Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: Tainted-Meat on January 29, 2009, 09:26:33 AM
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bandit armour . . .
http://www.bikejohnny.com/cgi-bin/store/BKJstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=SU02-TPT-0CS-20
as recommended by GSXRacer and echomadman. . .
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Still I doubt that will protect you from anything else than a really low speed and low impact crash.
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Even tho they are on the website im 99.9% sure they dont sell them any more!
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They make them to order so you're waiting regardless.
I went to order a set two or three years ago and they told me it would be a couple of weeks as they don't stock them. Wish I did as the exchange rate is better now but nowhere near as good as it was back then.
As for crash worthiness: I have no idea but considering when I did drop my bike and I repaired (IE JB Welded) my engine case, they would have helped (low speed slide). Now if it's a 75mph slide on a highway, I think they'd be useless and worn through but you'd have bigger things to worry about.
My $$.02
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still, taking initial impact forces and the high speed . . .
would they not help that way ?
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Have you ever seen how thick a clutch cover/generator cover are? They're pretty damn thin, they're sand cast aluminum afterall. Tap them with a screwdriver and you'll see what I mean.
The armour basically is a shell of carbon fiber gooped onto the case with adhesive to stick it into place. Although it can distribute some force, it's not as good as purpose-built cases designed thicker and stronger to withstand the impact. Look up Woodcraft cases for GSXR's and you'll see what I mean or even NRC covers for the B12. Makes me wish we had the alternative.
As far as high speed goes: carbon fibre is basically fiberglass on crack. It'll hold up but will eventually wear through. Like I said, if you're getting off at that speed, you've got bigger problems.
It's certainly better than nothing and with crash bobbins can increase survivability in the event of a shunt. They're still on my radar but I'm going to have a friend weld some aluminum pucks to a spare set of cases "just in case". It'll cost me much less as well.
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>>Still I doubt that will protect you from anything else than a really low speed and low impact crash.<<
Yeah, I'd rather wear my helmet any day...
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seen it in action before works great
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Is there any other case saving option? I've been looking at the bike for a while tring to figure out a good option......I dont really see a good way to do it other than the covers and frame sliders.
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Frame sliders and a half moon chunk on ally welded to the bottom of the covers (this is whats on mine find a pic if you can maybe here or bike pics) or if your handy weld small chunk then tap then whittle a piece of delrin down to your favorite shape drill , counter sink then screw in place... dam what a visionary!! :stickpoke:
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Frame sliders and a half moon chunk on ally welded to the bottom of the covers (this is whats on mine find a pic if you can maybe here or bike pics)
Jay,got a shot of the cases in your Photobucket?
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http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/261491/
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Thanks Jay.That looks like a pretty good way to go. Great shots of you at Norwalk. I've got quite a few passes under my belt there too!
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I know its not a drag bike but curious.... How were your times?
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I know its not a drag bike but curious.... How were your times?
somewhere on here not sure somewhere between 11-13 sec with out the bigbore on a whipped motor
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r/t .306
60' 1.912
330 5.224
1/8 8.031
mph87.24
1000' 10.499
1/4 12.640
mph 104.15 :stickpoke:
Not too shabby at all! I hope mine runs that well.Probaly another month and a half before I find out. :banghead:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/97500af/DSC00530.jpg)
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that motor had 130-140 psi compression and milled about 10 thou. stock pistons 3 valve jobs had been re ringed 3 times and tons of track miles and the bandit transmission/gearing that makes 1st useless unlike the gsxr400 sp Gear box....it was cool i was dragging my knee on the exit at the end and just doing a loop over and over i had the most passes that day