Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: AndrewG on March 30, 2005, 08:46:56 PM

Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: AndrewG on March 30, 2005, 08:46:56 PM: About a year ago I purchased a 1986? maybe 1987 GSXR400. This bike had been brought into the US by a guy in California in the Navy. It has a good California Title. It has about 90,000 Km on it and is in pretty rough condition mechanically. From what I gather it has had the engine replaced with a 400 Bandit motor.
The issues are: It seems that they butchered up the GSXR intakes to use the weirdo 2 into 1 carbs off the gsxr and I think they put in the GSXR cams. Regardless, it runs like crap (also leaks oil like a seive). i am looking for at least a set of bandit carbs and intakes, or perhaps an entire Bandit engine. Otherwise, I will part it out or sell it as is. It is really a cool little bike and very rare for the United States.
Any advice or suggestions??
Thanks in advance from a newbie,
-AndrewG
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Thief400 on March 30, 2005, 11:11:48 PM: I see you found us, welcome :banana:
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: gsxr400 racer on March 31, 2005, 11:49:41 AM: you my freind have a gk71 has double barrel carbs. you want to go to www.greybike.co.uk and find a member name furry he is the gk71 pro and has parts gallore .also there are 71 parts on the www.ebay.co.uk site for the 71 right now . hope that helps mines a bit newer than yours.
jay
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Maniac on March 31, 2005, 01:44:37 PM: It took 15:03 for our resident GSXR400 guru to chime in...

Your getting slow in your old age, Jay! :grin:

Like everyone else has said, welcome to the board! :beers:
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Red01 on March 31, 2005, 08:54:26 PM: :idea: I think he gave a reasonable explanation when he wrote the busy getting ready for racing!! (http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=601) thread.
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: PitterB4 on March 31, 2005, 09:53:44 PM: Quote from: "Red01"
:idea: I think he gave a reasonable explanation when he wrote the busy getting ready for racing!! (http://forums.banditalley.net/viewtopic.php?t=601) thread.

Excuses, excuses... :monkeymoon:
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Thief400 on March 31, 2005, 10:24:58 PM: MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm I raced in a vintage Moto X race last year where both the bike and I could be classified as Vintage LOL .... and as the saying goes the Older I get the Faster I was!!!!
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Red01 on March 31, 2005, 10:38:00 PM: Like the time you beat Roger DeCoster to turn 1? :bigok:
Title: Need a little advice for a newbie
Post by: Azvista455 on April 01, 2005, 12:34:55 PM: If you do decide to sell it, please let me know. I'm in Phoenix and would love to get my hands on a GSXR400 as a project.

John