My Suzuki GSF600Y Bandit (2)


My Bandit fitted  with Scorpion oil cooler cover and blue flyscreen, click to enlarge

Since owning my 600 Bandit, it has remained pretty much standard, the only modifications so far are chrome scorpion oil cooler cover, anodised blue bar ends and dust caps, Datatool alarm / immobiliser, blue transparent fly screen, I fitted mirror extensions, me being broad shouldered I couldn't see through the mirrors. I fitted oxford 1st time side panniers for our trip to France , you'd be surprised how much you can fit in them.
I also replaced both tyres to D208's, as the tyre's on it were both different makes. Personally I like to have matching tyres, it's safer, improves handling as well as looking better. When I bought the bandit the tool kit under the seat was missing, I managed to buy one off of ebay.
I have to say that I wasn't a big fan of fly screens but I saw a couple of bandits the same colour as mine at a couple of local bike shops, one a 600 and was a standard bike but with a blue fly screen and thought it really suited the bike, and a 1200 Bandit all tricked up, so I decided to buy a blue fly screen. I fitted it  and couldn't believe the difference it made riding the bike, It was like riding a different bike at high speeds, well worth buying.
 I have since purchased a pair of Oxford Humpback Panniers in blue to replace the 1st time panniers, I also got Humpback Tank bag, Humpback Tail Pack, both in blue to go with the bike which are made of more heavy duty material than the 1st time range, I also got a Rentec sports rack off of ebay so I could fit a tail pack to it.
The next thing I got was a stainless steel Jack up kit, it raises the back end by 35mm, this is a bit higher than I wanted, so what I will do is get the measurements from the jack up kit and the standard ones and make another set to give a 20mm jack up kit.


My Bandit fitted with Micron oval race can and link pipe, click to enlarge

The most expensive thing I wanted when funds would allow me was an after market exhaust, I originally wanted a Scorpion but one night looking on ebay I found a Micron stainless steel oval race can and link pipe and won the bid. I fitted it within minutes of it arriving, it sounds awesome!! and the power difference is unbelievable, it revs quicker and the power band is a lot stronger compared with the standard exhaust.