Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: LowKey on February 11, 2006, 07:47:41 AM
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:shock: i just got stopped for doin 212km in an 120km zone. :shock:
R2500 fine :lol:
neva thought I could get my bandit to scream through to 200km an hour
amazing what the wife can make the husband do.
I was offically a SQUID this afternoon :roll:
Anger and Bandits dont mix well
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how do i post a .PDF file so you guys can check the fine out.
also now that i have calmed down a bit, how come the guy tuned me i was doin 212km
but if i remember now my speedo needle was just past the 180 mark and bounceing a little.
I had her at full throttle and the rev counter needle was sitting on 14 000rpm.
She was still pulling hard before i jumped on the brakes when i heard Metro behind me.
Does this now mean i can get clocks that display up to 220km and put those on the bike.
Maybe the b6 speedo :?:
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oh...my...god... 212km/h
Congrats and my deepest sympathy at the same time.
It seems the needle is very inaccurate on high speeds, i remember reaching 180 with the revcounter at 10500. I can never get the rpm higher, but i suppose that has something to do with the lean setting on the carbs (gotta do those shims one day).
Well, at least you know how fast your bike's going...
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Get a set of Canadian B4 clocks. My speedo tops out at 220 km.
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If the final transmission is 14-46 and the outline of the rear tire is 1855 mm the speeds are 158 km/h at 10500 RPM and 211 at 14000 RPM. Highest speed possible at 14500 RPM is 219 km/h.
This is always correct for me if I compare the rev counter with the speedo.
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What road has a speed limit of 120?? :shock:
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Sierra2 the roads here in South Africa have a speed limit of 120Km on the highway and some main roads.
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In some Aussie states the speed limit is 120km, in NT there is NO speed limit, but the roads a really really really really straight - no corners, zero zilch, zip - well maybe one or two, however a good handling bike is required to dodge the wildlife, both animal and human....
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HAHAHA...That's brilliant! They've kept the highway speeds around here at 100kph. Mind you the Police won't look at you unless you're doing 20 over. And I think they jacked them up around the Toronto area to 110 kph and some stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway.
I guess kangaroos flying in front of you creates it's own speed limit! :scaredmouse:
We've got natural speed bumps up here in the spring....Pot holes. All the ice/snow and cold temperatures (not to mention crappy road construction techniques) combine to have great chunks of asphalt come off, or fall into crators about the size of your front tire.....makes me shudder just thinking about it.....
Not to make you mad again Lowkey...but what was the fine?
Pete
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Not to make you mad again Lowkey...but what was the fine?
XE.com says:
2,500.00 South Africa Rand = 405.496 USD United States Dollars
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it was R2500 ,im not sure what it is in ozzie dollars tho. and get this if they catch you on your cell phone they nail you for R1000
i was more impressed with the speed at which he nailed me at
212km. I was so convinced that the bike topped out at 180km that i thought
this oke was talking crap. I was even in the mood to argue, had his big bulky mate not jumped out the other side of the car looking very flustered.
oh well another one to add to my collection :lol:
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HAHAHA...That's brilliant! They've kept the highway speeds around here at 100kph.
Pete - from my experience, you'd have tire tracks on your back if you tried to go less than 120 on the QEW or 401!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ain't that the truth Rob! I live out in the boonies right near the Ontario/Quebec border. Toronto and the QEW are about 4.5 hours from me (at the speed limit!) and we ALL drive at the speed limit down here....religiously.... :wink:
Sorry LowKey my mistake I thought you were in Australia too. Just another question....how do you talk on your cell phone.....at 212 kph....on a motorcycle....(just kidding)
That's about 457.39 in Canadian Dollars. Either way that still REALLY sucks.
More than 50 kms over the speed limit here and you get an automatic court date and subsequent licence suspension.
Anyway LowKey like Farre said that speed is awsome! I'm sorry about he way you found out! ..........and Good luck with the wife...
Pete
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thanx Pete , things will come right im sure.
:lol: im not actually to sure what they would do if they caught u on ur cell on ur motorcycle
i was talking about when i was in the car but it would be intresting to see what they would say cause as far as i know there is no law done here for talking on ur cell while on a motorcycle.
yep i was also stocked to see that my bike could do 200km so now im on the hunt for
a speedo that indicates 220km for my B4.
do you think B6 speedo would work :?: :?:
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I'm not sure about the B6, but Interfuse was right my Canadian speedo tops up at 220kph.
