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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: greatmoorred on January 09, 2008, 01:36:41 PM

Title: Import or uk ?
Post by: greatmoorred on January 09, 2008, 01:36:41 PM

Ive just been reading the post about de resticting a  jap import.
So, how do you know if your bike is an import ?
I was told by the dealer i got mine from that my bike was a UK. But everyone i mention this to tells me that there are no uk B4's.
So how do i know where it comes from ? Doesnt mention anything in the logbook.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: Banditmax on January 09, 2008, 02:29:03 PM

There are UK b4's and if its not mentioned on your logbook it's most likely it is a UK b4. To confirm this if you have a single front brake disc handle bars instead of clip ons and a mild steel exhaust instead of a stainless on it's a uk bike,

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: GK75A on January 10, 2008, 01:32:32 AM

ive got 1 too, as rare as rocking horse poo

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: greatmoorred on January 10, 2008, 03:39:13 AM

Ive got a single disc front brake, but its got an aftermarket stainless exhaust system.
Does it make any difference ? Uk or Import ?

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: Banditmax on January 10, 2008, 05:09:37 AM

That'll be a UK bike then. What style handlebars do you have just to confirm?

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: greatmoorred on January 11, 2008, 06:44:05 AM

Well, the bars are clip ons, but i reckon they are after market too because they are Renthal style. :grin:

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: GK75A on January 11, 2008, 03:13:15 PM

should be a sticker somewhere sayin E-02  if its uk spec. unless sum1`s peeled it off  :stickpoke:

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: greatmoorred on January 12, 2008, 08:21:02 AM

I'll go and have a look, but it has had 12 owners before me!
Of various degrees of technical ability judging by the alterations made. :duh:

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: Forde on January 20, 2008, 02:06:05 PM

dude, renthal style bars arent clip ons. i guess the way they fit onto the yoke could be described as "clipping on" but they arent clip ons. that and the fact that you have a single front disc shows that this is a uk bike.  also if your exhaust has been changed for a aftermarket one then obviously you wont be able to tell from that.

also, the import and uk spec bikes had different indicators.

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: greatmoorred on January 22, 2008, 09:11:50 AM

I was thinking that maybe they aren't "clip ons" after i wrote that, but they do indeed 'clip on'
You know the ones i mean though, straight bars.  :grin:
Anyway, im still waiting for my speedo cable, two weeks after ordering it. I should have used one of the links supplied on here.

Title: Re: Import or uk ?
Post by: Forde on January 22, 2008, 08:06:00 PM

wemoto.com is the best place for standard replacement parts.  That and ebay, theres cables on ebay a lot.