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  • Birthday 30/11/1981

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  1. I have an early 600 bandit and get exactly the same feeling as you do with revving that bit too hard on the motorway. If you change the sprockets and it works, please do post a reply because I would be interested how you get on.
  2. Err, thanks I guess you are saying it is possible to save it, not just buy a whole new set of downpipes? Thats what I hope to hear tbh as a new set is about £200.
  3. Hi All, OK, the old exhaust pipe has been taken off and two problems are now apparent: 1. The old pipe has a small corrosion hole roughly where the exhaust gasket would sit. http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb467/andrewtoplis/exhaust1-1.jpg 2. The bit where the gasket sits is also quite corroded. The end of the pipe is slightly splayed out so the gasket can fit it, however two of the end pieces have corroded away so I think it'll be difficult to get a tight seal. http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb467/andrewtoplis/exhaust2.jpg The first I can get a friend to weld up, any advice how to fix point 2? Andy
  4. http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Suzuki/GSF_600_S_T_V_Bandit_-_GN77A/95-97/picture/Seal_-_Collector_Box_to_Silencer_Graphite/ Would this be the thing?
  5. Thanks, it does look suspiciously like tin foil!
  6. Hi, It is the joint between the two pieces shown here (though mine is the original system): http://www.bayfort-motorcycles.co.uk/ekmps/shops/stukat7/images/suzuki-bandit-600-1995-2000-motad-nexxus-full-exhaust-system-2540-p.jpg I wonder if it has been wrapped in this stuff to replace a gasket that was there previously?
  7. HI, I have removed the ART can from my bike and am putting the standard one back on in an attempt to quieten it. The end of the pipe that runs to the can (link pipe?) was covered with a silver foil type material presumably to ensure a better seal where it fits into the place the four downpipe merge. This material had perished and basically fell off when the pipe came out. Is this material necessary and if so where does one get it from? I have Harris Metal Repair Tape indoors (it says ok for high temperatures) would this be ok? Thanks all!
  8. What a big man..."i wrote her a rude note and gave it to her as i got off the tube". Wow, thats really taking the high moral ground!
  9. Give up on wearing the work clothes underneath and change into clean dry stuff when you arrive. My bike stuff will dry during the shift.
  10. How would I know if they have been changed? Its only a basic 600 bandit, I believe the suspension cannot be adjusted. Many thanks for the advice above.
  11. Hi All, I recently bought a 600 Bandit (original style) which has been streetfightered, and I have decided to take it back to standard for the winter before adding the bits I like next spring. The main thing is that the rear has been jacked up considerably. Though I like it nice and high the centre stand barely touches the floor and will not hold the bike on the pavement outside without planks of wood underneath! The rear wheel is fully on the floor when on the stand and I cant turn it. I have checked Banditmania and Just Bandits who say their kit raises the back by 30-35mm, but mine looks around 10cm higher than the others I see, perhaps something else has been added too? So how does one remove the replacement pieces and put the originals back on which thankfully came with the bike? I have no instructions btw, all I have is the originals of these shown below. I presume I have to support the back of the bike somehow.. http://www.banditmaniashop.co.uk/ekmps/shops/banditmania/images/bm29-gsf600-750-95-04-jack-up-kit-and-preload-spacers-1108-p.jpg Any help gratefully received! PS if Revs reads this I hope Pete doesn't mind me butchering his creation!
  12. So just put the starting price at a sensible price that you would be happy with. If people wont pay that price then you appear to be valuing it too high. Nothing annoys me more than these £500 bikes with reserve not met. If you wont let it go for less than £2000 then start there!
  13. Be very careful doing that. Fronting is illegal, and will almost certainly invalidate any insurance you may get doing it.. I was assuming it was a shared 'family' car driven equally tbh...
  14. Play them at their own game, use every comparison site in the book, change main drivers around to see which works better and get the cheapest quote you can do. All we customers can do is vote with our feet.
  15. I graduated five years ago and of my group of five close friends three are in 'proper' career type jobs, variously school teacher, university teacher and railway manager. The others are in shops or pubs. It is a very hard market to be in these days, suggest you find what separates you from the other millions of graddies...you want the army, were you ever in the Uni army training unit, the URNU or something? Captain of the football team, work for the student union, council or something? Positions of work responsibility whilst at uni? Did you lead group work tasks, deal with problem people in the group....... How can you demonstrate that you are better than all of the other applicants?
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