I thought speeding tickets were supposed to be a deterent for driving FAST......not a motivation to measure the illegal speed more accurately!! (just kidding .....AGAIN)
Bandit Riders! :roll:
Pete
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:lol:
i have one huge task of trying to get a canadian B4 speedo here in south africa
i tryed to registor on ebay the otherday and that was a nightmare im not too keen on facing
again.
ive been through most scrap yards in JHB and still have come up empty handed. :crybaby:
i was thinking along the lines of a digital speedo for the bike ???
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It is amazing that this bike can do that. I took a ride into the desert and I punched it to see what it can do. When I looked down to see how fast I was going, I could not believe what the speedo was telling me. 135mph. I have always thought that this bike was a bit optimistic, But now that you tell us that you were clocked at this speed. Maybe it is possible.
lowkey wrote:
Does this now mean i can get clocks that display up to 220km and put those on the bike.
Maybe the b6 speedo
I am have just now added a cateye astrale 8 bicycle speedo that reads up to speeds of 185mph. 296kph
This little bike always surprises me.
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yeah i agree :motorsmile: now im even more motivated to rip out the standard airbox
and put on four single cone air filters and a needle kit into the carbs. im still trying to get my hands on a decent can for the bike.
hope this will give her more grunt :grin:
but for now im putting all my focus into puttin on a complete front with USD shocks to the bandit.
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USD forks, the best thing you can do for hadling. You wont go back after you try it. I am now getting rid of the stock front end. I don't see myself using it for anything. If you decide it's a go on the mod, I might be able to advice with all the nessesary fabrications. It does take alot of work, you should be aware of this. But that is part of appreciating the ride. Cheers man. :beers:
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thanx man i would appreciate it greatly
once i get my hands on the front end ill give you a shout. oh just by the way
did you have to change anything on the head tube on the frame to get your front end to fit ?
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Sorry to hear about the ticket. Here it'd be an instant loss of licence (for 40km/h over) and a court date. Not to mention our open road/motorway speed limits are only 100km/h. So I reckon you're lucky in a way.
I'm curious, does your Bandit redline start at 13,000rpm? I don't think I ever got to the redline on my fzx250 (15,000rpm), it didn't like revving that high. If the bandit will easily rev into the red, how should I treat the redline?
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ehh, i was actually wrong about my statement earlier about speed @ rpm. I kinda forgot exactly, and this week i finally got the change to try it quickly on the highway. 180kmh @ 12000, makes a bit more sense :duh:
Coincidentally, today i got the chance to put my bike on the bench. I got rwhp and corrected bhp, no torque, probably because we didn't branch up for rpm reading. Anyway, here are the results: 32.8rwhp and 52.2bhp corrected. This is what was in the brochure! :grin:
If anyone wants to see it, i guess i can scan it and post it. But it's not a perfect reading... Hey, i'm a rookie in this dyno stuff and i cannot complain as i got it for free (school's good for something :wink: )
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I'm planning on doing a run on a Jaros bench next week.
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hmm, i was reviewing the results from the test.And there's something i'd like to compare with other people: Corrected BHP was 52.2, drag was something around 18hp. Roughly it came down to this: Corrected bhp - drag hp = rwhp.
I want to know if anybody with test results has more or less drag than mine, i'm suspecting my chain is not behaving nicely or maybe even the rear brake is scraping a bit too much
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Man!
I just got mine running after 3 years of rotting in a garage! This dyno bench stuff is way out of my league!! I have trouble getting premium gas!!
No wonder I don't get many speeding tickets!! LOL :grin:
Where can you go to get it tested? Is it something most bike shops have??
Pete
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Not really, some specialized garages maybe, or "tuning shops" have benches. Or some schools, as is in my case :wink:
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Is it as simple as bolting the bike to the wheel and winding it up?? Or is there emissions measuring too??
Just reading through the other posts....how much benefit is there to dumping the stock air box and going to the cone filters??
Again its not spring here yet...and after getting mine running it's still not running smoothly. I think the carbs are out of balance....but while I'm tinkering I thought I'd ask.
Pete
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oooh, it all depends... In my case, we hooked it on the bench and put in a probe for measuring hc's, co's and co2's, couldn't do NOx, cartridge-thingie was empty. This was done for a project, they needed "a vehicle", so i jumped on the occasion :wink: .
I don't know about the cone filters.. of course you'll get much more air inside, but how much more than a K&N replacement filter for example, your guess is as good as mine. Probably other ppl know more about it, i'm only a rookie
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mine is still stock standard as far as i know, but i want to take her in and get
K&N cone filters put on with a new exhaust and headers.I get a free dynotune with the
upgrade.
once its done ill post my dyno print out here for all to see.