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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: boondoc holiday on July 10, 2005, 01:12:35 AM

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: boondoc holiday on July 10, 2005, 01:12:35 AM

hey yall, i'm new to the board and i happened to run across this little bandit that's a couple miles from where i live.  take a look if you get a chance and let me know what you think.  i'm going to look at it tomorrow and if it checks out i may go for it.  thanks.


http://adcache.cycletrader.com/5/1/4/79913414.htm

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: interfuse on July 10, 2005, 01:22:52 AM

That looks like a board members bike. Check this thread.

http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=1830

I think it covers the pro's and con's.

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Maniac on July 10, 2005, 01:30:38 AM

I think it's a great bike and you should buy it.

But I'm a little biased  :grin:

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Zhi on July 10, 2005, 01:50:13 PM

My nonbiased opionion is that it sounds like a good deal.   :beers:

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: raincheck_uk on July 10, 2005, 02:05:12 PM

the bike looks great. very clean and tidy. id go for it!

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: boondoc holiday on July 10, 2005, 02:23:36 PM

hahahahahaha, small world.  i'll see you in a few.

thanks for the help folks!

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Maniac on July 10, 2005, 02:32:04 PM

Well, the camera washed the color out, the color isn't -that- red and that well matched... Nikon D70, still haven't learned what all the gizmos do.   :grin:

It's now 1:30 and I -just- got the carburation about spot-on. She's got a flat spot at 4k, which I believe indicates I need to drop the needles one notch. I did manage to fix the 'falling on it's face at 10,000RPM' by going back to the smaller jets... 117.5 mains were just too big.

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: gsxr400 racer on July 10, 2005, 03:50:20 PM

You dog , you live in florida i wouldve sold the mazda and road in the rain ! good luck bro! hope you find a way to buy another in the future! or maybe a gsxr400 :stickpoke:

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: gsxr400 racer on July 10, 2005, 03:52:14 PM

this might help ya to stock jet size was 97.5

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Maniac on July 10, 2005, 04:55:16 PM

Well, it's not for sure sold yet.  :wink:

I'm really thinking about either a Bandit 1200N if I can find one, or the '03 919 that is just up the road a bit. I'm leaning towards the 919, it really reminds me of the 400 only bigger, plus it's lighter and has a little more power than the Bandit. I just need to get my credit card payed off first, then that money can be used for a payment.

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: jcmjrt on July 10, 2005, 10:19:04 PM

Maniac, someday you're going to regret selling that bike and wish that you had slapped that GSXR front end on it and just rode. It would be sweet.

I hope the guy buying it has the money/sense to buy the front end at the same time.

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Maniac on July 13, 2005, 03:27:44 PM

Well, he called me back today and told me he was getting the '93 Ninja 500 he went and looked at as well, I think it was a little cheaper.

Ninja 500s are good bikes, so I wish him the best of luck with it.

Saturday I'm supposed to ride the Bandit down to Orlando to have it checked out by a mechanic (guy did some work on it for me too, good man). Hopefully that'll all go well and the bike/front end will be sold.

Title: looking at a B4 tomorrow
Post by: Racerruss-ducati on July 13, 2005, 03:50:18 PM

Hi Maniac,

If you still have the front end next week, I may be interested.  I am first trying to sell the front end off of my B4, and if I succeed, I want to go with the USD forks.  

Keep me posted on the status of your sale.

Thanks,
Russ