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I’ve always been a big fan of naked sportbikes. The performance, looks and windblast all make naked sportbikes one of the most fun motos out there. I’ve been looking for a GSF400 Bandit for almost 5 years. While not incredibly rare they do tend to have a cult following. People who know what they are scoop em up quick. I almost got one locally a few years ago but missed out by a few hours. That wasn’t the case today. I am FINALLY the proud owner of a 1992 Suzuki GSF400. It looks like a baby Ducati Monster but instead of having a 90° twin it has a super high revving in-line four with a redline of 14,000 rpm. The tach goes all the way up to 18,000 rpm. This example was owned by someone who was an enthusiast and who loved the Bandit. How do I know this? It came with a folder full of maintenance and someone even went through the trouble to track down the January 1991 Cycle World magazine where the Bandit 400 is on the cover. Very cool! You guys will get a kick out of this, I brought the bike home in my Toyota Sienna minivan. Yeah, thanks to bar end mirrors and lower than normal clip ons it fit easily. Unfortunately the bike had just been topped off with gasoline so it leaked in my Sienna. I’ll post up pics of the bike and even if it loaded into my minivan once my photo sharing app starts working again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | ||
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Nosce te ipsum |
You're in the club! Doesn't matter is it's a tiny Four So, the "sweet spot" for local cruising will be 7000-10000 rpms. Wow, that sounds loud! Is it carbonated? Err, make that carbureted? | |||
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Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
Yepp. Four carburetors. Good times!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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Nice! I had a Katana 550 for awhile in the early 80's; fun bike! __________________ "Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician." -Jeff Cooper | |||
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Oh stewardess, I speak jive. |
It's like a little Asian monster. Cool. | |||
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Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
Who are you guys using for photo sharing? My photobucket app has finally crapped itself and it is time to move to someone else. This little bike has some VERY cool stuff going on aesthetically. The engine is water cooled but the block has little fins so that it looks like the old air/oil cooled engines. The trellis frame is gorgeous. It’s one of the best looking bikes Suzuki ever made. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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Postimg for me. I can't see the posted photos, due to work filters, but they work fine outside of the office. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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"The deals you miss don’t hurt you”-B.D. Raney Sr. |
Buddy of mine had a Bandit back in the day. Super light, it would go turn & stop like crazy. My ‘92 CB750 was no match for it. Do I remember the manual saying something about not expecting more than about 30k miles out that engine? | |||
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Move Up or Move Over |
It is beyond fun to get up in the mountainous twisties and just flat wear out the guys on their big sport bikes. Lightweight high revving inline fours are such a blast. Of course, all roads eventually lead to a straight piece of road where the big boys can overcome their lack of talent but up until then they are toast... Congrats | |||
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The Constable |
Had a Monster, so can relate to the whole IDEA of the bike. Congrats. Always fun to get a new toy/project in the garage. | |||
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Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
I’m excited. The paint on the right side of the tank was ruined by spilling gas but I planned on repainting the whole bike anyway. I need to roll the CB-1 out and get some pics of the two 400cc screamers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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Tenacious Tempestuous with Integrity |
Awesome bike! What color are you thinking on the re-paint? | |||
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Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
Paint will be last on a long list of mods but I was thinking of keeping it red or going with a blue like this one. I’d like to find some supermoto style spoked wheels that will fit it. It really makes the frame stand out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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That blue looks great! 18k RPM, makes me want to find a CBR250RR The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Thank you Very little |
well that's a bike guy for you, stuffing the bike in the back of the suv.... nice score, paint the tank blue for the USA theme... white wheels, red frame blue tank... | |||
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That’s going to be a blast to ride with an 18k rev limit. Great idea of laced wheels for it. Would really like to put laced wheels on my monster but haven’t found an opition for them yet. | |||
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Awesome bike ! I also vote for that blue color, maybe with some white in there for a neat old Wes Cooley superbike look. That GS 1000 Wes Cooley is my grail bike "Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are stupider than that' George Carlin | |||
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A man's got to know his limitations |
Nice ride! "But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock "If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley | |||
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