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PS conversion: Suzuki Bandit 1200

PS conversion: Suzuki Bandit 1200

Pimp my bandit

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Make a virtue of necessity. This is the best way to describe this Suzuki Bandit conversion. In the beginning there was a fall. A return to the original state? Expensive, boring. So rather rebuild. And properly. PS pulls out all sensible stops and pimps the greyed bandit.

Pimp my bandit

Can happen to anyone, in the heat of the moment: a brake pad test was on the program for the Bandit Tune-up (PS 6/2008); the front wheel can fold in there. Driver okay, bandit slightly undulating – not that wild. Well, as you can see: On closer inspection, the 1: 1 restoration of the elderly lady (first registration April 2001, 52,000 km) would cost a lot of money. Not just a fundamental consideration in times like these. Because the Suzuki wasn’t really chic to look at.

Why the decision to rebuild matured: Service editor Sebastian Lang, organizational and sales talent, did not hesitate and looked for affordable and attractive parts for the project. It’s not that easy to find really nice things; lots of trinkets on offer. The Bandit is something like the Golf among motorcycles. Finally, of course, colleague Lang put together an amazing mountain of fresh components. So our bandit should be more beautiful! Also on board: Motorrad Beck from Freudenstadt with PS-LSL chief engineer Thomas Rothmund. In recent years, it has made a name for itself in the national endurance scene, especially with its successful racing conversions. It goes without saying that there are some racing genes in the joint Bandit project. On the engine side, everything remained the same except for a close inspection of the four-cylinder and a Shark rear silencer. The high-torque big block brings enough pressure for enjoyable country road surfing, and massive engine tuning would also stand in the way of a main goal: that the complete conversion is also friendly to the hottest dog at the TÜV and gets the official blessing.

On the other hand, the chassis conversion by HH-Race-tech and the rear elevation by Mizu make a lot of sense, so that the heavy and inherently sluggish Suzuki can plunge into the fray with more agility and more reserves. In addition, PS chose a hand-ling-friendly sports tire, the Michelin Pilot Power, an all-weather all-rounder. Lucas brake discs in combination with Micron steel braided lines ensure a firm pressure point and fine braking performance, LSL footrests and an LSL fat bar handlebars also ensure a more active sitting position. Solid craftsmanship that breathes significantly more sport into the Suzuki, but the completely new look should also convey more dynamism, which is documented above all by the elimination (in the truest sense of the word) of the mighty half-shell and the large instruments of the Bandit. An urban headlight kit from L.SL and an Acewell instrument placed on the side appear puristic; the coherent handle protectors of the Yamaha MT-03 aggressive, milled Rizoma mirrors provide a noble contrast.

Remodeling measures

Brakes (Lucas), tires (Michelin Pilot Power, a perfect all-rounder) and chassis modifications (HH-Racetech) offer the very best conditions for the title of fastest street bike.

The practical, but powerfully unsportsmanlike main stand was omitted; the assembly stand mounts from Gilles Tooling combined with fine chain tensioners act as a replacement. Finally, the bandit desperately needed a friendlier color scheme. After all, she’s everything else now, but no longer a gray mouse. Black metallic (original condition) is therefore not an option. It should be matt white, like the team color of PS-LSL. Not painted, but glued. Thomas Wissinger (www.wissinger.org), film specialist from Glatten, an idyllic Kuhkaff in the Black Forest, took over this job. He used a high-performance film that is suitable for 3D bonding and thermally malleable. Very clean work, optically posh and completed by a classic good-versus-evil theme: Lucky Luke versus the four Daltons, the reincarnation of evil (which of course always loses); a small throwback to the early 1980s, when the author preferred well-made comics than "De bello Gallico" and Co. read. Many thanks to Egmont Ehapa Verlag, who provided the templates for the "Lucky Luke bandit" released for single use. The Beck edition is definitely and by law a unique item that can be viewed in the Black Forest specialist workshop. The Back Street Toy is for sale: Interested parties with serious purchase intentions send them by email to mschroeter@motorpresse.de.

Remodeling costs

Good versus evil. Sure, Lucky Luke wins in the end. Always. Where else would we go??

LSL: Urban headlamp kit: 299 euros, fat bar handlebars: 89.95 euros, clamp kit: 79.95 euros, footrest system: 339 euros

HH-Racetech: Chassis conversion 525 euros (fork), 325 euros (shock absorber)

Yamaha: Hand protectors: 139 euros

Zietech: Exhaust bracket: 24 euros

TRW / Lucas: Alien brake discs, front: 246.95 euros each, rear: 99.95 euros

Fencer Drive: Shark Competion DSX 3: 499 euros, body style: Tailskirt: 129 euros, lower part: 259 euros

Team Metisse: Tank cap: 174 euros.

Louis: Acewell instrument: 199.95 euros

Micron: Brake line kit: 105 euros

Wissinger design: Foil wrapping: 400 euros

Motorcycle Beck: Conversion costs: 1800 euros

Rizoma: Mirror: 129 euros / piece

Kellermann: Indicator 34.95 euros / piece

Gilles Tooling: Chain tensioner / lifter: 183 / 47.50 euros
Mizu: Rear lift: 78 euros

W. & W Cyles: Exhaust tape: 99 euros

Tuner / builder: Motorrad Beck, +49 (0) 7441/2775,
www.motorrad-beck.de

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