Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: devilears on September 25, 2006, 03:05:03 PM

Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: devilears on September 25, 2006, 03:05:03 PM: Hi I`ve got a 95 B4 but the problem is my bike does not have a warning light for oil pressure or water temp as indicated by the wiring diagram. It only has a light for neutral, two for turn signals and one for high beam light. Can anybody with a 2nd gen bandit please post me a pic of theirs, or anybody else with a pic available.

Thanks :beers:
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: benallenuk on September 26, 2006, 08:38:39 AM: (http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1157/dsc00201yq1.jpg)

hope this is what ur after. its from a '96 bandit 400 v

cheers
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: flint666 on September 26, 2006, 02:06:36 PM: I want/need some of those ,
if anyone knows of a set in the uk can they let me know please

cheers

Andy
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: andrewsw on September 26, 2006, 02:18:25 PM: wow, that's a fuel gauge! Does that thing actually work?
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: benallenuk on September 26, 2006, 03:47:42 PM: fual guage works ok, but gets a little vauge when it comes close to empty.

Keep an eye on uk-ebay. if u want any other pics of 2nd generation b4, let me know.

For example, the swingarm is aluminium and looks quite trick.

cheers

ben
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: devilears on September 26, 2006, 05:52:40 PM: Thanks for the pic, for some reason mine does not have the oil light and the temp light in the clocks like the ones on the pic. Supposedly on mine they are should be right next to the rev counter needle on either sides, between the needle and the screws but there isn't anything at the moment except for two tiny holes with nothing in them. I,ll just have to open the clocks up and check whether the wires are still there and try to find some new lights to put inside. If anybody knows of this or has seen these let me know please.

Thanks
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: Coopz on October 02, 2006, 11:33:15 AM: wow, a fuel gague!!! On a bandit 400!! That's exactly what I need. I had no idea they done them for the B4s!

Could you take the gague from a 2nd gen and stick it on a 1st gen bandit?

If so, I gotta get me one of those!
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: duane on October 02, 2006, 02:22:45 PM: Quote from: Coopz
Could you take the gague from a 2nd gen and stick it on a 1st gen bandit?

Keep in mind on most motorcycle there is a mechanism within the gastank that facilitates a fuel gauge. You access this mechanism (float) through the bottom of the tank via an opening. Thus if you wanted to install a gauge in your bike you also might need to update the entire tank. Probably not cheap.
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: Herr Tod on October 02, 2006, 07:03:34 PM: I have a 2nd gen tank in my basement. It has an extra hole for the fuel gauge mechanism.
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: Coopz on October 02, 2006, 07:38:49 PM: so you couldn't just get the gague and the mechanism, and put the machanism into the 1st gen tank and hook it up that way?

I suppose I would need to replace my own clocks too, cause it looks like the gague and the clocks are a 1 piece set. And I'd probably need to replace the bt below it too, with the warning lights and indicator lights, cause the 1st gen one is a different shape, so the fuel gague wouldn't fit into place properly.

I guess it's not worth all the hassle. It'd just be soooo good to be able to check how much fuel you have just by looking down, instead of having to open the tank and look inside. Ah well. I wonder if there are any universal type fuel gagues/mechanisms which I could buy and stick straight onto my bandit?
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: andrewsw on October 03, 2006, 12:50:17 AM: I'm only posting this just in case you've not thought of it... I (and most folks, I guess) use the trip odometer as a fuel gauge. I know that I get approx. 42 mpg and the tank holds 3.8 gallons so thats 42 * 3.8 = 159.6 miles to bone dry. I reset the trip odometer to 0.0 at every fillup and consider it "on empty" at 130 miles and start looking for gas. This gives me plenty of "reserve" before I hit real reserve and have to strip the carbs ;-).

If I am telling you something you obviously already know, please ignore this and accept my apologies :-0

A
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: Coopz on October 03, 2006, 01:55:45 AM: lol, thanks for the suggestion, but you're right, I allready knew it.

I'd just like an easier way though, like a gague!

I might start using your method when I get my bike back on the road.... which wont be long! :motorsmile:
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: andrewsw on October 03, 2006, 02:04:15 AM: One thing I've learned in life, you never know what other people know... :lol:

enjoy that new ride soon!
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: duane on October 03, 2006, 12:16:25 PM: Quote
I have a 2nd gen tank in my basement. It has an extra hole for the fuel gauge mechanism.

Is it for sale?

(me scratches chin, roll eys up to the sky, and wonder what the currency's name in The Netherlands is... hmmm)
Title: Any pics of 2nd Gen B4 clocks and warning lights
Post by: Herr Tod on October 03, 2006, 05:44:43 PM: No it's not for sale. You also need a 2nd gen seat and plastics to make it fit. Probably some other modifications as well. I am working on my second bike now so I don't need the Bandit anymore for daily transport. This winter I'm going to transform the Bandit, to be continued... :grin: