And despite the twee name, it’s a real bruiser.

The new pipework is 2-into-2, with the left-hand cylinder gases exiting into a muffler concealed in the tail unit. There’s no way you can get that kind of easy performance boost from a Euro 4 compliant bike these days. We saw it having the best potential as an easy to ride two-seater city commuter with upright riding position and compact nimble feel to it.” Tearing into the big girl it wasn’t long before the Bandit was just a bunch of parts and nothing would go back untouched. Based on a 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200, it shows the potential of a bike often unfairly relegated to the ‘econo-cruiser’ pile. The frame’s tubular perimeter design means fuel tank changes are an expensive exercise, so to best show off the stock curves of the factory unit, Sander hit it with a coat of flat grey that is broken up by matte black to match the colour scheme of the rest of the bike. Suzuki Bandit 1200 Cafè Racer Special by Stefano R... Born To Be Wild - Easy Rider - Steppenwolf, Yamaha SR595 Cafè Racer by Presto Custom Collection, Aprilia RSV Super Cafe Racer by Taimoshan, Suzuki GSX 1200 Spirit Cafe Racer by Inazuma, Harley Davidson Super XR-CR 1200 Cafe Racer, Triumph Bonneville 1969 Bobber / Street Tracker, Yamaha SR 400 Varkain by Raider Motorsport. ‘Colonel Butterscotch’ is the latest machine to roar out of the Portland, Oregon garage. All rights reserved. While the roller is finished out with rebuilt brakes and refurbished wheels that all get more tough powder. Le foto pubblicate nel sito sono prese da internet ove di pubblico dominio, ma se qualcuno dovesse sentire lesi i propri diritti mi contatti a, Honda Street Tracker Tigers Milk II - by Deus Bali. Braided Goodridge lines keep the levers firm. With so many of the parts made by Sander to form part of the new Zed Made range, the badass Bandit is the perfect way to make his friend smile and show the world he’s back in the custom game and here to stay. But don’t worry, he wasn’t going to give his mate back the Bandit without giving the engine a tickle.

They’re one of the truly underrated bikes, cheap to buy, reliable and with the engine from the GSX-R1100 Superbike, the potential is unlimited.

Before assembling those again ready to go back on the bike, the old springs were pulled, the smelly oil dumped out and the front end rebuilt with YSS progressive internal springs. See more ideas about Cafe racer, Suzuki bandit, Racer. And despite the twee name, it’s a real bruiser.

So much of the build has the same feel, it’s not here to show off, just do everything well. Where the Bandit can get a little lazy is in the rear end, so Sander came up with a plan to sharpen up the handling by using a Kawasaki ZX10R shock that required a new upper mount to compensate for the difference in length.

And from the hand made chain cover to the brushed frame plates and hundreds of replacement stainless bolts, it ticks every box.

Like most customs that have been massaged by ICON’s design director Kurt Walter, the Bandit was a tired and unloved workhorse. The stock muffler looks ok but is one of the biggest power thieves ever fitted to a bike, so an SC-Project can with tuned carbs and new filters unleash a bunch more ponies. Based on a 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200, it shows the potential of a bike often unfairly relegated to the ‘econo-cruiser’ pile. Just the thing for lighting up the long, lonely straights of an endurance race track. The stock tank was given two dished indents, and the shortened subframe received a 70s-style endurance racer tail unit with a bare-bones but beautifully finished seat pad by Range Needlework. A stubby half-fairing with twin headlamps was mounted up. To keep the show on the road, EBC supplied new brake discs front and back.