Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: BanditGirl33 on September 08, 2005, 03:31:28 PM
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I am still learning about the whole Bandit community, what is the actual definition of a Streetfighter bike, i realize it is some body upgrade etc. but where did the name streetfighter come into play
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In the most techincal definition, a Streetfighter is more of a bodywork downgrade. The Streetfighter craze was born from hooligans who rashed/crashed their sportbike. Rather than spend money on new plastic, they took it off. Since most sportbikes have their lights in the plastic, they had to come up with something to slap on the forks to light up the roadway, so they either put on headlights from standard (aka, naked) bikes, or some kind of headlight in a fairing sort of deal. As this became a more popular way to fix a damaged bike, people started doing them up as customs.
In a way, the B4 (except the faired "Limited") is a factory Streetfighter, similarly, the naked B6 & 12, Triumph Speed Triple & Speed Four, Ducati Monster, etc. are - just one difference, when most factories make one, they detune the sportbike motor of their hooligan bikes.
To see a wide variety of Streetfighters, check out http://www.streetfighters.nl/
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Don't forget that you need to wear camo pants, combat boots and a flight jacket to round out the street fighter thing after you knock off all the non-essential plastic bits from your bike and slap on the mandatory set of Renthal bars
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And no streetfighter outfit would be complete without a simpson bandit helmet!
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If you can find it at your local Tower Records or other shop that imports magazines from the UK, StreetFighters Magazine is a great intro to the wonderful world of British motorcycle hooliganism.