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FAQ TOPICS => SUZUKI BANDIT 250/400 FAQ => Topic started by: PitterB4 on March 11, 2005, 09:18:22 PM
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Raising the Tail
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Buff
(3/4/02 9:00 am)
Jack-up kit for b4
Hi All, Greetings from South Africa.
I'm about to take delivery of a grey import '93 B4... aah and she's a little black beauty that goes like the absolute clappers. Just a quick question to the techno's out there: Can a person jack-up the B4 like the guys do with their 1200's? They shorten the jack-up rods/bars by about 6mm to give it a higher ass. Anybody tried it on the B4?
Thanks in advance
Ciao
Buff
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Fitz Racing
(3/4/02 11:55 am)
Jack
Yes it works. I went 15mm and it was too much. 10mm is good for me. Gave a little over 30mm ride height.
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Lizardking
(3/4/02 10:16 pm)
What did you do?
Fitz - What did you make the new jackup plates from? Steel stock? Care to share the info?
Thinking of doing this this spring
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Fitz Racing
(3/4/02 11:39 pm)
ride height
I just shortened the stock rods and reused them. Good thing I have an extra set. It's sure a lot easier to take off material than to add it back on.
Watch for Brent Bennett no. 914 in Fridays pro 600 supersport race. I just finished his bike a week and a half ago. His first time in Daytona. He rides a R6. He did good in the local race, but is about 2 seconds off what he thinks the big boys will be running. He said he can't beleive how long you keep your bike wide open in top gear.
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Buff
(3/5/02 2:26 am)
Another ride height question?
Thanx Fitz, what sort of difference does this make to the steering of the bike, especially at speed? Is the front-end still stable? I imagine it will be an improvement in traffic.
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Lizardking
(3/5/02 11:15 pm)
Shortened?
Not sure what you mean by shortened. Drill an extra hole? I think that would be too much. Cut and weld?
Excuse the ignorance, but if youve got a meathod that works, and you OBVIOUSLY know more than me, i want info!
Thanks
Jeff
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Fitz Racing
(3/6/02 1:13 am)
rods
Sorry about that. Cut and weld is the method I used.
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gsf 400
(3/6/02 2:21 pm)
jack up plates
Go to www.banditmania.co.uk the sell jack up plates there and do export stuff.
Tom
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Lizardking
(3/6/02 10:15 pm)
THANKS!
Not sure if I want to try cutting and welding, but am probably gonna try cutting new ones from stock steel, mostly to preserve my stock set.
ALSO, I reread my post and it sounds quite obnoxious, and is truely not meant to. I consider you the expert Fitz, and welcome any comments and advice...thats why i was begging for info.
Jeff out.
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There's a good how-to thread in the 1200 FAQ on how to make your own dogbones. Even though this is on a 1200, the principles are the same. I'm not sure if the linkage ratio is identical between various models, but I'm guessing it is pretty close.
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