess that's part of the scenery now. And, yep, you are just one of the many that have said 'the exhaust is too quiet, tho.' I'm sure we are all very happy with the expensive aftermarkets we have thrown on but I've seen more an more comments about the excessive noise we are all putting out now. I now idle down the hill to my place at night because out rural neighbourhood doesn't appreciate it too much. Funny, cause I queried on the noise status before I made the purchase and got a number of 'not too loud' and 'a nice low rumble' answers. Even bought 2Bros addon gold tail piece which was supposed to drop the note by a couple of dbs. Well, it looks really sharp but it didn't seem to make any noise level diff. I ride with earplugs now.

[JReviere]

Fuel consumption is more a factor of riding style than it is of the small changes tuning and rejetting generally produce. High RPM really sucks the fuel. That's the short and the long of it.

If you use more RPM than the engine needs to accelerate without lugging YOU ARE WASTING FUEL.

If you roam about one or two cogs lower in the gears just to keep the engine spinning so it "sounds" fast or has flick of the wrist scoot ability in case you need it...YOU ARE WASTING GAS.  

If you run fast you consume extra fuel. Over about 50mph, the wind you are pushing aside offers more and more resistance to your progress on a geometric scale. That means, it takes more power to go from 50 to 80 than from 20 to 50 due to the geometric scale rise in wind resistance.

The bigger and heavier you are the more gas you burn at any speed.  How you ride makes a huge difference in your fuel use. Rejetting and tuning may increase your fuel use slightly, but how you ride is what makes the big difference.

JR

[SteelD]

I was able to get in 400 K or so this year.  

Is that total mileage, mph, or mpg?  

[Sven]

Too quiet with stock exhaust

Lovely pix, congratulations!  But there's no such thing as a too-quiet exhaust!  Or as I tell my H-D riding friends, "Loud pipes, small d---!"

[Nedmold]

I was able to get in 400 K or so this year.  

Is that total mileage, mph, or mpg?  

...my first couple of rides in early April totaled 400 K

[SteelD]

Too quiet with stock exhaust

Lovely pix, congratulations!  But there's no such thing as a too-quiet exhaust!  Or as I tell my H-D riding friends, "Loud pipes, small d---!"

The reality is that makers come up with an exhaust that meets legal requirements and gives an optimum power output from the engine. A different can might be louder (and sound more powerful) but it seldom is unless the engine has been otherwise tuned. The net result is that good money has been spent on making something that might attract more attention from the law but gives little else in the way of real world gains. It's more a psychological satisfaction and, as you suggest, some people may interpret the attention-seeking as implying a deficit elsewhere...

[SteelD]

I was able to get in 400 K or so this year.  

Is that total mileage, mph, or mpg?  

...my first couple of rides in early April totaled 400 K

...but I'm still trying work out whether you mean K as in kilometres or K as in thousands and your first couple of rides were 400,000 miles! Some ride!!!